What makes me happy?

What do I want in my house?

What do I want to wear in my closet?

You know what I mean?

And we just, so many of us just try and fit ourselves into these ideals

that have been presented to us.

And it's results and a lot of excess, a lot of debt, a lot of,

you know, requiring a lot of things that you don't need.

And it's, you know, I really want to challenge people to think outside of that box.

Hi, this is Dene.

I'm the founder of Simple Families.

Simple Families is an online community for parents who are seeking a simpler, more intentional life.

In this show, we focus on minimalism with kids, positive parenting, family wellness,

and decreasing the mental load.

My perspectives are based in my first-hand experience raising kids, but also rooted in my PhD in child development.

So you're going to hear conversations that are based in research, but more importantly, real life.

Thanks for joining us.

Hi there, Dene here.

That is the voice of Christine Platt, otherwise known as the Afro Minimalist.

Christine just released a brand new book, The Afro Minimalist Guide to Living with Less.

Today, Christine shares a little bit about her story, and how the aesthetics of mainstream minimalism,

the simplified white spaces with the Scandinavian style furniture,

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