Old Fashioned On Purpose

I thought the homesteading part of me had gone quiet—maybe even fizzled out. For a while, I blamed burnout, but I’m beginning to see there was something deeper happening beneath the surface: a reckoning with identity, purpose, and what naturally happens when the things you love become the things you do for a living.
In this episode, I’m sharing my backstory with homesteading, my burnout, and the pivotal moment that brought me full circle. Join me as I share how I’m learning to keep the skills and interests that still feel alive while leaving behind the identity traps that no longer fit. 
Podcast Episode Highlights:
My backstory 
When the things you love becomes a business
Dealing with burnout
Pivotal point that brought me full circle
Keeping the skills and interests and not the identity traps
What I'm leaving behind
Final thoughts
Resources Mentioned in This Podcast Episode:
Find your garden seeds and supplies at True Leaf Market and use the code: homestead15 for 15% off your order.
Learn about Meal Craft here: https://mealcraftmethod.com/
My podcast episode on identities: https://www.theprairiehomestead.com/tph_podcasts/season-18-episode-16-when-good-identities-become-cages-and-how-to-break-free
My podcast episode on current homesteading: https://www.theprairiehomestead.com/tph_podcasts/season-18-episode-8-what-the-hell-happened-to-homesteading
OTHER HELPFUL RESOURCES FOR YOUR HOMESTEAD:
Sign up for weekly musings from my homestead: https://jillwinger.substack.com/
Get my free homesteading tutorials & recipes here: www.theprairiehomestead.com
Jill on Instagram: @jill.winger
Jill on Facebook: http://facebook.com/theprairiehomestead
Apply to be a guest on the Old-Fashioned on Purpose podcast: https://www.theprairiehomestead.com/podcast-guest-application

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No matter how much my life shifts, I suppose I will always be the woman who starts seeds in late winter. Even in the midst of deep uncertainty.
In this episode, I’m sharing what starting over looks like in my new garden. I’ll walk you through the new space, the first steps I’m taking to build a garden from scratch, and the goals I have for it both now and for the future. I’m sure these plans will shift and evolve over the coming months, but for now, this is where I’m beginning.
Podcast Episode Highlights:
Why I planted seeds this year
My current garden burnout
Why I decided to garden anyway
Describing my new garden
My new garden goals
Growing microgreens
Final thoughts 
Resources Mentioned in This Podcast Episode:
Find your garden seeds and supplies at True Leaf Market and use the code: homestead15 for 15% off your order.
Find Redmond's Soil Test Kit here: http://theprairiehomestead.com/soiltest
Check out the pictures of my new garden in this post: https://www.theprairiehomestead.com/2026/05/starting-seeds-starting-over.html
Here's my previous podcast episode on my garden plans that I refer to in today's episode: https://www.theprairiehomestead.com/tph_podcasts/season-18-episode-9-im-not-planting-a-garden-this-year-heres-why
OTHER HELPFUL RESOURCES FOR YOUR HOMESTEAD:
Sign up for weekly musings from my homestead: https://jillwinger.substack.com/
Get my free homesteading tutorials & recipes here: www.theprairiehomestead.com
Jill on Instagram: @jill.winger
Jill on Facebook: http://facebook.com/theprairiehomestead
Apply to be a guest on the Old-Fashioned on Purpose podcast: https://www.theprairiehomestead.com/podcast-guest-application

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In this deeply personal podcast episode, I’m sharing about walking through the biggest life transition I’ve ever faced. I reflect on how I got here, the vulnerability of being cracked open, and the strange mix of grief, relief, fear, and hope that can all exist at once.
I also explore what not to say to someone in a tender season, how we often project our own stories & expectations onto other people’s lives, and why big transitions rarely fit neatly with cultural desires. This is my open & honest conversation about change, humanness, and learning to hold contradictory feelings with grace.
Podcast Episode Highlights:
My biggest life transition right now
A slow unraveling
The vulnerability & struggles
What not to say to someone dealing with a big life transition
How we project our stories on other people
Contradictory feelings
The cultural implications in society
Being cracked open 
Final Thoughts
Resources Mentioned in This Podcast Episode:
Find your garden seeds and supplies at True Leaf Market and use the code: homestead15 for 15% off your order.
OTHER HELPFUL RESOURCES FOR YOUR HOMESTEAD:
Sign up for weekly musings from my homestead: https://jillwinger.substack.com/
Get my free homesteading tutorials & recipes here: www.theprairiehomestead.com
Jill on Instagram: @jill.winger
Jill on Facebook: http://facebook.com/theprairiehomestead
Apply to be a guest on the Old-Fashioned on Purpose podcast: https://www.theprairiehomestead.com/podcast-guest-application

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Today, I’m exploring the power of identity and how it shapes us, anchors us, and sometimes quietly begins to confine us. Even the identities that are good and meaningful can become cages when we cling to them too tightly or start to outgrow the version of ourselves they were built around.
In this episode, I unpack how to recognize when an identity is supporting you versus trapping you, the questions worth asking when everything starts to feel different, and the very real grief that can come with letting an old version of yourself go.
Podcast Episode Highlights:
Everything feels different
My huge identity shifts over time
Identities can be good AND bad (aka in the grey)
Identities can become cages BECAUSE they are good
Questions to ask yourself to see if your identity is helping you or not
How to know when your identity is trapping you
The grief connected to losing your identity
Final thoughts on releasing identities
Resources Mentioned in This Podcast Episode:
Learn more about Meal Craft here: https://mealcraftmethod.com/
--> Use the code PODCAST for a $15 off discount on Meal Craft
Earlier podcast episode I mentioned today: Season 18: Episode 6: The Magic of Not Belonging
OTHER HELPFUL RESOURCES FOR YOUR HOMESTEAD:
Sign up for weekly musings from my homestead: https://jillwinger.substack.com/
Get my free homesteading tutorials & recipes here: www.theprairiehomestead.com
Jill on Instagram: @jill.winger
Jill on Facebook: http://facebook.com/theprairiehomestead
Apply to be a guest on the Old-Fashioned on Purpose podcast: https://www.theprairiehomestead.com/podcast-guest-application

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Learning to rope at 40 has humbled me in all the best and worst ways, because nothing exposes your ego faster than being a beginner in front of people who’ve been doing something their whole lives. In this episode, I’m talking about a phrase I’ve been repeating to myself in the branding pen: embarrassment is the cost of entry.
We’ll explore what this phrase means, why so many of us feel threatened by embarrassment, our addictions to competence, the messy stage of growth, and the wonderful rewards that come from stepping out of our comfort zones.
Podcast Episode Highlights:
Thoughts on stepping out of our comfort zone
Branding season is coming
Embarrassment is the cost of entry (what this means)
Why does embarrassment seem so threatening to us?
Addiction to competence
Growth is so important
The reward...
Final thoughts
Resources Mentioned in This Podcast Episode:
Follow me on substack here: https://jillwinger.substack.com/
Learn more about Meal Craft here: https://mealcraftmethod.com/
--> Use the code PODCAST for a $15 off discount on Meal Craft
OTHER HELPFUL RESOURCES FOR YOUR HOMESTEAD:
Sign up for weekly musings from my homestead: https://jillwinger.substack.com/
Get my free homesteading tutorials & recipes here: www.theprairiehomestead.com
Jill on Instagram: @jill.winger
Jill on Facebook: http://facebook.com/theprairiehomestead
Apply to be a guest on the Old-Fashioned on Purpose podcast: https://www.theprairiehomestead.com/podcast-guest-application

Did you enjoy listening to this episode? Please drop a comment below or leave a review to let us know. This can help other folks learn about this podcast and we also really appreciate the feedback!