If staunch minimalism feels too extreme, but you want to declutter your house to alleviate some stress, this is the podcast for you.
Shannon Leyko's style is like having your best friend in your ear, helping you get past those tough mental roadblocks that are keeping you from decluttering the things you don't need.
From New York Times bestselling authors to everyday people in the trenches of life, Shannon's guests give practical tips and mindset advice for intentional living and self-improvement.
Listen to Paring Down if you've ever asked yourself...
Where do I start decluttering my house?
Where do I start decluttering when overwhelmed?
How do I declutter if I have ADHD?
What if I end up needing something I decluttered?
How can I stop shopping my shopping addiction?
How do I stop being stressed?
How do I keep my house clean?
How do I tidy my room?
How do I get my husband or wife to declutter?
How many toys should a child have?
How can I save money?
What is minimalism?
How can I be a minimalist with kids?
What should I declutter first?
How can I be a conscious consumer?
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51: Getting to the Root of Our Clutter with Jenny Albertini
Saison 1 · Épisode 51
mardi 24 septembre 2024 • Durée 54:36
Who better to help us understand how clutter affects us from a holistic perspective than public health expert, Jenny Albertini?
Jenny uses easy to recognize categories (health, home and work/beyond), but pulls in the underpinning issues (structural inequities, brain based conditions, consumer culture) to help anyone looking to live a healthier, less overwhelmed life.
Her experience being trained under Marie Kondo herself and spending thousands of hours helping clients organize their homes gives her a tremendous amount of insight and perspective to complement her background in public health.
How does clutter affect our relationships? Our culture? Our health? And what about the other way around...how do all of those things affect our clutter?
This conversation will make you feel validated in your struggle with clutter and consumerism, but inspired and challenged at the same time.
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Jenny Albertini book: Decluttered: Mindful Organizing for Health, Home, and Beyond
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50: The Guilt & Fear of Decluttering Gifts
Saison 1 · Épisode 50
mardi 17 septembre 2024 • Durée 46:28
"What if they ask me where it is??" "I feel ungrateful." "They expect to see it displayed."
These are just a few of the hard issues we dive into on today's episode, because we're talking about parting with items that were gifted to us.
Decluttering gifts can be really tricky, primarily because of two emotions:
Guilt - an internal experience as we wrestle with our core values (gratitude, kindness, etc.).
Fear - which is formed from the external pressure we feel from another person to keep the gift...and our discomfort around their potential reaction if we don't.
Today's episode is NOT an easy or straightforward topic, but I hope you find the strategies and mindsets I share useful as you declutter your home to experience a less stressful, more functional environment...all while navigating the tricky waters of relationships and personal dissonance.
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41: Timeless Truths About Simplicity with Suzanne Johnson
Saison 1 · Épisode 41
mardi 16 juillet 2024 • Durée 53:47
How do you know an idea is true?
That's a pretty big question, but I've found that the best way to know if an idea is worth exploring is to find out how long it's been around.
Because, as Mark Twain famously said, "There's no such thing as a new idea."
Sage wisdom usually comes in the form of a repetitive idea that respected spiritual and thought leaders have landed on independently over hundreds - even thousands - of years.
Today on the podcast, we welcome Suzanne Johnson, whose book Vital Simplicity pulls on the work of Charles Wagner - who authored The Simple Life in 1895.
Living simply as a means to internal fulfillment is a timeless truth - a conclusion that dates back as far as 600 BCE.
If that's not motivation to at least explore the principle of living with less...I don't know what is!
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Blocks
by Suzanne Johnson
Child plays
Hour after hour
Stacking blocks
Knocking down
Holding wooden
Cubes in his
Tender hands
He is
Entertained
Leave the
Floor bare
Except for
These sturdy
Pieces
He finds his
Way
His interest is
Held
Add Legos
To the mix
And coloring
Books
Trains and trucks
And why not
Screens?
He soon becomes
Bored
Let his
Amusement
Be in the
Simple things
Let his
Vision sharpen on
One thing at a
Time
Cut through the
Clutter
And find
Joy
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40: Managing Your Busy Schedule Using Time Blocking
Saison 1 · Épisode 40
mardi 9 juillet 2024 • Durée 36:11
What do you do when there just aren't enough hours in the day?
I've got you!
Time blocking might sound intimidating, but in this episode I break down exactly how to block out your schedule in order to
- avoid burnout
- accomplish your goals
- avoid time-sucking distractions
This episode also covers brain-dumping and checklists, which are tools you can use no matter how structured or flexible you prefer your days.
