{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Montessori Dad with J.D. Murgolo","title":"Prepared Environment, Prepared Self: What a Messy Morning Taught Me","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":496,"description":"The kitchen was clean the night before.\nThat's where this episode starts, with the best version of yourself. The one who set the coffee maker and wiped the counter and thought: tomorrow will be different. And then the morning came.\nThis is a journal entry about the gap between the environment we prepare and the self we bring into it. About what it means to set everything up for a good morning and still arrive at the hallway slightly behind yourself. About a four-year-old who placed her rabbit on the counter with complete investment in the exact positioning of things — and was more present than I was.\nIn Montessori philosophy we talk about the prepared environment. I've been learning that the most important one isn't the room.\nIt's you.\nThe Montessori Dad is a Story House production. New episodes when they're ready. Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts.\n\n---\nFrom the Studio\nThis episode is part of Montessori Dad, produced by Story House. We believe story is a tool for meaning-making, not just performance.\nLeave a voice message or reflection\nThe Letterbox\nI read every letter. If something in this episode landed for you, or raised something you're still sitting with, I'd love to hear it.\nEmail me at: storytellingpods@gmail.com\nFind the House\nHave a seat on the porch with us: http://storyhousestudio.org/welcome\nSupport this work: http://storyhousestudio.org/community","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/odzHOroNMRqbq5YzOLuo6N6PHuajXeCD1QdpcZTtqpU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hZjBl/ZTQyYzQ4NjlhZTMw/OGIzMDNkOWZkYjY2/ODJiMi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}