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The Awakening Spaces Podcast - Conscious Construction for a Healthy Home
Awakening Spaces explores the profound connection between our physical environments and our inner consciousness. We guide homeowners, designers, and wellness seekers beyond simply discussing "toxin-free" building methods to examine who we actually become on our "toxin-free" journey.
In this podcast we’re not only talking about windows, walls, and wiring. Through expert interviews, case studies, and actionable guidance, we will explore how mindful design choices affect our relationships, stress…
Episodes
The Awakening Spaces Podcast - Conscious Construction for a Healthy HomeMy Home Birth Story, What Actually Happened, and What I Want Every Woman to Know | EP59
In this special solo episode, Ashley walks through everything that led up to Stellan’s birth, from the journal entry she wrote to him on his due date to the…
The Awakening Spaces Podcast - Conscious Construction for a Healthy HomeDancing Raven: Building a Healthy Vacation Rental in the Sonoran Desert with Ray Clamons | EP58
What does it look like when Building Biology, building science, and natural building are integrated from the beginning of an ambitious, health-focused project…
The Awakening Spaces Podcast - Conscious Construction for a Healthy HomeSoul-Led Architecture: Designing Healthy Homes from the Inside Out with Jo Gillies of Archisoul | EP57
What would it look like if your architect understood not just how you live, but who you are at your deepest level, and designed your home from that place…
The Awakening Spaces Podcast - Conscious Construction for a Healthy HomeBetter Buildings Start with People: Building Science and Industry Culture with Mark Wille of The Build Show | EP56
What does it actually take to shift an entire industry toward building healthier, higher-performing homes, and where does that change actually begin? In this…
The Awakening Spaces Podcast - Conscious Construction for a Healthy HomeEMF Is No Longer Fringe: What’s Changing in Healthy Home Building with Guest Host Zara D’Cotta | EP55
What does it look like when the healthy-home conversation begins moving upstream, from homeowners fighting to be heard to building professionals asking better…
The Awakening Spaces Podcast - Conscious Construction for a Healthy HomeHow I've Prepared My Body and My Home for a New Life | EP54
What does it actually look like to build a business around helping people create healthier homes while simultaneously growing a human inside your own body? In…
The Awakening Spaces Podcast - Conscious Construction for a Healthy HomeWhy Prefab homes Might Be the Future of Healthy Home Building with Mariana Pickering of B.Public Prefab | EP53
What if the biggest barrier to building a healthy, high performance home was not the technology or the knowledge but the way the industry still builds one…
The Awakening Spaces Podcast - Conscious Construction for a Healthy HomeHow an Autism Diagnosis & CIRS Lead This Attorney To Creating Consciously Healthy Homes with Cristina of Conscious Healthy Home | EP52
What if your daughter's autism diagnosis was not autism at all, but a mold-induced inflammatory response that could be reversed? In this episode, Ashley sits…
The Awakening Spaces Podcast - Conscious Construction for a Healthy HomeNon-Toxic Interior Design, Cleanwashing, and How to Furnish a Home That Actually Heals with Kaleigh Concannon of Uniquely You Decor | EP51
What happens when an interior designer watches her husband get taken down by mold toxicity, CIRS, and Lyme disease and realizes that everything she was putting…
The Awakening Spaces Podcast - Conscious Construction for a Healthy HomeA Consumer Protection Attorney’s Journey To Healthy Home Consultant with Karen Bloom of Natural Haven | EP50
What happens when the attorney who spent years suing companies like DuPont for deceiving consumers about toxic products becomes the patient who gets taken down…
The Awakening Spaces Podcast - Conscious Construction for a Healthy HomeTips for buying a Healthier Home and avoiding red flags with Real Estate Agent Rachel Klein | EP49
Most people buying a home are thinking about square footage, school districts, and whether the kitchen has been updated. Almost nobody is thinking about what…
The Awakening Spaces Podcast - Conscious Construction for a Healthy HomeFlat Roofs, Envelope Failures, and Why Your Building Inspector Is Not Enough with Erika Bonfanti of Actin Partners | EP48
Most homeowners never think about their building envelope until something goes wrong. And by then, the mold is already there, the sheathing is already rotting…
The Awakening Spaces Podcast - Conscious Construction for a Healthy HomeZara Interviews Ashley: Owner's Reps, Oversight, and What It Actually Takes to Build a Healthy Home | EP47
