EPISODE · Oct 7, 2025 · 1H 32M
395 Elle Kelsheimer "Degrowth at Home"
from i want what SHE has · host Theresa Lyn Widmann
Today on the show I get to speak with Elle Kersheimer. She is formerly a Nielsen Norman Group-certified UX Designer and Researcher with a coding background who is now a developer of PC games including Veil of Dust, a homesteading game. She has a B.A in Arts and Letters from Portland State University and an A.S in Multimedia from Portland Community College.She along with several friends founded Degrowth at Home, a website and a movement designed to share information about Voluntary Simplicity as an effort to encourage Degrowth Culture in our community. They believe that together, we can shift the focus of the economy to meet real people's needs rather than the whims of shareholders.Elle takes us into the very inspiring world of Degrowth with some top impactful tips on what you can do, hint, no more doom scrolling. Her approach to Degrowth is realistic and compassionate offering that the best Degrowth is the Degrowth you will do. She explains how Degrowth fits into a steady state economy and shares some ideas and creative imagination on what a steady state economy might practically look like. If you're interested in learning more, their website is an excellent resource for learning and doing. She also offered Wisecrack as a fun way to learn more as well as the book, The Day the World Stops Shopping.You can catch Elle every other Wednesday for game night at Rough Draft.Today’s show was engineered by Ian Seda from Radiokingston.org.Our show music is from Shana Falana!Feel free to email me, say hello: [email protected]** Please: SUBSCRIBE to the pod and leave a REVIEW wherever you are listening, it helps other users FIND IThttp://iwantwhatshehas.org/podcastITUNES | SPOTIFYITUNES: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/i-want-what-she-has/id1451648361?mt=2SPOTIFY:https://open.spotify.com/show/77pmJwS2q9vTywz7Uhiyff?si=G2eYCjLjT3KltgdfA6XXCAFollow:INSTAGRAM * https://www.instagram.com/iwantwhatshehaspodcast/FACEBOOK * https://www.facebook.com/iwantwhatshehaspodcast
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Today on the show I get to speak with Elle Kersheimer. She is formerly a Nielsen Norman Group-certified UX Designer and Researcher with a coding background who is now a developer of PC games including Veil of Dust, a homesteading game. She has a B.A in Arts and Letters from Portland State University and an A.S in Multimedia from Portland Community College. She along with several friends founded Degrowth at Home, a website and a movement designed to share information about Voluntary Simplicity as an effort to encourage Degrowth Culture in our community. They believe that together, we can shift the focus of the economy to meet real people's needs rather than the whims of shareholders. Elle takes us into the very inspiring world of Degrowth with some top impactful tips on what you can do, hint, no more doom scrolling. Her approach to Degrowth is realistic and compassionate offering that the best Degrowth is the Degrowth you will do. She explains how Degrowth fits into a steady state economy and shares some ideas and creative imagination on what a steady state economy might practically look like. If you're interested in learning more, their website is an excellent resource for learning and doing. She also offered Wisecrack as a fun way to learn more as well as the book, The Day the World Stops Shopping. You can catch Elle every other Wednesday for game night at Rough Draft.
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