What does it mean to live more with less? I'm Katie Wells and welcome to the Maximized Minimalist

podcast. If you found yourself caught up in the hamster wheel of modern day motherhood and want to

rewrite the script, congratulations you're in the right place. I'm here to be your guide and help you take

back your motherhood

and achieve a simpler, more joy-filled life. Cheers to being a maximized minimalist. Enjoy the show.

Welcome to another episode of the maximized minimalist. If you're in a season of life where

motherhood feels more like a job than a calling, I'm so happy you're in a season of life where motherhood feels more like a job than a calling,

I'm so happy you're listening today because I have some exciting news.

But before that, I wanted to share something very personal with you ladies.

So just a few years ago, I was a chronically stressed out, overwhelmed mom, full of anxiety, struggling with

depression, working full time in a career I lost my passion for, and literally feeling like

every single day was Groundhog Day. Don't get me wrong, I was grateful and faithful to where I was in

my life, but I wasn't joyful.

I was living in survival mode.

Every day I put a smile on for my kids, my husband, my friends, but underneath I was a mess.

No matter what I did, I felt like I could not keep up with everything on my list and all of my responsibilities.

And I felt like I just sucked at everything. I felt like I was a crappy mom, a crappy wife,

and just crappy at everything. I was broken and I was hurting. And I didn't know how to change it.

If you've been listening to my show for a while, you know that I completely

transformed my life and my motherhood by decluttering. That was my first step that ultimately

led to a minimalist lifestyle. And no, not one where you have to go live in a tiny home.

Go listen to episode one of this podcast for the

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