In Episode 28 Lynn Morstead and Kelli Soika interview Anna Barr, a writer and graduate student at the University of Houston. They talk about Anna's experience living in a co-op during her undergraduate years and how community informs her outlook on the creative life.  Anna brings her community building and narrative skills to teaching as well: she leads creative writing workshops at Inprint. If you'd like to learn more about Anna's classes, check out the Inprint schedule of workshops and events.  For more information about cohousing in Houston, please check out our website at www.co ..read more

In Episode 27 Lynn Morstead and Kelli Soika interview Susan Lieberman, a woman who builds community wherever she goes.... and she's been lots of places! She has "lived in nine cities, written eight books, directed four educational programs, earned three graduate degrees, raised two sons and thinks, one day, she may, perhaps, acquire a partridge in a pear tree".  So she knows something about creating connections.  The unifying theme in all her work has been a desire to help people find satisfying resolutions to the situations that arise from leading busy, complicated lives and to grow ..read more

In Episode 26 Lynn Morstead and Kelli Soika "walk through" the physical space of CoHousing Houston with the assistance of the group's new final design fly-through.  To follow along while listening to the podcast, check out the video HERE. If you'd like to see a narrated version of the fly through prepared by our archictecht, Kathleen English, check out THIS version. For more information about cohousing in Houston, please check out our website at www.cohousinghouston.com. Let us know if you have any comments or ideas by emailing us at info@cohousinghouston.com.  ..read more

In Episode 25 Steve Stelzer, Lynn Morstead and Kelli Soika join the Open Journal team at KPFT, Houston's Community Radio station to explain about this new cohousing project coming to town. CoHousing Houston is the first cohousing built in all of Texas.   For more information about cohousing in Houston, please check out our website at www.cohousinghouston.com. Let us know if you have any comments or ideas by emailing us at info@cohousinghouston.com.  KPFT Open Journal March 11, 2024 For more Open Journal, please visit their archive. Or just tune in to kpft.org ..read more

In Episode 24 Lynn Morstead and Kelli Soika discuss about how cohousing facilitates letting go of some things that our modern lives foist upon us. As Lynn puts it "this isn't about downsizing!" Instead, they look at the ways that intentional community offers an alternative.  For more information about cohousing in Houston, please check out our website at www.cohousinghouston.com. Let us know if you have any comments or ideas by emailing us at info@cohousinghouston.com.  ..read more

In Episode 23 Kelli Soika visits with Laura Eldredge to discuss her upcoming book discussion about David Brooks' new book, How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen. She talks about how the book resonates with the epidemic of loneliness and how she was touched by the content and ideas. As David Brooks observes, “There is one skill that lies at the heart of any healthy person, family, school, community organization, or society: the ability to see someone else deeply and make them feel seen—to accurately know another person, to let them feel valued, heard, and ..read more

In Episode 22 Kelli Soika asks Lynn Morstead for an update on her downsizing efforts. What has happened since they last talked about it on the podcast. The questions are: Update on progress made? New Tips? Noticed a Change in my relationship with things?  Things I’m planning to add?  Listen in to hear what Lynn has to say about her progress. For more information about cohousing in Houston, please check out our website at www.cohousinghouston.com. Let us know if you have any comments or ideas by emailing us at info@cohousinghouston.com.  ..read more

In Episode 27 Lynn Morstead and Kelli Soika interview Susan Lieberman, a woman who builds community wherever she goes.... and she's been lots of places! She has "lived in nine cities, written eight books, directed four educational programs, earned three graduate degrees, raised two sons and thinks, one day, she may, perhaps, acquire a partridge in a pear tree".  So she knows something about creating connections.  The unifying theme in all her work has been a desire to help people find satisfying resolutions to the situations that arise from leading busy, complicated lives and to grow ..read more

In Episode 25 Lynn Morstead and Kelli Soika "walk through" the physical space of CoHousing Houston with the assistance of the group's new final design fly-through.  To follow along while listening to the podcast, check out the video HERE. If you'd like to see a narrated version of the fly through prepared by our archictecht, Kathleen English, check out THIS version. For more information about cohousing in Houston, please check out our website at www.cohousinghouston.com. Let us know if you have any comments or ideas by emailing us at info@cohousinghouston.com.  ..read more

In Episode 25 Steve Stelzer, Lynn Morstead and Kelli Soika join the Open Journal team at KPFT, Houston's Community Radio station to explain about this new cohousing project coming to town. CoHousing Houston is the first cohousing built in all of Texas.   For more information about cohousing in Houston, please check out our website at www.cohousinghouston.com. Let us know if you have any comments or ideas by emailing us at info@cohousinghouston.com.  KPFT Open Journal March 11, 2024 For more Open Journal, please visit their archive. Or just tune in to kpft.org ..read more