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Tell me more about cohousing

Lynn Morstead & Kelli Soika

Our members Lynn Morstead & Kelli Soika get together weekly to chat about cohousing topics. They reflect on a broad range of questions, observations, challenges and successes related to their forming cohousing community and the world around them. They are newbies to the podcasting world, refining their craft each week. Come along for the ride! They"re fun and look forward to your comments. Lynn & KelliFor more information on CoHousing Houston go to www.cohousinghouston.com

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S4 Episode 12: How do you stay motivated and energized?

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2025/10/08

Send us a message! In Episode 12 Lynn Morstead and Kelli Soika answer the questions that so many people ask us "How do you keep going after all this time?" This project has been longer than any of us anticipated. If you're wondering this about us, or working on a longer project and needing some inspiration, listen in to hear what they are doing to stay focused, motivated and energized! For more information about CoHousing Houston, please check out our website at www.cohousinghouston.com. Let ...

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S4 Episode 11: Growing up in cohousing

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2025/09/27

Send us a message! In Episode 11 Lynn Morstead interviews Kalila Zunes-Wolfe about her experiences living in two different cohousing communities from the age of one through leaving for college. Kalila shares memories of favorite activities, encountering different parenting styles, inviting friends over, launching a cohousing newspaper, Olympics and more. Tune in to learn more. For more information about CoHousing Houston, please check out our website at www.cohousinghouston.com. Let us know i...

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25:43

S4 Episode 10: A visit with Heartwood Commons in Tulsa

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2025/09/22

Send us a message! In Episode 10 Lynn Morstead and Kelli Soika visit with Suzy Sharp of Heartwood Commons in Tulsa, OK. Suzy is all moved in to her cohousing dream home and shares what it's like to be on "the other side" of the move in. Learn about the community activities, how the group stayed together through the stresses of moving, and hear about the three homes they have available for active adults 55+. If you would like to learn more about Heartwood Commons, visit their website or give...

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S4 Episode 9: Construction update (Spoiler: we have...

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2025/08/30

Send us a message! In Episode 9 Lynn Morstead and Kelli Soika tour the Common House at CoHousing Houston. In the cool air of the community's geothermal heat exchange HVAC system, they take a look at the finishings being installed in the kitchen, dining area, and mail room.

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S4 Episode 8: Why does Community matter?

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2025/08/20

Send us a message! In Episode 8 Kelli Soika and Lynn Morstead look at Why Community Matters through a new lens inspired by one-time young podcaster, Lilian Shepard, in her debut, single recording in 2021 during the aftershocks of COVID (check out Why Community Matters). It was fun to reflect on our generational differences and similarities as we walked through the 8 reasons why it matters. Listen in to see what your take would be. For more information about CoHousing Houston, please ch...

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18:29

S4 Episode 6: (Gently) calling all introverts!...

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2025/07/18

Send us a message! In Episode 7, Lynn Morstead and Kelli Soika discuss how cohousing works for people who identify as introverts. It isn't all group activities and endless gatherings! Cohousers delivers all the warmth of community that introverts and extroverts alike crave.... just with less of the things introverts hate. If you like having people around but hate chit-chat, this is for you.

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S4 Episode 6: Minimalism and checking in on...

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2025/07/11

Send us a message! In Episode 6, Lynn Morstead and Kelli Soika discuss how the concepts of cohousing support the tenets of minimalism. They check in on Lynn's project to right-size her physical world to match her busy and active lifestyle. Benefits of Minimalism: 21 Benefits of Owning Less

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S4 Episode 5: Getting the word out- sales and...

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2025/07/04

Send us a message! In Episode 5, Lynn Morstead and Kelli Soika share the change in CoHousing Houston's website to include floor plans and prices. It is a departure from the community-first approach and signals that the project is almost complete. If you're dreaming of forming a cohousing community, this episode provides insight into sales and marketing strategy.

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19:03

S4 Episode 4: Abundance

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2025/07/02

Send us a message! In Episode 4, Lynn Morstead and Kelli Soika pick up on the word of 2025: abundance. Some people are talking about it in reference to a policy ethos, but they tap back into the idea that cohousing creates "extra space." If you missed it, there's a great article from December, "How to be not lonely? 'Cohousing' is an answer for some people" published by NPR that covers similar points.

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26:52

S4 Episode 3: A Katie McCamant Replay

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2025/04/18

Send us a message! In case you missed it, Kelli & Lynn are replaying this interview with Katie McCamant from 2024. It’s chock full of good information about cohousing as a national movement (she’d just wrapped up the national conference when it was recorded). Katie McCamant of CoHousing Solutions is returning to Houston to come see the progress made and walk the space with the group she has advised from the very start. As part of this visit, Katie will give a public talk...

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S4 Episode 2: Why THIS Site Tour?

