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Minimalist Moms Podcast | Purposeful Life & Parenting Tips

Conquering Post-Holiday Chaos: Decluttering with Intention for a Fresh New Year! | Shannon Leyko (EP370)

Minimalist Moms Podcast | Purposeful Life & Parenting Tips

Diane Boden

Education, How To, Home & Garden, Kids & Family, Leisure, Parenting

4.7 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 17 December 2024

⏱️ 40 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

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Summary

Feeling overwhelmed by the thought of post-holiday clutter? This episode is for you! Joining me this week is host of the Paring Down podcast, Shannon Leyko. The conversation emphasizes the importance of creating calm spaces, managing holiday chaos, and setting realistic goals for the new year. Shannon also offers advice on handling unwanted gifts and fostering gratitude in children while maintaining a minimalist lifestyle.


About Shannon |

Shannon Leyko is an author, podcast host, mother of three, and military wife. Her book, You’re Completely Normal, debuted as an Amazon Top 50 hot new release in 2020, and her podcast, Paring Down, has reached the top 5% of all podcasts in under a year. She is a former Miss New York in the Miss America Organization, former professional vocalist, and was also a reality television development producer before working in social media and on her podcast. Her online platform, Paring Down, is built around helping people declutter their homes and schedules in order to make room for what matters-- without the judgment, shame, or comparison.


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If you’ve been struggling with motivation to declutter or work through bad habits that keep you stuck, I’d love to help you achieve your goals! We’ll work together (locally or virtually) to discover what areas in your life are high priority to get you feeling less overwhelmed right away. For more info on my processes, fees, and availability please contact!


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Transcript

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0:00.0

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1:03.8

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1:09.8

the holidays to know that like this isn't a reflection

1:12.2

of you being a failure at managing your home or living with less. It's just life. The idea of living

1:19.3

with less isn't to stress ourselves out. That's missing the bigger picture of what minimalism

1:25.4

and decluttering is all about. Everything is urgent in the world we live in

1:28.9

because people are trying to sell us stuff. I think that's what people forget is that the way our

1:34.0

country in particular, but Western societies operate, is 100% based on consumer for some.

1:41.5

I think the most rewarding part of just getting through the stuff, as slow as you

1:47.7

need to, but actually doing it, not just sitting on your couch and hoping that it will magically

1:51.6

get cleaned up, you know, that I think is that sense of accomplishment that can trickle into

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