277: Hygge Inspiration for a Cozy Welcoming Peaceful Home
Maximized Minimalist Podcast
Katy Wells
4.8 • 879 Ratings
🗓️ 23 October 2024
⏱️ 20 minutes
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Summary
Ready to get your hygge on? (Don’t worry, I’ll help you pronounce it.) In today’s episode, we’re diving into what hygge—you know, that cozy, calm, peaceful vibe you’re craving—really means. Spoiler: It’s not about loading up on overpriced blankets and candles. It’s about connection, simplicity, and creating a home that feels good to live in.
We’ll cover:
- The biggest misconception about hygge (hint: it’s NOT a decor trend).
- How to make your home cozy without buying more stuff.
- The power of creating a calming atmosphere with what you already have.
- Why it’s all about connection—whether it’s a family dinner or a simple chat over tea.
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Grab your coffee, tea, or (if you’re feeling fancy) your favorite candle, and let’s make your home the ultimate cozy retreat. And don’t forget to DM me on Instagram with your hygge wins after the show!
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | What does it mean to live more with less? I'm Katie Wells and welcome to the Maximized Minimalist |
| 0:07.4 | podcast. If you found yourself caught up in the hamster wheel of modern day motherhood and want to |
| 0:13.9 | rewrite the script, congratulations you're in the right place. I'm here to be your guide and help you |
| 0:20.1 | take back your motherhood |
| 0:21.3 | and achieve a simpler, more joy-filled life. Cheers to being a maximized minimalist. Enjoy the show. |
| 0:29.4 | Hey friend, so excited you're here. Welcome back. We're going to be diving into the Scandinavian |
| 0:34.3 | mindset and philosophy of Huga. Now, perhaps you've heard it pronounced in different ways. |
| 0:40.2 | I, for many years, heard it pronounced as Haigie, but the actual pronunciation is Huga. |
| 0:45.7 | All right, and we'll leave it there. So you've probably heard this term floating around, |
| 0:49.8 | and what we're going to be diving into is the true meaning of it. It's likely not what you think |
| 0:56.4 | it is. And I'm also going to share how you can use it for inspiration to create a cozier, more |
| 1:02.1 | peaceful environment that is your home. First things first, let's talk about the real meaning. |
| 1:08.0 | Huga is a Danish word that really doesn't have a direct English translation, |
| 1:12.5 | but in its essence, it's a mindset that focuses on finding joy and simple pleasures |
| 1:19.7 | and creating a calm, cozy, welcoming, peaceful environment that helps us focus on connection |
| 1:26.5 | and mindfulness. It's about simplicity, not access, |
| 1:30.6 | and it's a feeling you're going for, not a perfect aesthetic like it's been sold to us. And on that |
| 1:38.6 | note, this is exactly why many of us became familiar with Huga in the last decade or so, right? Because it was |
| 1:45.8 | bottled up and sold to us as something that we can buy, right? Another trend for businesses to sell. |
| 1:53.2 | The irony here is what began as a philosophy of slowing down, savoring life's simple pleasures, |
| 1:59.3 | creating a cozy home has, again, slapped a label on it, |
| 2:03.2 | been sold to us to like, hey, buy more of this. It is wild, right? From candles to blankets to |
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