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The Minimalists

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The Minimalists

Joshua Fields Millburn

Philosophy, Society & Culture, Leisure, Home & Garden

4.711.5K Ratings

🗓️ 20 April 2026

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

The Minimalists speak with Katy Joy Wells about setting the emotional stage in your home to make it feel more peaceful, uncovering your happy place amid the chaos, finding silence in a noisy world, getting rid of clothes we're unsure about, 15 ridiculous things that society still accepts as normal, and more.

Discussed in this episode:

How can I intentionally create a more peaceful, happy emotional tone in my home—and can one person set that tone? (3:30)

Where is your happy place? (19:07)

Right Here, Right Now: Simplehaven and a programming note. (35:36)

Listener tip: A fresh take to minimize clothes you're unsure about. (36:51)

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 you be fine without it.

0:42.3

Yes, the minimalist Joshua Fields, Milburn here.

0:44.3

T.K. Coleman over there. Hey, my man, what's happening?

0:45.5

Not only do we have T.K. here, we have K.T. here.

0:50.2

Yes.

0:50.8

We're joined by a former overwhelmed mom turned decluttering expert.

0:55.6

Her new book is called Making Home Your Happy Place.

0:59.1

I got a copy of it right here.

1:00.8

The subtitle is A Real Life Guide to Decluttering Without the Overwhelm.

1:05.8

I've been enjoying this one.

1:06.7

Please welcome to the show, Katie Joy Wells.

1:10.5

Yes.

1:12.9

You made it.

1:14.0

I made it.

1:15.4

I'm fresh off the plane from Asheville, and you decided to come out.

1:20.0

We're having so much fun before we started recording.

1:22.2

I'm like, I guess we should probably just start recording this episode because, like, it was just a ball of joy which today we're talking a

1:30.4

bit about like happiness and happy home and the joy that you experience in your home or the

1:35.1

things that get in the way of your joy before we get to our callers here's something to chew on

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