Paring Down: Realistic minimalism, decluttering, & intentional living
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If staunch minimalism feels too extreme, but you want to declutter your house to alleviate some stress, this is the podcast for you.
Shannon Leyko's style is like having your best friend in your ear, helping you get past those tough mental roadblocks that are keeping you from decluttering the things you don't need.
From New York Times bestselling authors to everyday people in the trenches of life, Shannon's guests give practical tips and mindset advice for intentional living and self-improvement.
Listen to Paring Down if you've ever asked yourself...
Where do I start decluttering my house?
Where do I start decluttering when overwhelmed?
How do I declutter if I have ADHD?
What if I end up needing something I decluttered?
How can I stop shopping my shopping addiction?
How do I stop being stressed?
How do I keep my house clean?
How do I tidy my room?
How do I get my husband or wife to declutter?
How many toys should a child have?
How can I save money?
What is minimalism?
How can I be a minimalist with kids?
What should I declutter first?
How can I be a conscious consumer?
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209: What "Just In Case" Items to Keep & the Time I Recorded a Music Album in India
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Sep 10, 2026 |
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208: Can We Survive without Smart Phones? with Andrew Dugan
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Sep 09, 2026 |
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207: My Involuntary Staunch Minimalism in Finland
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Sep 08, 2026 |
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206: How to Ask for Help with Decluttering, My Biggest Surprise About Finland, & Robotic Lawn Mowers
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Sep 03, 2026 |
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205: Figuring Out a Realistic Fitness Routine with Olivia Young
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Sep 02, 2026 |
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204: How to Stop Feeling Behind on Your To-Do List with Megan Sumrell
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Sep 01, 2026 |
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203: How to Get Past Decluttering the Same Spots, Lindsay Clancy, & Our First Week in Finland
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Aug 27, 2026 |
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202: Which Teeth Whitening Products to Avoid & Do You Really Need to Floss Daily? with Dr. Sanya Arora
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Aug 26, 2026 |
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201: Declutter by House Hushing with Myquillyn Smith
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Aug 25, 2026 |
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200: Decluttered but Still Overwhelmed, What I Changed My Mind About, & Meal Trains
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Aug 20, 2026 |
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199: Separating Health from Weight with Zoë Bisbing
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Aug 19, 2026 |
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198: Cleaning Tips that Don't Feel Too Extreme with Morgan Flores
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Aug 18, 2026 |
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197: Decluttering Collectibles, Who I'd Switch Lives With, & Bribing Children
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Aug 13, 2026 |
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196: Ivy League Attorney Advice on How to Advocate for Your Health with Rayna Rayford
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Aug 12, 2026 |
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195: How Decluttering Reflects Our Values
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Aug 11, 2026 |
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194: When Do I "Arrive" at Decluttered?, Scheduling Around PMDD, & Living in the Grey
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Aug 06, 2026 |
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193: Building an Empire of 10 Million Followers While Living with Chronic Illness with Rachel Farnsworth
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Aug 05, 2026 |
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192: A Better Way to Plan Your Fall & School Year with Danielle McGeough
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Aug 04, 2026 |
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191: Decluttering Computer Files, My Favorite Way to Vacation, & the Savannah Bananas
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Jul 30, 2026 |
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190: Shocking Things that Bring People to the Emergency Room with Dr. J Mack Slaughter
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Jul 29, 2026 |
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189: Environmentally Friendly Decluttering—from Recycling Razor Blades to the Truth About Greenwashing with Tom Szaky of TerraCycle
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Jul 28, 2026 |
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Getting Past the "Wasted Money" When Decluttering (Summer Saturday Throwback)
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Jul 25, 2026 |
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188: How to Request Money Instead of Gifts, Homemade Chai Lattes, & Washing Scrunchies
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Jul 23, 2026 |
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187: Opening Up About My Health: Postpartum Struggles, Weight Fluctuations, PMDD and More
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Jul 22, 2026 |
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186: Decluttering Your House is Only the Beginning of a Better Life with Suzanne Searcy Johnson
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Jul 21, 2026 |
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Curating Simple & Ethical Wardrobes with Lacey Woodroof (Summer Saturday Throwback)
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Jul 18, 2026 |
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185: What to Do with Kid 3D Artwork, My Original Career Goal, & Preconceived Notions
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Jul 16, 2026 |
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184: How Bike Bus World Brings Back the '80s Community Vibe with Sam Balto
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Jul 15, 2026 |
