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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 levels, and overall well-being. Drawing from my background in design, building biology, and building science I guide listeners through both the practical and philosophical aspects of creating homes that elevate our health and consciousness.
Each week, you’ll receive grounded guidance and actionable tips to help you eliminate the stress and overwhelm of finding, renovating, building, or maintaining your healthy home—so that you can create a space that truly supports who you are becoming.
Just by tuning in, you’re already stepping into what it means to be an Awakened Homeowner.
Together, we’re building a new way forward—one conscious choice at a time.
Episodes
52 episodes
Non-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 in their home was making him worse? In this episode, Ashley sits down with Kaleigh C...
A 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 by mold, Lyme, and CIRS? In this episode, Ashley sits down with Karen Bloom, founder...
Tips 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 is behind the walls, under the floors, or in the crawl space until they are sick and t...
Flat 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, and the remediation quote is already six figures. In this episode, Ashley sits down ...
Zara 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 D'Cotta flips the microphone and interviews Ashley herself, pulling back the curtain...
Mold 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 building industry? In this episode, Ashley sits down with her dear friend and longtime...
What 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 episode, Ashley sits down with Dylan Hutcheson, healthy home builder and founder of Holistic...
The 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 with Emily Mottram, licensed architect, building science educator, co-author of the ...
Living 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 Little, a thirty-year construction veteran and founder of Pinehaven Healthy Homes in McCa...
Passive 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 Farmer, Austin-based architect, passive house advocate, and co-organizer of the Humi...
Understanding 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, naturopathic doctor, acupuncturist, and CIRS specialist at Roots and Branches in Boul...
The 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 ease? In this episode, Ashley sits down with Tim Ketchum, CEO and co-founder of Comp...
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Your 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 one of the most expansive and soul-nourishing conversations this podcast has ever had...
Building 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 actually takes to build a healthy, high performance home in one of the most demanding...
Why 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 less stress. She also dives into some personal wisdom and something she's moving ...
Selecting 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 room air quality, how to build a Corsi Rosenthal box for 150 dollars that outperforms ...
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The 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, dehumidification, ductwork sizing, and condensate management. They talk about why mechan...
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Manifest 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, chronic illness, and the kind of life disruption that can leave your nervous system stu...
Behind 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 property to the moment she hands over her findings. She covers why consumer-grade meters ...
Feng 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 version, how a Feng Shui site assessment works in practice, what geopathic str...
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Toxin-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 ICCF, where each system fails and how to prevent it, what the VOC and fire p...
Adjusting 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 and circadian science. They talk about why melatonin is so much more than a sleep ho...
Your 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 and melatonin all day long, why eating outside actually improves the way you metaboliz...
Hot 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 Derek Klepac, licensed architect and certified Passive House consultant based in Dal...
What 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, Ashley sits down with Travis, a Dallas-Fort Worth roofing contractor and building diag...
