Building a Life of Clear Intentions | Marty Boden (EP378)
Clear Intentions with Diane Boden
Diane Boden
4.8 • 952 Ratings
🗓️ 4 February 2025
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
Join me today for a conversation years in the making: I interviewed my husband, Marty Boden. Together we discuss how minimalism has woven itself into the fabric of our relationship since the very beginning. We discuss the impact of minimalism on parenting, share insights on adventurous vacations, and devote the entire second half to tips for spouses supporting their partners in their minimalist journey. PLUS - stick around for a surprise announcement at the end of the episode!
Links Discussed in This Episode |
- Order a Copy of Minimalist Moms: Living and Parenting with Simplicity
- Minimalist Moms Podcast Archives
- Diane's Resource: List of previous podcast guests' books, my favorite parenting + personal growth books (This is an affiliate link but please check these books out at your local library before buying!)
- Previous Episode: EP124: Simplifying When Your Spouse Isn't On Board
- Marty's Resource: No Till Growers
- Marty Can't Stop Talking About: Book: The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu
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Further Questions |
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- Grab a copy of my first book Minimalist Moms: Living and Parenting with Simplicity
- Checkout a list of my past collaborative podcasts here!
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| 0:00.0 | the desire to do as much as you can with as little as a path, you are never going to get |
| 0:03.9 | to stay back. What can you do with just like a little purchase? And then just how much can you |
| 0:09.1 | get out of that by just routinely using it or being willing to take risks with it? It's a leveling |
| 0:13.1 | of anxiety and overwhelm and inventory and thought management that you can't really necessarily |
| 0:19.4 | see what maybe the path looks like. |
| 0:21.5 | It was just a willingness to go out and do this weird thing that no one else was willing to do. |
| 0:26.8 | What are you willing to sacrifice to see the world to have experiences? |
| 0:30.6 | Things don't have to be as expensive. |
| 0:32.8 | We are frugal. |
| 0:34.1 | We do see the benefit of spending money on things that are worthwhile. Being able to see what |
| 0:39.1 | decluttering opens up in your life, the possibilities that decluttering creates. I think that that's |
| 0:44.8 | very positive. What story are you guys telling together? What experiences are you getting to go |
| 0:49.1 | have because you've declutter something or because you've gotten rid of some distraction? |
| 0:52.8 | Take control of what you can control because that's still going to benefit you. |
| 0:56.1 | Authenticity is what people care about. |
| 0:57.9 | They care about somebody that is just a real human, just an actual human. |
| 1:04.0 | It's entirely about what we made room for. |
| 1:06.7 | Hello and welcome to the minimalist moms podcast. |
| 1:09.6 | Join me today for a conversation, years in the making. |
| 1:13.6 | I interviewed my husband, Marty Bowden. |
| 1:16.5 | Together we discussed how minimalism has woven itself into the fabric of our relationship |
| 1:20.9 | since the very beginning. |
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