Episode 126: Shannan Martin – Start With Hello

Shannan Martin is a mother, a wife, and a neighbor living in Indiana. She just wrote a book called Start with Hello (And Other Simple Ways to Live as Neighbors). She is very passionate about that and I am as well! It was really fun to connect with her about that. She is also the author of Falling Free and Ministry of Ordinary Places. She is a phenomenal writer. In this episode, we talk about what it means to be a neighbor. We also talk about her life and how she got to where she is now and how her views and thoughts have changed and how she has walked through that pretty publicly and what that looked like. She is a cook at a local nonprofit dedicated to feeding her community. It was so fun to hear about that on this podcast episode! I have been following Shannan and have been reading her books for many years now, so it was so special to have her on the podcast for this interview! She really encouraged me to connect with and care for my neighbors! What we talked about: 3:00- Catching up with Shannan 10:00- Creating community in your neighborhood 13:45- Living out in the country and then deciding that wasn’t for them 20:55- Raising children of color 24:45- The evolution of her life and making decisions as a family 41:35- Having uncomfortable conversations with conflict 45:30- Being a good neighbor 54:50- Her work at her community soup kitchen 59:25- Feelings of curiosity and adventure 1:02:40- End of podcast questions Show notes: Shannan’s Website Start with Hello What Cannot Be Lost Roses, in the Mouth of a Lion Connect with Lindsey:  Lindsey on Instagram Lindsey on Twitter Lindsey on Facebook  Join the I’ll Have Another Facebook Group Support the I’ll Have Another Podcast on Patreon Follow SandyBoy Productions: Sandyboy Productions on Twitter Sandyboy Productions on Instagram SandyBoy Productions Shows:  Why is Everyone Yelling? The Illuminate Podcast The Herban Farmacy Podcast The Ready to Run Podcast Sponsors: Lagoon Use the code “Lindsey” for 15% off your order Goodr Use code “another” for free shipping