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183: How to Not Get Distracted When Decluttering
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Jul 14, 2026 |
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Decluttering Photos on Our Phones and In Our Homes (Summer Saturday Throwback)
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Jul 11, 2026 |
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182: Not Knowing the Value of Items You're Decluttering, My Weirdly Fast Engagement, & Grifters
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Jul 09, 2026 |
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181: How Intergenerational Relationships Boost Happiness, Health & Perspective
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Jul 08, 2026 |
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180: Thrift Shopping Tips for Mindful Consumers with Rebecca Bingham
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Jul 07, 2026 |
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Decluttering Sentimental Items (Summer Saturday Throwback)
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Jul 04, 2026 |
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179: Consistent Devotion to Living with Less, My Musical Theatre History, & the Final Countdown in Kodiak
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Jul 02, 2026 |
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178: How 15 Women Have Maintained 19 Years of Unbreakable Long-Distance Community with Leslie Hepburn
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Jul 01, 2026 |
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177: How to Avoid Decision Fatigue When Decluttering
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Jun 30, 2026 |
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176: When You Have No Energy to Declutter, the One Job I'd Never Do, & Dog Walking
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Jun 25, 2026 |
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175: Combating Loneliness by Rethinking the Suburban Neighborhood with Eli Spevak
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Jun 24, 2026 |
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174: Getting Paper Clutter Under Control with Lisa Woodruff
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Jun 23, 2026 |
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173: If Ethical Shopping Feels Too Expensive, Keeping a Loved One's Memory Alive, & Summer Childcare
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Jun 18, 2026 |
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172: How to Build Community and Make Friends Anywhere You Live with Bethany Roth
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Jun 17, 2026 |
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171: How to Organize Your Home So It Actually Stays Organized (Macro vs. Micro Organizing)
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Jun 16, 2026 |
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170: How to Nudge Your Parents to Declutter, Military Wife Life, & Learning Finnish
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Jun 11, 2026 |
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169: Losing Community After Wrestling with Faith and Experiencing Divorce with Mallory Andrews
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Jun 10, 2026 |
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168: Why Playing the Long Game Always Works—Including for Decluttering with Carrie Fabris
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Jun 09, 2026 |
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167: If You Have Too Much Furniture, My Favorite Kid Age, & Finish-It Friday
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Jun 04, 2026 |
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166: Can Social Media Build Healthy Community? with Shannon McKinstrie
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Jun 03, 2026 |
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165: The 15 Best Questions to Ask Yourself to Make Decluttering Easy
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Jun 02, 2026 |
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164: Decluttering Fatigue, The Time My Son Got Stuck in a Chair, & The Enneagram
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May 28, 2026 |
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163: Why Gatekeepers Always Lose Even Though They Think They're Getting Ahead
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May 27, 2026 |
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162: Stop Overshopping for Good and Finally Declutter Your Clothes with Lauren Morley
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May 26, 2026 |
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161: How to Get Kids to Clean Up After Themselves, Tech Tools, & Murder
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May 21, 2026 |
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160: Secret Sessions, Friendship Bracelets & What Makes Swifties Different with Olivia Levin
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May 20, 2026 |
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159: The Truth About Decluttering Influencers and How They Get Paid with Elisabeth Beam
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May 19, 2026 |
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158: Burn It All Energy, How to Write a Book, & Bad Dogs
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May 14, 2026 |
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157: Community vs. Friendship: Why Not Everyone in Your Village Needs to Be Your Best Friend
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May 13, 2026 |
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156: Surprising Lessons on Simplicity from Sourdough Bread with Brett Wiewiora and Christina Cann
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May 12, 2026 |
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155: Declutter with the Biggest Payoff, My Miss America Journey, & Libraries
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May 07, 2026 |
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154: The Joy of Movement (Even If You're Not Into Fitness) with Beyonce's dancer, Deja Riley
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May 06, 2026 |
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153: 20 Things I'm Decluttering Before Moving to Finland
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May 05, 2026 |
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152: Decluttering Boxes of Old Mail, Moving to Finland, & Is it Bad to Criticize Generosity?
