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 back to another episode of The Maximized Minimalist. I'm Katie Wells, and I am so happy

you're here today. Today we're going to be diving into minimalism.

What's the point of it anyway? Before we get started, I want to do a quick listener shout

out to Sarah Cat 37, who so very kindly left a five-star podcast review saying the straight-to-the-point

episodes are so informative. I'm always so motivated

after I listen. Every day is a chance to do things differently and this year I am really focused

on my minimalism journey. Thanks, Katie, for a great podcast. Thank you so much Sarah Cat 37 for that

sweet review. I am so excited you're on this journey with me,

and really I can't wait to hear where it takes you. And that's kind of the point, right?

It's about where it takes you. Where do you think minimalism can take you in your life?

To me, the focus of minimalism isn't about focusing on the

removal or limitation of things or sacrificing, which I know is how a lot of people view it. Maybe

that's how you view it. But rather, what being more intentional with our lives can give us,

hence the name of this podcast, the

maximized minimalist. How can you maximize your life by minimizing your stuff? Decluttering

truly is the first step because once you get on a roll with it, the amount of freedom it

gives you is remarkable. So many mothers, myself included, feel trapped. Maybe you feel trapped right

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