6 Things You Can't Buy On Amazon

Sustainable Minimalists

Bleav + Stephanie Seferian

Kids & Family, Leisure, Parenting, Home & Garden

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 20 July 2023

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Prime Week has come and gone ... for now. And while there are countless questionable items you can indeed purchase on Amazon (a mini hand squirrel, anyone?), there are 6 very specific intangibles that simply cannot be bought. Not now, not ever. On today's show we apply the 6-Factor Model For Psychological Wellbeing to our lives for greater clarity around what actually sparks joy. Here's a preview: [4:00] Connections between the fashion and beauty industries and bandaids when it comes to self-acceptance [8:30] You can't buy friends! 2 ways possessions keep us isolated [12:00] What's the opposite of keeping up with the Joneses? It's this (and it's also a major factor in wellness) [16:00] 3 ways in which your possessions directly work against your own level of environmental mastery [20:00] Here's why you can't underestimate the importance of personal growth Resources Mentioned: Six Domains of Psychological Well-Being (via Psychology Today) Join our (free!) community here. Find your tribe. Sustainable Minimalists are on Facebook, Instagram + Youtube. Email me and say hello! MamaMinimalistBoston@gmail.com. Our Sponsors:* Thank you to LifeStraw! https://lifestraw.com/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/sustainable-minimalists/exclusive-content

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1:04.2	Well, hello there, listeners. Welcome back.
1:05.1	My name is Stephanie Safarian, and you're listening to episode 386 of sustainable
1:09.5	minimalist, a show about intentional and eco-friendly minimalist living.
1:14.0	On today's show we're discussing six research-backed items that contribute to overall wellness
1:21.0	that cannot be bought on Amazon. Now last week was
1:26.2	Prime Week and unless you are completely disconnected from society I'm betting
1:31.7	you already knew this. The ads for Prime Week were fierce, were they not? The articles that were really just disguised ads also similarly fierce.
1:44.5	And the catchy headlines did indeed entice me.
1:48.1	They caught my interest, 175 plus best Amazon Prime Day deals or 56 must have products that will provide an
1:58.2	instant shopping fix on Prime Day. I could go on and on with the headlines, the catchy phrases, the marketing,
2:06.5	oh my goodness. Amazon started selling books 30 years ago. Yep, 30-ish years ago. Do you feel old? Because I do. These days on Amazon you can buy
2:16.8	fine art, glow in the dark toilet paper, bandades that look like bacon,
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