There's a lot of fear floating around the homestead community lately.

In today's episode I'll share my history with paranoia, how it ultimately will hurt your homestead, and why I no longer subscribe to fear-based homesteading.

Podcast Episode Highlights

Thoughts about the term' homestead'
Concerns about current shifts in what 'homestead' means
Why I think fear has creeped into the homestead movement
My background with paranoia-based culture
Cycles, perspectives, and a closer look at history
Reading suggestions
Preparedness and pleasure vs. fear and panic
Confirmation bias and issues with social media
Occam's razor principle
Baader-Meinhof phenomenon
Final thoughts on being aware and asking questions

Podcast Episode Resources and Links Mentioned

Get weekly musings from my homestead: http://theprairiehomestead.com/letter

My homesteading tutorials & recipes: www.theprairiehomestead.com

Our Wyoming-raised, grass-finished beef: http://genuinebeefco.com

Jill on Instagram: @jill.winger

Jill on Facebook: http://facebook.com/theprairiehomestead

Apply to be a guest on the Old-Fashioned on Purpose podcast: https://www.theprairiehomestead.com/podcast-guest-application

OTHER HELPFUL RESOURCES FOR YOUR HOMESTEAD:

Sign up for weekly musings from my homestead: http://theprairiehomestead.com/letter
Get my free homesteading tutorials & recipes here: www.theprairiehomestead.com
Jill on Instagram: @jill.winger
Jill on Facebook: http://facebook.com/theprairiehomestead
Apply to be a guest on the Old-Fashioned on Purpose podcast: https://www.theprairiehomestead.com/podcast-guest-application

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