The Awakening Spaces Podcast - Conscious Construction for a Healthy Home

Send us a text with your questions, thoughts, and/or a love note regarding the podcast episode to help us know what to create more of!In this episode of the Awakening Spaces Podcast, Ashley sits down with Scott Randall, founder of 7 Pines Design Build in Tampa, Florida, to talk about what it actually takes to build a healthy, high performance home in one of the most demanding climates in the country. Scott came into construction from a background in finance and risk management, and that lens makes for one of the most grounded, practical conversations this podcast has had on new construction. As of this year, 7 Pines made high performance building their standard across every project, and Scott shares exactly what that means in practice.Together they unpack why Florida Building Code, despite being the strictest in the country, leaves enormous gaps that most builders never think twice about, why blower door testing before insulation changes everything, and the debate on whether to install stucco directly onto CMU block. They also go into the HVAC cost conversation no one wants to have, and what they are doing differently on Tampa's first spec healthy home.If you are building or renovating in a hot humid climate, or just want a builder's honest take on what the industry is still getting wrong, this one is for you.THINGS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:BS and Beer Building Science communityIBHS Fortified Roof programNikki Krueger episode of The Awakening Spaces PodcastCONNECT WITH ASHLEYInstagram | Tiktok | Youtube | WebsiteAshley helps you renovate and build healthier homes to prevent future health issues from arising from your environment. Whether you’re searching for a new home, assessing concerns with your current one, or embarking on a renovation or new build, Awakening Spaces can guide you every step of the way.Ashley brings her background in Building Biology and Building Science and years of hands-on experience helping families build and renovate homes to prevent mold, chemical exposure, and EMFs in their living spaces. If you’re looking to build or renovate a new home, Ashley has courses to empower and one on one offerings to guide you through the whole process so you can avoid costly mistakes and enjoy the process again!Curious about how we can help with your project? Explore our offerings here.CONNECT WITH GUESTInstagram | WebsiteScott Randall is the founder of 7 Pines Design Build, a design build firm based in Tampa, Florida specializing in healthy, high performance homes. With a background in finance and risk management, Scott brings a systems-level lens to construction, focusing on the envelope, waterproofing, and mechanical systems that most builders treat as afterthoughts. Since January of this year, 7 Pines has made high performance building their standard, not an upgrade, and currently has Tampa's first spec healthy home under construction.SHOW YOUR SUPPORTIf you found this episode valuable, share it with a friend and leave us a rating/review! Thank you for listening ✨

Send us a text with your questions, thoughts, and/or a love note regarding the podcast episode to help us know what to create more of!In this solo episode, Ashley Spanovich breaks down what an Owners Rep does and why having an Owners contingency will help you move through your project with less stress.  She also dives into some personal wisdom and something she's moving through in the moment in hopes that it will help you expand and move through your project with more ease.THINGS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:Full module library covering healthy materials selection, construction document review, phase-by-phase build guidance, monthly live calls, community, and downloadable resourcesEpisode 33: The Awakened Homeowner on a BudgetEpisode 34: How to Manifest a healthy homeSHOW YOUR SUPPORTIf you found this episode valuable, share it with a friend and leave us a rating/review! Thank you for listening ✨

Send us a text with your questions, thoughts, and/or a love note regarding the podcast episode to help us know what to create more of!In this episode of Awakening Spaces, Ashley and Alex cover what the 99.97 percent filter rating actually means and why it tells you almost nothing about your room air quality, how to build a Corsi Rosenthal box for 150 dollars that outperforms most commercial air purifiers, what CADR is and why it is the only metric worth looking at, which climates are genuinely the best and worst for mold sensitive people, why Phoenix and Tucson are not the mold recovery paradise most people think, and why the research on sun exposure and cancer is far more complicated and interesting than the sunscreen industry wants you to know.They also talk about microbiome diversity, sprinklers as an overlooked moisture source in dry climates, trusting your body over any practitioner, and what it means to be mutable when everything you have tried stops working.THINGS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:DIY heat recovery ventilator from corrugated plasticAir purifier brand comparison test (over one million views)Air purifier brand comparison testBest and worst climates for mold sensitivity with coded ASHRAE mapsASHRAE 60 degree Fahrenheit dew point threshold for mold growthClean Air Kits: cleanaiркits.com, MERV 13 Filtrete with PC fansCONNECT WITH ASHLEYInstagram | Tiktok | Youtube | WebsiteAshley helps you renovate and build healthier homes to prevent future health issues from arising from your environment. Whether you’re searching for a new home, assessing concerns with your current one, or embarking on a renovation or new build, Awakening Spaces can guide you every step of the way.Ashley brings her background in Building Biology and Building Science and years of hands-on experience helping families build and renovate homes to prevent mold, chemical exposure, and EMFs in their living spaces. If you’re looking to build or renovate a new home, Ashley has courses to empower and one on one offerings to guide you through the whole process so you can avoid costly mistakes and enjoy the process again!Curious about how we can help with your project? Explore our offerings here.CONNECT WITH GUESTInstagram | Youtube | WebsiteAlex Kessler is a translational scientist turned indoor air quality researcher, educator, and environmental consultant who brings the same rigor he applied to cancer genomics research to the world of healthy homes. After developing CIRS from toxic mold exposure and having to navigate his own recovery largely without adequate guidance, he built his YouTube channel Healthy Home Guide into a resource with over two million views, sharing practical and budget-friendly protocols for improving indoor air quality that work even for renters and those without ducted HVAC systems.His work has been recognized by John Banta, CIH, who featured it in his book Mold Controlled, and by Dr. Allison Bailes III of Energy Vanguard, who shared his ERV installation guide with his professional audience. Alex serves as an environmental consultant at Flourish Clinic, a leading CIRS clinic, and consults independently as well. He lives in Colorado with his wife Rachel and their dog Rikki.Find him at healthyhomeguide.com and on YouTube at Healthy Home Guide.SHOW YOUR SUPPORTIf you found this episode valuable, share it with a friend and leave us a rating/review! Thank you for listening ✨

Send us a text with your questions, thoughts, and/or a love note regarding the podcast episode to help us know what to create more of!In this episode of Awakening Spaces, the two Ashleys walk through a full decision framework for thinking about indoor air quality, filtration, ventilation, dehumidification, ductwork sizing, and condensate management. They talk about why mechanicals are almost always an afterthought and why that is one of the most expensive mistakes you can make. They also get into Ashley's personal health journey and why healtth is always going to be person-specific no matter how clean your building materials are.This is the mechanical systems conversation the healthy home space has been waiting for.THINGS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:Services: Mechanical engineering, plumbing and hot water systems consulting, whole building performance, passive house design, MEP coordinationASHRAE Heat Balance Method: research-grade energy modeling for low-load buildings (referenced as a future direction)CONNECT WITH ASHLEYInstagram | Tiktok | Youtube | WebsiteAshley helps you renovate and build healthier homes to prevent future health issues from arising from your environment. Whether you’re searching for a new home, assessing concerns with your current one, or embarking on a renovation or new build, Awakening Spaces can guide you every step of the way.Ashley brings her background in Building Biology and Building Science and years of hands-on experience helping families build and renovate homes to prevent mold, chemical exposure, and EMFs in their living spaces. If you’re looking to build or renovate a new home, Ashley has courses to empower and one on one offerings to guide you through the whole process so you can avoid costly mistakes and enjoy the process again!Curious about how we can help with your project? Explore our offerings here.CONNECT WITH GUESTInstagram | WebsiteAshley Murphree is a mechanical engineer, licensed in california and colorado, and is the founder of Alchemech Engineering - a residential HVAC and plumbing engineering consultancy focused on healthy and off-grid-ready designs through a holistic approach. She is a Certified Passive House Tradesperson and also formerly Co-Founded and operated the design/build general contracting company Good Bones Design Build in Marin County, California. She spent decades investigating and healing her chronic health symptoms through functional medicine, testing, and applying forensics to her life in real time. She once lived and worked in the warehouse district of Oakland, California where her and her partner built their passive-house-inspired shipping container home that they now live in off-grid in the mountains.((Alchemech pronounced Al-Chem-meck OR could be said as alchemic))SHOW YOUR SUPPORTIf you found this episode valuable, share it with a friend and leave us a rating/review! Thank you for listening ✨

Send us a text with your questions, thoughts, and/or a love note regarding the podcast episode to help us know what to create more of!In this episode of Awakening Spaces, Ashley brings Brownell into a conversation specifically designed for people navigating renovation chaos, mold recovery, chronic illness, and the kind of life disruption that can leave your nervous system stuck in survival mode long after the worst is over. They talk through how to make a wish that actually works, what to do when a project is falling apart around you, how to stop accidentally wishing for what you do not want, and why rebuilding trust with your own body might be the most important piece of the healing journey that no one is talking about.If you have ever felt like you were doing everything right and still nothing was going the way you planned, this episode is for you.THINGS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:Book: The Art and Science of Wishing by Brownell LandrumTEDx Talk: coming out in a few months, will be available on TED and YouTube (link to be added to show notes when live)Upcoming book: The Art and Science of Wishing at WorkCONNECT WITH ASHLEYInstagram | Tiktok | Youtube | WebsiteAshley helps you renovate and build healthier homes to prevent future health issues from arising from your environment. Whether you’re searching for a new home, assessing concerns with your current one, or embarking on a renovation or new build, Awakening Spaces can guide you every step of the way.Ashley brings her background in Building Biology and Building Science and years of hands-on experience helping families build and renovate homes to prevent mold, chemical exposure, and EMFs in their living spaces. If you’re looking to build or renovate a new home, Ashley has courses to empower and one on one offerings to guide you through the whole process so you can avoid costly mistakes and enjoy the process again!Curious about how we can help with your project? Explore our offerings here.CONNECT WITH GUESTInstagram | Tiktok | Facebook | WebsiteBrownell Landrum is a TEDx speaker and the author of the new book, The Art and Science of Wishing , the Cosmic Wishes children’s book, and the upcoming The Art & Science of Wishing at Work. She is also the author of over a dozen books, both fiction and nonfiction, the host of the upcoming Cosmic Wishes podca st, and the founder of The Cosmic Wish Experiment - a global grassroots effort to elevate collective conscious joy. Did you know that wishing is something everyone does, across all cultures around the world? And that every time you wish, you engage over a dozen different sciences - from neuroscience and psychology to quantum physics?Brownell's research reveals that wishing isn't just birthday candles and shooting stars - it's a universal practice woven throughout every culture and faith tradition, making it one of humanity's most powerful expressions of hope, intention, and survival.SHOW YOUR SUPPORTIf you found this episode valuable, share it with a friend and leave us a rating/review! Thank you for listening ✨

