This is episode 66 of the Sustainable Minimalist Podcast.

You are listening to the Sustainable Minimalist Podcast,

a show about living simply and sustainably with your family.

Here's your host host Stephanie Safarian.

Hello there, welcome back.

Have you ever embarked on a dry month,

or are you thinking to yourself,

heck no, no way, never going to happen.

How about just a dry week?

One thing I love about minimalism is that we all find it via different paths.

Motherhood brought me to minimalism. I say that an awful lot on this show, but my

guest this week found minimalism through sobriety. Now my guest this week is Kim Miller,

and she's on the show today to tell us what she has

gained by minimizing alcohol from her life. Kim and I today explore the idea that clutter really

isn't just physical stuff, but it's old ideas and habits that don't serve us,

and it's anything that really takes us out of the moment and away from our best selves.

Now, the purpose of this episode is not to coax you into never drinking again.

If you follow me on Instagram,

you know all about my love affair with red wine.

Instead, this episode suggests that taking a break from alcohol

or taking a break from any habit that's not serving you

is a powerful tool when seeking to live a life of intention. Let's get right

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