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.

Well, hey there, welcome to the show. I'm your host, Katie Wells, and today we'll be talking

about three different ways to value what you already have because having less is great,

but wanting less and buying less is even better. And I believe that learning to value what we

already own is key to stop bringing in more clutter and stop the cycle from continuing.

The last thing that I want you to do is spend all

this time and energy and effort decluttering your home only for it to fill back up again.

And for most people, that sadly is going to happen unless we get to the root of it and make

changes on the front and back end. So make sure to tune in to the end

of this episode because I'll be sharing 10 ways that you can get that dopamine, that feel good

feeling from other things rather than shopping. So before we dive in, I want to do a quick

listener spotlight to Caitlin B 102. She says, I'm so excited I found this podcast. Katie has a way of

putting towards what I've been feeling lately. As a mom of soon to be two kids, I felt like I was getting

weighed down by my home. Her simple techniques and suggestions have given me hope on being a more

intentional parent and not

being tied down by stuff. It's like I've gained a new virtual friend and supporter. Wow, Caitlin,

thank you so much for those kind words. Honestly, this is why I do what I do. I really value our

time together on these podcasts because I am a busy mom and a busy woman like

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