Send us a text with your questions, thoughts, and/or a love note regarding the podcast episode to help us know what to create more of!In this solo episode of Awakening Spaces, Ashley walks you through exactly what a professional EMF assessment looks like from the moment she pulls up to a property to the moment she hands over her findings. She covers why consumer-grade meters miss huge portions of the frequency spectrum, what parallel neutral current is and why it is one of the most common and fixable sources of elevated magnetic fields in homes, how to interpret a nine-point bed map, and why the bedroom is always the highest priority room in any assessment.Ashley also talks about electro-hypersensitivity, the precautionary principle that guides building biology practice, why there is no longer a control group for EMF health research, and what the process looks like when you are building new versus assessing an existing home.If you have ever wondered what you are actually getting when you hire someone to assess your home for EMFs, or why professional assessments cost what they do, this episode answers all of it.THINGS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:Building Biology Institute professional directory for electromagnetic radiation specialistsAshley can refer trusted colleagues across the United States, contact: [email protected] and Sound Pro 2: https://safelivingtechnologies.com/products/safe-and-sound-pro-ii-rf-meter.html discount code: AS5CONNECT WITH ASHLEYInstagram | Tiktok | Youtube | WebsiteAshley helps you renovate and build healthier homes to prevent future health issues from arising from your environment. Whether you’re searching for a new home, assessing concerns with your current one, or embarking on a renovation or new build, Awakening Spaces can guide you every step of the way.Ashley brings her background in Building Biology and Building Science and years of hands-on experience helping families build and renovate homes to prevent mold, chemical exposure, and EMFs in their living spaces. If you’re looking to build or renovate a new home, Ashley has courses to empower and one on one offerings to guide you through the whole process so you can avoid costly mistakes and enjoy the process again!Curious about how we can help with your project? Explore our offerings here.SHOW YOUR SUPPORTIf you found this episode valuable, share it with a friend and leave us a rating/review! Thank you for listening ✨

Send us a text with your questions, thoughts, and/or a love note regarding the podcast episode to help us know what to create more of!In this episode of Awakening Spaces, Ashley and Valentina walk through what classical Feng Shui actually is and how it differs from the watered-down Western version, how a Feng Shui site assessment works in practice, what geopathic stress is and how to know if you might have it, and the practical shifts anyone can make right now in their home. They also talk about the baby monitor that was keeping a two-year-old awake since birth, the client whose bedroom was so affected by geopathic stress that both a dowsing session and an independent bioresonance doctor reached the same conclusion without comparing notes, and why EMF is the issue Valentina finds in virtually every single home she visits.If you have ever felt like something was off in your space but could not put your finger on it, this episode was made for you.THINGS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:Feng Shui Guide by Valentina CeredaVirtual consultations: available for home and office Feng Shui assessmentsCONNECT WITH ASHLEYInstagram | Tiktok | Youtube | WebsiteAshley helps you renovate and build healthier homes to prevent future health issues from arising from your environment. Whether you’re searching for a new home, assessing concerns with your current one, or embarking on a renovation or new build, Awakening Spaces can guide you every step of the way.Ashley brings her background in Building Biology and Building Science and years of hands-on experience helping families build and renovate homes to prevent mold, chemical exposure, and EMFs in their living spaces. If you’re looking to build or renovate a new home, Ashley has courses to empower and one on one offerings to guide you through the whole process so you can avoid costly mistakes and enjoy the process again!Curious about how we can help with your project? Explore our offerings here.CONNECT WITH GUESTInstagram | WebsiteValentina Cereda is a Health and Well-being architect, Building Biologist, EMF specialist, Feng Shui consultant, Land Energy Dowser, Sacred Geometrist, vice-chair of the Wellness Architecture and Design Initiative at the Global Wellness Institute, Professor at Marangoni University, teaching interior design for health. As she started her career as an architect, she realized that conventional design and construction practices are degenerative as they work against nature and health.This led her to travel the world to study different sciences and ancient practices that would support her healing design studio Energy & Space to become more conscious, healthy, respectful and connected to the Earth healing energies, to help her clients create spaces where architecture and design become the first medicine.SHOW YOUR SUPPORTIf you found this episode valuable, share it with a friend and leave us a rating/review! Thank you for listening ✨

Send us a text with your questions, thoughts, and/or a love note regarding the podcast episode to help us know what to create more of!In this episode of Awakening Spaces, Ashley and Brian go deep on insulated concrete form construction, the real difference between foam ICF and wood composite ICCF, where each system fails and how to prevent it, what the VOC and fire performance data actually shows, and how to spec these walls for the healthiest possible outcome. They also workshop live project scenarios, talk through interior finishes, EMF performance of mass wall construction, and the vision behind The Element, Brian's 20-home healthy community development in Arizona.This one is dense, practical, and genuinely one of the best conversations available on this topic anywhere. If you are building new or trying to understand your material options, start here.This conversation wasn’t intended to be the best ICF resource you didn’t know you needed, but it did and I’m not mad about it!! 🙂Whether you are building new or just trying to understand your options, this episode is for you.THINGS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:Home Building & Design with SENERGY360SENERGY360 ServicesCONNECT WITH ASHLEYInstagram | Tiktok | Youtube | WebsiteAshley helps you renovate and build healthier homes to prevent future health issues from arising from your environment. Whether you’re searching for a new home, assessing concerns with your current one, or embarking on a renovation or new build, Awakening Spaces can guide you every step of the way.Ashley brings her background in Building Biology and Building Science and years of hands-on experience helping families build and renovate homes to prevent mold, chemical exposure, and EMFs in their living spaces. If you’re looking to build or renovate a new home, Ashley has courses to empower and one on one offerings to guide you through the whole process so you can avoid costly mistakes and enjoy the process again!Curious about how we can help with your project? Explore our offerings here.CONNECT WITH GUESTInstagram | Facebook | WebsiteBrian Johnson is a general contractor, building biologist, and human optimization specialist and the founder of Senergy360. He bridges two worlds that rarely meet: advanced building science and high performance living. Drawing from decades of experience in construction, athletic performance, and environmental health, Brian designs homes as integrated living systems engineered to support circadian rhythm, clean air, pure water, low-toxicity materials, and EMF-conscious design from the foundation up.His mission is straightforward: build homes that actively make people healthier. Through Senergy360, Brian guides homeowners, architects, and contractors in implementing evidence-based strategies across air quality, ventilation, water purification, lighting, and materials selection. He is also the builder behind The Element, a 20-home healthy community development in Arizona, and the founder of the Healthy Building Alliance, a national platform connecting healthy home experts and consumers.Find him at senergy360.com, healthybuildingalliance.org, and element.senergy360.com.SHOW YOUR SUPPORTIf you found this episode valuable, share it with a friend and leave us a rating/review! Thank you for listening ✨

Send us a text with your questions, thoughts, and/or a love note regarding the podcast episode to help us know what to create more of!In this episode of Awakening Spaces Podcast, Ashley and Nikko walk through the full arc of the conception and birth journey through the lens of quantum biology and circadian science. They talk about why melatonin is so much more than a sleep hormone, how your light environment directly impacts implantation and placental development, what the first trimester is actually asking of you, and how to set up your birth environment whether you are at home or in a hospital to support your body's natural physiology.They also talk about things you will not find in most pregnancy books: calling in the soul of your child, what pregnancy dreams are really telling you, how the 40-day lying-in period is backed by biology, and why the long exhale is the most important skill you can practice before labor begins.If you are trying to conceive, currently pregnant, postpartum, or simply a woman who wants to understand how her environment is shaping her biology, this episode was made for you.THINGS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:Morning Sickness Guide by Nikko KennedyCustom circadian and quantum biology programsCONNECT WITH ASHLEYInstagram | Tiktok | Youtube | WebsiteAshley helps you renovate and build healthier homes to prevent future health issues from arising from your environment. Whether you’re searching for a new home, assessing concerns with your current one, or embarking on a renovation or new build, Awakening Spaces can guide you every step of the way.Ashley brings her background in Building Biology and Building Science and years of hands-on experience helping families build and renovate homes to prevent mold, chemical exposure, and EMFs in their living spaces. If you’re looking to build or renovate a new home, Ashley has courses to empower and one on one offerings to guide you through the whole process so you can avoid costly mistakes and enjoy the process again!Curious about how we can help with your project? Explore our offerings here.CONNECT WITH GUESTInstagram | WebsiteNikko is the Director of Research at the Institute of Applied Quantum Biology, and the creator of the bestselling Substack publication Brighter Day, Darker Nights. She is a certified doula and quantum biology practitioner working to integrate awareness of circadian and quantum biology into everyday life so that we can all be healthier and happier. Nikko lives in beautiful Southern Oregon with her husband and their 5 children.SHOW YOUR SUPPORTIf you found this episode valuable, share it with a friend and leave us a rating/review! Thank you for listening ✨

Send us a text with your questions, thoughts, and/or a love note regarding the podcast episode to help us know what to create more of!In this episode of the Awakening Spaces Podcast, Ashley and Amanda talk about how your morning light routine is either setting up or sabotaging your cortisol and melatonin all day long, why eating outside actually improves the way you metabolize carbohydrates, what a realistic two-meal-a-day approach looks like, and why community might be the most underrated health intervention of all.They also get into EMFs, Faraday bags (and why Ashley has measured enough of them to have strong opinions), how negative self-talk creates a cascade that impacts everything from sleep to social life, and why the whole point of optimizing your health is to actually enjoy your life, not opt out of it.If you have ever felt like health has become another stressor rather than a source of energy and joy, this episode is for you.THINGS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:Amanda’s 90-Day Private Coaching ProgramAmanda’s Courses, Ebooks & Free GuidesAmanda’s High-Protein Pancake & Waffle MixCONNECT WITH ASHLEYInstagram | Tiktok | Youtube | WebsiteAshley helps you renovate and build healthier homes to prevent future health issues from arising from your environment. Whether you’re searching for a new home, assessing concerns with your current one, or embarking on a renovation or new build, Awakening Spaces can guide you every step of the way.Ashley brings her background in Building Biology and Building Science and years of hands-on experience helping families build and renovate homes to prevent mold, chemical exposure, and EMFs in their living spaces. If you’re looking to build or renovate a new home, Ashley has courses to empower and one on one offerings to guide you through the whole process so you can avoid costly mistakes and enjoy the process again!Curious about how we can help with your project? Explore our offerings here.CONNECT WITH GUESTInstagram | WebsiteAmanda Carneiro is a Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, Master Restorative Wellness Practitioner, and Certified Personal Trainer who helps women lose fat, heal their gut, and balance their hormones so they can feel confident in their bodies and stop struggling for good. Her path into functional nutrition started in Los Angeles, where a personal training career slowly evolved into a deep passion for whole-body health after navigating her own health crisis involving SIBO, Candida, thyroid dysfunction, and years of disordered eating. She has tried all the diets. She knows what it feels like to want to throw in the towel, and she built her entire practice on what actually works on the other side of that.Today Amanda works with women through one-on-one coaching, self-guided fat loss and gut health courses, and her Protein Bakes recipe guide. She is also the founder of Solea, a high protein pancake and waffle mix launching soon. Find her at rawfitnessandnutrition.com and on Instagram at @rawfitnessandnutrition.SHOW YOUR SUPPORTIf you found this episode valuable, share it with a friend and leave us a rating/review! Thank you for listening ✨

