I'm Stephanie Safarian and this is episode 92.

You are listening to the Sustainable Minimalist Podcast, a show about living simply and sustainably with your family.

Here's your host, Stephanie Safarian.

Hello there and welcome back.

This is the second episode in a two-part series focused on decluttering sentimental items. On last week's show,

episode 91, I gave you seven strategic ways, keyword strategic ways, to tackle those emotional possessions in ways that get the job done.

This week I'm interviewing a guest who describes exactly what decluttering sentimental items looks like in practice.

My guest this week is Erin Beckman.

You'll hear Erin describe herself in the interview as a single mother and a widow, but the truth of the matter is she's really so much more than a single mom and a widow.

She decluttered her entire attic full of deeply sentimental items and she found herself in the process.

I think you'll find Erin's journey to be quite inspirational as you consider whether

you too are held in the past by your sentimental boxes. This week's show notes, you can find them at mama minimalist.com forward slash 092.

And be sure to stick around until the end of the episode for a new feature I'm adding to the show

that features you, the listeners. Enjoy the interview.

Erin, I am so excited to have you on the show today. We have a mutual friend and that of course is Rose Lounsbury.

Listeners, if your ears are perking up when you hear the name

Rose Lounsbury that's because she was a guest on episode 17 way back

17 of this podcast and she is a wonderful minimalism coach. So I'm so happy she connected us Aaron.

How are you doing? I am wonderful. It's nice to be here and yes Rose is an inspiration to me she's she is what got me started in my

decluttering when she tells me that she has the perfect guest for a specific topic I'm covering.

I always listen to her advice,

and I think you are the perfect guest

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