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39: How Living with Less Inspires Generosity with Ultralight Backpacker Glen Van Peski
Saison 1 · Épisode 39
mardi 2 juillet 2024 • Durée 01:01:13
The benefits of living with less can be discovered through as many avenues as there are people - and today, we hear how ultralight backpacking was the catalyst for Glen Van Peski to embrace a lighter load in his every day life.
Glen's wilderness stories are inspiring (I can't help but laugh at his hiking story with Matthew McConaughey), but his lessons about generosity as a result of minimalism are even more profound.
We often think "But I need MORE in order to give to others," but Glen's hard-won wisdom and experience proves otherwise. When we live with only the essentials, we make space for showing up for others in ways that we'd be blind to otherwise.
This is an episode that I think will stick with you for a very long time. Glen's book Take Less, Do More: Surprising Life Lessons in Generosity, Gratitude, and Curiosity from an Ultralight Backpacker is available wherever you buy books!
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38: A Shame-Free & Intentional Approach to Screen Time for Kids
Saison 1 · Épisode 38
mardi 25 juin 2024 • Durée 47:49
Screen time is a really sensitive subject.
I cover why these sensitivities are important to respect and address in the beginning of this episode - there are very real dynamics that have NOTHING to do with how much parents love their kids as to why some families use more screen time than others.
With that in mind, decluttering and minimalism are rooted in intentionality - and that intentionality piece is the focus of today's episode as we talk through screen use as parents.
I share exactly where we've landed with screens in our home at this stage in life and how we can all approach our decisions about screen time with flexibility, foresight, and deliberate consciousness.
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37: Curating Simple & Ethical Closets with Lacey Woodroof
Saison 1 · Épisode 37
mardi 18 juin 2024 • Durée 01:08:46
I don't know about you, but I want getting dressed to feel easy.
I want to feel good in my clothes, no matter how casual or dressy the occasion.
I don't want to feel overwhelmed by choices or frustrated that I have "nothing to wear."
I also want to know that my closet isn't a result of someone else in this world barely scraping by. Cheap clothes that fall apart are not only annoying, they're usually a representation of mistreatment.
The older I get, the more I know it's up to me to put in slightly more effort into how I acquire clothing, because while I can't fix every problem in this world, I CAN look at my own choices and evaluate if they're something I'm proud of.
As always, this podcast is a no-judgment zone, so if you consistently partake in fast fashion - don't be alarmed. This episode is to help ALL of us be less stressed when we get dressed in the morning, and may provide a few new ideas to chew on!
Our guest, Lacey Woodroof of Basic (abasicshop.com), speaks to the heart of why women's fashion can be such a pain, and offers creative and practical ways to start dressing in a less overwhelming, more sustainable manner.
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36: 20 Habits of the Home to Prevent Overwhelm
Saison 1 · Épisode 36
mardi 11 juin 2024 • Durée 48:15
Want to avoid that terrible feeling when your house just feels like this giant weight on your shoulder?
There's laundry to fold, the counters have stuff all over them, your closet looks like a tornado ran through it, and the inside of your microwave looks like a murder scene.
On today's episode, I walk you through 20 general habits you can begin to implement in order to keep your home from being a source of stress and overwhelm!
*picture of my daughter's hair organization will be in my Instagram stories today 6/11/24, and I'll save it in the my highlight on Instagram titled "Organize"
Frugal Friends Podcast Episode: Grocery Store vs. Warehouse Club Savings Analysis
Book: The Year of Less by Cait Flanders
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35: Making Unconventional Choices to Live More Intentionally with Sona Avetisyan
Saison 1 · Épisode 35
mardi 4 juin 2024 • Durée 49:32
Ready to get personal?
Living with less goes a LOT deeper than having a less stressful, decluttered home. This week's guest, Sona Avetisyan, is a professional organizer whose focus on intentional living is deeply reflected in her own life.
Sona shares about her own journey of discovering what she actually cares about - even though it's counter cultural - and what that looked like in the wake of a divorce. She speaks vulnerably and passionately about creating a life that represents our personal core values, no matter how unconventional it may be.
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34: The Pitfall of Too Much Backstock
Saison 1 · Épisode 34
mardi 28 mai 2024 • Durée 32:32
For the sake of savings and convenience, so many of us fall into the trap of keeping too much backstock in our homes.
It's become all too common to treat our homes as a store, instead of letting stores be the store and our homes be our home - with just enough that we need for daily living inside it.
So what IS the right amount of backstock?
We'll explore that question on today's podcast through different lenses in regards to waste, finances, and the stress caused by clutter...because backstock is a BIG culprit of the clutter in our homes.
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