Send us a text with your questions, thoughts, and/or a love note regarding the podcast episode to help us know what to create more of!Building a home in a hot, humid climate is one of the most technically demanding challenges in residential construction. In this episode, Ashley sits down with Derek Klepac, licensed architect and certified Passive House consultant based in Dallas, Texas, to talk through what it actually takes to build a home that performs in conditions like these. From envelope modeling tools that predict mold risk inside wall assemblies to the reality of oversized HVAC systems quietly wrecking homes from the inside out, Derek brings a level of rigor and curiosity to residential building that is rare, and genuinely necessary.This conversation covers the building failures Derek sees most often, why the mechanical system needs to be engineered during the design phase rather than figured out during framing, and what homeowners and builders alike can do to ask better questions before it costs them. Derek and Ashley also reflect on a project they worked on together, one where painted brick, blocked weep holes, and a poorly detailed roof assembly added up to a very expensive lesson in why the envelope is always your first line of defense. If you are planning a custom build, evaluating a contractor, or simply trying to understand why your home is not performing the way it should, this episode will give you the clarity and vocabulary to move forward with more confidence.THINGS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:The appraiser document listing high-performance home attributes above codeTravis Jones’ episode of the Awakening Spaces PodcastCONNECT WITH ASHLEYInstagram | Tiktok | Youtube | WebsiteAshley helps you renovate and build healthier homes to prevent future health issues from arising from your environment. Whether you’re searching for a new home, assessing concerns with your current one, or embarking on a renovation or new build, Awakening Spaces can guide you every step of the way.Ashley brings her background in Building Biology and Building Science and years of hands-on experience helping families build and renovate homes to prevent mold, chemical exposure, and EMFs in their living spaces. If you’re looking to build or renovate a new home, Ashley has courses to empower and one on one offerings to guide you through the whole process so you can avoid costly mistakes and enjoy the process again!Curious about how we can help with your project? Explore our offerings here.CONNECT WITH GUESTInstagram | Facebook | WebsiteDerek’s path into architecture began on job sites with his father and grandfather, where he learned that creating space is as much about craftsmanship as vision. That foundation carried him through his studies in Texas and time in Italy, deepening his understanding of timeless design.Now Managing Partner at A. Michael Architecture, Derek blends technical precision with a deep respect for craft, guiding projects with both practicality and intention. His work is rooted in collaboration, care, and a focus on the details that make a house feel like home.SHOW YOUR SUPPORTIf you found this episode valuable, share it with a friend and leave us a rating/review! Thank you for listening ✨

Send us a text with your questions, thoughts, and/or a love note regarding the podcast episode to help us know what to create more of!Most homeowners never think about their roof until something goes wrong. And by then, the damage has already traveled far past the shingles. In this episode, Ashley sits down with Travis, a Dallas-Fort Worth roofing contractor and building diagnostician who went from music pastor to roofing sales to full-on building science evangelist, and has been quietly pioneering a more honest, more thorough approach to home performance along the way.Travis brings a rare level of honesty to the trades, openly sharing what he got wrong in the solar industry and what led him into the world of building science, diagnostics, and the Fortified Roof program. What began as curiosity became a deeper conviction: the roof and attic are central to a home’s durability, comfort, and health, yet often overlooked.In this conversation, Travis and Ashley explore everything from shingle types to the importance of air sealing, why it often matters more than insulation, and what homeowners should expect when buying an existing home, including budgeting for remediation. They also discuss the value of working with contractors who test rather than guess, and close with a more personal reflection on uncertainty, curiosity, and the surprising wisdom of lowering expectations.THINGS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:IBHSNRCANTRCABPICorbett Lunsford / Home Performance education resourcesAllison Bailes' bookNikki Krueger episode of The Awakening Spaces PodcastHumid Climate Conference (Austin)CONNECT WITH ASHLEYInstagram | Tiktok | Youtube | WebsiteAshley helps you renovate and build healthier homes to prevent future health issues from arising from your environment. Whether you’re searching for a new home, assessing concerns with your current one, or embarking on a renovation or new build, Awakening Spaces can guide you every step of the way.Ashley brings her background in Building Biology and Building Science and years of hands-on experience helping families build and renovate homes to prevent mold, chemical exposure, and EMFs in their living spaces. If you’re looking to build or renovate a new home, Ashley has courses to empower and one on one offerings to guide you through the whole process so you can avoid costly mistakes and enjoy the process again!Curious about how we can help with your project? Explore our offerings here.CONNECT WITH GUESTInstagram | WebsiteTravis Jones is the owner of Smart Roof & Home Performance in Dallas, where he integrates roofing and building science to help homeowners better understand how their homes function. Guided by the questions “why does a home behave the way it does?” and “how can we do this better?”, his work is rooted in curiosity and thoughtful decision-making.His philosophy, “Start with better,” reflects a commitment to doing no harm and only taking on projects that truly serve both the home and its occupants.SHOW YOUR SUPPORTIf you found this episode valuable, share it with a friend and leave us a rating/review! Thank you for listening ✨

Send us a text with your questions, thoughts, and/or a love note regarding the podcast episode to help us know what to create more of!In this episode, Ashley shares her biggest takeaways from the Colorado Building Science Symposium, the International Builder Show, and other industry gatherings she’s attended this year. What keeps surfacing again and again? Building and renovating a home is a team sport and when we forget that, projects suffer.Ashley unpacks why leaning entirely on your builder is a setup for misalignment, how vague words like “healthy” can derail your vision, and why early planning around air sealing, insulation, and mechanical systems matters more than most homeowners realize. She also explores a powerful truth: whether you intend to or not, you are practicing building science every time you change your home. This episode is for homeowners who want a healthier, more resilient home and who are ready to take responsibility for defining what health truly means to them.If you’re building, renovating, or even just questioning how your home works, this conversation will help you think more strategically, collaborate more intentionally, and advocate for yourself with clarity.THINGS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:Conscious Construction ContainerCONNECT WITH ASHLEYInstagram | Tiktok | Youtube | WebsiteAshley helps you renovate and build healthier homes to prevent future health issues from arising from your environment. Whether you’re searching for a new home, assessing concerns with your current one, or embarking on a renovation or new build, Awakening Spaces can guide you every step of the way.Ashley brings her background in Building Biology and Building Science and years of hands-on experience helping families build and renovate homes to prevent mold, chemical exposure, and EMFs in their living spaces. If you’re looking to build or renovate a new home, Ashley has courses to empower and one on one offerings to guide you through the whole process so you can avoid costly mistakes and enjoy the process again!Curious about how we can help with your project? Explore our offerings here.SHOW YOUR SUPPORTIf you found this episode valuable, share it with a friend and leave us a rating/review! Thank you for listening ✨

Send us a text with your questions, thoughts, and/or a love note regarding the podcast episode to help us know what to create more of!In this episode, Ashley sits down with Annie Graybill, founder of Havenwith, a transparency-first, wellness-forward vacation rental platform designed for people who care deeply about what’s in their air, on their sheets, and in their cookware.If you’ve ever spent hours scrolling Airbnb, zooming into photos, reading reviews for clues about mold or fragrance, or packing your own cookware “just in case,” this conversation is for you.Annie shares her personal health journey, what it was like building her own home in Breckenridge, Colorado, and the deeper mission behind Havenwith. We talk about the subjectivity of the word “healthy,” the realities of building in a cold mountain climate, mold and EMF concerns, and why transparency, not perfection, is the real solution.This episode is for the health-conscious traveler, the sensitive nervous system, the recovering mold warrior, and anyone who wants to reclaim travel as something restorative instead of risky.THINGS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:Stuga Hardwood Flooring: Direct-to-consumer hardwood flooringAvocado Green Mattress – Organic mattress companyCONNECT WITH ASHLEYInstagram | Tiktok | Youtube | WebsiteAshley helps you renovate and build healthier homes to prevent future health issues from arising from your environment. Whether you’re searching for a new home, assessing concerns with your current one, or embarking on a renovation or new build, Awakening Spaces can guide you every step of the way.Ashley brings her background in Building Biology and Building Science and years of hands-on experience helping families build and renovate homes to prevent mold, chemical exposure, and EMFs in their living spaces. If you’re looking to build or renovate a new home, Ashley has courses to empower and one on one offerings to guide you through the whole process so you can avoid costly mistakes and enjoy the process again!Curious about how we can help with your project? Explore our offerings here.CONNECT WITH GUESTInstagram | WebsiteAnnie Graybill strives to live a less toxic lifestyle and as a family that loves to travel finding a vacation rental that didn't give her a headache from toxins and synthetic fragrance was not easy. So she set out to make it easy. Havenwith connects hosts and guests who all want the same thing – less-toxic, wellness-forward places to stay.SHOW YOUR SUPPORTIf you found this episode valuable, share it with a friend and leave us a rating/review! Thank you for listening ✨

Send us a text with your questions, thoughts, and/or a love note regarding the podcast episode to help us know what to create more of!In this episode of The Awakening Spaces Podcast, Ashley sits down with Nikki Krueger, one of the most respected voices in indoor air quality, dehumidification, and crawl space science to unpack why moisture is quietly one of the most destructive forces in our homes and our health.Together, they explore how crawl spaces, ventilation strategies, oversized HVAC systems, and misunderstood dehumidifiers contribute to mold, off-gassing, comfort issues, and chronic health challenges. Nikki shares real-world case studies, explains why so many dehumidifiers “fail,” and reveals the critical building science principles homeowners and professionals must understand before trying to fix moisture problems. This conversation is especially important for anyone dealing with mold exposure, environmental illness, or renovating an older home without realizing how one change can ripple through the entire building system.This episode is for homeowners, builders, remodelers, and anyone who wants to understand how to manage moisture intentionally, so your home supports your health instead of undermining it.THINGS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:Santa Fe Dehumidifiers (whole-house and crawl space systems)HVAC Talk forum (Ken Gehring / “Teddy Bear”)CONNECT WITH ASHLEYInstagram | Tiktok | Youtube | WebsiteAshley helps you renovate and build healthier homes to prevent future health issues from arising from your environment. Whether you’re searching for a new home, assessing concerns with your current one, or embarking on a renovation or new build, Awakening Spaces can guide you every step of the way.Ashley brings her background in Building Biology and Building Science and years of hands-on experience helping families build and renovate homes to prevent mold, chemical exposure, and EMFs in their living spaces. If you’re looking to build or renovate a new home, Ashley has courses to empower and one on one offerings to guide you through the whole process so you can avoid costly mistakes and enjoy the process again!Curious about how we can help with your project? Explore our offerings here.CONNECT WITH GUESTInstagram | WebsiteNikki Krueger is the Director of Marketing & Business Development for Therma-Stor’s residential indoor air quality brand - Santa Fe freestanding dehumidifiers and whole house ventilating dehumidifiers. She has been involved in the indoor air quality industry for over 20 years. She is a RESNET certified home energy rater, a member of the ACCA Manual Low Load Homes (LLH) Advisory Committee, sits on the building envelope committee for the Spray Polyurethane Foam Association, has completed the ACCA Residential Design for Quality Installation Certification, and recently served on the 2024 National Green Building Standard update committee. She educates builders, HVAC contractors, architects, engineers, crawl space contractors, and other professionals in the industry on the building science of ventilation and moisture control in buildings.SHOW YOUR SUPPORTIf you found this episode valuable, share it with a friend and leave us a rating/review! Thank you for listening ✨