What happens when the host becomes the guest? In this special episode of the Awakening Spaces Podcast, Ashley's dear friend and building biology colleague Zara…
The Awakening Spaces Podcast - Conscious Construction for a Healthy HomeMold Codes, Material Health, EMF Awareness, and Why Australia Is Leading the Way with Zara D'Cotta of The Healthy Home | EP46
What does it take to go from two cancer diagnoses and years of undiagnosed mold illness to becoming one of the most quietly influential voices in the healthy…
The Awakening Spaces Podcast - Conscious Construction for a Healthy HomeWhat Residential HVAC gets wrong and Why Planning Ahead Changes Everything with Dylan Hutcheson of Holistically Built | EP45
What happens when a commercial construction veteran with a five-hundred-million-dollar mixed-use project on his resume gets taken down by mold? In this…
The Awakening Spaces Podcast - Conscious Construction for a Healthy HomeThe Science behind Vapor Barriers, Wallpaper, Paint, and Spray Foam with Emily Mottram | EP44
What does it actually mean to build a pretty good house, and why is that sometimes a better goal than building a perfect one? In this episode, Ashley sits down…
The Awakening Spaces Podcast - Conscious Construction for a Healthy HomeLiving with CIRs, Healthy Construction, and Healing with Brent Little of Pinehaven Healthy Homes | EP43
What happens when the person who builds healthy homes for a living becomes the one who desperately needs one? In this episode, Ashley sits down with Brent…
The Awakening Spaces Podcast - Conscious Construction for a Healthy HomePassive House, Healthy Materials, and the Hierarchy of Healthy Building with Trey Farmer of Forge Craft Architecture | EP42
What does it actually mean to build a healthy home, and where do you start when everything feels equally important? In this episode, Ashley sits down with Trey…
The Awakening Spaces Podcast - Conscious Construction for a Healthy HomeUnderstanding CIRS, Biotoxin Illness, and the Healthiest Home in America with Dr. Eric Dorninger | EP41
What if the chronic illness your doctors keep missing has been living in your walls the whole time? In this episode, Ashley sits down with Dr. Eric Dorninger…
The Awakening Spaces Podcast - Conscious Construction for a Healthy HomeThe One-Touch Garbage Disposal That Won’t Eat Your Hand or Clog Your Pipes with Tim Ketchum of Composer | EP40
What if the appliance you hate most in your kitchen was actually one of the most important tools for your home's health, your food waste habits, and your daily…
The Awakening Spaces Podcast - Conscious Construction for a Healthy HomeYour Nervous System, EMF Sensitivity & Consciousness, and the Body as Temple with Riun Ashlie | EP39
In this episode of the Awakening Spaces Podcast, Ashley sits down with Riun Ashlie, electromagnetic radiation specialist and somatic healing practitioner, for…
The Awakening Spaces Podcast - Conscious Construction for a Healthy HomeBuilding Healthy Homes in Florida's Toughest Climate with Scott Randall | EP38
In this episode of the Awakening Spaces Podcast, Ashley sits down with Scott Randall, founder of 7 Pines Design Build in Tampa, Florida, to talk about what it…
The Awakening Spaces Podcast - Conscious Construction for a Healthy HomeWhy you need an Owners Rep & a Contingency Plan for your build, Solo Episode | EP37
In this solo episode, Ashley Spanovich breaks down what an Owners Rep does and why having an Owners contingency will help you move through your project with…
The Awakening Spaces Podcast - Conscious Construction for a Healthy HomeSelecting the Best Air Purifier & the Science of Sunlight with Alex Kessler | EP36
In this episode of Awakening Spaces, Ashley and Alex cover what the 99.97 percent filter rating actually means and why it tells you almost nothing about your…
The Awakening Spaces Podcast - Conscious Construction for a Healthy HomeThe Alchemy of Mechanical Systems & A Framework You Can Follow with Ashley Murphree | EP35
In this episode of Awakening Spaces, the two Ashleys walk through a full decision framework for thinking about indoor air quality, filtration, ventilation…
The Awakening Spaces Podcast - Conscious Construction for a Healthy HomeManifest a Healthy Home, Navigate Renovation Chaos, and Retrain Your Brain with Brownell Landrum | EP34
In this episode of Awakening Spaces, Ashley brings Brownell into a conversation specifically designed for people navigating renovation chaos, mold recovery…
The Awakening Spaces Podcast - Conscious Construction for a Healthy HomeBehind the scenes of an EMF Assessment, Solo Episode | EP33
In this solo episode of Awakening Spaces, Ashley walks you through exactly what a professional EMF assessment looks like from the moment she pulls up to a…
The Awakening Spaces Podcast - Conscious Construction for a Healthy HomeFeng Shui, Geopathic Stress, and Sacred Land Science with Valentina Cereda | EP32
