S5 Ep159: Joy and Survival Amidst the Corona Crisis

On this week’s episode of Cultivating the Lovely, MacKenzie Koppa and her dear friend Chelle Bruzas sit down for a casual chat about how they are dealing with the current situation due to the corona virus. They share some encouragement, ideas and resources for you and your family to weather these uncertain times. We hope it will be a helpful and uplifting conversation! (Affiliate links are used in this content.) Chelle shares some thoughts from the Psalms Jennifer Dukes Lee’s ideas for being the light MacKenzie talks about how the lessons she learned over the last 2 years have prepared her for the present MacKenzie and Chelle’s Amazon Corona Survival Kit Health tips for staying healthy Vitamin C Alka Calm Vitamin D Care/Of Quick Sticks (use code LOVELY for discount!) Fresh air and exercise Epsom salt baths Cold plunging Throat lozenges Colloidal Silver nasal spray Green Juice powder Collagen peptides Grounding Those who live in the shelter of the Most High     will find rest in the shadow of the Almighty. Psalm 91:1 (NLT) MacKenzie’s plan for working around having her kids at home Some books and audio resources for joy and survival Find The Same Page podcast archives Beside Still Waters audio book The Together Journal Don’t Overthink It Playlists for lifting your mood Flower Therapy This Is How I Fight My Battles Chelle talks about beauty and flowers and how they uplift us Being an extrovert and being stuck at home due to social distancing Using Voxer and Marco Polo Using social media for good Writing letters and cards to friends and family Just reaching out and checking on others Sign up for our brand new interactive “Random but Lovely” e-newsletter on Substack! Just visit Mackenziekoppa.substack.com to subscribe today! Find Chelle- You can find Chelle Bruzas on Instagram. Find MacKenzie-  You can find MacKenzie Koppa on Instagram, Facebook, and the CTL Facebook Group, of course! Join us on Patreon at Patreon.com/CultivatingtheLovely. Thanks to Our Sponsors- This episode of Cultivating the Lovely is brought to you by Grove. As a CTL listener, you can get a FREE 5-piece Sustainable Home starter set at Grove.co/LOVELY, plus free shipping and FREE 60-Day VIP trial with your first order. Today’s episode of Cultivating the Lovely is sponsored by  Laurel Springs School. Cultivating the Lovely listeners, register your child today at laurelsprings.com/lovely to have the registration fee waived. CTL is also brought to you by YogaSleep. Go to YogaSleep.com/LOVELY to get 20% OFF your next order of a sound machine for your family.