Send us a text with your questions, thoughts, and/or a love note regarding the podcast episode to help us know what to create more of!In this episode of The Awakening Spaces Podcast, Ashley sits down with electrical engineer, circadian health educator, and Daylight Computer Co. co-founder Tristan Scott for a wide-ranging, deeply grounded conversation about the invisible forces shaping modern health. Together, they explore how light, electromagnetics, and technology design are quietly influencing our nervous systems, hormones, sleep, focus, and sense of connection to the natural world.Tristan brings a rare bridge between engineering, biology, and lived experience, breaking down complex topics like circadian rhythm, artificial lighting, EMFs, screen flicker, and tech addiction in a way that’s both accessible and empowering. They discuss why smartphones may be the single most disruptive environmental exposure of our time, why harmonizers and pendants often miss the mark, and what it actually looks like to design technology that supports human biology instead of exploiting it. This episode is for anyone building or renovating a home, raising children in a digital world, questioning their relationship with technology, or seeking practical ways to restore rhythm, clarity, and nervous system regulation in a modern environment.THINGS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:Daylight Kids: kids.daylightcomputer.comTristan’s Substack: tristanhealth.substack.comCONNECT WITH ASHLEYInstagram | Tiktok | Youtube | WebsiteAshley helps you renovate and build healthier homes to prevent future health issues from arising from your environment. Whether you’re searching for a new home, assessing concerns with your current one, or embarking on a renovation or new build, Awakening Spaces can guide you every step of the way.Ashley brings her background in Building Biology and Building Science and years of hands-on experience helping families build and renovate homes to prevent mold, chemical exposure, and EMFs in their living spaces. If you’re looking to build or renovate a new home, Ashley has courses to empower and one on one offerings to guide you through the whole process so you can avoid costly mistakes and enjoy the process again!Curious about how we can help with your project? Explore our offerings here.CONNECT WITH GUESTDaylight's IG | Tristan’s IG | X | WebsiteTristan Scott is an Electrical Engineer (M.S.) and current Head of Hardware, Operations & Marketing at Daylight Computer Co. He has deeply researched the connection between electromagnetism and human biology, with a specific interest in how man made electromagnetic fields (EMFs) could be negatively impacting human health. He is now applying that knowledge at Daylight Computer, whose mission as a company is to create technology that is healthier and more synergistic with humanity.SHOW YOUR SUPPORTIf you found this episode valuable, share it with a friend and leave us a rating/review! Thank you for listening ✨

Send us a text with your questions, thoughts, and/or a love note regarding the podcast episode to help us know what to create more of!In this episode of The Awakening Spaces Podcast, Ashley sits down with Lauren Lowenstein, known to many as The Biotoxin Lady, to explore what’s really happening beneath the surface of chronic, unexplained illness. Lauren shares her deeply personal journey through years of neurological decline, misdiagnosis, and family-wide suffering before discovering Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (CIRS) and the environmental biotoxins driving it.Together, they unpack why it’s not “just mold,” but a complex web of biotoxins, including endotoxins and actinobacteria that are often overlooked in both medical and building conversations. This episode bridges science, lived experience, and nervous system wisdom as Lauren opens up about the toll biotoxin illness took on her marriage, her children’s health, and her own sense of self and how healing required both environmental action and deep internal regulation. This is an essential listen for anyone navigating chronic illness, building or renovating a home, or seeking a more holistic lens on health, healing, and resilience.THINGS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:Visual Contrast Sensitivity (VCS) test and CIRS Cluster Symptom Chart: https://boards.com/a/zIJLT.iMxnzBHLA haplotype explanation resources: https://thebiotoxinlady.com/haplotypesCONNECT WITH ASHLEYInstagram | Tiktok | Youtube | WebsiteAshley helps you renovate and build healthier homes to prevent future health issues from arising from your environment. Whether you’re searching for a new home, assessing concerns with your current one, or embarking on a renovation or new build, Awakening Spaces can guide you every step of the way.Ashley brings her background in Building Biology and Building Science and years of hands-on experience helping families build and renovate homes to prevent mold, chemical exposure, and EMFs in their living spaces. If you’re looking to build or renovate a new home, Ashley has courses to empower and one on one offerings to guide you through the whole process so you can avoid costly mistakes and enjoy the process again!Curious about how we can help with your project? Explore our offerings here.CONNECT WITH GUESTInstagram | WebsiteLauren Lowenstein, also known as The Biotoxin Lady, is a leading CIRS coach, educator, and advocate. Through her own battle with chronic illness to diagnosis, she’s built one of the largest CIRS communities online, inspiring patients and professionals to see environmental health through a new lens. Today she’s one of the most trusted voices in the CIRS community—simplifying complex science and guiding others from survival to true recovery.SHOW YOUR SUPPORTIf you found this episode valuable, share it with a friend and leave us a rating/review! Thank you for listening ✨

Send us a text with your questions, thoughts, and/or a love note regarding the podcast episode to help us know what to create more of!In this episode of The Awakening Spaces Podcast, Ashley sits down with Texas-based home inspector Matt Brading, known for his viral “It’s Not Supposed to Do That” series, for a grounded, honest conversation about what’s really happening inside our homes and why so many issues go unnoticed until they affect health.Together, they unpack the hidden systems that quietly shape our living environments: moisture movement, pressure imbalances, HVAC design flaws, crawl spaces, sprinklers, and the overlooked maintenance issues that can snowball into serious damage. Matt shares what he notices the moment he walks into a house, why newer homes aren’t automatically healthier, and how homeowners can stay curious rather than fearful when something feels “off.”The episode also explores how to choose a good inspector, what questions to ask, why communication matters more than credentials alone, and the simple signs every homeowner should know, like when water dripping outside your house is actually a warning signal. Ashley and Matt close with a powerful reflection on curiosity, vigilance, and paying attention to small problems before they become big ones, inside our homes and within ourselves.CONNECT WITH ASHLEYInstagram | Tiktok | Youtube | WebsiteAshley helps you renovate and build healthier homes to prevent future health issues from arising from your environment. Whether you’re searching for a new home, assessing concerns with your current one, or embarking on a renovation or new build, Awakening Spaces can guide you every step of the way.Ashley brings her background in Building Biology and Building Science and years of hands-on experience helping families reduce mold, chemical exposure, and EMFs in their living spaces. Her clients gain homes that are not only functional and beautiful, but truly support their well-being and peace of mind.Curious about how we can help with your project? Explore our offerings here.CONNECT WITH MATTInstagram | Facebook | Youtube | WebsiteMatt Brading is the owner and lead inspector of Texas Edge Home Inspections, a company he built on passion, precision, and a genuine desire to help people better understand their homes. Since founding Texas Edge in 2017, Matt has performed more than 2,000 inspections across the greater Houston area. He holds a Professional Home Inspector license, is a Certified Master Inspector, and a Licensed Wood Destroying Insect Inspector.From the beginning, Matt’s reputation has been defined by thoroughness and outstanding customer service. His detailed inspection reports and clear communication have set the standard for what clients can expect from Texas Edge. Beyond the field, Matt continues to study advanced building science and modern construction practices, knowledge he passes along to every inspector he trains. His deep commitment to quality education and client care ensures that every inspection performed under the Texas Edge name meets the same high standard he’s become known for.SHOW YOUR SUPPORTIf you found this episode valuable, share it with a friend and leave us a rating/review! Thank you for listening ✨

Send us a text with your questions, thoughts, and/or a love note regarding the podcast episode to help us know what to create more of!Electromagnetic fields are often dismissed as a secondary concern in the healthy home conversation, especially when mold feels like the obvious threat. In this episode, Ashley Spanovich invites listeners to look deeper. She explores how invisible electromagnetic fields, particularly radio frequency radiation, quietly shape our nervous systems, mitochondrial health, and ability to truly heal from mold and other chronic stressors.Drawing from her personal health journey and professional training as an electromagnetic radiation specialist, Ashley breaks down what EMFs actually are, why current safety standards are deeply flawed, and how constant digital noise keeps the body locked in survival mode. This episode is both an education and an invitation: to become a skeptic, to ask better questions, and to reclaim your home and body as places of regulation, restoration, and clarity. If you are detoxing from mold, managing chronic symptoms, building or renovating a home, or simply feeling overstimulated and exhausted by modern life, this conversation offers grounding insight and practical next steps.THINGS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:EMF Skeptics blog post on your website: https://awakeningspaces.com/2025/05/19/emf-research-2/Your online shop with EMF-related products (smart meter covers, etc.): https://awakeningspaces.com/shopCONNECT WITH ASHLEYInstagram | Tiktok | Youtube | WebsiteAshley helps you renovate and build healthier homes to prevent future health issues from arising from your environment. Whether you’re searching for a new home, assessing concerns with your current one, or embarking on a renovation or new build, Awakening Spaces can guide you every step of the way.Ashley brings her background in Building Biology and Building Science and years of hands-on experience helping families build and renovate homes to prevent mold, chemical exposure, and EMFs in their living spaces. If you’re looking to build or renovate a new home, Ashley has courses to empower and one on one offerings to guide you through the whole process so you can avoid costly mistakes and enjoy the process again!Curious about how we can help with your project? Explore our offerings here.SHOW YOUR SUPPORTIf you found this episode valuable, share it with a friend and leave us a rating/review! Thank you for listening ✨

Send us a text with your questions, thoughts, and/or a love note regarding the podcast episode to help us know what to create more of!What actually matters when you’re trying to understand mold in your home, and how much of the fear around it is truly warranted? In this episode, Ashley sits down with John Skelly, a Council-Certified Indoor Environmental Consultant with over 20 years of experience, to unpack what most people get wrong about mold inspections, remediation, and healthy homes.Together, they explore the difference between awareness and alarmism, why so many homes don’t need to be “burned down,” and how a calm, holistic, and phased approach can dramatically change both outcomes and nervous systems. John shares what he sees every day inside real homes, from dust reservoirs and poorly managed basements to renovation mistakes hidden behind walls, and explains how homeowners can become empowered advocates rather than overwhelmed patients. This conversation is for anyone navigating mold sensitivity, health challenges, renovations, or simply wanting to understand their home at a deeper, more responsible level.CONNECT WITH ASHLEYInstagram | Tiktok | Youtube | WebsiteAshley helps you renovate and build healthier homes to prevent future health issues from arising from your environment. Whether you’re searching for a new home, assessing concerns with your current one, or embarking on a renovation or new build, Awakening Spaces can guide you every step of the way.Ashley brings her background in Building Biology and Building Science and years of hands-on experience helping families reduce mold, chemical exposure, and EMFs in their living spaces. Her clients gain homes that are not only functional and beautiful, but truly support their well-being and peace of mind.Curious about how we can help with your project? Explore our offerings here.CONNECT WITH GUESTInstagram | Tiktok | Youtube | WebsiteJohn Skelly is a Council-Certified Indoor Environmental Consultant (CIEC), New York State–licensed Mold Assessor, and USEPA-certified Lead and Asbestos Inspector with over 20 years of experience in the environmental health and indoor air quality industry. He is the owner of HNST Environmental and has completed more than 6,500 mold and environmental inspections, along with hundreds of asbestos surveys, for residential and commercial properties.John specializes in comprehensive mold and indoor air quality assessments, moisture diagnostics, and the development of clear, site-specific remediation protocols. With a background that spans fieldwork, project management, and air duct system remediation, he is especially known for working with environmentally sensitive clients and for offering grounded, non-alarmist guidance rooted in building science and real-world experience.SHOW YOUR SUPPORTIf you found this episode valuable, share it with a friend and leave us a rating/review! Thank you for listening ✨

