I'm Stephanie Safarian and this is episode 85.

You are listening to the Sustainable Minimalist Podcast,

a show about living simply and sustainably with your family.

Here's your host host Stephanie Safarian.

Hello there and welcome back. Have you ever asked yourself why your life is so

busy and cluttered? not how to slow down or how to declutter, but why.

Today's show is made to help you uncover your unique answers to that tough question by getting

immersed in my guest's minimalist journey. My guest today is Jennifer Berger. She

is a self-described recovered shopaholic and workaholic who

blogs about the why behind minimalism. You'll hear Jennifer today mention that it's imperative to do the uncomfortable and really

difficult inner work in order to make lasting life changes. Now Jennifer's story is quite fascinating and I got lost in her journey and I hope you do too. I just want to dive right in today but but before we do, a quick note that this episode is

sponsored by Pact apparel. Pact creates wardrobe staples from certified

organic cotton in Fair Trade Certified factories and that's why I am

packed newest and biggest fan. I am quite picky about my clothing and packed checks

off all the boxes for me, comfort, fit, quality, and sustainability.

Now I was fortunate to interview Pact CEO Brendan Synet on last week's episode.

Check it out if you haven't already, it's episode 84, titled

Why Organic Cotton is King. Now let's dive right in to today's interview. Enjoy.

Jennifer, thank you so much for coming on the podcast and being willing to share your minimalist journey. How are you doing? Yeah, I'm really good. Thank you so much for having me.

Well, I'm so happy to have you. I'm wondering before we even get into the why behind our busy lives, you could tell us a little bit about

yourself who are you and how did you find yourself on this minimalist path? Yeah sure

so sort of the bio that I tell people on my blog is that I'm a recovered shopaholic and workaholic.

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