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Sustainable Minimalists — 583 episodes
Saying No To New
Plastic, Plastic Everywhere
Talking It Out
The Unfollow Effect
The Cost of Constant Connection
The Power of Place
The Plastic Detox
Beyond the Beige
The Architecture of Connection
The IDGAF Decade
Starve The Machine
The Anti-Catalog Home
Timeless Parenting
The #SkinTok Effect
The Digital Childhood
Suburban Sprawl
The Downsizing Mindset
Incrementally Off-Grid
Conditioned Consumerism
Your Net Worth Isn't Your Self-Worth
Unhappy? You're Normal
Your Shopping Superpowers
Sneak Peek: Influencers Aren't Friends
The Psychology of Spring Cleaning
How To Let Stuff Go
The Shopping Conspiracy
Zero-Waste In The Land Of Wasteful Maximalism
New Year, Same Ol' Wonderful You
Revisiting The Capsule Wardrobe Conversation
No Such Thing As Bad Weather
Living Seasonally, Not Commercially
How Many Jeans Do You Own?
A Poverty Of Spirit
Micro Activism
How To Be An Anti-Capitalist
The Distorted Mirror
A Life Of Purpose
Reclaiming Movement Opportunities
Water Smarts
Future-Conscious Thinking
Stuff You Should Know
How To Host A Clothing Swap
The C Word (Cancer!)
Selective Mediocrity
Rebuilding Your Village
Edit Your Life
The Antidote To Hedonic Adaptation
The Commercialization Of Kids
Removing The Mask
A Mindful Wardrobe Refresh
Ripple Effects
Phthalates And Kids Products
Streamlining Non-Negotiables
Sleep Is Medicine
Roots
What Advertisers Know
If Trees Could Talk
Extracurriculars Are Extra
Back To School Shopping
Feeding Littles Lunches
Big Cleaning
Decluttering For Self-Care
Glimmers
Climate Solutions
How To Stop Eating Microplastics
Values-Driven Spending
Create More, Consume Less
Preserving With A Purpose
Surviving Late Stage Capitalism
Charting A Rich Life
Home Overwhelm
There's Nothing Wrong With You
The Great Outdoors
Hyper-Capitalism
Are You Smartphone Addicted?
Breath Awareness
Things We've Lost To The Internet
Shared Solutions
Cooking With Cast Iron
An Attitude Of Gratitude
Toxic Fashion
Optimizing Your Walks
HEADLINES: Shrinking Fish
Produce Without Pesticides
The Cost Of Climate Change
HEADLINES: Ulterior Motives
Roads Less Travelled
Greenwashing 2.0
HEADLINES: Biggest Plastic Polluters Revealed
Pleasure-Saturated
Labors Of Love
The Great Connector
HEADLINES: Geoengineering
Stealthily Frugal
Disconnecting
Can We Have Kids And Nice Things?
The Low-Tox Lifestyle
HEADLINES: The Economics Of Climate Change
Lights Out
House Rules
HEADLINES: Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
INTRODUCING: Book Club!
Family Dinner
HEADLINES: Jevon's Paradox
Three Acts
Excessively Convenient
HEADLINES: Good News, Bad News
Athleisure
No Topsoils, No Food
HEADLINES: Assessing Air Quality
Vital Simplicity
Sustainable Seafood?
Unpaid Labor And Gendered Work
HEADLINES: An Oceans Update
Weekend Catch Up
The Anti-Aging Problem
HEADLINES: The Food Episode (Sort Of)
Plasticizers
The Negativity Bias
What Our Kids Really Need
Breaking Food Waste Norms
HEADLINES: Spin City
Willful Blindness
Advice For Living
HEADLINES: Losses And "Gains"
Is It Time To Quit Amazon Prime?