Send us a text with your questions, thoughts, and/or a love note regarding the podcast episode to help us know what to create more of!This week’s episode is part personal story, part building-science wake-up call. Ashley shares a tender reflection on her dad’s legacy, her family’s roots in small-business grit, and how those early years walking construction sites shaped the work she does today. From there, she unpacks one of the biggest misconceptions she sees in renovation projects: the near-total disregard for what’s happening inside our walls.If you’re planning a renovation, whether you’re adding a small addition or tearing your home back to studs, this episode gives you the foundational lens you need before choosing fixtures, finishes, or appliances. You’ll learn why building envelopes fail, how architects and builders often miss critical details, and what questions every homeowner should be asking to protect the longevity, comfort, and health of their home.CHECK OUT THE CCCsend us an email at [email protected] to learn more about the conscious construction container where you can become the empowered leader of your own project.CONNECT WITH ASHLEYInstagram | Tiktok | Youtube | WebsiteAshley helps you renovate and build healthier homes to prevent future health issues from arising from your environment. Whether you’re searching for a new home, assessing concerns with your current one, or embarking on a renovation or new build, Awakening Spaces can guide you every step of the way.Ashley brings her background in Building Biology and Building Science and years of hands-on experience helping families reduce mold, chemical exposure, and EMFs in their living spaces. Her clients gain homes that are not only functional and beautiful, but truly support their well-being and peace of mind.Curious about how we can help with your project? Explore our offerings here.SHOW YOUR SUPPORTIf you found this episode valuable, share it with a friend and leave us a rating/review! Thank you for listening ✨

Send us a text with your questions, thoughts, and/or a love note regarding the podcast episode to help us know what to create more of!In this episode, Ashley sits down with architect Kelly Grace, known online as The Non-Toxic Architect, to explore what it truly means to design homes that support human biology, emotional well-being, and long-term resilience. Kelly shares how her journey into non-toxic design began through her own family’s health challenges, and how that opened the door to deeper work with circadian biology, grounding, natural materials, and building assemblies that actually breathe.Together they unpack the uncomfortable truth about modern code, the gaps in residential enforcement, and why so many “standard” design decisions quietly undermine the health of the people living inside. From bedroom placement and sunlight exposure, to grounding rooms, sauna design, permeability, mold prevention, and even surprising materials like granite and spray foam, this conversation is a masterclass in building homes that heal.If you’re building, renovating, recovering from environmental illness, or simply curious about how your home shapes your biology, this episode will expand the way you see every wall, window, and beam.CONNECT WITH ASHLEYInstagram | Tiktok | Youtube | WebsiteAshley helps you renovate and build healthier homes to prevent future health issues from arising from your environment. Whether you’re searching for a new home, assessing concerns with your current one, or embarking on a renovation or new build, Awakening Spaces can guide you every step of the way.Ashley brings her background in Building Biology and Building Science and years of hands-on experience helping families reduce mold, chemical exposure, and EMFs in their living spaces. Her clients gain homes that are not only functional and beautiful, but truly support their well-being and peace of mind.Curious about how we can help with your project? Explore our offerings here.CONNECT WITH GUESTInstagram |Facebook | Youtube | WebsiteKelly Grace is the Managing Principal at Travis Price Architects based out of Washington D.C. Kelly received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from The Catholic University of America. After graduating, she went on to work for a construction on Capitol Hill for several years, before landing at Travis Price Architects full-time.Kelly is dedicated to designing healthy, high-performance buildings, using non-toxic products to promote wellness and efficiency. Her firm specializes in holistic modern residential, innovative commercial and institutional architecture. Kelly and her husband Matt live in Davidsonville MD with their three children Atlas Adelyn and Roark twenty chickens and a great pup named BlueSHOW YOUR SUPPORTIf you found this episode valuable, share it with a friend and leave us a rating/review! Thank you for listening ✨

Send us a text with your questions, thoughts, and/or a love note regarding the podcast episode to help us know what to create more of!In this episode, Ashley sits down with Dr. Emily Kiberd, chiropractor, functional medicine practitioner, and founder of Thyroid Strong, to explore the deep connection between autoimmune disease, mold exposure, and the environments we live in.Emily shares her personal journey through Hashimoto’s, multiple mold remediations, and what it truly takes to rebuild health and trust after environmental illness.Together, they unpack how to build resilience in the body, why so many women struggle with fatigue and weight loss resistance, and the misunderstood role of strength training in healing. This conversation goes beyond symptom management, it’s about reclaiming safety in your body and your space so you can thrive again.THINGS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:Dr. Gabrielle Lyon (functional medicine doctor)Dr. Neil Nathan and Dr. Jill Crista (mold and environmental illness experts)Thyroid Strong program by Dr. Emily KiberdPrimal Trust, DNRS, and Your Daily Health app (for nervous system regulation)Conscious Construction Container by Awakening SpacesCONNECT WITH ASHLEYInstagram | Tiktok | Youtube | WebsiteAshley helps you renovate and build healthier homes to prevent future health issues from arising from your environment. Whether you’re searching for a new home, assessing concerns with your current one, or embarking on a renovation or new build, Awakening Spaces can guide you every step of the way.Ashley brings her background in Building Biology and Building Science and years of hands-on experience helping families reduce mold, chemical exposure, and EMFs in their living spaces. Her clients gain homes that are not only functional and beautiful, but truly support their well-being and peace of mind.Curious about how we can help with your project? Explore our offerings here.CONNECT WITH GUESTWebsite | Instagram | Tiktok | FacebookDr. Emily Kiberd, chiropractor of 18 years, mama of two, and founder of Thyroid Strong, knows firsthand what it takes to heal from mold. After five mold remediations over the last decade, she discovered that addressing mold exposure was the missing link in putting her Hashimoto’s into remission.Now, she’s on a mission to help women heal their bodies and their homes, because it’s not a matter of if you’ll be exposed to mold, but when. The goal? To build a body so resilient that you can thrive no matter your environment.SHOW YOUR SUPPORTIf you found this episode valuable, share it with a friend and leave us a rating/review! Thank you for listening ✨

Send us a text with your questions, thoughts, and/or a love note regarding the podcast episode to help us know what to create more of!This episode invites you to slow down and bring more intention into your home this holiday season. Ashley explores the often-overlooked ways that our modern holiday habits, from twinkling LED lights to endless tech gadgets, can quietly impact our health, our nervous system, and the energetic balance of our space.You’ll learn how to reduce EMF exposure, choose healthier lighting, and align your home with the natural rhythm of winter, a season designed for rest, reflection, and regeneration. Ashley shares simple, practical steps to create a conscious Christmas that nourishes both your body and your spirit.THINGS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:Awakening Spaces Blog: EMF Research and ResourcesEpisode with Cathy Cook on Dirty ElectricityCONNECT WITH ASHLEYInstagram | Tiktok | Youtube | WebsiteAshley helps you renovate and build healthier homes to prevent future health issues from arising from your environment. Whether you’re searching for a new home, assessing concerns with your current one, or embarking on a renovation or new build, Awakening Spaces can guide you every step of the way.Ashley brings her background in Building Biology and Building Science and years of hands-on experience helping families reduce mold, chemical exposure, and EMFs in their living spaces. Her clients gain homes that are not only functional and beautiful, but truly support their well-being and peace of mind.Curious about how we can help with your project? Explore our offerings here.SHOW YOUR SUPPORTIf you found this episode valuable, share it with a friend and leave us a rating/review! Thank you for listening ✨

Send us a text with your questions, thoughts, and/or a love note regarding the podcast episode to help us know what to create more of!In this episode, Ashley sits down with Jonathan from JF Healthy Homes to explore the invisible energies shaping the spaces we live in, EMFs, dirty electricity, geopathic stress, and more. Together, they unpack how modern technology affects the body’s natural rhythms and why true healing begins by re-rooting ourselves in nature.From using an AM radio to detect “dirty” LED lights to discussing ancient wisdom around building placement and biogeometry, this conversation bridges science and spirituality in a refreshingly honest way. Jonathan also opens up about his own healing journey, balancing business, family, and health, while offering grounded encouragement for anyone feeling overwhelmed by toxins or information overload.THINGS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:Ashley’s EMF research blog: https://awakeningspaces.com/2025/03/31/emf-research/CONNECT WITH ASHLEYInstagram | Tiktok | Youtube | WebsiteAshley helps you renovate and build healthier homes to prevent future health issues from arising from your environment. Whether you’re searching for a new home, assessing concerns with your current one, or embarking on a renovation or new build, Awakening Spaces can guide you every step of the way.Ashley brings her background in Building Biology and Building Science and years of hands-on experience helping families reduce mold, chemical exposure, and EMFs in their living spaces. Her clients gain homes that are not only functional and beautiful, but truly support their well-being and peace of mind.Curious about how we can help with your project? Explore our offerings here.CONNECT WITH GUESTWebsite | Instagram | TiktokJonathan Farrar is a building biologist and healthy home advocate who runs an environmental consultation company called JF Healthy Homes. He began his journey through many health struggles of his own, the most recent and ultimate one being moving into a house with toxic black mold which made him and his young children and spouse very sick. Through his struggles and strifes, he has found building biology and is on a wrecking path the help other families live better.SHOW YOUR SUPPORTIf you found this episode valuable, share it with a friend and leave us a rating/review! Thank you for listening ✨

Send us a text with your questions, thoughts, and/or a love note regarding the podcast episode to help us know what to create more of!In this episode, Ashley sits down with Frank Wetenkamp, natural builder and co-founder of Living Craft, to explore the marriage between high-performance building science and soulful, regenerative craftsmanship.Together, they dive into the heart of natural plasters, clay, lime, and beyond, unpacking how these ancient materials not only transform the way a home looks and feels but also how it supports our health and nervous system. Frank shares approachable insights on how to make healthier material choices in both new builds and remodels, what it actually takes to plaster over drywall, and why small, simple, intentional homes may be the most sustainable form of luxury.This episode is for anyone dreaming of building or remodeling with consciousness homeowners, designers, and builders who want to reconnect craft with care.CONNECT WITH ASHLEYInstagram | Tiktok | Youtube | WebsiteAshley helps you renovate and build healthier homes to prevent future health issues from arising from your environment. Whether you’re searching for a new home, assessing concerns with your current one, or embarking on a renovation or new build, Awakening Spaces can guide you every step of the way.Ashley brings her background in Building Biology and Building Science and years of hands-on experience helping families reduce mold, chemical exposure, and EMFs in their living spaces. Her clients gain homes that are not only functional and beautiful, but truly support their well-being and peace of mind.Curious about how we can help with your project? Explore our offerings here.CONNECT WITH FRANKLiving Craft IG |  Living Plasters IG | Facebook | WebsiteFrank is the Co-Owner and Co-Founder of Living Craft. Frank started working as a carpenter while in high school. His passion for building led to a degree in Civil Engineering and a minor in Architectural studies. A Natural Building Certificate course at Yestermorrow Design Build School set him up for a move back to residential construction.Now as a Certified Passive House Tradesperson (CPHT) he strives to find the right balance between modern techniques, building science, and natural materials. When he isn’t building, Frank likes to spend time outside with his family.SHOW YOUR SUPPORTIf you found this episode valuable, share it with a friend and leave us a rating/review! Thank you for listening ✨

