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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Optimizing Your Walks
Tangible ways to attain the full range of benefits that walking has to offer — physical, emotional, and spiritual — that's backed by latest research.
37 min
52
HEADLINES: Shrinking Fish
The environmental news headlines you need to know for Friday, May 10 2024.
18 min
53
Produce Without Pesticides
A comprehensive review of the most recent research into pesticides in fruits and vegetables.
44 min
54
The Cost Of Climate Change
We know climate change is expensive, but how expensive is it really?
32 min
55
HEADLINES: Ulterior Motives
The environmental news headlines you need to know for Friday, May 3 2024.
18 min
56
Roads Less Travelled
Embracing fresh starts, prioritizing roads less travelled, and unpacking pressures associated with cultural uniformity .
37 min
57
Greenwashing 2.0
Advanced tips for avoiding greenwashing in today's ever-changing market.
31 min
58
HEADLINES: Biggest Plastic Polluters Revealed
The environmental news headlines you need to know for Friday, April 26 2024.
15 min
59
Pleasure-Saturated
Resetting your neural set point to make dopamine work FOR you, not against you.
38 min
60
Labors Of Love
An important antidote to the climate crisis that's rarely discussed.
40 min
61
The Great Connector
The benefits associated with active participation in your local growing community, with practical suggestions for getting off our screens and reengaging with the natural world.
44 min
62
HEADLINES: Geoengineering
Identifying 5 expensive and downright impractical geoengineering ideas designed to curb global warming.
16 min
63
Stealthily Frugal
A laundry list of the ways in which we can each live a rich life but do so frugally.
37 min
64
Disconnecting
It's important to disconnect from modern distractions once in awhile. On today's show: research-backed ways to best unplug.
39 min
65
Can We Have Kids And Nice Things?
A white couch and a toddler CAN coexist.
43 min
66
The Low-Tox Lifestyle
7 research-backed ways to reduce your exposure to toxins that just so happen to *also* be free. 
38 min
67
HEADLINES: The Economics Of Climate Change
The enviro-news you need to know for Friday, March 29 2024.
17 min
68
Lights Out
Imagining the ways in which modern life, interpersonal connections, well-being and more would change in a hypothetical, fossil fuel-free world.
36 min
69
House Rules
Best-selling author Myquillyn Smith reveals her signature house rules for homes of every size, style, and budget.
39 min
70
HEADLINES: Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
The enviro-news you need to know for Friday, March 22 2024.
17 min
71
INTRODUCING: Book Club!
Things are a-changin' around here. On today's show: Introducing new ways to support the show (with fun perks like ad-free shows, subscriber-only episodes and, yes, real life Book Club!)This is YOUR show. As always, thank you for your support! >> sustainableminimalists.substack.com/--Join our (free!) community here.Find your tribe. Sustainable Minimalists are on Facebook, Instagram + Youtube.Say hello! MamaMinimalistBoston@gmail.com.Our Sponsors:* Thank you to LifeStraw! https://lifestraw.com/ Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/sustainable-minimalists/exclusive-content
20 min
72
Family Dinner
Author Annette Thurmon on making the kitchen the heart of the home once again.
29 min
73
HEADLINES: Jevon's Paradox
The enviro-news you need to know for Friday, March 15 2024.
21 min
74
Three Acts
A mishmash of sustainability and intentional living updates from host Stephanie's life.
40 min
75
Excessively Convenient
How excessively convenient, disposable culture perpetuates itself, with musings on what to do if the prevailing culture no longer "fits".
52 min