282. Finding Peace in Motherhood: Navigating Chaos with Grace | Leslie Burris

Simple Farmhouse Life

Lisa Bass

Home & Garden, Leisure

4.9 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 25 March 2025

⏱️ 84 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, I’m joined by returning guest and listener favorite, Leslie Burris. As a mother of seven and entrepreneur, Leslie shares her wisdom on choosing peace in the midst of motherhood’s inevitable chaos. We discuss the challenges of balancing family life, homeschooling, and running a business while embracing a mindset of flexibility and grace. Leslie also opens up about navigating seasons of uncertainty, avoiding overthinking, and taking intentional steps toward a more peaceful home life. Whether you’re in the trenches of motherhood or pursuing family entrepreneurship, this episode is full of encouragement and practical insights to help you thrive. In this episode, we cover: What life looks like for Leslie as a homeschooling mother of seven running an online business from home with her husband The revolutionary way Leslie is getting beef liver into her young kids’ diets everyday (and how you can too!) The unique benefits and challenges of working together on a family business Thoughts on when to take big risks in life and business What to do when you feel stuck in self-doubt or lack of motivation Taking the pressure off when it comes to decision making Where to start if you are a stay-at-home mom wanting to start earning an income online A discussion on growing an online platform by sharing your life in this social media era A refreshing perspective to consider when you are in a hard season of motherhood How your age and experience in motherhood might change your priorities along the way View full show notes on the blog + watch this episode on YouTube. ABOUT LESLIE Leslie is a midwest mama of 7 who is 14 years married to her Twitter sweetheart. She is known on instagram for her morning coffee and breakfast food boards, mentoring first time moms, and encouraging women to break up with worry for good through her brand “Peace On Purpose”. Leslie will make you laugh, make you think, and provoke you to see beauty in everyday moments. RESOURCES Listen to Leslie’s previous episode on the podcast Check out Leslie’s beef liver melts Join my FREE masterclass to learn my 4-step framework for making money on YouTube Master the rhythm of sourdough with confidence in my Simple Sourdough course Gain the sewing knowledge and skills every homemaker needs in my Simple Sewing series Turn your content creation dreams into a profitable business with my YouTube Success Academy Keep all my favorite sourdough recipes at your fingertips in my Daily Sourdough cookbook CONNECT Leslie Burris | Website | Instagram | Podcast | Facebook | YouTube Lisa Bass of Farmhouse on Boone | Blog | YouTube | Instagram | TikTok | Facebook | Pinterest Do you have a question you’d like me to answer on the podcast? A guest you’d like me to interview? Submit your questions and ideas here: bit.ly/SFLquestions.

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0:00.0	Who doesn't love the good things in life? Even though a lot of us, including myself, enjoy a little luxury.
0:05.4	I don't want to spend money for luxury prices. That's why I'm so glad that I discovered Quince.
0:11.0	Quince is my go-to for luxury essentials at affordable prices. Quince offers a range of high-quality
0:17.4	items at prices within reach, like 100% Mongolian cashmere sweaters from $50,
0:24.2	washable silk tops in dresses, organic cotton sweaters, and 14-carat gold jewelry. The best part,
0:30.6	all quince items are priced 50 to 80% less than similar brands. By partnering directly with
0:36.3	top factories, quince cuts out the cost of
0:39.1	the middleman and passes the savings to us. And Quince only works with factories that use safe,
0:44.3	ethical, and responsible manufacturing practices and premium fabrics and finishes. I love that.
0:50.5	Over the winter, all of my staple pieces that I wore over and over again to be cozy,
0:55.7	but also look nice, that could withstand repeated washings because of all the work I do in the
1:01.6	kitchen, we're from Quince. Now that it's spring, I'm super excited to look through their
1:06.0	offerings for warmer months and sort of curate a capsule for myself staple items that are high quality.
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1:19.5	on your order and 365 day returns. That's Q-U-I-N-C-E.com slash farmhouse to get free shipping and 365-day returns. Quince.com
1:30.8	slash farmhouse. You have exactly the capacity that you need for the season that you're
1:36.1	currently in. This friend, she had one child. I had four kids ages five and under, and I just
1:41.0	reminded her, like, I have the capacity for four you have the capacity for one you
1:45.2	need to be a good steward with your capacity with where you're at you do not have to worry about
1:49.3	having any capacity for two children until that baby is born I will be given the capacity that
1:55.0	I need only in the moment that I need it not when I'm practicing not when I'm fearful not when I'm
2:00.0	playing hypothetical
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