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). 

Leisure
Home & Garden
Kids & Family
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If Trees Could Talk
Examining the link between deforestation and pandemics.
39 min
27
Extracurriculars Are Extra
How to find the structured sweet spot for your family.
36 min
28
Back To School Shopping
How to reduce clutter, save money, and help the planet by shopping for back-to-school with greater intention.
38 min
29
Feeding Littles Lunches
Simple lunchbox ideas that make prepping and packing school lunches a breeze.
38 min
30
Big Cleaning
It's high-time we redefine what it means to clean.
40 min
31
Decluttering For Self-Care
37 min
32
Glimmers
Research-backed ways to spot life's glimmers and reap the most joy possible from every instance.
46 min
33
Climate Solutions
Michael Barnard talks climate solutions, with an emphasis on that pesky air conditioning problem.
41 min
34
How To Stop Eating Microplastics
How to eat, drink, and inhale fewer microplastics as you go about your days.
42 min
35
Values-Driven Spending
Drilling down your core values to spend less, save more, and recenter your life around what's actually important.
45 min
36
Create More, Consume Less
Moving the needle of contentment away from over-consumption back to self-sufficiency by highlighting what research has to say about the wellness benefits associated with using our hands to create.
33 min
37
Preserving With A Purpose
An invitation to go back to food preservation basics, with advice on how to integrate canning into a self-sufficient, money-saving, and sustainable lifestyle.
38 min
38
Surviving Late Stage Capitalism
How to survive (and perhaps thrive!) late stage capitalism in 6 actionable steps.
40 min
39
Charting A Rich Life
How to nourish in our lives the things that help us live well (while simultaneously avoiding the hooks of money and stuff).
45 min
40
Home Overwhelm
Decluttering, tidying, organizing, and cleaning, oh my!
32 min
41
There's Nothing Wrong With You
There's nothing wrong with you, and you don't need a product or "thing" to fix what was never broken in the first place.
35 min
42
The Great Outdoors
6 practical ways to re-engage with natural for optimal health and wellness.
41 min
43
Hyper-Capitalism
America isn't normal. On today's show: 5 ways Americans are experiencing the of late-stage capitalism in real time.
39 min
44
Are You Smartphone Addicted?
Rethinking our approach to technology and delaying the age at which we give our children access to smartphones.
51 min
45
Breath Awareness
Want to feel calmer and happier? You don't have to shell out hundreds of dollars for the newest wellness product or service. In fact, the solution doesn't cost a cent: simply get in touch with your breathing.Breath is an amazing and responsive teacher. That's because if we breathe as we live — take in and let go — we can't go wrong.On today's show: An invitation to meet yourself with author  Jean Hall.Here's a preview:[5:00] The breath underpins everything we do in life, and yet we rarely bring awareness to it. Why not?[10:00] 5 wellness benefits re: paying attention to your breathing patterns[25:00] Exploring the pause changes everything[29:00] Flowing with the breath is great practice for learning how to flow with lifeResources mentioned:Breathe: Simple Breathing Techniques For A Calmer, Happier LifeJean on InstagramThis show is listener-supported. Thank you for supporting!Join our (free!) Facebook community here.Find your tribe. Sustainable Minimalists are on Facebook, Instagram + Youtube @sustainableminimalistsSay hello! MamaMinimalistBoston@gmail.com.Our Sponsors:* Thank you to LifeStraw! https://lifestraw.com/ Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/sustainable-minimalists/exclusive-content
42 min
46
Things We've Lost To The Internet
6 ways the internet has fundamentally changed human existence, for both better and worse.
38 min
47
Shared Solutions
4 pieces of wisdom two sailors have gleaned on their 8-year sailing trip around the world in search of climate solutions.
49 min
48
Cooking With Cast Iron
Before aluminum coated in Teflon, there was cast iron. On today's show: Answering need-to-know questions about cooking on and caring for cast iron cookware.
35 min
49
An Attitude Of Gratitude
How to truly feel gratitude for your stuff and people (and why it's important for your own wellness journey).
44 min
50
Toxic Fashion
Synthetic fashion is made from fossil fuels, and evidence states that chemicals on such fibers is bad (really bad!) for human health. On today's show: concrete action steps for curating a cleaner closet.
40 min