Why We Want a Home-Cooked Life on Microwave TimeWhy We Want a Home-Cooked Life on Microwave Time
Encouragementology
Kendell Boysen reflects on why people crave a rich, home-cooked kind of life while expecting microwave-fast results. She uses stories and gentle questions to show how patience, anticipation, and small progress can reshape recovery and personal growth.
30:00•18 Jun 2026
Why a Home-Cooked Life Can’t Be Lived on Microwave Time
Episode Overview
- Notice where you expect microwave-speed results from areas of life that need slow, steady effort.
- Ask whether you're aiming for efficiency or genuine fulfilment in daily activities and relationships.
- Reframe anticipation as part of the joy, not an obstacle to be eliminated.
- Track small, incremental progress instead of judging yourself only by big outcomes.
- Stop treating every delay as a problem and allow some goals and healing processes to take the time they need.
“Remember, the process isn't standing between you and your life. The process is your life.”
What makes a recovery story truly inspiring? In this Encouragementology episode, professional life and recovery coach Kendell Boysen takes a simple, funny comment from a friend – "people want a home-cooked meal on microwave time" – and turns it into a powerful reflection on patience, growth, and healing. Across the episode, Kendell compares slow, home-cooked meals to the kind of life many people in recovery or personal change actually want: rich, connected, meaningful.
She contrasts that with "microwave time" thinking, where the only question is, "How quickly can I get what I want?" From expecting instant confidence to wanting healing without discomfort, she gently calls out the urge to rush what can’t be rushed. Using warm stories and everyday examples, Kendell talks about becoming uncomfortable with "the middle" – the long, messy stage where you're learning, healing, and slowly changing, but don’t yet have much to show for it.
She reminds you that "some things simply require time because time is part of the process," just like a roast in the oven or a seed in the ground. The episode offers practical mindset shifts: noticing where speed is valued more than fulfilment, reclaiming anticipation as a source of joy, becoming a "student of small progress", and stopping the habit of treating every delay as a disaster.
A standout line captures the heart of her message: "Remember, the process isn't standing between you and your life. The process is your life." This is gentle, reflective listening for anyone tired of feeling behind, especially those in recovery who feel pressured to "get better" quickly. It invites you to slow down, savour the season you’re in, and ask: where have you been demanding microwave results from something that was always meant to be home-cooked?
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