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.

What if I told you there was one lie that you have likely been buying into that's negatively impacting your finances, your home,

your motherhood, your relationships, your mental health, and so much more.

So today I want to talk to you about something that will hopefully give you an aha moment.

And I do get a little passionate about this topic because it truly grinds my gears.

There is a lie that we are constantly being told and sold that has done so much damage to all of us.

And I've worked so hard over the years to literally rewire the way I think about stuff

and my relationship with stuff.

The lie and the myth is this, that more is better. And I'll take it one step further because this is what more is

better that thought turns into over time. More stuff equals a happier me, right? More money,

more shoes, more purses, more busyness, more activities, more friends, right?

We are constantly being told and sold, get it? The lie that in order to be loved, we need all this

garbage. Companies are literally getting rich from our insecurities and delusions,

and their success depends on us never truly understanding where true happiness comes from.

Could you imagine how much money Amazon will lose tomorrow if people woke up and said,

you know, I'm going to develop some better coping skills and stop impulse

shopping. Or, you know, maybe I don't need a new purse. This one I have is great. I'm really just looking

for a dopamine hit. Or, you know, maybe Katie is right with this whole clutter thing. Maybe she's

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