Kallaborate ... Where Joy Becomes Your Foundation

Who do you still wish you could tell about your day?In this Say Their Name episode of Kallaborate, Francene Treasure makes room for the people we miss, and the everyday moments we still want to share with them.We remember Robin, Sylvia, Betsy, Jeremiah, and Kacie through words shared by the people who love them. Francene also remembers her daughter Kat’s love of Halloween and her dear friend Susanne, whose lamp remains in her office more than twenty years after her death.Through memories of marriage, friendship, family, and ordinary places that hold extraordinary meaning, this episode explores grief, love, and the comfort of hearing someone’s name spoken aloud.If you’re missing someone, bring their name with you. There’s no pressure to feel better or find the right words. Just a little time to remember, listen, and feel less alone.To have someone remembered in a future Say Their Name episode, visit Kallaborate.com and use the email link to share their name, or one sentence about who they are to you. Their name is enough.Kallaborate, where joy becomes your foundation.I see you.

Have you ever looked around and thought, “This is not the life I thought I’d have”?In this episode of Kallaborate, Francene Treasure reflects on the distance between the life she imagined and the life she has lived, from grieving her daughter Kat and losing a custody battle to gaining custody of Kat’s child eight and a half years later and adopting her.Alongside that grief and joy, Francene shares a recent moment of belonging among fellow crafters who celebrated her BluSparkle creations and accepted her for who she is.This is an honest conversation about unmet expectations, missing an imagined future, and making room for joy without asking it to erase what still hurts.If you thought life would feel different by now, there is room for your story here.Francene also looks ahead to Say Their Name, a dedicated remembrance episode. To have someone remembered in a future episode, visit Kallaborate.com and use the email link to send their name, or one sentence about who they are to you. Their name is enough.Kallaborate, where joy becomes your foundation.I see you.

What if you still love the dream, but no longer want the life it would take to build it?In this episode of Kallaborate, Francene Treasure shares her vision for Epicentric: a gathering place with tiny homes, creative events, a butterfly greenhouse, and people she loves nearby. Letting that vision change brings an honest question: Does changing direction mean you’ve failed?With warmth and a little humor, Francene explores changing your mind after telling everyone your plans, the grief of releasing an imagined future, and discovering which parts of a dream you still want to keep. Sometimes, an entire vision comes into focus on one front porch.If you’ve ever felt held to a plan because you once wanted it so deeply, this conversation has room for you.Changing your mind now doesn’t mean you were dishonest then.Kallaborate, where joy becomes your foundation.I see you.

What do you want now, and when was the last time you gave yourself room to answer?Season 3 of Kallaborate begins with Choosing Your Life: making room for joy, laughter, connection, and the things you want to experience.In this episode, Francene Treasure shares how attending a crafting event alone led to unexpected friendships and a clearer picture of what she wants more of. She also gets honest about wanting to work for herself while balancing responsibilities her household depends on.With warmth and a little mischief, we explore what it means to enjoy the life you have while making space for the life you want.If you’ve been busy answering everyone else’s needs, join Francene for a moment to consider your own: What do you want to make room for?Kallaborate, where joy becomes your foundation.I see you.

In this episode of Kallaborate: Where Joy Becomes Your Foundation, Francene Treasure honors loved ones whose names, stories, words, and love are still woven into the lives of the people who miss them.Because moving forward doesn’t mean leaving love behind.We can build new chapters and still remember. We can find joy and still miss someone deeply. We can keep living while continuing to carry the people who helped shape us.This episode holds space for remembrance, grief, love, loss, and carrying loved ones forward, without trying to fix what hurts or make every ending feel resolved. That is at the heart of Kallaborate’s Say Their Name tradition. If someone came to mind while listening, their name belongs here too.💜 To submit someone for a future Say Their Name episode, visit Kallaborate.com and choose Say Their Name.Just their name…or one sentence about who they are to you.They were here. They mattered. They are not forgotten.