The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast

Christine Caine joins Ginny Yurich for a life-giving conversation about what the olive tree can teach us about resilience, slow growth, healing, identity, and the kind of faith that keeps bearing fruit even in hard seasons. This episode is a beautiful reminder that God does some of His deepest work underground, that flourishing is possible even after pain, and that getting outside with our kids is not just good for their bodies and minds, but for their spiritual formation too. If you’ve been feeling stretched thin, discouraged, or like growth is taking too long, this one will steady you and lift your eyes again. Explore Christine’s book The Faith to Flourish, and learn more about A21 and Christine’s podcast and resources.
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Some conversations feel like a deep breath, and this one does. In this beautiful episode, Ginny Yurich sits down with singer-songwriter and author Ginny Owens to talk about disappointment, longing, burnout, bullying, unchanging circumstances, and the faith it takes to keep going when life does not turn out the way you hoped. With warmth, honesty, and so much wisdom, Ginny Owens shares how God meets us in the plod, how our deepest aches can stop being the center of the story, and why even the most hidden seasons may be full of purpose. This is an episode for anyone who feels tired, sidelined, overlooked, or stuck and needs the reminder that the dark is not empty, and the slow parts of life are not wasted. Follow Ginny Owens at her official website, explore her book Singing in the Dark, listen to Different Kind of Water, and keep up with her on Instagram.

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Money habits do not magically appear at eighteen, and in this warm, practical conversation, Ginny Yurich sits down with Dr. Stephen Day—author of Teach a Kid to Save—to talk about how families can help kids learn stewardship, saving, work, patience, generosity, and wise decision-making long before adulthood. What makes this episode so refreshing is that it is not just about chores, allowance, or percentages—it is about building a tiny household economy where kids get real practice making choices, creating value, setting goals, solving problems, and understanding that money is deeply connected to character and the good life. If you have ever wondered how to raise kids who are thoughtful, capable, and not ruled by impulse, this episode will give you a hopeful, hands-on framework you can actually use.
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Something essential has quietly slipped away and Dr. Arthur Brooks puts words to what so many of us have been feeling but couldn’t explain. In this deeply moving conversation, Ginny Yurich and Arthur explore why so many adults and kids alike feel anxious, distracted, and strangely empty in a world that’s never been more connected. The answer isn’t what we’ve been told. It’s not about money, success, or even opportunity, it’s about living almost entirely in a simulation of life instead of real life itself. Together, they unpack the hidden cost of screens, the lost power of boredom, why beauty and nature are not luxuries but necessities, and how love, suffering, and even asking big questions are the very things that give life meaning. This episode doesn’t just diagnose the problem—it offers a hopeful, practical path back to a fuller, richer, more human way of living.

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Dr. Meg Meeker returns to The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast for a deeply encouraging conversation about motherhood in an age of guilt, exhaustion, comparison, and constant pressure. With the steady wisdom that has made her one of the most trusted voices in parenting, Meg reminds mothers that their children do not need a perfect mom—they need a present, peaceful, confident one. Ginny and Meg talk about why simplicity matters, why friendship and faith are not extras, why so many moms are carrying expectations they were never meant to carry, and why kids flourish when their mothers actually enjoy being with them. This episode feels like a long exhale for weary moms and a gentle invitation back to joy, sanity, and the kind of family life that lasts.

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Listen and find more from Dr. Meg at Meeker Parenting and her podcast Parenting Great Kids

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