The Fast Furniture Trap
HEADLINES: President Biden
Shopping Triggers
Why Repairability Matters
HEADLINES: A Glimpse Into The Future
Lessons Re-Learned
Get Growing
Your No Spend/Low Spend January
SMART Resolutions
HEADLINES: Only Good News
Modern Distractions
HEADLINES: Water Wars
The Obesogens
HEADLINES: Business As Usual
The Happiness Formula
Sustainable Shopping Is An Oxymoron
HEADLINES: COP28
How To Buy Wine Like A Conscious Consumer
It's More Than Just Stuff
Anti-Black Friday 2023
Secondhand Sunday
HEADLINES: A Climate Report Breakdown
A Minimal-ish Holiday
Waking up Grateful
HEADLINES: An Electric Airplane
How To Buy Soap
Sustainable Investing 2.0
HEADLINES: How To Cool Down A City
Just Stop It! (Holiday Decor Edition)
Micro Activism
HEADLINES: Enhanced Oil Recovery
Modern Stress
Eating Out
HEADLINES: Iron Enrichment
To-Do List Freedom
Comfort At All Costs
HEADLINES: Lots Of Dead Animals
Breaking Down Body Odor
HEADLINES: Monster Fracks
Cheat Codes For A Good Life
A Green Constitutional Amendment
HEADLINES: Net Zero Greenwashing
Climate Migration
Climate Change And Family Planning
HEADLINES: A Busy Week In New York
A Better Bread
The Processed Food Problem
HEADLINES: Dating Debt
Building Experiential Wealth
Reclaiming Your Weekends
HEADLINES: Groundwater
Buying For Life
Grandma Wisdom
HEADLINES: Fast Fashion Unites
Keeping Clutter Out
What Organizers Do
HEADLINES: Caring about Coral
The C Word (Cancer!)
Lifestyle Creep
HEADLINES: Climate Litigation
Big Pharma
Single-Use Poison
HEADLINES: Plastic Barbies And More Extreme Weather
Back-To-School Shopping
Predictors Of Back-To-School Success
The Pet Episode
Certified B
HEADLINES: Shein Backlash
The 30-Day Mess-Stress Fix
The Genderless Fashion Movement
HEADLINES: A Worm Invasion
6 Things You Can't Buy On Amazon
In Defense Of Staycations
HEADLINES: 3 Cheers For Bacterial Cellulose
Forest Bathing
Gatekeeping Your Peace
HEADLINES: A Real Smorgasbord
Let's Talk Diapers
HEADLINES: Easy Listening
Our Carbon Problem
Climate Optimism?
HEADLINES: Mega Fires And Feedback Loops
From Green To Clean
Buyer Beware
HEADLINES: Varying Levels Of Sacrifice
From That To This
When Everything's A Favorite
HEADLINES: Sinking Cities
Mess And Stress
Upgrade Culture
HEADLINES: Angry Environmentalists
To Replace Or Not To Replace?
Me, Myself, And I
HEADLINES: Plastic's Future & The Colorado River
Why Rage Decluttering Doesn't Work
HEADLINES: A Sinking Capitol And A Major Enviro-Win
Back To Basics
The Commercialization Of Kids
HEADLINES: A Glimpse Into Our EV Future
Opting Out
Soul Work
HEADLINES: Warming-Resistant Coffee and Sci Fi Climate Solutions
Conscious Eco-Giving
Old-Fashioned On Purpose
HEADLINES: Allergies, Wine, SpaceX
Slow Progress Is Still Progress
Breaking Bad Habits
Living On Purpose
HEADLINES: Good News, Sodium Batteries, Swimming Pools
Fantasy v. Reality
In Defense Of Homemaking
HEADLINES: Tornado Alley, Electric Scooters, Big Oil
De-Influenced
Decluttering Through Grief
HEADLINES: Kids V. State, Smart Tech & Duluth
Recycling The Unrecyclable
The Decor Trend Bandwagon
HEADLINES 3/24/23: Forever Chemicals, Slow Burn TV & Berries
Junk Culture
Edit Your Life
HEADLINES 3/17/23: Lab-To-Table, Bumpy Flights & Alt. Jet Fuel
Are Carbon Offsets Worth It?
Growing Joy With Plants
HEADLINES 3/10/23: #StopWillow, Zombie Forests & Poland Springs
The Scarcity Mindset
The Impact-Effort Tradeoff
High-Impact Decluttering
Capsule Beauty
Rapid Fire Q&A
Grocery Store Hacks
Pesky Polymers
A Green Burial
The Distorted Mirror
How To Quit
When Minimalism Feels Overwhelming
The Gifting Experience
Dark Chocolate's Dark Side
How Ethical Is Your Chocolate?
