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Paring Down: Realistic minimalism, decluttering, & intentional living — 202 episodes
197: Decluttering Collectibles, Who I'd Switch Lives With, & Bribing Children
196: Ivy League Attorney Advice on How to Advocate for Your Health with Rayna Rayford
195: How Decluttering Reflects Our Values
194: When Do I "Arrive" at Decluttered?, Scheduling Around PMDD, & Living in the Grey
193: Building an Empire of 10 Million Followers While Living with Chronic Illness with Rachel Farnsworth
192: A Better Way to Plan Your Fall & School Year with Danielle McGeough
191: Decluttering Computer Files, My Favorite Way to Vacation, & the Savannah Bananas
190: Shocking Things that Bring People to the Emergency Room with Dr. J Mack Slaughter
189: Environmentally Friendly Decluttering—from Recycling Razor Blades to the Truth About Greenwashing with Tom Szaky of TerraCycle
Getting Past the "Wasted Money" When Decluttering (Summer Saturday Throwback)
188: How to Request Money Instead of Gifts, Homemade Chai Lattes, & Washing Scrunchies
187: Opening Up About My Health: Postpartum Struggles, Weight Fluctuations, PMDD and More
186: Decluttering Your House is Only the Beginning of a Better Life with Suzanne Searcy Johnson
Curating Simple & Ethical Wardrobes with Lacey Woodroof (Summer Saturday Throwback)
185: What to Do with Kid 3D Artwork, My Original Career Goal, & Preconceived Notions
184: How Bike Bus World Brings Back the '80s Community Vibe with Sam Balto
183: How to Not Get Distracted When Decluttering
Decluttering Photos on Our Phones and In Our Homes (Summer Saturday Throwback)
182: Not Knowing the Value of Items You're Decluttering, My Weirdly Fast Engagement, & Grifters
181: How Intergenerational Relationships Boost Happiness, Health & Perspective
180: Thrift Shopping Tips for Mindful Consumers with Rebecca Bingham
Decluttering Sentimental Items (Summer Saturday Throwback)
179: Consistent Devotion to Living with Less, My Musical Theatre History, & the Final Countdown in Kodiak
178: How 15 Women Have Maintained 19 Years of Unbreakable Long-Distance Community with Leslie Hepburn
177: How to Avoid Decision Fatigue When Decluttering
176: When You Have No Energy to Declutter, the One Job I'd Never Do, & Dog Walking
175: Combating Loneliness by Rethinking the Suburban Neighborhood with Eli Spevak
174: Getting Paper Clutter Under Control with Lisa Woodruff
173: If Ethical Shopping Feels Too Expensive, Keeping a Loved One's Memory Alive, & Summer Childcare
172: How to Build Community and Make Friends Anywhere You Live with Bethany Roth
171: How to Organize Your Home So It Actually Stays Organized (Macro vs. Micro Organizing)
170: How to Nudge Your Parents to Declutter, Military Wife Life, & Learning Finnish
169: Losing Community After Wrestling with Faith and Experiencing Divorce with Mallory Andrews
168: Why Playing the Long Game Always Works—Including for Decluttering with Carrie Fabris
167: If You Have Too Much Furniture, My Favorite Kid Age, & Finish-It Friday
166: Can Social Media Build Healthy Community? with Shannon McKinstrie
165: The 15 Best Questions to Ask Yourself to Make Decluttering Easy
164: Decluttering Fatigue, The Time My Son Got Stuck in a Chair, & The Enneagram
163: Why Gatekeepers Always Lose Even Though They Think They're Getting Ahead
162: Stop Overshopping for Good and Finally Declutter Your Clothes with Lauren Morley
161: How to Get Kids to Clean Up After Themselves, Tech Tools, & Murder
160: Secret Sessions, Friendship Bracelets & What Makes Swifties Different with Olivia Levin
159: The Truth About Decluttering Influencers and How They Get Paid with Elisabeth Beam
158: Burn It All Energy, How to Write a Book, & Bad Dogs
157: Community vs. Friendship: Why Not Everyone in Your Village Needs to Be Your Best Friend
156: Surprising Lessons on Simplicity from Sourdough Bread with Brett Wiewiora and Christina Cann
155: Declutter with the Biggest Payoff, My Miss America Journey, & Libraries
154: The Joy of Movement (Even If You're Not Into Fitness) with Beyonce's dancer, Deja Riley
153: 20 Things I'm Decluttering Before Moving to Finland
152: Decluttering Boxes of Old Mail, Moving to Finland, & Is it Bad to Criticize Generosity?
