Ali Wren

whole-hearted living, healthy-minded eating

Episode 1 with Sonja Overhiser

On this episode, I’m chatting with Sonja Overhiser. Sonja is the wife of the writer and photographer couple behind the award-nominated food blog A Couple Cooks. Alex and Sonja are authors of the cookbook Pretty Simple Cooking. They have garnered a worldwide following for their delicious vegetarian recipes and sustainable approach to cooking and eating well. Sonja […]

Call it Good

  I started a podcast–Call it Good! This podcast is a project I’ve been working on in the margins of my life for the last few months, and I’m so excited to finally have the chance to share it with you! Call it Good is a podcast about what it looks like to let go of […]

No Label at the Table Bakery

Last summer, I wrote a blog post about a new farmer’s market stand that I came across: No Label at the Table. Last weekend, I attended the grand opening of their store front in the heart of my city’s downtown! No Label at the Table is a gluten-free, dairy-free food company that employs young adults […]

Summer Skin Care

Ever since my *melanoma diagnosis, I’ve (obviously) been very diligent about applying sunscreen every day during the summer. I even keep bottles of my favorites in my purse for the days I am out and need to reapply. Over the course of the last few years, I’ve been simplifying my life, and that includes using […]

Cultivating Conference

This spring I had the privilege and honor of speaking at Cultivating Conference 2017 in Carmel, Indiana–a conference for young adult women. Cultivating Conference was started by my friends Krista Dunbar and Anna Scott in 2016. The mission of Cultivating Conference is “encouraging everyday women to be confident in sharing their God-given voices with their communities.” I spoke on the […]

The Hardest Part

My friend Malinda is a wife, home-schooling mother, and writer who strives for authentic faith, intentional living and thriving relationships in all she does. She writes about friendship, and my favorite post that strikes a chord in my heart is Deep Friendships Are Hard. Malinda quit her day job a year ago, and her best […]

The Long Haul

I met Lottie online a couple years ago, and then in real life at a conference last year. We were in a blogging mastermind group together–so fun! Lottie is a single girl in her mid-twenties who shares her journey of navigating adulthood and making a difference with her story of health and healing. I’ve always […]

Indiana Blogs Fall Tour Day 4

Anna Scott is an aspiring minimalist and blogger who loves trying out new beauty products and sharing her journey of living with less stuff and more joy. Today on the #IndianaBlogsFallTour, she shares her tips on fall decorating for the aspiring minimalist.  

Indiana Blogs Fall Tour Day 3

For Day 3 of the Indiana Blogs Fall Tour, Krista from Woven & Threaded is sharing her Guide to Ethical Fall Fashion. There are some amazing companies with a mission to help others in need. Check them out!      

Indiana Blogs Fall Tour Day 1

I am so excited to be a part of the Indiana Blogs Fall Tour–five hoosier women, filling the internet with a dose of Autumn each day this week! We will be sharing fall recipes, decor, and fashion. Check back each day to capture all five women. Today’s blogger is Erika of Full & Simple. Erika […]