Bonus | The Keeper of the Story: Navigating Loss, Soil, and the Sacred Slow with Ingrid Hanson-Popp
What happens to our identity when the people who shaped us are gone?
In this deeply moving episode of Womenfolk Revival, Meara and Maggie are joined by their very first guest, author Ingrid Hanson-Popp (Cellophane Farm and Becoming an Orphan).
We explore the raw, spiritual transition of becoming an "adult orphan" and the unique weight of the caregiving season. Ingrid shares how her childhood roots on a dairy farm taught her the power of Sabbath rest and truth-telling—and how those same roots gave her the strength to face the "double loss" of her parents.
We’re pulling back the curtain on the "Independence Wall" we build to protect ourselves from abandonment and discussing how to finally soften that wall to trust the Creator.
In This Episode, We Discuss:
- The "Double Loss": Navigating the transition of losing both parents and reclaiming your sense of belonging.
- Breaking the Independence Wall: Why we become our own "protectors" and how to shift from a "vacuum" mindset into a "team" mindset.
- Ancestral Roots & Farm Life: Lessons on perseverance, the "old ways" of manual labor, and the grounding power of family chores.
- The Caregiver’s Team: Practical advice on letting go of perfection, asking for help, and building a community network for aging parents.
- Walking by Faith: Moving from "gutting it out" to trusting the Creator to hold us in every life transition.
Connect with Ingrid: Find her powerful books, Cellophane Farm: Life in the Slow Lane and Becoming an Orphan: Lovingly Letting Our Parents Go, at Barnes & Noble, Amazon, and wherever books are sold.
Creators and Guests
Host
Maggie
Maggie | Co-creator and co-host of Womenfolk Revival. A natural mama and lifelong artist and unconventionalist, Maggie offers conversations that invite reflection, courage and a return to the wild that our Creator gave us to tend.
Host
Meara
Meara | Co-creator and co-host of Womenfolk Revival. A mother of seven, Grandmtother, and LPN with over a decade of clinical experience, Meara bridges medical care with a deep respect for the land. Through intentional rhythm and mindful tending, she invites a return to the quiet wisdom found in nature.