I'm Stephanie Safarian and this is episode 98.

You are listening to the Sustainable Minimalist Podcast, a show about living simply and sustainably with your family.

Here's your host, Stephanie Safarian.

Hello, friends and welcome back.

Is it me or does November always get the shaft? Now here in the United States things really start to pick up on

November 1st the day after Halloween and that's because the holiday craze is suddenly upon us.

Christmas commercials, Christmas trees and stores, holiday sales.

There's some chatter about Thanksgiving, which for us in America comes at the end of November.

There's some chatter about Thanksgiving, sure, but that chatter always seems to be centered

around what we must get done right the second in

order to prepare for that big holiday meal. It's almost like being busy

or being over- really is normal and if you aren't

super busy you're doing something wrong. Now despite all these man-made distractions, November is actually the perfect time to

slow down, to go inward, and to reflect. That's because it's getting colder. It's getting darker earlier too.

So it's natural for you and me to desire and really crave a slower pace.

My guest today is Kelsey Bentley.

Kelsey is a blogger who talks about self-care in pragmatic terms. Today Kelsey outlines the how and the why between

her four November specific self-care must-dos, including compromising, delegating, practicing gratitude, and taking

shortcuts. Kelsey is also on the show today to give us permission almost to slow down even though the world

is incessantly urging us to speed up. Enjoy the interview.

Kelsey, thank you so much for coming on the podcast to talk all about the season we're in, November and December. I am really thrilled to talk to you. How are you doing? I'm good. Thank you so much for having me today, Stephanie. I'm so excited to be here.

Well, I love your blog and I love how you talk about self-care and you make it accessible

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