Mindful Gift-Giving: More Joy, Less Stress | Rachelle Crawford (EP421)
Minimalist Moms Podcast | Simple Living for Overwhelmed Moms
Diane Boden
4.8 • 952 Ratings
🗓️ 25 November 2025
⏱️ 23 minutes
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Summary
This week, I’m joined by Rachelle Crawford—author of Messy Minimalism and creator of Abundant Life with Less—to talk about simplifying holiday gift-giving. Rachelle shares practical, clutter-free ideas for kids and adults, from hands-on toys and meaningful experiences to useful, intentional gifts that won’t end up in the donation pile. We also discuss how to protect your time during the busy season and drop traditions that no longer serve your family.
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- Previous Episode: All Is Calm(ish): Niro Feliciano on Managing Holiday Stress and Overwhelm (EP419)
- Previous Episode: Minimizing Your Child's Wardrobe with Rachelle Crawford (EP164)
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About Rachelle|
Rachelle Crawford is the author of Messy Minimalism and a registered nurse with a bachelor's of science in nursing. She works as a school nurse at the school her children attend. She lives in Michigan with her husband, Paul, and their three children, Jameson, Raegan, and Amelia.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Just remember that if everybody else has fun and you don't, that's not a win. |
| 0:04.5 | Don't forget yourself and don't forget the things that are important to you this season |
| 0:07.9 | and make sure that those things happen too. |
| 0:10.1 | And you're a part of them. |
| 0:11.8 | This is Diane Bowden and you're listening to the Minimalist Moms podcast. |
| 0:15.7 | Today I'm sharing a quick bonus episode, something short, simple, and hopefully really |
| 0:20.3 | helpful as we move into the holiday |
| 0:21.9 | season. I'm joined again by Rochelle Crawford, author of messy minimalism and creator of |
| 0:27.6 | abundant life with less. You've loved her on previous episodes and today she's back to talk |
| 0:32.2 | about something we could all use a little help with this time of year. Intentional clutter-free |
| 0:36.9 | gift giving. If holiday shopping |
| 0:38.8 | usually leaves you feeling overwhelmed, pressured, or unsure of what to buy, especially for kids |
| 0:44.0 | who already have plenty, Rochelle shares practical ideas for kids and adults, ways to choose |
| 0:49.5 | gifts that actually get used, and how to simplify your December so you can focus more on connection and |
| 0:54.8 | less on consumption. Again, this episode is under 20 minutes, so hopefully you can listen to it in |
| 0:59.7 | the pickup and drop offline or on your morning or evening commute. I just wanted to get something |
| 1:04.1 | to you as you're starting to think through gift giving this holiday season. But quickly before |
| 1:08.1 | we get into the episode, I just want to remind you if you have been enjoying the content on the minimalist moms podcast, please pause the episode, leave a rating and review. There are 964 reviews. I'd love to hit 1,000 by the end of the year, but it is going to take a brief moment of your time to get there. Hit five stars. Tell me your favorite episode, how the show has been impactful to you. |
| 1:28.2 | And this could be a great episode to share with friends as well that might need a little bit of |
| 1:31.9 | inspiration when it comes to experiential gifts or the best kind of gifts to get their kiddos and |
| 1:36.5 | loved ones this year. So thank you for taking the time to leave those rating and reviews. |
| 1:41.5 | And with that, let's get into this conversation with Vichelle. Well, let's get into it. |
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