Well, hello there and welcome back. My name is Stephanie Safarian and you're listening to

episode 182 of the Sustainable Minimalist Podcast. On today's show I am outlining

four minimalist mindset shifts that are crucial for long-term simplicity.

Specifically on today's show we are discussing the concepts of loss aversion, the endowment effect, the

competition factor, and my absolute favorite, the Dittorro effect.

It is often the case that we are our own worst enemies.

It's easy to fall back into old habits and old ways of thinking.

It's too easy, in fact, to revert back to what we've always done.

That's why today I am speaking with Lauren Jones,

fellow minimalist, fellow mom,

and fellow podcast host of the Simple Life podcast.

Lauren is here to offer the unique insight she gained from the process of

significantly pairing down her possessions and drastically changing her lifestyle.

Lauren I'm so happy to have you on. How are you? I am so wonderful. Thank you so much for

having me. I'm thrilled to have you.

I'm really excited to talk to you about four very specific mind barriers to minimalism that I had, as I was starting out on my minimalism journey but also the same mind barriers that I hear from my

listeners all the time my inbox is flooded with all of you writing to me about very specific issues, questions, concerns that we have in our mind as we

declutter.

So before we get into all of that good stuff, Lauren, tell my listeners who you are and what you do.

Yes, so my name is Lauren. I am from Boise, Idaho. My husband and I have three little boys. We have ages three, two, and one, so we're very, very busy. And we just love being outdoors, spending a lot of time hiking, running, exploring around our Idaho town. I love cooking from

scratch when I'm not in the kitchen or running. I'm out with my kids so we're

always together and being active. And aside of that I run a full-time blog that focuses on simple and intentional living.

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