Intentional Screen Time and Slow TV
Defend The Eco-Trend: Algae
Valuable Minimalist Lessons
Plant-Based Families
Your Right To Repair
Finite Resources
The Big Fix
Clutter's Hidden Costs
New Year New You
Holding The Line
Gift Boundaries
RE-RELEASE: Listeners Call In! 20+ Non-Consumer Gift Ideas
Something For Nothing
Expansion
O Christmas Tree
From FOMO To JOMO
Life Lessons
The Attitude-Behavior Gap
Minimalism And Well-Being
How To Buy Laundry Detergent
Impulse Buys
Too Much Of A Good Thing
The Rescue Effect
Rise And Grind?
Thousands Of Data Points
Energy And The Good Life
Fashion "Rules"
Rapid Fire Q&A
(Re)Purposeful Organization
Prioritizing Your Priorities
Taming Your Triggers
Low-Waste Lunchboxes
Defend The Eco-Trend: Closed Loop Consumption
Climate Reparations?
Life's Changing Seasons
Materialism's Sweet Spot
Clutter Blocks
The Golden Triangle
Future-Conscious Thinking
The Gas Stove Love Affair
The Kids' Clothes Conundrum
The Right-To-Know Revolution
Defend The Eco-Trend: Bamboo
A Better Bag
Productive Pantries
The Minimalist Phone Movement
The Pinch At The Pump
Late Stage Capitalism and Self-Care
The Convenience Tax
An Ounce Of (Mess) Prevention
Intuitive Eating
Wasted Money
Minimalist Game Night
Fashion's Missing Link
Skimpflation
An Extremely Simple Eco Summer
The Power Of Anticipation
Seventh Gen, Unilever & SLS
Divesting
All-Things Eggs
Life Lessons Learned From Plants
The Trauma Response
Plant-Based Fashion
Countertop Composters
Rebalancing
Quick Fix Thinking
Desperation Dinners
Responsible Family Vacations
Subscription Services
Evergreen Rooms
Made In China
Mental Minimalism
Forever Chemicals
How to Use A Safety Razor
No Mow May
Minimalist Master Bedrooms
The White Gold Rush
The Best Things Are Free: Rich Conversations
Conscious Spending
Spring Cleaning For Home, Head and Heart
The Best Things Are Free: Sleep
The Best Things Are Free: Story Time
Managing Just In Case Clutter
Everything Eco-Minimalist Birthdays
What’s Good For Us Is Also Free
Getting Your Partner On Board
How To Find Quality Clothes
Build Back Better?
Reducing Home Toxins (Without Spending $$)
Ugly Fruit, Misshapen Veggies
Keep The Memories, Lose The Stuff
Just Let It Go
Supporting Your “Skin Story”
Boundaries And Generational Clutter
Simplified Family Scheduling
Mommy Malaise
Learning To Love “Just Enough”
Home Is A Feeling
The Future Of Food
Adding More Space (Without Adding More Space)
The Health Of Our Oceans
Your Digital Carbon Footprint
Preparing For Postpartum
Rapid Fire Q&A
Creating Closet Boundaries
Unhappy Returns
A Better Cup Of (Ethical) Coffee
A Radical Footprint Life
Listeners Call In! 20+ Non-Consumer Gift Ideas
The Power Of The Purse
Love Languages
Capitalism's Coercions
Should I Keep Clothes That Don’t Fit?
Reclaiming Movement Opportunities
Leather Versus Faux Leather
Conscious Nursery and Kids’ Room Design
All-Things Bidets
Pushing Back Against Convenience Eating
How To Read a Cleanser's Label
Functional Entryways That Flow
Simplifying Kids’ Craft Clutter
Career Minimalism
Using The Whole Pumpkin (& The Whole Apple)
Going Car-Light
5 Questions That Determine An Item’s Potential
Realistic Work-Life Balancing
How To Make Soap At Home
The Global Food Supply Chain Under Strain
Pragmatic EMF Protection For Better Health
Less Waste Moving
Minimalist Skincare Essentials
Rightsizing Your Budget
Antidotes To Eco-Despair
50 Shades of Gray (Hair)
How To Get Organized In A Small Space
Fewer But Better Adult Friendships
Navigating The Eco-Contradiction Minefield
Secondhand Vintage For The Rest Of Us
BONUS: Is Minimalist Parenting Possible?
