Restoration Home with Jennifer Pepito

The Simple Planning that Can Save Your Brain with Beth Ann Menger

Welcome to episode 169 of the Restoration Home Podcast!
Beth Ann Menger, a mentor mom with the Restoration Home Community, joins Jennifer Pepito to talk about making living peaceful with planning and prep. She shares amazing and simple steps to reduce decision making and create more time and brain space for connecting with your family, and so much more. Beth Ann is a well loved figure in the Restoration Home Community, and we're so excited to share her wisdom with our podcast community. 
Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!
 In this episode–
Choosing what really matters 
Family dinner: what it is; how to do it; and the vision behind it. 
Creating small patterns that have a lasting impact on your family culture 
How to plan to protect your peace. 
Simplifying your life when you are in a busy season. 
Ten Things to do Before Ten to Avoid Homeschool Burnout
Join the Restoration Home Community for support and connection as you create a sacred home in 2026
Check out the workshop Create a flourishing homeschool plan for 2026
You can learn more about Jennifer here:
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In the Restoration Home Community! 
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The Life Lessons of Emma M. Lion and Other Books

Books shape the way we view the world, they even change how we narrate the experiences of our life. When we read a book with a happy and courageous heroine, we began to narrate or describe our lives through the lens of being happy and courageous women. 
In 2025, we loved the Emma M. Lion books for the gentleness and joy and whimsy they brought into our lives. 
We loved Ronald Rolheiser for the lessons on community, and Isola for the lessons in forgiveness and courage. 
Now, in 2026 we're excited for a new list of books we're reading through and learning from, and new heroines who can shape our character. 
This great conversation is made possible by the Peaceful Press!
Plan a Flourishing Homeschool Year with Jennifer: A workshop to guide you through planning a perfect year of meaningful learning
The Peaceful Press supports healthy habits and responsibility by incorporating practical life skills into each day. 
For great resources that help with habit building into every day, check out the Chore and Routine Pack. Our full length bundles give your children the opportunity to learn practical skills, read beautiful literature, and engage in a living history and applicable science. If you're not loving your current homeschool, don't wait till next year to make a change. Switch now and enjoy every moment of learning with the Peaceful Press.
The Peaceful Press Elementary Bundles 
 In this episode–
Creating a beauitful world through the books we read
The beautiful lessons of Emma M. Lion
Our reading list for 2026
Restoration Home Community Book Club
The Emma M. Lion Book Club Tea Party
The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion by Beth Brower
The Restoration Home Community
You can learn more about Jennifer here-
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You can learn more about Emelie here-
Emelie’s Instagram
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How to Create a Sacred Home with Justina Auck

Welcome to episode 166 of the Restoration Home Podcast!
Justina Auck, a mentor mom with the Restoration Home Community, joins Jennifer Pepito to talk about prayer and work, sacred homes, working with your kids, and how to build a domestic church. 
This is the perfect podcast to kick off your 2026 planning and dreaming for your home and family. 
Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!
 In this episode–
What is a domestic church
Why we love the Restoration Home Community 
When you create a beautiful, holy, orderly home that teaches your children so much
What work and prayer does for your home
Creating a home where Christ is reflected 
Join the Restoration Home Community for support and connection as you create a sacred home in 2026
Create a flourishing homeschool plan for 2026
You can learn more about Jennifer here:
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You can learn more about Justina in the Restoration Home Community! 
Some Amazon Affiliate Links.

Great and Glorious Families with Greg Gunn

Welcome to episode 166. Greg Gunn is the creator of Family ID, a website dedicated to helping families make goals, create a plan, lay the foundation for a godly offspring, and be a family with a multi-generational vision. 
This is one of the most beautiful and inspirational episodes for families. We are so excited for you to listen to this, be inspired, and enjoy your family as you head into Christmas and the New Years.
Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!
You can now buy printed copies of our beloved Holiday Book Flood!
Looking for ways to celebrate and enjoy the beauty of the holidays? Check out our Christmas Guides Vol. 1 and 2, and the Unearthing Wonder Advent Guide. 
Find the beautiful Peaceful Press Cookbook on Amazon!! 
 In this episode–
You must treat your sibling better than you would your best friend
What do the mothers do when the dads are not on board 
Your words are a creative force, and you can speak spiritual strength and leadership over the men in your life, and bless your husband to feel 
Your husband wants to please you
You cannot correct or discipline your husband into excellence, but you can speak it into existence
Creating a family vision 
Check out Family ID for great resources and tools for your family
You can learn more about Jennifer here:
Jennifer's Instagram
You can learn more about Greg Gunn's ministry here:
Family ID's Instagram
Some Amazon Affiliate Links.

