Tell me more about cohousing

Jan 06 2025 178 ep. 23 mins 20
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Our members Lynn Morstead & Kelli Soika get together weekly to chat about cohousing topics. They reflect on a broad range of questions, observations, challenges and successes related to their forming cohousing community and the world around them. They are newbies to the podcasting world, refining their craft each week. Come along for the ride! They're fun and look forward to your comments. Lynn & Kelli 

For more information on CoHousing Houston go to www.cohousinghouston.com

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S3 Episode 56: What's Happening in CoHousing Houston Jan '25

Jan 06 2025 12 mins  
Send us a message!Send us a message!In Episode 56 Lynn Morstead and Kelli Soika talk about the community events that took place in December and share the experiences of the year-end first ever site visit for Friends and Family, followed by a public Open House. It was so successful they are doing it again on Feb 8. Click here to sign up for that one, if you're curious: https://mailc

S3 Episode 55: REPLAY An interview with Laird Schaub, a seasoned consensus decision-making coach

Dec 18 2024 38 mins  
Send us a message!In honor of our friend, Laird Schaub, a man who brought clarity to the clueless, humor to tough situations, and a path forward for those of us hoping to live in a more cooperative culture, we'd like to replay our interview from our first season. The discussion begins with an explanation of cooperative culture and how it compares to a competitive environment and th

S3 Episode 54: Common meals will save the world

Dec 16 2024 32 mins  
Send us a message!Cohousing.org, has a t-shirt campaign right now declaring Common Meals Will Save The World. In Episode 54 Lynn Morstead and Kelli Soika review the newly launched community dinner program at CoHousing Houston. After two Meatless Mondays, they have some ideas about what has worked and what could be tweaked. If you're in town, come check it out!For more information a

S3 Episode 53: We're Dreaming of New Neighbors

Nov 18 2024 16 mins  
Send us a message!In Episode 53 Lynn Morstead and Kelli Soika dream up the future neighbors they are seeking to fill the remaining spaces in their community. From toddlers, to curious 30-somethings, to the person who makes you laugh, to the person who inspires you to live more sustainably and many others. Listen in to hear how they assemble the dream team. Maybe one of them is you!

S3 Episode 52: Tell Me More About Cohousing

Oct 30 2024 22 mins  
Send us a message!In Episode 52 Lynn Morstead and Kelli Soika are fresh off a stint at the farmers' market where they talked to tons of people about cohousing. They bring the questions people have and their answers to the recording. Truly, this is "Tell Me More About CoHousing"!For more information about CoHousing Houston, please check out our website at www.cohousinghouston.com. L

S3 Episode 51: HAUS Project Houston with Matteo Roberts

Oct 25 2024 27 mins  
Send us a message!In Episode 51 Lynn Morstead interviews HAUS Project member, Matteo Roberts, about the history of this unique Houston cooperative and his experiences in cooperative living, for the first time in his life. The mission of the HAUS project is "to provide affordable housing operated cooperatively by residents with greener, more sustainable lifestyle options. We strive

S3 Episode 50: The value of a simple conversation

Oct 18 2024 20 mins  
Send us a message!In Episode 50 Lynn Morstead and Kelli Soika talk a little more about one of the pieces of advice that Katie McCamant offered about living in community last week. She is a big believer in working things out with neighbors by starting with a conversation. It is often difficult for the "default" action to be having a conversation but it is so very powerful. For more

S3 Episode 49: The National Conference with Katie McCamant

Oct 10 2024 40 mins  
Send us a message!In Episode 49 Lynn Morstead and Kelli Soika talk to Katie McCamant of CoHousing Solutions about her experience at the 2024 National Cohousing Conference in Denver. Katie talks about the national association's ongoing interest in affordability in cohousing as well as a move to broaden the age and diversity of the cohousing concept. She mentions some interesting ide

S3 Episode 48: A quick look at the real estate market today

Sep 30 2024 10 mins  
Send us a message!In Episode 48 Lynn Morstead and Kelli Soika talk about recent changes in the real estate landscape and how those larger trends do or don't apply to cohousing homes. For more information about CoHousing Houston, please check out our website at www.cohousinghouston.com. Let us know if you have any comments or ideas by emailing us at [email protected].

S3 Episode 47: The Neighborhood Engagement advance team

Sep 27 2024 23 mins  
Send us a message!In Episode 47 Lynn Morstead interviews long-standing member, Margie Ortega, about the unique team that she has spearheaded during our community development phase of our project. It's called the "Neighborhood Engagement" team. In this interview Margie talks about how this group was started, how she has launched the team and what her aspirations are for our cohousin