In this episode of Awakening Spaces, Ashley and Valentina walk through what classical Feng Shui actually is and how it differs from the watered-down Western…
The Awakening Spaces Podcast - Conscious Construction for a Healthy HomeToxin-Free, ICF Construction and the Spiritual Side of Healthy Building with Brian Johnson | EP31
In this episode of Awakening Spaces, Ashley and Brian go deep on insulated concrete form construction, the real difference between foam ICF and wood composite…
The Awakening Spaces Podcast - Conscious Construction for a Healthy HomeAdjusting your Environment for Fertility and the Sacred Science of Birth with Nikko Kennedy | EP30
In this episode of Awakening Spaces Podcast, Ashley and Nikko walk through the full arc of the conception and birth journey through the lens of quantum biology…
The Awakening Spaces Podcast - Conscious Construction for a Healthy HomeYour Environment is Impacting Your Fat Loss Goals with Amanda Carneiro | EP29
In this episode of the Awakening Spaces Podcast, Ashley and Amanda talk about how your morning light routine is either setting up or sabotaging your cortisol…
The Awakening Spaces Podcast - Conscious Construction for a Healthy HomeHot Humid Climates, Your Building Envelope, and Building Lessons Learned with Architect Derek Klepac, AIA | EP28
Building a home in a hot, humid climate is one of the most technically demanding challenges in residential construction. In this episode, Ashley sits down with…
The Awakening Spaces Podcast - Conscious Construction for a Healthy HomeWhat to Know Before Anyone Touches Your Roof with Travis Jones | EP27
Most homeowners never think about their roof until something goes wrong. And by then, the damage has already traveled far past the shingles. In this episode…
The Awakening Spaces Podcast - Conscious Construction for a Healthy HomeBuilding a Home is a TEAM Sport (Solo Episode) | EP26
In this episode, Ashley shares her biggest takeaways from the Colorado Building Science Symposium, the International Builder Show, and other industry…
The Awakening Spaces Podcast - Conscious Construction for a Healthy Home“Non-Toxic” Vacation Rentals with Annie Graybill | EP25
In this episode, Ashley sits down with Annie Graybill, founder of Havenwith, a transparency-first, wellness-forward vacation rental platform designed for…
The Awakening Spaces Podcast - Conscious Construction for a Healthy HomeDehumidification, Crawl Spaces, and Indoor Air Quality with Nikki Kreuger | EP24
In this episode of The Awakening Spaces Podcast, Ashley sits down with Nikki Krueger, one of the most respected voices in indoor air quality, dehumidification…
The Awakening Spaces Podcast - Conscious Construction for a Healthy HomeCircadian Health: Screens, LEDs, Flicker, and EMFs with Tristan Scott | EP23
In this episode of The Awakening Spaces Podcast, Ashley sits down with electrical engineer, circadian health educator, and Daylight Computer Co. co-founder…
The Awakening Spaces Podcast - Conscious Construction for a Healthy HomeEradicate Biotoxins From your Home and Body with Lauren Lowenstein | EP22
In this episode of The Awakening Spaces Podcast, Ashley sits down with Lauren Lowenstein, known to many as The Biotoxin Lady, to explore what’s really…
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What Most Home Inspectors Miss with Matt Brading of Texas Edge Inspect | EP21
In this episode of The Awakening Spaces Podcast, Ashley sits down with Texas-based home inspector Matt Brading, known for his viral “It’s Not Supposed to Do…
The Awakening Spaces Podcast - Conscious Construction for a Healthy HomeWhy Smart Homes are a DUMB idea (Solo Episode) | EP20
Electromagnetic fields are often dismissed as a secondary concern in the healthy home conversation, especially when mold feels like the obvious threat. In this…
The Awakening Spaces Podcast - Conscious Construction for a Healthy HomeInside a GOOD Mold Inspection with John Skelly | EP19
What actually matters when you’re trying to understand mold in your home, and how much of the fear around it is truly warranted? In this episode, Ashley sits…
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My Family's Story and Your Renovation Guide (Solo Episode), | EP18
This week’s episode is part personal story, part building-science wake-up call. Ashley shares a tender reflection on her dad’s legacy, her family’s roots in…
The Awakening Spaces Podcast - Conscious Construction for a Healthy HomeA Non-Toxic Architect’s Guide to Circadian Living, Materials, and Modern Wellness with Kelly Grace | EP17
In this episode, Ashley sits down with architect Kelly Grace, known online as The Non-Toxic Architect, to explore what it truly means to design homes that…
The Awakening Spaces Podcast - Conscious Construction for a Healthy HomeHealing from Mold, Hashimoto’s, and Your Nervous System with Dr. Emily Kiberd | EP16
