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Grace, Grit & Groceries

Grace, Grit & Groceries

Written by: AnnMarie Lewellyn
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Grace, Grit & Groceries is the podcast for real women who are tired of perfectionism and ready for a simpler, more intentional, and more meaningful life. Hosted by AnnMarie Lewellyn, founder and creator of Living From Scratch, this show blends honest conversations, mindset shifts, practical home skills, simple living tips, emotional resilience, frugality, and “thank goodness it’s not just me” moments that every woman can relate to.


Each weekly episode helps you:

  • Reduce overwhelm and daily burnout
  • Create habits and routines that actually fit real life
  • Simplify your home, your time, and your mental load
  • Build emotional resilience after setbacks or seasons of survival
  • Find humor in the chaos (because sometimes it’s laugh or cry)
  • Live intentionally — even when nothing goes according to plan


If you’re a woman juggling work, family, finances, healing, big dreams, or simply the next grocery run, this podcast is your reminder that you’re not alone — and you don’t have to have everything figured out.


Join AnnMarie and the women of The Living From Scratch Collective for guidance, community, and encouragement as we all try to live with more grace, more grit, and more heart.


Real women. Real life. Figuring it out from scratch.



© 2026 Grace, Grit & Groceries
Episodes
  • Why Asking For Help Is So Hard
    Jan 19 2026

    If you’ve ever told yourself, “I should be able to handle this on my own,” this episode is for you.

    So many women struggle with asking for help, not because they don’t need it, but because somewhere along the way, they learned that needing support was a problem. That being capable meant being independent. That asking for help meant failing, burdening others, or admitting weakness.

    In this episode, we gently unpack why asking for help feels so hard, especially for women who are used to being the strong one, the reliable one, the one who holds everything together. We talk about how emotional load, past experiences, survival patterns, and unspoken expectations shape the way we relate to support — often without us even realizing it.

    We explore questions like:

    • Why does asking for help trigger guilt or shame?
    • Why do we minimize our needs or wait until we’re completely overwhelmed?
    • Why does it feel safer to struggle quietly than to risk being disappointed, rejected, or misunderstood?
    • And why do so many women feel like they have to “earn” support by exhausting themselves first?

    This episode isn’t about forcing yourself to ask for help before you’re ready. It’s about understanding what’s underneath the resistance — the history, the fear, the self-protection — and meeting yourself there with compassion instead of judgment.

    We also talk about the difference between support and dependence, why needing help doesn’t make you weak or incapable, and how healing often begins not with doing more, but with letting yourself be supported in small, honest ways.

    If you’ve ever felt like you had to carry everything alone…
    If you’ve ever struggled silently because it felt easier than explaining yourself…
    If you’ve ever wished someone would help without you having to ask…

    You are not broken.
    You are responding to what you were taught and what you’ve lived through.

    This conversation is an invitation to soften, to release some of the pressure to do it all yourself, and to remember that you were never meant to carry life alone.

    Support is not a failure.
    It’s a human need.

    And you deserve it.

    Learn More & Stay Connected

    • Visit the Living From Scratch website:
    https://livingfromscratch.net

    • Learn more about the Living From Scratch Collective:
    https://livingfromscratch.net/womens-collective-memberships/

    • Follow or subscribe to Living From Scratch for weekly conversations about real life, gentle growth, and meaningful support.

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    7 mins
  • The Invisible To-Do List Running In Your Head
    Jan 12 2026

    If you feel exhausted even when it looks like you haven’t “done that much,” this episode is for you.

    In this conversation, we’re naming something that so many women carry but rarely talk about — the invisible to-do listconstantly running in your head. The planning, remembering, anticipating, managing, and emotional tracking that never seems to shut off, even when your body is still.

    We talk about why this kind of mental and emotional labor is so draining, why rest doesn’t always feel restful when your mind never clocks out, and why feeling tired doesn’t mean you’re lazy or bad at coping — it means you’ve been carrying more than most people can see.

    This episode isn’t about productivity or adding another system to manage your life. It’s about understanding what’s actually exhausting you, releasing the shame around it, and beginning to create relief through awareness, compassion, and support.

    If your brain feels busy all the time, if you’re always thinking a few steps ahead, or if you struggle to fully relax even in quiet moments, you’re not alone.

    Your exhaustion makes sense.
    And you deserve support — not judgment.

    Learn More & Stay Connected

    • Visit the Living From Scratch website:
    https://livingfromscratch.net

    • Learn more about the Living From Scratch Collective:
    https://livingfromscratch.net/womens-collective-memberships/

    • Follow or subscribe to Living From Scratch for weekly conversations about real life, gentle growth, and meaningful support.

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    7 mins
  • Why You're Tired. And It's Not Because You're Lazy!
    Jan 5 2026

    If you’ve been feeling exhausted, overwhelmed, or stretched thin — even on days when it doesn’t look like you’ve done that much — this episode is for you.

    In this conversation, we’re talking about emotional load: the invisible mental and emotional weight so many women carry every single day. The remembering, anticipating, managing, holding space, making decisions, and quietly keeping everything running — often without recognition or relief.

    We explore what emotional load really is, why it’s so draining, and why feeling tired doesn’t mean you’re lazy, unmotivated, or failing. It means you’ve been carrying more than most people can see.

    This episode is about naming what you’re experiencing, releasing the shame around it, and beginning to understand your exhaustion with more compassion and clarity.

    You’re not broken.
    You’re not behind.
    You’re tired — and that makes sense.

    Learn More & Stay Connected

    • Visit the Living From Scratch website:
    https://livingfromscratch.net

    • Learn more about the Living From Scratch Collective:
    https://livingfromscratch.net/womens-collective-memberships/

    • Follow or subscribe to Living From Scratch for weekly conversations about real life, gentle growth, and meaningful support.

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    4 mins
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