Send us a text with your questions, thoughts, and/or a love note regarding the podcast episode to help us know what to create more of!In this episode, Ashley sits down with Kendra Seymour, co-founder of Change the Air Foundation, to unpack the invisible yet widespread crisis of mold and indoor air quality. Kendra shares her family’s personal battle with toxic mold, how it transformed her life’s work, and the step-by-step process every homeowner should understand when it comes to inspection and remediation to the crucial (and often skipped) post-remediation verification (PRV).Together, Ashley and Kendra bring clarity to a confusing industry, highlighting what ethical remediation should look like, how to protect your investment, and what’s being done at the federal level to protect families, especially military families living in unsafe housing. This is a must-listen episode for anyone facing environmental illness, building a new home, or simply wanting to live in a space that truly supports their health.CONNECT WITH ASHLEYInstagram | Tiktok | Youtube | WebsiteAshley helps you renovate and build healthier homes to prevent future health issues from arising from your environment. Whether you’re searching for a new home, assessing concerns with your current one, or embarking on a renovation or new build, Awakening Spaces can guide you every step of the way.Ashley brings her background in Building Biology and Building Science and years of hands-on experience helping families reduce mold, chemical exposure, and EMFs in their living spaces. Her clients gain homes that are not only functional and beautiful, but truly support their well-being and peace of mind.Curious about how we can help with your project? Explore our offerings here.CONNECT WITH GUESTWebsite | Instagram | Youtube | FacebookKendra Seymour is a Co-Founder and Vice Chair of Change the Air Foundation and a passionate advocate for improving health by improving indoor air quality. She oversees foundation initiatives, with a special focus on raising awareness, outreach, and fundraising. As a mother of two, Kendra discovered hidden mold and water damage in her home were harming her family’s health. After years of research into mold and indoor toxins, and a lot of hard lessons-learned, she became dedicated to helping others by building awareness in online communities and collaborating with fellow advocates to educate the public around the importance of indoor air quality.SHOW YOUR SUPPORTIf you found this episode valuable, share it with a friend and leave us a rating/review! Thank you for listening ✨

Send us a text with your questions, thoughts, and/or a love note regarding the podcast episode to help us know what to create more of!What does it really take to build a fire-resilient, high-performance home in today’s world of rising costs, unpredictable supply chains, and evolving codes? In this episode of The Awakening Spaces Podcast, Ashley sits down with Marcela and Hector, engineers, owner-builders, and founders of Efficient Build, to unpack their journey of designing and building their own wildfire-resilient home in the Colorado mountains after being evacuated during the Marshall Fire.They share what they wish they’d known before starting, from the materials they’d choose differently to how to navigate post-COVID construction costs and supply chain chaos. You’ll learn how they balanced fire resistance with healthy home design, what it really costs to build high-performance, and how to stay patient, creative, and resilient through years of hands-on work.If you’re dreaming of building a home that protects your family, honors the land, and reflects your values, this conversation will inspire you to take the next step with both realism and heart.CONNECT WITH ASHLEYInstagram | Tiktok | Youtube | WebsiteAshley helps you renovate and build healthier homes to prevent future health issues from arising from your environment. Whether you’re searching for a new home, assessing concerns with your current one, or embarking on a renovation or new build, Awakening Spaces can guide you every step of the way.Ashley brings her background in Building Biology and Building Science and years of hands-on experience helping families reduce mold, chemical exposure, and EMFs in their living spaces. Her clients gain homes that are not only functional and beautiful, but truly support their well-being and peace of mind.Curious about how we can help with your project? Explore our offerings here.CONNECT WITH EFFICIENT BUILDYoutube Spanish IG: https://www.instagram.com/losefficientbuilds/English IG: https://www.instagram.com/efficient_build/Hector and Marcella are Custom home builders in the Rocky Mountains (only) of Colorado. We thrive on being efficient in material utilization as well as energy efficiency. We are self funded to avoid the ups and downs of interest rates and not having to deal with banks. We thrive in a customer-free environment.SHOW YOUR SUPPORTIf you found this episode valuable, share it with a friend and leave us a rating/review! Thank you for listening ✨

Send us a text with your questions, thoughts, and/or a love note regarding the podcast episode to help us know what to create more of!In this episode of The Awakening Spaces Podcast, Ashley sits down with builder David Aurbeck of PLH Exclusives, whose wife’s battle with mold illness transformed his career into a mission: creating homes that truly support human health.David shares practical wisdom on building mold-resistant homes, protecting lumber on site, and the surprising potential of log homes. He and Ashley also explore he surprising potential of log homes. He and Ashley also explorebuilding from the energy of natural materials to choosing purpose over fear.Whether you’re navigating mold illness, considering a log home, or simply curious about healthy high-performance building, this conversation will leave you both informed and inspired.THINGS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:Builder survey David mentions in the podcast - https://plhexclusives.com/home-build-survey/Survey1CONNECT WITH DAVIDInstagram | Facebook | WebsiteMy name is David Aurbeck (R-Beck), grew up farming in central IL. After getting a B.S. degree in Environmental Studies, moved back to IL and started a family in a small apartment before GCing/building my first home.The Log Home company asked me to be their Rep, which initiated the start of my building/restoration company in 2016. Due to mold sensitivities and trauma with my wife, I am fully invested in the build science world and focus primarily now on enhancing lives through Healthy High-Performance Homes.CONNECT WITH ASHLEYInstagram | Tiktok | Youtube | WebsiteAshley helps you renovate and build healthier homes to prevent future health issues from arising from your environment. Whether you’re searching for a new home, assessing concerns with your current one, or embarking on a renovation or new build, Awakening Spaces can guide you every step of the way.Ashley brings her background in Building Biology and Building Science and years of hands-on experience helping families reduce mold, chemical exposure, and EMFs in their living spaces. Her clients gain homes that are not only functional and beautiful, but truly support their well-being and peace of mind.Curious about how we can help with your project? Explore our offerings here.SHOW YOUR SUPPORTIf you found this episode valuable, share it with a friend and leave us a rating/review! Thank you for listening ✨

Send us a text with your questions, thoughts, and/or a love note regarding the podcast episode to help us know what to create more of!In this episode of The Awakening Spaces Podcast, Ashley Spanovich talks with building biologist and nutritionist Cathy Cooke about the hidden stressors in our homes and the surprising fixes that can transform health.Cathy shares eye-opening stories, like the time she traced severe dirty electricity to a kitchen gadget!  She explains why “harmonizers” and EMF pendants aren’t always what they seem, and why simple steps like unplugging devices or hardwiring your internet often make the biggest difference.They also dive into the emotional side of healthy living how to move from fear and overwhelm to resilience and presence, even while facing mold, EMFs, or environmental illness.If you’ve ever felt unsure where to start, this conversation is both practical and encouraging: a reminder that progress not perfection is the goal.THINGS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:Cathy’s Fly Healthier CourseSafe and Sound Pro II EMF meter USE CODE AS5 FOR 5% OFFCONNECT WITH ASHLEYInstagram | Tiktok | Youtube | WebsiteAshley helps you renovate and build healthier homes to prevent future health issues from arising from your environment. Whether you’re searching for a new home, assessing concerns with your current one, or embarking on a renovation or new build, Awakening Spaces can guide you every step of the way.Ashley brings her background in Building Biology and Building Science and years of hands-on experience helping families reduce mold, chemical exposure, and EMFs in their living spaces. Her clients gain homes that are not only functional and beautiful, but truly support their well-being and peace of mind.Curious about how we can help with your project? Explore our offerings here.CONNECT WITH CATHYInstagram | Youtube | Facebook | WebsiteCathy Cooke is Board Certified in Holistic Nutrition with the National Association of Nutrition Professionals. She is also a Certified Building Biology Environmental Consultant and Certified Electromagnetic Radiation Specialist with the Building Biology Institute as well as a Certified Residential Mold Inspector. She assesses buildings for anything that may be causing health problems, including Indoor Air Quality, mold, chemical off-gassing, ventilation, and EMF exposure.Combining Holistic Nutrition and Building Biology, she addresses both the body and environment to help her clients achieve optimal health. Originally from Kansas City, MO., she currently lives in Boise, ID. She is available for consulting via skype and phone, and will travel as needed for home assessments. You can find more information about her on her website or follow her on Instagram or YouTube.SHOW YOUR SUPPORTIf you found this episode valuable, share it with a friend and leave us a rating/review! Thank you for listening ✨

Send us a text with your questions, thoughts, and/or a love note regarding the podcast episode to help us know what to create more of!What really happens when you have biotoxin exposure from things like mold and lyme and how do you recover without making things worse?In this episode of The Awakening Spaces Podcast, Ashley talks with Dr. Terri Fox, an integrative physician specializing in mold and Lyme, about biofilms, antifungal strategies, and the vital role of nervous system retraining. You’ll learn why opening biofilms too early can backfire, how to protect your good bacteria, and why mold illness is not only treatable but fully recoverable.Whether you’re just starting to suspect mold or have been navigating chronic symptoms for years, this conversation offers clarity, hope, and practical next steps.THINGS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:Here's the link for the Mold Quiz: ENTER OUR GIVEAWAY BELOW TO CELEBRATE THE LAUNCH OF OUR PODCAST, WE ARE GIVING AWAY ONE SPOT INTO OUR CONSCIOUS CONSTRUCTION CONTAINER ($12K IN VALUE!).ENTER TO WIN BY DOING THE FOLLOWING:LISTEN TO ONE EPISODE OF THE AWAKENING SPACES PODCASTSUBSCRIBE + FOLLOW THE SHOW ON APPLE PODCASTLEAVE A RATING + REVIEW ON APPLE PODCAST (AN EXTRA POINT IF YOU ALSO SUBSCRIBE AND REVIEW ON SPOTIFY!)HEAD TO THIS INSTAGRAM POST AND TAG ONE PERSON WHO YOU THINK WOULD BENEFIT FROM THE SHOW. THE MORE PEOPLE YOU TAG THE MORE ENTRIES YOU GET.BONUS: RE-SHARE TO YOUR STORIES FOR ANOTHER ENTRY (TAG US @AWAKENINGSPACES SO WE KNOW YOU POSTED)!CONNECT WITH DR. TERRIInstagram | Facebook | Website | The Medical Detective PodcastDr. Terri Fox is a Board-Certified Integrative and Holistic Medicine physician and founder of Boulder Holistic Functional Medicine in Colorado. With over 24 years in practice and more than a decade specializing in mold detoxification, she is a recognized leader in the field of environmentally acquired illness.A Founding Diplomat of the International Society of Environmentally Acquired Illness (ISEAI) and advisor to the Change the Air Foundation, Dr. Fox has helped thousands recover from mold-related illness through her clinical work and her step-by-step online course designed to guide patients safely back to health.CONNECT WITH ASHLEYInstagram | Tiktok | Youtube | WebsiteAshley helps you renovate and build healthier homes to prevent future health issues from arising from your environment. Whether you’re searching for a new home, assessing concerns with your current one, or embarking on a renovation or new build, Awakening Spaces can guide you every step of the way.Ashley brings her background in Building Biology and Building Science and years of hands-on experience helping families reduce mold, chemical exposure, and EMFs in their living spaces. Her clients gain homes that are not only functional and beautiful, but truly support their well-being and peace of mind.Curious about how we can help with your project? Explore our offerings here.SHOW YOUR SUPPORTIf you found this episode valuable, share it with a friend and leave us a rating/review! Thank you for listening ✨

