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Sustainable Minimalists

Soul Work

Sustainable Minimalists

Bleav + Stephanie Seferian

Kids & Family, Leisure, Parenting, Home & Garden

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 9 May 2023

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

From an early age we’re taught that personal fulfillment is dependent on both our accomplishments and our possessions. Yet despite advancing in our careers and overflowing our homes, many of us remain unsatisfied. What's missing? According to today's guest, we are far too concerned with living from the outside-in when we should be doing the opposite.  There is indeed a reality in which yearning for the bigger house and the better job takes a backseat to the whispers of our inner selves. On today's show: Shirin Etessam on true fulfillment as a byproduct of silencing our mental and emotional clutter.    Here's a preview: [6:00] What do our souls have to do with sustainable minimalism? [9:00] The work is hard, but is the struggle worth it? [17:00] The real reason we must address the mental clutter (and how to do it) [30:00] Exactly how to heal your heart [33:00] The importance of play, creativity, and curiosity in the lives of adults   Resources mentioned: Pre-order Free To Be: A Six-Week Guide to Reclaiming Your Soul -- 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

It has been a summer of self-care over here. I'm talking lots of hikes, lots of beach trips with the

0:06.4

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0:37.0

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0:58.3

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1:00.7

Well, hello there listeners, welcome back.

1:05.0

My name is Stephanie Safarian, and you're listening to episode

1:08.0

367 of Sustainable Minimalists,

1:11.0

a show about intentional and eco-friendly minimalist living.

1:15.2

On today's show, we are discussing mental clutter, inside-out living, and soul work. From an early age we are taught that to be worthy, to be happy, to be

1:28.0

somebody, we must accomplish big things and we must accumulate many things. We're urged to live

1:36.1

outside in aren't we? We're urged to focus on the external. The result is

1:42.4

we're trained to become achievement machines and

1:45.7

hoarders of stuff in hopes of signaling to the world that we are

1:49.6

worthy that we have made it. But the reality is much different, isn't it? You can reach

1:56.2

the pinnacle of your career. You can send out perfect holiday cards in which every

2:01.6

member of your family is smiling and beautiful.

2:04.7

You can buy the bigger house and the fancier car and the really expensive handbag and whatever

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