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.

Do you ever struggle to be content and happy with the things that you already own? Do you find

yourself desiring to change, update, improve, or buy new things,

or chase the shiny objects? Have you been busy this holiday season, spending hours on social

media, or driving around town looking for the perfect gift or update for your home or your

wardrobe? It took me at least two years of decluttering to realize that it didn't matter how much I got rid of

if I couldn't find contentment because without contentment I was constantly buying new things.

And I'll tell you what, that gets you nowhere fast and it stunts your progress.

No matter where you are on your simplifying journey, this is such a common

struggle that so many people face. Like, how can I increase my contentment? Especially when we live

in a consumeristic society. Because the thing is, owning less is great. But if we can never

learn to be content with less or really honestly just whatever we have,

we will continually reach for the next best thing. And in an upcoming episode, I'm going to be

diving deeper into some root reasons why so many of us struggle with contentment.

But today, I want to cut to the chase. I really want to dive into practical ways to increase

contentment because honestly,

it's this time of year that's most important that we should truly flex this contentment muscle.

We need to flex it more. So our homes and minds stay clutter free. And so what is contentment?

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