Send us a text with your questions, thoughts, and/or a love note regarding the podcast episode to help us know what to create more of!In this episode, Ashley sits down with designer, healer, and author Mahwish Syed to explore the intersection of beauty, mythology, and biology in creating spaces that heal. From her career in New York fashion and interiors to her own cancer journey, Mahwish shares how choosing to dance with illness rather than fear it reshaped her philosophy of design.They dive into the story of Persephone, the science of neuroaesthetics, the frequency of fabrics and flowers, and simple rituals that make daily life more nourishing. This episode will leave you inspired to design with both your heart and your cells in mind.THINGS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:Purgatory to Paradise by Mahwish SyedENTER OUR GIVEAWAY BELOW TO CELEBRATE THE LAUNCH OF OUR PODCAST, WE ARE GIVING AWAY ONE SPOT INTO OUR CONSCIOUS CONSTRUCTION CONTAINER ($12K IN VALUE!).ENTER TO WIN BY DOING THE FOLLOWING:LISTEN TO ONE EPISODE OF THE AWAKENING SPACES PODCASTSUBSCRIBE + FOLLOW THE SHOW ON APPLE PODCASTLEAVE A RATING + REVIEW ON APPLE PODCAST (AN EXTRA POINT IF YOU ALSO SUBSCRIBE AND REVIEW ON SPOTIFY!)HEAD TO THIS INSTAGRAM  POST AND TAG ONE PERSON WHO YOU THINK WOULD BENEFIT FROM THE SHOW. THE MORE PEOPLE YOU TAG THE MORE ENTRIES YOU GET.BONUS: RE-SHARE TO YOUR STORIES FOR ANOTHER ENTRY (TAG US @AWAKENINGSPACES SO WE KNOW YOU POSTED)!CONNECT WITH ASHLEYInstagram | Tiktok | Youtube | WebsiteAshley helps you renovate and build healthier homes to prevent future health issues from arising from your environment. Whether you’re searching for a new home, assessing concerns with your current one, or embarking on a renovation or new build, Awakening Spaces can guide you every step of the way.Ashley brings her background in Building Biology and Building Science and years of hands-on experience helping families reduce mold, chemical exposure, and EMFs in their living spaces. Her clients gain homes that are not only functional and beautiful, but truly support their well-being and peace of mind.Curious about how we can help with your project? Explore our offerings here.CONNECT WITH MAHWISHInstagram | Tiktok | Youtube | Facebook | WebsiteMahwish Syed is an award-winning fashion and interior designer, celebrated author, cancer survivor, and expert in neuroaesthetics. For over two decades, her work has been featured in publications like The New York Times, Architectural Digest, and Elle Décor, shaping spaces that nurture and heal.Her book Purgatory to Paradise—a #1 New Release in multiple categories—shares her cancer journey and how design became her sanctuary. Today, she empowers others to create personal paradises, showing that true beauty is immediate and accessible to all.SHOW YOUR SUPPORTIf you found this episode valuable, share it with a friend and leave us a rating/review! Thank you for listening ✨

Send us a text with your questions, thoughts, and/or a love note regarding the podcast episode to help us know what to create more of!In this episode of The Awakening Spaces Podcast, Ashley speaks with author and building biologist John Banta, whose decades of work in mold remediation have helped countless families reclaim safe, healing homes.John shares his journey into this field and the experiences that fuel his commitment to helping others. They explore how mold, building flaws, and genetic vulnerabilities can create a “perfect storm” for illness. He also introduces his book, a practical guide with strategies and illustrations for preventing and remediating mold.This conversation offers both technical insights and grounded hope for anyone navigating environmental illness or questioning the health of their home.THINGS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:Books written and co-written by John Banta:Mold Controlled by John Banta, CIHPrescriptions for A Healthy House by Paula Baker-Laporte, FAIA and John Banta, CIHENTER OUR GIVEAWAY BELOW TO CELEBRATE THE LAUNCH OF OUR PODCAST, WE ARE GIVING AWAY ONE SPOT INTO OUR CONSCIOUS CONSTRUCTION CONTAINER ($12K IN VALUE!).ENTER TO WIN BY DOING THE FOLLOWING:LISTEN TO ONE EPISODE OF THE AWAKENING SPACES PODCASTSUBSCRIBE + FOLLOW THE SHOW ON APPLE PODCASTLEAVE A RATING + REVIEW ON APPLE PODCAST (AN EXTRA POINT IF YOU ALSO SUBSCRIBE AND REVIEW ON SPOTIFY!)HEAD TO THIS INSTAGRAM  POST AND TAG ONE PERSON WHO YOU THINK WOULD BENEFIT FROM THE SHOW. THE MORE PEOPLE YOU TAG THE MORE ENTRIES YOU GET.BONUS: RE-SHARE TO YOUR STORIES FOR ANOTHER ENTRY (TAG US @AWAKENINGSPACES SO WE KNOW YOU POSTED)!CONNECT WITH ASHLEYInstagram | Tiktok | Youtube | WebsiteAshley helps you renovate and build healthier homes to prevent future health issues from arising from your environment. Whether you’re searching for a new home, assessing concerns with your current one, or embarking on a renovation or new build, Awakening Spaces can guide you every step of the way.Ashley brings her background in Building Biology and Building Science and years of hands-on experience helping families reduce mold, chemical exposure, and EMFs in their living spaces. Her clients gain homes that are not only functional and beautiful, but truly support their well-being and peace of mind.Curious about how we can help with your project? Explore our offerings here.CONNECT WITH JOHNWebsite | Facebook | YoutubeJohn C. Banta is an Indoor Environmental Quality Specialist with a degree in Environmental Health Science and over 35 years of experience. He coauthored Prescriptions for a Healthy House: A Practical Guide for Architects, Builders, and Homeowners with Paula Baker-Laporte and Dr. Erica Elliott, now in its 4th edition and also available as an e-book.For 27 years, John focused on mold and water damage, conducting investigations, supervising remediation projects across the U.S., and training crews in disaster recovery and safe building restoration.SHOW YOUR SUPPORTIf you found this episode valuable, share it with a friend and leave us a rating/review! Thank you for listening ✨

Send us a text with your questions, thoughts, and/or a love note regarding the podcast episode to help us know what to create more of!In this episode, Ashley sits down with functional nutritionist Hannah Aylward to uncover the overlooked layers of gut healing that go far beyond food. Hannah opens up about her years of bloating, food restriction, and frustration despite following all the “right” dietary rules—and the surprising root causes that finally shifted her health.From mold exposure and heavy metal toxicity to mineral imbalances and the role of the nervous system, Hannah brings a grounded, evidence-based perspective to why so many people stay stuck, even on a perfect diet. She shares what worked, what didn’t, and how she helps clients heal without endless restriction or fear of food.Whether you’re dealing with reflux, rashes, IBS, or lingering inflammation, this conversation offers both fresh insight and practical tools to address the deeper factors affecting your digestion—while giving you hope that your body isn’t broken, it’s protecting you.ENTER OUR GIVEAWAY BELOW TO CELEBRATE THE LAUNCH OF OUR PODCAST, WE ARE GIVING AWAY ONE SPOT INTO OUR CONSCIOUS CONSTRUCTION CONTAINER ($12K IN VALUE!).ENTER TO WIN BY DOING THE FOLLOWING:LISTEN TO ONE EPISODE OF THE AWAKENING SPACES PODCASTSUBSCRIBE + FOLLOW THE SHOW ON APPLE PODCASTLEAVE A RATING + REVIEW ON APPLE PODCAST (AN EXTRA POINT IF YOU ALSO SUBSCRIBE AND REVIEW ON SPOTIFY!)HEAD TO THIS INSTAGRAM  POST AND TAG ONE PERSON WHO YOU THINK WOULD BENEFIT FROM THE SHOW. THE MORE PEOPLE YOU TAG THE MORE ENTRIES YOU GET.BONUS: RE-SHARE TO YOUR STORIES FOR ANOTHER ENTRY (TAG US @AWAKENINGSPACES SO WE KNOW YOU POSTED)!CONNECT WITH ASHLEY Instagram | Tiktok | Youtube | WebsiteAshley helps you renovate and build healthier homes to prevent future health issues from arising from your environment. Whether you’re searching for a new home, assessing concerns with your current one, or embarking on a renovation or new build, Awakening Spaces can guide you every step of the way.Ashley brings her background in Building Biology and Building Science and years of hands-on experience helping families reduce mold, chemical exposure, and EMFs in their living spaces. Her clients gain homes that are not only functional and beautiful, but truly support their well-being and peace of mind.Curious about how we can help with your project? Explore our offerings here. CONNECT WITH HANNAH Instagram | The Nutrient Dense Podcast Hannah Aylward is a Certified Holistic Health Coach, functional gut health practitioner and the founder of  HAN, a functional nutrition practice that helps women around the world overcome chronic digestive issues utilizing functional nutrition, targeted supplementation, and advanced lab work.. After struggling with her own chronic digestive issues for years, Hannah dove headfirst into the latest in gut health research, seeking answers to her bloating, food sensitivities, and pain. With her science-backed  formula, Hannah has overcome her own digestive issues and helped hundreds of other women around the world do the same. SHOW YOUR SUPPORT If you found this episode valuable, share it with a friend and leave us a rating/review! Thank you for listening ✨