What Not To Eat
BONUS: Restricted Recycling? Here's What To Do
Minimalist Mindset Shifts Toward Body Acceptance
Intentional Nail Care
BONUS: Are Essential Oils Worth the Hype?
How To Downsize (Even If No One's Moving)
Intentional Interior Decorating
Curating a Healthy House
How Sustainable Minimalists Entertain
The Pandemic Versus The Planet
Palm Oil's Problems
The Lowdown on Sustainable Toys
How To Be Happy In A Small Home
In Defense of Subtraction
The Benefits to the Circular Economy
Finding your Minimalist Mindset
5 Tips For An Organized Home (With Kids!)
Pop Culture and the Environmental Movement Today
Minimalist Beauty For The Conscious Consumer
Digital Minimalism In The 21st Century
Becoming A Zero Waste Chef
Why 1000 Hours Outside?
Accessible Sustainable Consumption
“Good Enough” Environmentally Friendly Parenting
How to Simplify Picky Eating
Minimalist Tips To Manage Time
Learning At Home: The Big Picture
Housework Help For a Peaceful Home
Cloth Diapering 101
Intentional Living at Home
Bonus: Recycling Isn't Enough with Marie Eve
8 Minimalist Style Principles
Difficult Sustainability Conversations
Your Minimalist Play Room
Intentional Personal Development
Bonus: New Is Not Best With Murielle G.
Raising Healthy Children
Mindful Parenting Tips for Overwhelmed Moms
Bonus: Eco Conscious Christianity with Lisa M.
Feng Shui, Meet Modern Minimalism
When Living Green Gets Exhausting
Eco Friendly Laundry Products versus CPGs
Eco-Resolutions That Benefit the Collective
The Future of Sustainable Fashion
How to Organize For Your Personality
How to Live Below Your Means (Without Feeling Deprived)
How Minimalists Combat Burnout
Sustainable Gifts for Everyone On Your List
The Case for Part-Time Plant-Based
Climate Change and Human Health
10 Secrets of Successful Declutterers
Eat, Drink, Shop & Support Local Businesses
Self-Sufficiency Spotlight: Foraging 101
How to Discuss the Effects of Climate Change
Biodiversity is Declining. Here’s Why that’s Important
Challenge Alert! Become a Minimalist this September
Ethical Alternatives to Amazon (and How to Support Them)
Self Sufficiency Spotlight: Microgreens
10 Eco-Friendly Yard Care Rules
5 Facts About the Global Water Crisis
How to Declutter Your Home without Trashing the Planet
5 New Ways to Reduce Your Plastic Waste
Raising Good Humans with Minimalist Parenting Guidance
How to Buy Nothing By Embracing the Gift Economy
Advanced Simple Living Tips for Seasoned Minimalists
5 Carbon Footprint Facts You Likely Didn’t Know
Eco-Conscious Gifts for New Parents (That Are Actually Helpful)
Housework Woes: How to Simplify (& Green-ify!) Common Chores
How to Save Money Like A Minimalist
5 Ways to Stand Up to Environmental Racism
3 Steps to Becoming an Anti-Consumer
How Sustainable Minimalists Do Summer
How to Embrace Secondhand With The Best Online Thrifting Stores
5 Ways to be Frugal Without Being Cheap
Homeschool & Work From Home Konmari Tips
Fair Trade, Certified B and More: The 3rd Party Labels You Need to Know
Your Sustainability Questions, Answered
9 Zero Waste Lifestyle Tips During Quarantine
What’s a Menstrual Cup? (& Other ZW Period Queries)
Slow Homes, Climate Change, and Coronavirus
Your Conclusive Clean Beauty Guide
How to Tackle Family Clutter by Heat Mapping
When Overspending Backfires
How Minimalists Spend their Sundays: 8 Tips
The Nitty-Gritty Behind Microplastic Pollution
5 Tricks to Help You Buy Less Stuff
Tips on Decluttering 6 Oft-Forgotten Areas
What are Eco Friendly Fibers, Really?
6 Minimalist Lifestyle Tips for Overarching Simplicity
Cluttered vs. Hoarding: What’s the Difference?
Greenwashing Examples: Have you Been Duped?
Donating’s Dark Side: Where Do Goodwill Donations Go?
Eco-Friendly Communities & Why We Need Each Other
Does Green Buying Make Us Happier?
