Well, hello there and welcome back. My name is Stephanie Safarian and you are listening to a bonus episode of the Sustainable Minimalized Podcast.

This is the first episode in a five episode series that highlights podcast listeners just like you.

Usually on this show I interview authors and bloggers and entrepreneurs and other thought leaders on topics related to sustainability and minimalism.

But I also think it's important to give everyday people like you and like me a platform because at the end of the day

this is a show for you about you and its goal is to make your life better. With this series, I want to highlight real people,

their real successes, and their real challenges,

as they seek simpler and more intentional existences.

Now a quick heads up, this series is going to sound a bit different from my formal interviews.

It is informal and it is minimally edited.

You'll likely notice that today's chat

is less of an interview and more of a friendly conversation.

I'd love to hear your thoughts on the style after you take a listen.

Today I am speaking with longtime podcast listener Lisa Morrison and she hails from Adelaide Australia.

She has a lovely Australian accent.

I wish I had one.

And in our conversation today, we discuss bushfires,

minimalist parenting, and everything in between.

Enjoy my conversation with Lisa Morrison.

Lisa, I want to thank you so much for coming on the show

as the first volunteer of the new series Real Life Sustainable

Minimalists. What I really want to talk to you about today is your journey

toward living a more sustainable and a more minimalist life.

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