Send us a text with your questions, thoughts, and/or a love note regarding the podcast episode to help us know what to create more of!In this episode, Ashley sits down with Paula Marie to explore the intersection of emotional healing, nervous system regulation, and physical recovery from complex chronic illness. Paula shares her own journey of navigating MCAS, environmental sensitivities, and years of intense detox protocols and what ultimately moved the needle most in her healing.From practical somatic tools like parasympathetic breathing to unexpected lessons about nutrition, boundaries, and self-worth, Paula brings both grounded wisdom and refreshing honesty about what works, what doesn’t, and why healing is rarely a straight line. This conversation is for anyone feeling stuck, overly reactive, or desperate for relief, offering both tangible practices and a bigger picture perspective that invites more peace, resilience, and connection with yourself.ENTER OUR GIVEAWAY BELOW TO CELEBRATE THE LAUNCH OF OUR PODCAST, WE ARE GIVING AWAY ONE SPOT INTO OUR CONSCIOUS CONSTRUCTION CONTAINER ($12K IN VALUE!).ENTER TO WIN BY DOING THE FOLLOWING:LISTEN TO ONE EPISODE OF THE AWAKENING SPACES PODCASTSUBSCRIBE + FOLLOW THE SHOW ON APPLE PODCASTLEAVE A RATING + REVIEW ON APPLE PODCAST (AN EXTRA POINT IF YOU ALSO SUBSCRIBE AND REVIEW ON SPOTIFY!)HEAD TO THIS INSTAGRAM POST AND TAG ONE PERSON WHO YOU THINK WOULD BENEFIT FROM THE SHOW. THE MORE PEOPLE YOU TAG THE MORE ENTRIES YOU GET.  BONUS: RE-SHARE TO YOUR STORIES FOR ANOTHER ENTRY (TAG US @AWAKENINGSPACES SO WE KNOW YOU POSTED)!CONNECT WITH ASHLEYInstagram | Tiktok | Youtube | WebsiteAshley helps you renovate and build healthier homes to prevent future health issues from arising from your environment. Whether you’re searching for a new home, assessing concerns with your current one, or embarking on a renovation or new build, Awakening Spaces can guide you every step of the way.Ashley brings her background in Building Biology and Building Science and years of hands-on experience helping families reduce mold, chemical exposure, and EMFs in their living spaces. Her clients gain homes that are not only functional and beautiful, but truly support their well-being and peace of mind.Curious about how we can help with your project? Explore our offerings here. CONNECT WITH PAULAInstagram | WebsitePaula Salas is a Holistic Health Practitioner specializing in emotional and energetic release, nervous system regulation, and somatic healing. She helps clients release the patterns and emotions that keep them in survival mode so they can feel safe, present, and connected in their bodies. After years of struggling with MCAS, mold toxicity, Lyme, thyroid, and gut issues, Paula discovered that unprocessed emotions and core belief patterns were the missing link in her healing. Now, through her signature clearing method, she guides clients through profound transformations that allow the body to return to safety, heal, and thrive.SHOW YOUR SUPPORTIf you found this episode valuable, share it with a friend and leave us a rating/review! Thank you for listening ✨

Send us a text with your questions, thoughts, and/or a love note regarding the podcast episode to help us know what to create more of!Buying a new home can be exciting, but also dangerous if you don’t know what to look for. In this episode of The Awakening Spaces Podcast, Ashley Spanovich walks you through the top environmental and structural red flags to be aware of before purchasing a home, especially if you’re prioritizing health, low-tox living, and long-term safety.This episode goes far beyond aesthetic appeal and home inspection basics. Ashley offers a comprehensive guide to investigating what's around and underneath a property, things most inspectors miss but can have serious consequences for your well-being and wallet. Whether you're chemically sensitive, healing from mold illness, or just want to make an empowered, educated decision, this episode is your roadmap to confidently vetting your future home.THINGS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:Air Pollution Near HighwaysCDC report on near-roadway pollutionNIH environmental health perspectivesAir Pollution Near AirportsStudy on air pollution from airport operationsNIH airport emissions health studyMold in CrawlspacesNIH mold transmission study on crawlspacesUnderstanding EMFsLink to our blog post on EMFsTOOLS + GUIDESAspen Air Filter  (use code AS200 for $200 off)Tri-Filed TF2 EMF MeterSafe and Sound Radio Frequency Meter Moisture MeterThermal Imaging CameraFEMA Flood Plain MapsAwakened Home Search GuideENTER OUR GIVEAWAY BELOWTO CELEBRATE THE LAUNCH OF OUR PODCAST, WE ARE GIVING AWAY ONE SPOT INTO OUR CONSCIOUS CONSTRUCTION CONTAINER ($12K IN VALUE!).ENTER TO WIN BY DOING THE FOLLOWING:LISTEN TO ONE EPISODE OF THE AWAKENING SPACES PODCASTSUBSCRIBE + FOLLOW THE SHOW ON APPLE PODCASTLEAVE A RATING + REVIEW ON APPLE PODCAST (AN EXTRA POINT IF YOU ALSO SUBSCRIBE AND REVIEW ON SPOTIFY!)HEAD TO THIS INSTAGRAM  POST AND TAG ONE PERSON WHO YOU THINK WOULD BENEFIT FROM THE SHOW. THE MORE PEOPLE YOU TAG THE MORE ENTRIES YOU GET.  BONUS: RE-SHARE TO YOUR STORIES FOR ANOTHER ENTRY (TAG US @AWAKENINGSPACES SO WE KNOW YOU POSTED)!CONNECT WITH ASHLEYInstagram | Tiktok | Youtube | WebsiteSHOW YOUR SUPPORT If you found this episode valuable, share it with a friend and leave us a rating and review! Thank you for listening ✨

Send us a text with your questions, thoughts, and/or a love note regarding the podcast episode to help us know what to create more of!In this solo episode, Ashley breaks down one of the biggest dilemmas her clients face, should you build a home from scratch or buy and renovate an existing one? With wisdom drawn from both personal experience and years of consulting, she unpacks the nuanced pros and cons of each path through the lens of creating a truly healthy home.You’ll learn why control is the most valuable currency in new construction, what pitfalls to watch for when inheriting someone else’s building decisions, and how to avoid the costly mistakes that can derail either process. Whether you’re navigating mold sensitivity, EMF issues, or just want more sovereignty over your living space, this episode will help you move forward with clarity, confidence, and grounded discernment.ENTER OUR GIVEAWAY BELOWTO CELEBRATE THE LAUNCH OF OUR PODCAST, WE ARE GIVING AWAY ONE SPOT INTO OUR CONSCIOUS CONSTRUCTION CONTAINER ($12K IN VALUE!).ENTER TO WIN BY DOING THE FOLLOWING:LISTEN TO ONE EPISODE OF THE AWAKENING SPACES PODCASTSUBSCRIBE + FOLLOW THE SHOW ON APPLE PODCASTLEAVE A RATING + REVIEW ON APPLE PODCAST (AN EXTRA POINT IF YOU ALSO SUBSCRIBE AND REVIEW ON SPOTIFY!)HEAD TO THIS INSTAGRAM POST AND TAG ONE PERSON WHO YOU THINK WOULD BENEFIT FROM THE SHOW. THE MORE PEOPLE YOU TAG THE MORE ENTRIES YOU GET.  BONUS: RE-SHARE TO YOUR STORIES FOR ANOTHER ENTRY (TAG US @AWAKENINGSPACES SO WE KNOW YOU POSTED)!CONNECT WITH ASHLEYInstagram | Tiktok | Youtube | WebsiteAshley helps you renovate and build healthier homes to prevent future health issues from arising from your environment. Whether you’re searching for a new home, assessing concerns with your current one, or embarking on a renovation or new build, Awakening Spaces can guide you every step of the way.Ashley brings her background in Building Biology and Building Science and years of hands-on experience helping families reduce mold, chemical exposure, and EMFs in their living spaces. Her clients gain homes that are not only functional and beautiful, but truly support their well-being and peace of mind.Curious about how we can help with your project? Explore our offerings here. SHOW YOUR SUPPORT If you found this episode valuable, share it with a friend and leave us a rating and review! Thank you for listening! ✨ 

Send us a text with your questions, thoughts, and/or a love note regarding the podcast episode to help us know what to create more of!In this debut episode, Ashley Spanovich unpacks the foundational question: What does it really mean to have a healthy home? From mold toxins to EMFs to the energy of your space, Ashley walks you through the biggest environmental threats hiding in plain sight and how to begin building a more supportive, healing space, no matter your starting point.She offers empowering insights into the difference between baseline safety and deep nourishment, all grounded in real-world realities like budget, capacity, and personal sensitivity. Whether you're recovering from environmental illness, planning your next move, or simply curious about optimizing your space, this episode is a must-listen primer.THINGS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:Change the air foundation (Research on Mold Exposure)Awakening Spaces (Research on EMF exposure)Radon meter Ashley recommendsCheck out Branch Basics’ surfactant-based cleaners hereENTER OUR GIVEAWAY BELOWTO CELEBRATE THE LAUNCH OF OUR PODCAST, WE ARE GIVING AWAY ONE SPOT INTO OUR CONSCIOUS CONSTRUCTION CONTAINER ($12K IN VALUE!).ENTER TO WIN BY DOING THE FOLLOWING:LISTEN TO ONE EPISODE OF THE AWAKENING SPACES PODCASTSUBSCRIBE + FOLLOW THE SHOW ON APPLE PODCASTLEAVE A RATING + REVIEW ON APPLE PODCAST (AN EXTRA POINT IF YOU ALSO SUBSCRIBE AND REVIEW ON SPOTIFY!)HEAD TO THIS INSTAGRAM POST AND TAG ONE PERSON WHO YOU THINK WOULD BENEFIT FROM THE SHOW. THE MORE PEOPLE YOU TAG THE MORE ENTRIES YOU GET.  BONUS: RE-SHARE TO YOUR STORIES FOR ANOTHER ENTRY (TAG US @AWAKENINGSPACES SO WE KNOW YOU POSTED)!CONNECT WITH ASHLEYInstagram | Tiktok | Youtube | WebsiteAshley helps you renovate and build healthier homes to prevent future health issues from arising from your environment. Whether you’re searching for a new home, assessing concerns with your current one, or embarking on a renovation or new build, Awakening Spaces can guide you every step of the way.Ashley brings her background in Building Biology and Building Science and years of hands-on experience helping families reduce mold, chemical exposure, and EMFs in their living spaces. Her clients gain homes that are not only functional and beautiful, but truly support their well-being and peace of mind.Curious about how we can help with your project? Explore our offerings here. SHOW YOUR SUPPORT  If you found this episode valuable, share it with a friend and leave us a rating and review! Thank you for listening ✨

Send us a text with your questions, thoughts, and/or a love note regarding the podcast episode to help us know what to create more of!Welcome to The Awakening Spaces Podcast — a show about building homes that heal, and the sacred journey within. Hosted by Ashley Spanovich, a building biology and EMF specialist, certified passive house tradesperson, and founder of Awakening Spaces, this podcast is your grounded guide to designing, renovating, and living in a home that supports your health, nervous system, and evolving sense of self.In this foundational episode, Ashley shares what this podcast is all about, why health can no longer be an afterthought in how we build, and how your home can become a powerful ally in your personal transformation. Whether you're navigating environmental illness, designing a new home, or simply craving more clarity and connection in your space—you're in the right place. Get ready for deep conversations, practical tools, and a vision for home that reconnects you to nature, intuition, and possibility.