Sustainable Minimalists

Creating eco-minimalist, non-toxic homes (without the extra work). Although minimalism has experienced a rebirth in recent years, the "less is more" movement has been around for centuries. Yet today's minimalist influencers have resurrected minimalism with a decidedly consumerist spin, as modern minimalism is nearly synonymous with decluttering. While there's a lot of chatter about tidying, it's radio silence and crickets when it comes to sustainability. The result? Aspiring minimalists find themselves on an endless hamster wheel of buying, decluttering, buying more, and purging again. Overemphasizing decluttering and underemphasizing the reasons why we overbuy in the first place is thoroughly inconsistent with slow living as a movement; consumption without intention is terrible for the planet, too. Your host, Stephanie Seferian, is a stay-at-home/podcast-from-home mom and author who believes that minimalism, eco-friendliness, and non-toxic living are intrinsically intertwined. She's here to explore the topics of conscious consumerism, sustainability, and environmentally-friendly parenting practices with like-minded women; she's here, too, to show you how to curate eco-friendly, decluttered homes (without the extra work). 

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What’s a Menstrual Cup? (& Other ZW Period Quer...
What’s a menstrual cup? (And other zero-waste period queries)   Ever find yourself wondering what a menstrual cup is, exactly? Want to zero-wastify your monthly cycle but don’t know how? The average woman uses 22 disposable tampons or pads per cycle,
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Slow Homes, Climate Change, and Coronavirus
Slow Homes, Climate Change, and Coronavirus   Cornoavirus has forced one in four people worldwide into social isolation; indeed, slow homes have replaced on-the-go living for weeks to come. But what are the implications of forced slowness on reluctant ...
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Your Conclusive Clean Beauty Guide
Why is it so hard to find clean beauty products?   Got clean beauty? If you’re like most American women, the answer is (probably) no. Each day, the average woman slathers on twelve beauty products (or over 100 unregulated chemicals!).
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How to Tackle Family Clutter by Heat Mapping
  Tackle Family Clutter with Heat Maps   Many tidying techniques promise to keep down family clutter. One of the simplest and most creative of these techniques is heat mapping, which identifies problem areas within the home.
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When Overspending Backfires
When Overspending on Luxury Backfires   Many financially-able consumers commit to overspending on designer purchases. Because luxury goods by nature are both pricey and in high-demand, such possessions communicate status and prestige.
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How Minimalists Spend their Sundays: 8 Tips
Have you ever wondered what seasoned minimalists do on the weekend? Here’s a top-secret minimalist tip: It isn’t all rest and relaxation. While minimalists believe simplicity is important – and while Sunday is indeed *the* day to rest – minimalists als...
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The Nitty-Gritty Behind Microplastic Pollution
Microplastic Pollution: Everything you Need to Know   These days, microplastic pollution is everywhere. It isn’t hyperbole: Scientists find plastic everywhere they look for it. Microplastics pollute our oceans; they reside in the bellies of animals,
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5 Tricks to Help You Buy Less Stuff
5 Tricks to Help You Buy Less Stuff   If you often make impulse purchases you end up regretting later, you can thank The Itch. The Itch is that feeling that blinds our better judgement when we see an item we really, really want.
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Tips on Decluttering 6 Oft-Forgotten Areas
Minimalism made easy with these decluttering hacks
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What are Eco Friendly Fibers, Really?
In order to make fabric, you need thread. And to make thread? You need fibers. But what are eco friendly fibers, exactly, and why are they important? Textile corporations intentionally shadow their manufacturing processes from the public; they obscure ...
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6 Minimalist Lifestyle Tips for Overarching Sim...
How minimalism increases free time, improves finances and solidifies relationships.
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Cluttered vs. Hoarding: What’s the Difference?
Are you concerned you have an unhealthy attachment to stuff? Do you worry for a loved one who has trouble letting possessions go? Hoarding Disorder isn’t necessarily all piles and pathways; in real life, hoarding can look much different than the extrem...
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Greenwashing Examples: Have you Been Duped?
The difference between eco-friendly missions and eco-friendly marketing
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Donating’s Dark Side: Where Do Goodwill Donatio...
Ever wondered where Goodwill donations really go? Our society craves what’s shiny and what’s new. We toss broken stuff without bothering to repair it; we donate perfectly good stuff to make room in our homes for newer, sleeker models, too.
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Eco-Friendly Communities & Why We Need Each Other
eco-friendly living for you and me
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Does Green Buying Make Us Happier?
Exploring the connections between materialism, eco-friendly and ethical purchases and well-being.
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In-store or Online Shopping: Which is Better fo...
The environmental advantages and disadvantages to our collective online shopping habit. (6 strategies for shopping intentionally, too!)
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5 (Essential) Spaces to Declutter Before Christmas
How minimalists create space for the holidays by decluttering in December
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(Anti)-Black Friday 2020 for Sustainable Minima...
Alternatives to shopping for aspiring minimalists
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How to Raise Eco-Conscious Kids
10 eco-friendly parenting suggestion to inspire the next generation of environmental leaders
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Less is More! Practical Self-Care During the Ho...
Minimalism's secrets to enjoying the holiday season
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Ethical Gift Giving for You & Me
Take the stress out of giving this holiday season by using following the Ethical Hierarchy of Gift Purchasing.
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Why Self-Sufficiency Matters
Foraging, preserving food, collecting water + more: Ways to be practice self-sufficiency every day
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What’s Planned Obsolescence?
Buy less, buy smarter: 8 ways to extend the lives of our appliances and smart phones
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Minimalism for Moms: Parenting the Simpler Way
Simplify parenting with these minimalist tips
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