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

episode 150 of the Sustainable Minimalist Podcast. On today's show we are discussing how

minimalism and specifically how a life rooted in intention can combat burnout.

Now the term burnout is relatively new. It was coined in 1974 and it was originally defined as the

extinction of motivation. Now if you have ever experienced burnout you know that the symptoms of burnout likely include cynicism,

fatigue, a generalized inability to cope, reduced performance in all aspects of life,

and physical ailments too like like headaches and stomach aches and intestinal issues.

It likely comes as a surprise to no one that nine months and counting of a global pandemic

has brought us all closer to burnout.

I know personally in my own life there are some days many days where I wake up feeling

hopeless and angry and just done with this current reality.

And that's why today I wanted to explore on the podcast

whether a minimalist lifestyle, when intentionally applied,

can remedy feelings of stress and exhaustion and even burnout. On today's show I am

speaking with Delaney Fisher. Delaney is a simplicity coach for entrepreneurs and so today we are taking her

entrepreneurial tips and applying them to the rest of us. On today's show we are

discussing the big picture like what we want our lives to look like and how on earth we can get there

but we're also discussing the smaller day-to-day practicalities too because it's in those small day to day practicalities where we often find ourselves tripped up right so we're also discussing how to bow out of obligations gracefully and why we should all start an outsourcing fund and how to examine your to-do list with a critical eye so that you can cut out the fat so to speak.

Now this week's show notes you can find them at mama minimalist.com forward slash 150 and

Delaney comes to our conversation today armed with so many

tips and tricks so let's waste no more time let's just get right into it enjoy the

interview.

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