In this episode, Ashley sits down with Dr. Emily Kiberd, chiropractor, functional medicine practitioner, and founder of Thyroid Strong, to explore the deep…
The Awakening Spaces Podcast - Conscious Construction for a Healthy HomeSimplifying Christmas Chaos & a Conscious Holiday Home (Solo Episode) | EP15
This episode invites you to slow down and bring more intention into your home this holiday season. Ashley explores the often-overlooked ways that our modern…
The Awakening Spaces Podcast - Conscious Construction for a Healthy HomeFind Home Hidden Dangers using Building Biology with Jonathan Farrar | EP14
In this episode, Ashley sits down with Jonathan from JF Healthy Homes to explore the invisible energies shaping the spaces we live in, EMFs, dirty electricity…
The Awakening Spaces Podcast - Conscious Construction for a Healthy HomeHow to Vet a Good Contractor & Building with Natural Materials with Frank Wetenkamp | EP13
In this episode, Ashley sits down with Frank Wetenkamp, natural builder and co-founder of Living Craft, to explore the marriage between high-performance…
The Awakening Spaces Podcast - Conscious Construction for a Healthy HomeHow to Vet a Mold Inspector and Remediation Company with Kendra Seymour | EP12
In this episode, Ashley sits down with Kendra Seymour, co-founder of Change the Air Foundation, to unpack the invisible yet widespread crisis of mold and…
The Awakening Spaces Podcast - Conscious Construction for a Healthy HomeBuilding For Wildfire Resiliency with Hector and Marcella Abrach of Efficient Build | EP11
What does it really take to build a fire-resilient, high-performance home in today’s world of rising costs, unpredictable supply chains, and evolving codes? In…
The Awakening Spaces Podcast - Conscious Construction for a Healthy HomeBuilding Healthy, High Performance Homes with Contractor David Aurbeck | EP10
In this episode of The Awakening Spaces Podcast, Ashley sits down with builder David Aurbeck of PLH Exclusives, whose wife’s battle with mold illness…
The Awakening Spaces Podcast - Conscious Construction for a Healthy HomeEMF and Mold Safe Homes and Living with Cathy Cooke | EP09
In this episode of The Awakening Spaces Podcast, Ashley Spanovich talks with building biologist and nutritionist Cathy Cooke about the hidden stressors in our…
The Awakening Spaces Podcast - Conscious Construction for a Healthy HomeTotal Body Healing from Biotoxin Exposure with Dr. Terri Fox | EP08
What really happens when you have biotoxin exposure from things like mold and lyme and how do you recover without making things worse? In this episode of The…
The Awakening Spaces Podcast - Conscious Construction for a Healthy HomeQuantum Design that Transcends Boundaries with Mahwish Syed | EP07
In this episode, Ashley sits down with designer, healer, and author Mahwish Syed to explore the intersection of beauty, mythology, and biology in creating…
The Awakening Spaces Podcast - Conscious Construction for a Healthy HomeProper Mold Inspection, Remediation, and Cleaning with John Banta | EP06
In this episode of The Awakening Spaces Podcast, Ashley speaks with author and building biologist John Banta, whose decades of work in mold remediation have…
The Awakening Spaces Podcast - Conscious Construction for a Healthy HomeThe Missing Piece to Healing your Gut with Hannah Aylward | EP05
In this episode, Ashley sits down with functional nutritionist Hannah Aylward to uncover the overlooked layers of gut healing that go far beyond food. Hannah…
The Awakening Spaces Podcast - Conscious Construction for a Healthy HomeEnergy, Emotions, and Environmental Illness with Paula Salas | EP04
In this episode, Ashley sits down with Paula Marie to explore the intersection of emotional healing, nervous system regulation, and physical recovery from…
The Awakening Spaces Podcast - Conscious Construction for a Healthy HomeHome Buying RED FLAGS | EP03
Buying a new home can be exciting, but also dangerous if you don’t know what to look for. In this episode of The Awakening Spaces Podcast, Ashley Spanovich…
The Awakening Spaces Podcast - Conscious Construction for a Healthy HomeShould I buy, build, or renovate? (Solo Episode) | EP02
In this solo episode, Ashley breaks down one of the biggest dilemmas her clients face, should you build a home from scratch or buy and renovate an existing…
The Awakening Spaces Podcast - Conscious Construction for a Healthy HomeWhat is a Healthy Home, Really? Start Here (Solo Episode) | EP01
In this debut episode, Ashley Spanovich unpacks the foundational question: What does it really mean to have a healthy home? From mold toxins to EMFs to the…
The Awakening Spaces Podcast - Conscious Construction for a Healthy HomeAbout the Podcast (Solo Episode) | EP0
Welcome to The Awakening Spaces Podcast — a show about building homes that heal, and the sacred journey within. Hosted by Ashley Spanovich, a building biology…