151: 10 Subtle Things Stealing Your Joy
150: How Our Surroundings Shape Our Lives with Author/Engineer, Leidy Klotz
149: When Kids Ask About a Toy You Decluttered, Where I Find Hope, & a Near-Death Decluttering Win
148: Finding Joy When Motherhood is Hard with Libby Ward
147: How I Got 700,000 Followers, a Life-Changing Book Deal, & 1 Million Podcast Plays in 2 Years
146: What If You're Too Busy to Sell Nice Clothing, My Upbringing, & Oil Stains
145: The Secret to Feeling Happier Before Anything Even Happens
144: Make Decluttering Simple with Proven Strategies with Kate Vanness-Kandoth
143: Should We Keep Cool Old Stuff for Our Kids?, Teleportation, & Owala Water Bottles
142: Busting the Myth that Joy Comes from an Easy Life with Kelli Foreman
141: Where to Start Decluttering (Or Start Again)
140: When Over-Gifters Don't Stop Even After a Conversation, What's in My Basement, & Independent Kids
139: Making "Fun" Less Elusive in Adulthood
138: Swedish Death Cleaning with Emily McDermott
137: Knowing When You've Decluttered Enough, Maple Syrup, & the Mental Load
136: Can Humor Be Taught? with Dr. Janet Gibson
135: When People Feel Judged by Your Decluttered Life
134: Keeping Rarely Used Items, My Friendships, & a Giant Pacific Octopus
133: Using Our 5 Senses to Create Joy
132: How Minimalism Makes You Better at Your Job with Chris Lovett
131: Decluttering Guilt, Our Adoption Story, & Great Teachers
130: The Underrated Power of Joy-Filled Stories with NYT Best-Selling Author, Katherine Center
129: How to Declutter Your Closet
128: Big vs. Small Decluttering Projects, My 2026 Goals, & Magnesium Lotion
127: 5 Science-Backed Ways to Get Out of an Emotional Slump
126: ADHD Decluttering & Organization Tips with Libbi Moore
125: 7 Simple Living Lessons from Life in Alaska
124: Stop Feeling Stressed by Your House with Katy Joy Wells
123: How Minimalism Can Change Your Life with Joshua Becker
122: How to Create Life-Changing Habits with Hanna Seymour
121: What to Do with Everything You Declutter
120: Decluttering through Grief - Letting Go of Belongings After Loss with Krista St-Germain
119: How to Develop Self-Discipline for a Clutter-Free Home
118: Declutter Your House 15 Minutes at a Time with Tracy Hoth
117: Renewed Excitement for the Benefits of Minimalism
116: When Our Health Journeys Lead to Clutter with Andrea Nakayama
115: Decluttering Emergency Supplies While Still Being Prepared
114: Navigating Grandparent Over-Gifting from Both Perspectives with DeeDee Moore
113: Reducing Holiday Overwhelm by Setting Personal Boundaries
112: The Trap of Upgrading Our Lives with Laura Fenton
111: The "But I Love Everything!" Decluttering Dilemma
110: Is Overconsumption That Big of a Deal?
109: What to Do with Clothes that Don't Currently Fit
108: Avoid Clutter by Developing Personal Preferences with Courtney Florey
107: 7 Ways to Stop Kids’ Clothes from Overflowing
106: How Comparison Fuels Clutter & Financial Constraint with Amy Slenker-Smith
105: Strategies for Living Minimally in a Big House (And Research on Buying in Bulk)
104: Finding Adventure in Everyday Life (Thanks to Less Clutter) with Shannon & Gerry Arner
103: Struggling Through PMDD to Declutter & Tidy
102: Creating Systems to Be Productive Toward What Matters with Chelsi Jo
101: What Cozy Season Teaches Us About Decluttering
100: Life-Changing Hacks to Make Tech Your Personal Assistant with Amanda Jefferson
99: 7 Tips to Conquer Decluttering Burnout
98: Shaping Your Home to Support Your Wants & Needs with Mia Danielle
97: Harnessing the Scientific Power of Enthusiasm to Declutter
96: How to Make Your Home Feel Warm & Welcoming with Etiquette Coach, Alison Cheperdak
95: How to Declutter a Storage Unit
94: Practical Advice for Living Intentionally with 7x NYT Bestselling Author Gretchen Rubin
93: Behind the Scenes of Our Road Trip to Alaska & What I Wish We'd Decluttered
92: Parenting in a World with X-Rated Content with Kristen A. Jenson
91: Things that Feel Illegal to Declutter (But Aren't)
90: How Clutter Affects Our Mental Health with Dr. Brittany Pope
89: The Key to Staying Motivated to Declutter
88: How the Beauty Industry Fuels Overconsumption with Miss America 2014 Nina Davuluri
87: 10 Ways to Make Your Home Easy to Tidy
86: Strategies for Getting Your Kids to Declutter
85: Become an Essentialist with NYT Bestselling Author, Greg McKeown
84: Learning to Ride the Waves of Clutter Tolerance
83: Making the Most of Our Space with Khrystyne Jaspers
82: The Sweet Spot Between Beauty & Function with Whitney English
81: The Art of Making Friends & How it Helps Us Declutter
80: Be Rich in What Matters with Julia Ubbenga
79: Decluttering Before You Move (or Mock Move)
78: Addressing the Mental Load of Clutter with Dr. Morgan Cutlip
77: What If I End Up Needing What I've Decluttered?