Christmas Bonus Episode: Homegrown Wisdom with Amber O'Neal Johnston

We have a beautiful Christmas bonus episode for you to enjoy while you wrap gifts, while driving around, or as you soak in the season with a cup of coffee and a snowy view. 
Jennifer and Amber O'Neal Johnston, creator of Soul School, author, friend, and inspiration, is back on the podcast to talk about her latest book, a series of essays, Homegrown.
In episode 166, the conversation envelops Charlotte Mason and finding beautiful living books that for today, lessons learned in suffering and joy, releasing our children's education through each season of life, and learning from the great women around us.   
Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!
The Peaceful Preschool Volume 2 is here!! Purchase your beautiful copy of the brand-new Peaceful Preschool for a year of delightful, hands-on learning. 
Looking for Elementary Bundles to engage in Charlotte Mason-styled education? Check out the Playful Pioneers, Precious People, and the Kind Kingdom! 
 In this episode–
Learning from different mothers 
Finding living books for all ethnicities and cultures 
The lessons from Amber's new book 
Do check out Amber's book A Place to Belong
And her newest book, Homegrown
You can learn more about Jennifer here:
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Reintroducing: Quiet, Quests, and Christmas with Sarah Clarkson

For Episode 165, we're bringing back a beautiful and timely conversation with Sarah Clarkson. There is so much to glean from this conversation. Enjoy!
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As we continue to move into the holiday season, Sarah Clarkson joins Jennifer Pepito in episode 110 of the Restoration Home Podcast. We're excited to bring another episode rich with the magic and mores of a peaceful Christmas. 
Sarah offers a unique perspective on celebrating Christmas, holiday traditions from the Clarkson home, and bringing different cultures and customs into her family's celebration.
Beyond the holidays, she also brings her love and passion for technological boundaries, creating purposeful space in her day, and finding ways to differentiate days for the sake of becoming more aware of ourselves, our families, and our lives. 
This is a great conversation, and we hope it blesses and inspires you. 
This podcast is made possible by the Peaceful Press!
With Winter and Winter Holidays around the corner, check out the Peaceful Press resources and blogs for good literature, engaging ways to celebrate, and the Four-week Autumn Guide.
Purchase any Christmas Guide Volume 1 or Volume 2 and receive a copy of the Unearthing Wonder Advent Guide. 
You can now buy printed copies of our beloved Holiday Book Flood!
 In this episode–
The importance of Advent 
Slowing down Christmas 
Creating a why for technological fasts 
Clarkson family traditions
Your children are never to old to celebrate with you
Reclaiming Quiet by Sarah Clarkson
Find out more about Sarah at her website and "From the Vicarage"
You can learn more about Jennifer here-
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You can learn more about Sarah here-
Sarah's Instagram
 
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Parenting in 2026 with Abbie Halberstadt

Abbie Halberstadt, author of M is for Mama and her newest book You Bet Your Stretch Marks, is a returning Restoration Home guest. She is full of passion and commitment to raising Godly children who go against the grain of modern expectations. 
If you're wanting more for your family and have a heart for holiness and virtue, but are battling the headwinds of scars from your childhood, lacking motivation or role models, or simply not sure what is reasonable to expect of your children, or you want to be encouraged that you're not alone in desiring a godly and healthy family, this episode is for you. 
Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!
You can now buy printed copies of our beloved Holiday Book Flood!
Looking for ways to celebrate and enjoy the beauty of the holidays? Check out our Christmas Guides Vol. 1 and 2, and the Unearthing Wonder Advent Guide. 
Find the beautiful Peaceful Press Cookbook on Amazon!! 
 In this episode–
The dangers of extremes
You don't need to be perfect ot be a good mama
Keeping first things first 
Holding on to virtue
For simple ways to connect and reframe how you spend your holidays check out The Peaceful Press: Holiday Book Flood. 
You can learn more about Jennifer here:
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You can learn more about Abbie Halberstadt here:
Abbie's Instagram
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Lessons from Christmas in Tuscany with Nicole Brignolle

