How To Downsize (Even If No One's Moving)

Sustainable Minimalists

Bleav + Stephanie Seferian

Kids & Family, Leisure, Parenting, Home & Garden

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 13 July 2021

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

How to downsize your home (and help older relatives do the same) Downsizing is physically and emotionally exhausting. The job becomes infinitely harder when you’re tasked with helping older relatives—your parents, perhaps—clear out their attics and basements overflowing with items they’ve accumulated throughout the decades. Should you consider downsizing and decluttering now so your kids don’t one day find themselves stuck with the job? When helping older relatives clear out their clutter, how can you empathically and responsibly disperse... Read More Read More The post How To Downsize Your Home (Even If You Aren’t Moving) appeared first on Sustainable Minimalists. Our Sponsors:* Thank you to LifeStraw! https://lifestraw.com/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/sustainable-minimalists/exclusive-content

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0:00.0	Well, hello there and welcome back. My name is Stephanie Safarian and you are listening to
0:05.2	episode 192 of the Sustainable Minimalist Podcast. On today's show, we are discussing all things related to downsizing and
0:15.2	specifically we're talking about how on earth we can help our older relatives
0:19.6	our older parents and grandparents perhaps downsize without feelings of incredible emotional
0:26.3	overwhelm.
0:27.3	Now I should say right off the bat that today's episode idea came from a listener.
0:33.0	Sue wrote to me and Sue said that she recently went through the hefty task of helping her
0:40.0	87 year old mother downsize into an assisted living facility.
0:45.0	After today's interview I am going to offer up the insight she gained
0:51.0	after spending a weekend helping her mother downsize.
0:54.8	Today I am speaking with Rose Lounsbury.
0:57.9	Rose is a simplicity coach.
1:00.0	She's my good friend and I'm super excited to have her on the podcast for a second time.
1:06.0	Before we get into our conversation today, a quick note that this week's episode is sponsored by Quince. Traditional luxury retailers add markup
1:16.2	after markup through middlemen and the old way of doing things is full of
1:20.3	financial and environmental waste.
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