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2025/04/17

Send us a message! In Episode 2, Lynn Morstead and Kelli Soika are looking forward to the April site tour with a very important visitor. Katie McCamant is coming to town! Katie McCamant of CoHousing Solutions is returning to Houston to come see the progress made and walk the space with the group she has advised from the very start. As part of this visit, Katie will give a public talk on site at 4pm on Saturday, April 26th. REGISTER. Katie will speak from 4:15 to 4:45 and then we'l...

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18:21

S4 Episode 1: The Senses of Our New Homes

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2025/04/10

Send us a message! Welcome to Season 4! We've been through the looooooong construction of buildings and are now in the finishing stages. Season 4 will accompany this community in the finishing stages through to movie in. In Episode 1 Kelli Soika and Lynn Morstead introduce what's happening on site with their experience of walking through new homes in a new neighborhood. For more information about CoHousing Houston, please check out our website at www.cohousinghouston.c...

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S3 Episode 61: How Cohousing is different than Coliving

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2025/02/21

Send us a message! In Episode 61 Kelli Soika and Lynn Morstead cover the 5 main areas where the cohousing and coliving models for community living differ from each other. The terms are often used interchangeably in the media as these concepts are introduced into new markets, but there are key differences that interested future residents will want to understand. In this podcast Kelli and Lynn cover these key points of distinction: OwnershipScope of private space Participation in dec...

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32:04

S3 Episode 60: What will change your mind about Houston?

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2025/02/07

Send us a message! In Episode 60 Kelli Soika and Lynn Morstead review the places and activities they show out of town guests. The focus is on the aspects of Houston that dominate their experiences of living in the city: green lushness, art everywhere, walkable and bikeable, and eclectic. By the time their guests leave, they take away a completely transformed perspective on what Houston is really like. Listen in to see how this compares with what you think about Houston. For more information...

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S3 Episode 59: Why come to an Info Session?

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2025/01/31

Send us a message! In Episode 59 Kelli Soika and Lynn Morstead pose the question- if someone has read about cohousing why should they come to an Info Session? They break down the content, the expectations, and the magic that go along with a live conversation. Listen in to hear more ... or just come to the next Open House on Feb 8! RSVP here: https://mailchi.mp/a7b38c561972/hgao11xceq For more information about CoHousing Houston, please check out our website at www.cohousinghouston.com. Le...

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S3 Episode 58: Moving means switching grocery stores....

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2025/01/24

Send us a message!In Episode 58 Kelli Soika interviews Lynn Morstead and member Liz Parker about their recent visit to the grocery store in their future neighborhood. What was it like? Could they find what they wanted? Will they commit to the new one, or make the drive back to their old one after they move? Listen in to hear more ... Come meet us at our our next Open House on Feb 8!RSVP here: https://mailchi.mp/a7b38c561972/hgao11xceqFor more information about CoHousing Houston, please ...

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S3 Episode 57: Winter doldrums

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2025/01/16

Send us a message!In Episode 57 Lynn Morstead and Kelli Soika are struck by the winter doldrums... it's raining, it's grey, the days are short (even in Houston!), and the buildings aren't ready for a January move-in. What are future cohousers to do?Come meet us at our our next Open House on Feb 8!RSVP here: https://mailchi.mp/a7b38c561972/hgao11xceq For more information about CoHousing Houston, please check out our website at www.cohousinghouston.com. Let us know if you have any comment...

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S3 Episode 56: What's Happening in CoHousing Houston...

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2025/01/07

Send us a message!Send us a message!In Episode 56 Lynn Morstead and Kelli Soika talk about the community events that took place in December and share the experiences of the year-end first ever site visit for Friends and Family, followed by a public Open House. It was so successful they are doing it again on Feb 8. Click here to sign up for that one, if you're curious: https://mailchi.mp/a7b38c561972/hgao11xceq For more information about CoHousing Houston, please check out our website at www.c...

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38:51

S3 Episode 55: REPLAY An interview with Laird Schaub,...

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2024/12/18

Send us a message!In honor of our friend, Laird Schaub, a man who brought clarity to the clueless, humor to tough situations, and a path forward for those of us hoping to live in a more cooperative culture, we'd like to replay our interview from our first season. The discussion begins with an explanation of cooperative culture and how it compares to a competitive environment and then they explore specific scenarios navigated by communities, including:Gathering information in a way that m...

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S3 Episode 54: Common meals will save the world

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2024/12/16

Send us a message!Cohousing.org, has a t-shirt campaign right now declaring Common Meals Will Save The World. In Episode 54 Lynn Morstead and Kelli Soika review the newly launched community dinner program at CoHousing Houston. After two Meatless Mondays, they have some ideas about what has worked and what could be tweaked. If you're in town, come check it out!For more information about CoHousing Houston, please check out our website at www.cohousinghouston.com. Let us know if you have any com...

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