“We don’t have to own all this stuff!”

The Minimal Mom

Dawn Madsen

Self-improvement, Education:how To, Education, How To

4.8 • 743 Ratings

🗓️ 16 February 2024

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

What would your reaction be if you heard, “We don’t have to own all this stuff”? Do you dream about a life where less time is spent cleaning and organizing and more time actually living? This simple phrase jump started Joshua’s journey to minimalism. Listen in as he and Dawn reminisce about his early days of minimalism and the benefits he’s seen in his life and family through it. IN THIS EPISODE: -Joshua’s introduction to minimalism -Biggest friction between his spouse when decluttering -GEM: Joshua’s best advice for raising kids with less (minute 17:50) -What Joshua has been up to recently ABOUT JOSHUA:Joshua Becker is a prominent author, speaker, and minimalist advocate.He is known for his practical advice on simplifying possessions, relationships, and priorities to foster a more fulfilling and purposeful existence. Books: Things that Matter: https://amzn.to/49BaugC The More of Less: https://amzn.to/42F3rkF The Minimalist Home: https://amzn.to/3OOrJmG LINKS MENTIONED: Article that kickstarted Joshua’s Minimalism journey: https://zenhabits.net/a-guide-to-creating-a-minimalist-home/ The Hope Effect: https://www.hopeeffect.com/Becker Method Certified Professional Training Course: https://www.becomingminimalist.com/becker-method-certification/ Welcome to The Official Minimal Mom Podcast. Thank you so much for listening and could I ask a favor? Would you mind following? It helps podcast apps recommend this podcast to more friends. Thank you! Dawn

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Minimal Mom Podcast. Dawn reaches a million women each month with practical tips to simplify your home.
0:07.6	Joshua Becker is the Wall Street Journal and U.S. Today best-selling author of Simplify, The More of Less, and Clutter-Free with Kids.
0:15.5	He is the founder and editor of Becoming Minimalist, a website dedicated to Intentional Living that was named by Success
0:22.2	magazine as one of the top 10 personal development websites on the internet.
0:26.6	Today, based on his thoughtful and intentional approach to minimalism, he is one of the leading
0:31.5	voices in the modern simplicity movement, reaching over one million readers every month.
0:36.8	He is also the founder of the Hope Effect, a nonprofit organization changing how the world
0:41.8	cares for orphans.
0:43.3	Well, Joshua, I mean, I've shared this before, but you were the one who inspired my
0:47.6	minimalism journey nine years ago now.
0:50.3	So how long have you called yourself a minimalist?
0:53.4	Well, first of all, it's nice to be on the show just to get to hear that again. So thank you for starting with that. So how long have you called yourself a minimalist? Well, first of all, it's nice to be on the show
0:54.9	just to get to hear that again. So thank you for starting with that. So thank you. I should have,
0:58.6	I should have actually been more elaborate with my praise. No, I like to be on the show every so often
1:04.0	just so I can just so I can hear that. Thank you. 15 and a half years, May, 2008, I was first introduced to the idea of
1:15.7	minimalism. And I was in right away as soon as I heard the word. Let's go back to that day.
1:22.3	We've never really unpacked that. So you're standing in your driveway. You've been cleaning
1:26.2	out your garage. Your next door neighbor, I driveway, you've been cleaning out your garage,
1:33.1	your next door neighbor, I mean, you can tell the story, but what did your next door neighbor say to you?
1:40.7	Well, it was a really short conversation. She had been, it was spring cleaning in Vermont.
1:47.7	It had been this long muddy, there's this long mud season in Vermont or it takes a long time to dry out when you can actually clean some stuff around. So it was Memorial Day weekend.
1:52.8	And I was clean out my garage. My neighbor, June, she was, I don't know, probably 80 or so by then,
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