Rest, Simplicity, & Soup: Nourishing Your Family with Ease & Intention | Kathi Lipp (EP358)
Minimalist Moms Podcast | Purposeful Life & Parenting Tips
Diane Boden
4.7 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 8 October 2024
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
What if instead of waiting for a long sabbatical, you could experience the healing benefits of rest every single week? In today’s episode, I'm joined by Kathi Lipp, author of *Sabbath Soup*, to explore the idea of a weekly sabbath—one day set aside for rest, renewal, and connecting with what truly matters. We discuss how simplifying meal planning can reduce decision fatigue, foster family connection, and even get kids excited about trying new foods. Join us as we uncover how a weekly day of rest can transform your busy life into a more peaceful one.
Episode Chapters |
04:50 | Sabbath Soup: A Practical Approach to Meal Planning
07:54 | Food as Nourishment: Beyond the Plate
10:23 | Decision Fatigue in Meal Preparation
13:03 | Pre-Deciding Meals: A Strategy for Simplicity
16:26 | Navigating Picky Eaters
20:39 | Decluttering for a Functional Kitchen
About Kathi |
Kathi Lipp is the bestselling author of The Accidental Homesteader, Clutter Free, and The Husband Project. She is the host of the Clutter Free Academy podcast. She and her husband, Roger, live in California and are parents of four young adults who love to come home for dinner. Connect with her at www.KathiLipp.com.
Links Discussed in This Episode |
- Order a Copy of Minimalist Moms: Living and Parenting with Simplicity
- Diane's Resource: Samaritan's Purse
- Previous Episode: The Clutter-free Home (EP130)
- Kathi's Resource:
- Book: The Complete Tightwad Gazette: Promoting Thrift as a Viable Alternative Lifestyle
- Book: More-with-Less Cookbook: Recipes and suggestions by Mennonites on how to eat better and consume less of the world's limited food resources
- Connect with Kathi:
- Book: Sabbath Soup
- Website
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Transcript
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| 1:08.6 | decisions for dinner to about 30, because we have about 30 soups |
| 1:12.3 | that are in our rotation. It helps with the decision fatigue that every cook and meal planner |
| 1:19.1 | has had to deal with. But you say that food is just, it's much more than just for our |
| 1:24.8 | nourishment, for our body. It's like spiritual nourishment and soul nourishment. |
| 1:29.0 | Choices are the enemy of sanity. Choices are the enemy of minimalism. So we're narrowing down and saying, |
| 1:36.4 | here's the category I'm going to pick from. I just want your family to be fed and for you to feel less |
| 1:42.6 | stressed. Sometimes I eat things that I don't love that aren't the best, but I do it to nourish my |
| 1:47.1 | body. |
| 1:47.8 | And I'm like not everything has to be the best meal. |
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