Meagan Francis

Michigan

Founder and Executive Producer at LifeListened.com

Writer and Author at Freelance

Seeker. Storyteller. Mother of Reinvention. Lover of #tea, #nature, #books, #Michigan. Co-host @TheMomHour, host of the Mother of Reinvention #podcast.

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Articles

St. Ignace Travel Guide: Top Things to Do, Eat & Explore This Summer

1 week ago | mynorth.com | Meagan Francis

PAID CONTENTYour “it’s all new” guide to the 2025 tourist season. Longtime visitors to St. Ignace have some well-established expectations of this historic city: peaceful waterfront strolls along the Huron Boardwalk, easy ferry rides to Mackinac Island, and the small-town hospitality that’s pure Upper Peninsula.
The Last Parenting Book You’ll Ever Read! A conversation with Meagan Francis

1 week ago | rachelmacystafford.substack.com | Rachel Stafford |Meagan Francis

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The Last Parenting Book You'll Ever Read w Meagan Francis

1 week ago | buildingboys.substack.com | Jennifer Fink |Meagan Francis

Thank you to everyone who tuned into my live video! If you missed it, here’s the biggest thing you may need to know: Meagan & I, parents of 8 boys between us, agree on the worst age for boys. (Spoiler alert: It’s 15. It is absolutely 15.) This was my first Substack Live & it was easier than I thought. So I’m thinking…We, Building Boys community, should do more of these. What do you think? What would you like to see?
Experiencing family life in community, with Rebecca N. Thompson, MD

2 weeks ago | meaganfrancis.substack.com | Meagan Francis

How might the experience of forming and raising a family change if we felt more able to share honestly and openly about our struggles, joys, and everything in between? Today I’m talking with Rebecca N. Thompson, MD, a family physician and public health physician who specializes in women’s and children’s health—and the author of the new book Held Together: A Shared Memoir of Motherhood, Medicine, and Imperfect Love.
Gretchen Rubin on her "open door" approach to parenting young adults

1 month ago | meaganfrancis.substack.com | Meagan Francis |Gretchen Rubin

When you think of your children growing up, do you view their leaving as the end of an era - or the beginning of something new? In this episode, renowned happiness expert, author, and podcaster Gretchen Rubin joins me to discuss her “open-door” approach to parenting young adults, her brand-new, instant-NYTimes-bestselling book Secrets of Adulthood, our midlife lady hobbies, the way we remember (and don’t remember) our kids’ childhoods, and even the possibility of new puppies.
April journal: planting seeds

1 month ago | meaganfrancis.substack.com | Meagan Francis

This spring a lot of figurative “seeds” that I planted long ago, like my upcoming book launch and an expansion of my brick-and-mortar business, are starting to bear fruit - just at the time I am also hoping to literally put seeds in the ground. Sometimes, a bounty of good (but energy-consuming) things comes at the same time we’re also trying to invest in the next thing, and we can’t always plan on a steady rhythm of planting and harvesting.
Is it possible to ditch the grocery store?

2 months ago | meaganfrancis.substack.com | Meagan Francis |Sarah Cook

For most of us, getting groceries automatically equals “going to the supermarket.” But does that brightly-lit jumble of logos, packaging, and confusing nutrition labels have to be the only - or even the primary - way we fill our fridges and pantries? For the past few years, as I’ve been committed to sourcing more and more of my food locally and seasonally, it’s automatically led to me relying less and less on the supermarket - and I’ve learned a lot along the way.
Meagan Francis, Author at MyNorth.com

2 months ago | mynorth.com | Meagan Francis |Allison Acosta |Cara McDonald |Carly Simpson

Through the medium of birchbark, Michigan artist Ron Paquin found healing in his Native roots. Now he hopes to pass on his gift to the next generation. This article first appeared …
March Journal: finding abundance during "the hungry month"

2 months ago | meaganfrancis.substack.com | Meagan Francis |Christine Koh

Have you ever heard the phrase “March is the hungry month”? In this month’s Journal episode, I discuss how scarcity can actually help us more deeply appreciate abundance, thoughts about how 24/7 supermarket shopping skews our perception of food’s value, and why there’s nothing as satisfying as a simple meal produced at home.
The healing power of herbs with Christine Koh

2 months ago | meaganfrancis.substack.com | Rosemary Gladstar |Meagan Francis |Christine Koh

Are you even a midlife lady if you don’t suddenly drop everything and start a garden? In today’s episode, I talk with about our shared adult-onset passion for herbal medicine and our attempts - with varying degrees of success - at growing things.