Quick Note: A technical glitch in new recording software meant that my audio was recorded not on my microphone. My deepest apologies for the decline in audio quality! It’s still great, just a little tinny, won't happen again! Caroline is a rancher, cow girl, an entrepreneur, and a newly minted podcast host of Chews Wisely. In this marathon episode, we cover a lot of ground, but central to the conversation is an exploration of the stories we’re telling ourselves as individuals, as farmers and ranchers, and as a society and what it would mean to change them. Caroline shares about the stories she heard growing up and how she chose to tell herself a new story - a story that would lead her through a career in music, to masonry, to ranching in Montana. We meander through what it means to build a regenerative business, looking at your return on investment on time, and building the scaffolding for a new business led with femininity. We explore what it means to cultivate aggressive joy and how we can use choice as a lever in that process. We also talk about the way food is marketed, greenwashing, and how waste management might actually be the climate solution we’re looking for (jk, there are no panaceas, but it might help!).  We Also Talk About:  Building grit + tenacity Trusting ourselvesFinding steadinessImposter syndrome  Find Caroline: Instagram: @bigskycaroline Meat: Little Creek Montana Podcast: @chewswisely       Cowgirl Camp   Timestamps: 00:06:47: Special announcement for Stella Maria Baer’s Earth Oil Pigment Workshop 00:14:04: Caroline enters the chat and we complain about our husbands 00:18:24: Accountability to your future self 00:30:58: No quick fixes, big or small 00:39:49: Caroline’s backstory 01:01:52: Building a Business and the Trust Muscle 01:26:39: Including our Labor; ROI on Work 01:44:30: Cultivating aggressive joy 01:54:36: A new story for ranching 02:16:24: Embracing the feminine in business and beyond 02:37:14: Our relationship with food 02:44:58: Chews Wisely In the Intro: Stella Maria Baer’s Oil Pigment Paints Workshop  Resources Mentioned: The Heroine’s Journey by Maureen Murdoch  Current Discounts for MBS listeners: 15% off Farm True ghee and body care products using code: KATEKAV1520% off Home of Wool using code KATEKAVANAUGH for 10% off15% off Bon Charge blue light blocking gear using code: MINDBODYSOIL15 Join the Ground Work Collective: Find a Farm: nearhome.groundworkcollective.com Find Kate: a...