531 | Maximalist Households
The Minimalists
Joshua Fields Millburn
4.7 • 11.5K Ratings
🗓️ 16 March 2026
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
The Minimalists talk about being a minimalist in a maximalist household, butting heads with people you live with, overcoming body-image insecurities, and much more.
Discussed in this episode:
How do I stay sane as the only minimalist in a household of loving but devoted maximalists? (1:50)
How do you butt heads with the people you live with? (21:16)
Right Here, Right Now: Emotional Clutter on Kindle and Audible, and new episodes of the How to Write Better Podcast. (42:10)
Listener Tip: A resource for overcoming body-image insecurity and remembering that your worth is not your appearance. (43:55)
Have a question for the show? Call 406-219-7839 or email a voice memo to podcast@themins.com.
Listen to the full Maximal episode on Patreon: patreon.com/theminimalists
Detailed show notes: minimalists.com/podcast
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Every little thing that you think that you think that you need. |
| 0:23.6 | Every little thing you think that you need. |
| 0:28.6 | Every little thing that's just feeding your greed. |
| 0:33.6 | Oh, I bet that you be fine without it. |
| 0:41.3 | Yes, hello everybody. |
| 0:47.4 | Welcome to The Minimalist Podcast, where we discuss what it means to live a meaningful life with less. |
| 0:52.7 | My name is Joshua Fields, Milburn, and joining me here in beautiful West Hollywood, California. |
| 0:56.9 | It's my good friend T.K. Coleman. Hey, hey, hey, it's a beautiful day. Let's do this, T.K. We've got a lot to talk about. We're going to talk about being a |
| 1:01.4 | minimalist in a maximalist household. Budding heads with people you live with, overcoming body |
| 1:08.0 | image insecurities, and much, much more today. |
| 1:10.9 | Plus on page three, I got to show this to you, TK. |
| 1:13.7 | I unlocked a new level of advertisement clutter from one of my favorite podcasts. |
| 1:20.9 | Let's start with our callers. |
| 1:21.7 | If you have a question or comment for our show, we'd love to hear from you. |
| 1:24.6 | You can join the program by calling 406-219-7-839 or email a voice recording right from your phone to podcast at theminimalists.com. Let us know if you're a Patreon subscriber so we can prioritize your message. By the way, big thanks, patrons, for your support. Your support keeps our podcast 100% advertisement free because sing along at home, y'all. |
| 1:48.7 | Advertisement suck. |
| 1:50.4 | Yes, indeed. |
| 1:51.3 | Our first question today is from Pam. |
| 1:54.4 | Hi, this is Pam from Singapore. |
| 1:57.0 | I'm a preschool teacher. |
| 1:58.5 | I'm a mother of two foster kids. |
| 2:00.1 | I live with my mother-in-law and my husband. |
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