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Sustainable Minimalists

Slow Progress Is Still Progress

Sustainable Minimalists

Bleav + Stephanie Seferian

Kids & Family, Leisure, Parenting, Home & Garden

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 25 April 2023

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Low waste living sounds great in theory, but in practice? Thanks to life's obstacles, it's much harder to commit for the long-haul. Add children into the equation and intentionally creating less trash can feel like a daily, uphill slog. On today's show I speak with blogger and life coach Rebekah Lara about recommitting to your low waste goals despite waning motivation. Here's a preview: [3:30] An excuse, or a legitimate barrier? [10:30] Imperfection vs. perfection in the low-waste community [17:30] Intermediate low-wasters unite! Why you should take a second (and third) look at the contents of your trashcan [25:00] It's not about the mason jar filled with trash: How to re-center your efforts around the big picture   Resources mentioned: Going Green And Living Green Workbook Want more episodes like this one? Check out the following:  #306: Low-Waste Lunchboxes #177: Becoming A Zero Waste Chef #093: How (Exactly) To Cook Zero Waste Meals -- Join our (free!) community here. Find your tribe. Sustainable Minimalists are on Facebook, Instagram + Youtube. Email me and say hello! MamaMinimalistBoston@gmail.com.   Our Sponsors:* Thank you to LifeStraw! https://lifestraw.com/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/sustainable-minimalists/exclusive-content

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0:00.0

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0:06.4

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1:05.0

Hello there, listeners, and welcome back. My name is Stephanie Safarian, and you're listening to episode 364 of sustainable minimalist,

1:10.0

a show about intentional and eco-minimalist living.

1:15.0

A listener reached out a couple months back if I'm going to be honest.

1:19.0

I'm sorry it's taken me so long, but she asked that I interview someone with a large family who's attempting a low or zero waste lifestyle.

1:29.6

And I thought to myself, what a great episode idea? So today I bring you a conversation with

1:34.8

Rebecca Laura. She is a mother of three. She is a blogger and I'll let her

1:40.9

introduce herself.

1:43.0

But a quick note that today's episode

1:45.2

is focused on motivation.

1:47.2

So Rebecca and I are hoping to motivate

1:50.9

those of you whose low waste efforts have stalled in your own homes, hopefully give you the

1:57.6

encouragement and motivation to keep on keeping on. The tips and tricks that I generally offer, I feel as though I've done

2:06.0

plenty of shows on low waste living that are chock full of tips and tricks. So I'll link to those

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