Nicole Brignolle, a beloved friend, mentor mom in the Restoration Home Community, and creator of the Lovely Bits Substack, joins Jennifer to talk about lessons learned from Christmas in Tuscany.
The conversation with Nicole strikes right at the heart of so many values we espouse at the Restoration Home: quietness, rest, the gift of quiet, and shifting our values to gratefulness and connection. The lessons are learnt from the simplicity of Christmas with less, the Italian value of connection and family, and leaning into what the changing season means for our bodies, our time, and our priorities. 
Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!
You can now buy printed copies of our beloved Holiday Book Flood!
Looking for ways to celebrate and enjoy the beauty of the holidays? Check out our Christmas Guides Vol. 1 and 2, and the Unearthing Wonder Advent Guide. 
Find the beautiful Peaceful Press Cookbook on Amazon!! 
 In this episode–
What changes as the nights get longer and the days colder and shorter
Lessons from the vineyards 
Christmas in Italy 
The joy of less 
Getting back to the heart of why we celebrate Christmas 
For simple ways to connect and reframe how you spend your holidays check out The Peaceful Press: Holiday Book Flood. 
You can learn more about Jennifer here:
Jennifer's Instagram
You can learn more about Nicole here:
Nicole's Substack 
Some Amazon Affiliate Links.

Healthy, Fit, and Nourished During the Holidays with Evgeniia Arasim

Welcome to episode 162 with Evegniia Arasim. Evgenia joins Jennifer Pepito to talk about nourishing your body and your spirit during the Holidays. The Holidays can be so much about celebration that it can we almost feel pressure to "celebrate", sometimes to the detriment of our peace, our health, nourishing our bodies, and feeding our souls. `
This episode is all about ways you can nourish yourself body, soul, and spirit by enjoying good food in the Holidays in a way that maximises health and feeling good, removing distractions in lieu of rest, carving out quiet time with God, and choosing long term nourishment over immediate pleasure. 
Health is not about a number. Health is about feeling alive and well, having energy and waking rested. It is not about deprivation or avoidance. Instead, it is about making all of your systems better: better sleep, timing walks after meals, removing distractions, choosing rest. 
We hope that you enjoy this episode and that it inspires you to take authority over your health and well-being during the Holidays.
Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!
Looking for ways to celebrate and enjoy the beauty of the holidays? Check out our Christmas Guides Vol. 1 and 2, and the Unearthing Wonder Advent Guide. 
Find the beautiful Peaceful Press Cookbook on Amazon!! 
 In this episode–
Preparing for the Holidays physically
The importance of sleep, the bodies greatest healing tool 
Mineral deficiency can feel like anxiety
Locking up your phone in the evenings
Lessons from growing up in Russia
Check out our favourite phone lock box
Check out Evgeniia's earlier episode on the Restoration Home Podcast
You can learn more about Jennifer here:
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You can learn more about Evgeniia Arasim here:
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How to do Holy Hospitality with Abby Kuykendall

Welcome to Episode 161 with Abby Kuykendall.
Hospitality is not a calling of a few, but of every Christian. Abby, joins the podcast today to talk with Jennifer about how to do hospitality for the naturally inhospitable and the gregarious. 
Hospitality is about being vulnerable, offering the comfort and the presence of Christ through open doors, warm food, and a place to rest. It doesn't have to be perfect. But it should be a spiritual discipline that we all are working on. 
Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!
Looking for ways to celebrate and enjoy the beauty of the holidays? Check out our Christmas Guides Vol. 1 and 2, and the Unearthing Wonder Advent Guide. 
Find the beautiful Peaceful Press Cookbook on Amazon!! 
 In this episode–
Hospitality should be a little imperfect
Simple tips and hacks for making your home always welcoming 
Why we are hospitable 
Standards for hospitality 
Having your non-negotiables in place for your space and time in order to facilitate hosting 
The beauty of the drop-in guest
Check out Abby's new book Let the Biscuits Burn
You can learn more about Jennifer here:
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You can learn more about Abby Kuykendall here:
Abby's Instagram
Some Amazon Affiliate Links.