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Sustainable Minimalists

It's More Than Just Stuff

Sustainable Minimalists

Bleav + Stephanie Seferian

Leisure, Parenting, Kids & Family, Home & Garden

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 28 November 2023

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Many of us have a complicated relationship with our stuff. And while no one wants their possessions to possess their lives, our stuff often has fascinating stories to tell. On today's show: A conversation with psychotherapist and professional organizer Helen Sanderson about what the state of our homes reveal about our psychology.   Here's a preview: [3:45] Pack rat, minimalist, or somewhere in between? Here's what our homes show us about ourselves [6:15] How to best guide your child toward tidiness, no nagging necessary [12:00] When a neat freak and a slob get married: How to best navigate differences in home maintenance styles [17:00] Home management is like tending a garden (and other applicable metaphors) [20:00] Thoughts on finding the drive to get to "maintenance"   Resources mentioned: The Secret Life of Clutter Helen on Instagram   This show is listener-supported. Thank you for supporting! Join our (free!) Facebook community here. Find your tribe. Sustainable Minimalists are on Facebook, Instagram + Youtube @sustainableminimalists Say hello! MamaMinimalistBoston@gmail.com.

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0:00.0

It has been a summer of self-care over here. I'm talking lots of hikes, lots of beach trips with the

0:06.4

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1:00.8

Well, hello there, listeners, and welcome back.

1:05.0

My name is Stephanie Safarian, and you're listening to episode 421 of sustainable minimalist.

1:11.0

If you just found this show and you're thinking to yourself, what on

1:13.6

earth do they talk about here? Well we talk about intentional and eco-friendly

1:18.6

living. Today's show is one of those bread and butter podcasts on the show where we're discussing

1:25.6

decluttering and home maintenance. Specifically today we are examining the ways

1:30.4

in which our external lives, aka our homes,

1:35.0

and our internal lives, aka our psychology, influence each other.

1:41.8

Yes, holy moly, major topic, we're doing it today. My guest today has a very

1:46.8

interesting background. Helen Sanderson is a professional organizer, yes, but she's also a psychotherapist.

1:55.0

Helen believes that we can learn an awful lot about ourselves by taking a good

2:00.8

hard look at the state of our living spaces.

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