76: Is Celebrity Self-Help Advice Useful? with Jim Oliver
75: Minimalism Hot Takes
74: Removing the Chaos from Our Email Accounts & Desktops with Shawn Lemon
73: Avoiding Vacation Clutter: Souvenirs & Vacay Wardrobe
72: Does Money Make Us Happier? with Jeff Golden
71: How Growing Up in a Cult Made Me More Intentional
70: Is Decluttering Just for the Financially Secure? with Aubrey High
69: The 10 Best Principles to Guide Your Decluttering
68: Decluttering for Senior Adults & Their Families with Jeannine Bryant
67: 5 Psychological Phenomena that Affect Decluttering & Consumption
66: How to Develop a Minimalish Mindset with Diane Boden
65: Reflection Questions to Live More Intentionally
64: Tweaks to Simplify Your Life with Erin Port
63: A Balanced Approach to Birthday Parties
62: Tidy Up Your Life with Tyler Moore (aka Tidy Dad)
61: Simplifying Holiday Traditions
60: Decluttering Out of Gratitude with Deanna Yates
59: Busting Myths About Decluttering
58: Spending Money on What We Value with Jen Smith
57: Should We Never Buy Anything Ever Again?
56: What If You Lost Everything? with Lala Hairston
55: The Ripple Effect of Clutter with Laura Carlin
54: How to Keep the Clutter from Coming Back
53: Home Organization Tips with Kenika Williams
52: Getting Past the "Wasted Money" When Decluttering
51: Getting to the Root of Our Clutter with Jenny Albertini
50: The Guilt & Fear of Decluttering Gifts
49: The Link Between Money Management & Clutter with Brad Nelson
48: Decluttering Books as a Book Lover
47: Motivation to Unplug & Enjoy Life with Eric Moeller
46: How We Decluttered Our Garage
45: Determining Your Priorities with Ashli Pollard
44: Brainstorming Solutions to Clutter Problem Areas
43: Creating Household Rhythms to Foster Peace with Ben & Brianna Folkman
42: 15 Ways to Spend Less Money
41: Timeless Truths About Simplicity with Suzanne Johnson
40: Managing Your Busy Schedule Using Time Blocking
39: How Living with Less Inspires Generosity with Ultralight Backpacker Glen Van Peski
38: A Shame-Free & Intentional Approach to Screen Time for Kids
37: Curating Simple & Ethical Closets with Lacey Woodroof
36: 20 Habits of the Home to Prevent Overwhelm
35: Making Unconventional Choices to Live More Intentionally with Sona Avetisyan
34: The Pitfall of Too Much Backstock
33: Slowing Down Our Lives with Stephanie Seferian
32: Finding the Time to Declutter
31: Taking Messy Action with Sarah Horgan
30: Minimalish Lessons Learned from Van Life
29: Paring Down Flight Anxiety with my dad & pilot, J.D. Oliver
28: Travel Wisdom from a Flight Attendant with Caroline Bright
27: Learning to Travel Light with Miss America 2015, Kira K. Dixon
26: What to Do With Gifts That Are Clutter
25: Releasing Shame When Decluttering with ADHD with Elena Willitts
24: Decluttering Photos On Our Phones and In Our Homes
23: Making Space for Things and People We Love with Aubrey High
22: Doom Piles & Mail
21: Influencer Culture & Finding Contentment with Yeli Heidecker
20: Kid Stuff: Sentimental, Educational, Practical, & Private
19: Decluttering as a Couple with my husband, Aaron Leyko
18: Seven Things I've Learned About Love
17: When Our Partner Doesn't Want to Declutter with Dr. Tracy Dalgleish
16: Permission to Declutter with Jane Conroy
15: Does Minimalism Deprive Our Kids? with Elisabeth Beam
14: Emotions We Feel When Decluttering
13: Making Sustainable Living Less Complicated with Shila Wattamwar
12: Ideas for Simplifying in the New Year
11: Where Do Popular Christmas Traditions Come From? with Molly Stillman
10: Why We Celebrate the Birth of Jesus with Molly Stillman
9: Donating Clutter Generously
8: What the Bible Says About Our Stuff with Hanna Seymour
7: Making Holiday Decor Meaningful
6: Creating Community in Small Spaces with Britt Meyer
5: Decluttering Sentimental Items
4: Forming Our Identity Outside of What We Own with Madison Embrey
1: Mistakes We Make When Decluttering with Matlin Pessarra
2: My Decluttering Story
3: Avoiding Holiday Clutter with Karla Graves
Welcome to Paring Down with Shannon Leyko