In-store or Online Shopping: Which is Better for the Planet?
5 (Essential) Spaces to Declutter Before Christmas
(Anti)-Black Friday 2020 for Sustainable Minimalists
How to Raise Eco-Conscious Kids
Less is More! Practical Self-Care During the Holidays
Ethical Gift Giving for You & Me
Why Self-Sufficiency Matters
What’s Planned Obsolescence?
Minimalism for Moms: Parenting the Simpler Way
How (Exactly) to Cook Zero Waste Meals
The Healing Effects of Sentimental Clutter Cleaning
How to Declutter Sentimental Items the Strategic Way
How to Redecorate on the Cheap (Without Wayfair/Ikea)
25 Ways to Be Eco-Friendly Without Spending a Cent
How to Cope With Eco Guilt
Why Your Home Is Cluttered After Tidying
Your Intentional Life Starts with ‘Why’
Why (Organic) Cotton is King
Why We Overbuy (+ How to Stop)
3 Hard Truths about Clutter
How to Make Great Compost (With Very Little Effort)
Smart Reuse Ideas + 13 Items My Grandma Never Threw Away
The Secret to a Successful Capsule Wardrobe (Planner Included!)
Why is Recycling Bad? Here are 6 Reasons
How to Love the Home You Have (Not the One You Want)
076: Declutter your Home with the Shoebox Method
075: Zero-Waste Gardening for Mediocre Gardeners
074: How to Live Large by Living with Less
30 Items You Won't Miss Tomorrow
Why We Keep Clothes We Don't Wear (& How to Let Them Go)
071: Conscious Consumerism for Real People
070: The Basics of Minimalist Kitchens + Minimalist Cooking
069: For Dumpster Diving Skeptics
068: Self-care for Busy People
067: 10 Handbag Essentials for On-the-Go Sustainability
066: How a Dry Month Complements Mental Minimalism
065: Your Guide to a Total Home Detox
064: How to Shop Secondhand the 21st Century Way
063: Why We’re Sick + How to get Healthy (Hint: It Has to do with the Planet)
062: 5 Ways to Take Home Less Plastic from the Supermarket
061: 5 Steps to Staying Motivated when Decluttering Gets Hard
060: Is it ever OK to Buy Fast Fashion?
059: 5 Decluttering Roadblocks (+ How to Get Over Them)
058: How to Organize a Disorganized Family
057: Replace Bad Habits with Better Ones (3 ideas!)
056: Why You Should Use the Fine China on a Wednesday
055: Eating as Resistance
054: The Beauty in the (Eco-Friendly) Journey
053: Eco-Friendly New Years Resolutions (+ How You Can Join Me!)
052: The Case for a Smaller Wardrobe
051: How to Handle Holiday Clutter with Joshua Becker
050: Celebrating Major Milestones with Familiar Faces
The Why, How, and When of a No Spend Challenge
048: The Zero-Waste Swaps that Save Serious Cash
047: 5 (Unexpected!) Benefits of Minimalism
046: Sweet Simplicity during the Holidays
045: Self-Care + Successful Mornings
044: Meat-Free Motivation
043: Slow Fashion in a Fast Fashion World
042: Green Cleaning Made Easy
041: Secrets of a Professional Organizer
040: Mindfulness for Modern Families
039: Finding Time for your ‘Why’
038: What’s for Dinner?
037: When Sustainability + Imagination Collide
036: Minimalism for Home, Head + Heart
035: How To Preserve Food Like a Pro
034: 9 Things You’re Recycling Wrong
033: Thrifting 101
032: How to Recreate the ‘Vacation Sensation’
031: The Art of Saying ‘No’
030: Pet Parenting Done Right
029: Is Sustainability Unmanly?
028: The Low-Waste Parenting Rulebook
027: 5 Super Easy Clothing Repairs (No Sewing Machine Required!)
026: The (Inconvenient) Relationship between Clutter + Anxiety
025: NOT Keeping Up with the Joneses
024: Wedding Season Done Right
023: Minimalism + The Mental Load
022: Debunking KonMari Myths
Low-Waste on a Low Budget
020: Zero-Waste Baby Steps
019: Tiny Home, Gigantic Life with Emily Gerde
018: 10-Minute Tidying Tricks
017: Financial Freedom + Minimalism
016: Earth Day, Every Day