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Apr 30, 2026 |
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151: 10 Subtle Things Stealing Your Joy
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Apr 29, 2026 |
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150: How Our Surroundings Shape Our Lives with Author/Engineer, Leidy Klotz
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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149: When Kids Ask About a Toy You Decluttered, Where I Find Hope, & a Near-Death Decluttering Win
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Apr 23, 2026 |
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148: Finding Joy When Motherhood is Hard with Libby Ward
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Apr 22, 2026 |
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147: How I Got 700,000 Followers, a Life-Changing Book Deal, & 1 Million Podcast Plays in 2 Years
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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146: What If You're Too Busy to Sell Nice Clothing, My Upbringing, & Oil Stains
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Apr 16, 2026 |
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145: The Secret to Feeling Happier Before Anything Even Happens
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Apr 15, 2026 |
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144: Make Decluttering Simple with Proven Strategies with Kate Vanness-Kandoth
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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143: Should We Keep Cool Old Stuff for Our Kids?, Teleportation, & Owala Water Bottles
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Apr 09, 2026 |
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142: Busting the Myth that Joy Comes from an Easy Life with Kelli Foreman
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Apr 08, 2026 |
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141: Where to Start Decluttering (Or Start Again)
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Apr 07, 2026 |
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140: When Over-Gifters Don't Stop Even After a Conversation, What's in My Basement, & Independent Kids
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Apr 02, 2026 |
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139: Making "Fun" Less Elusive in Adulthood
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Apr 01, 2026 |
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138: Swedish Death Cleaning with Emily McDermott
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Mar 31, 2026 |
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137: Knowing When You've Decluttered Enough, Maple Syrup, & the Mental Load
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Mar 26, 2026 |
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136: Can Humor Be Taught? with Dr. Janet Gibson
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Mar 25, 2026 |
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135: When People Feel Judged by Your Decluttered Life
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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134: Keeping Rarely Used Items, My Friendships, & a Giant Pacific Octopus
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Mar 19, 2026 |
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133: Using Our 5 Senses to Create Joy
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Mar 18, 2026 |
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132: How Minimalism Makes You Better at Your Job with Chris Lovett
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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131: Decluttering Guilt, Our Adoption Story, & Great Teachers
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Mar 12, 2026 |
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130: The Underrated Power of Joy-Filled Stories with NYT Best-Selling Author, Katherine Center
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Mar 11, 2026 |
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129: How to Declutter Your Closet
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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128: Big vs. Small Decluttering Projects, My 2026 Goals, & Magnesium Lotion
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Mar 05, 2026 |
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127: 5 Science-Backed Ways to Get Out of an Emotional Slump
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Mar 04, 2026 |
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126: ADHD Decluttering & Organization Tips with Libbi Moore
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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125: 7 Simple Living Lessons from Life in Alaska
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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124: Stop Feeling Stressed by Your House with Katy Joy Wells
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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123: How Minimalism Can Change Your Life with Joshua Becker
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Feb 10, 2026 |
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122: How to Create Life-Changing Habits with Hanna Seymour
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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121: What to Do with Everything You Declutter
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Jan 27, 2026 |
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120: Decluttering through Grief - Letting Go of Belongings After Loss with Krista St-Germain
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Jan 20, 2026 |
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119: How to Develop Self-Discipline for a Clutter-Free Home
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Jan 13, 2026 |
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118: Declutter Your House 15 Minutes at a Time with Tracy Hoth
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Jan 06, 2026 |
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117: Renewed Excitement for the Benefits of Minimalism
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Dec 30, 2025 |
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116: When Our Health Journeys Lead to Clutter with Andrea Nakayama
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Dec 23, 2025 |
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115: Decluttering Emergency Supplies While Still Being Prepared
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Dec 16, 2025 |
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114: Navigating Grandparent Over-Gifting from Both Perspectives with DeeDee Moore
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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113: Reducing Holiday Overwhelm by Setting Personal Boundaries
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Dec 02, 2025 |
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112: The Trap of Upgrading Our Lives with Laura Fenton
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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111: The "But I Love Everything!" Decluttering Dilemma
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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110: Is Overconsumption That Big of a Deal?
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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109: What to Do with Clothes that Don't Currently Fit
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Nov 04, 2025 |
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108: Avoid Clutter by Developing Personal Preferences with Courtney Florey
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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107: 7 Ways to Stop Kids’ Clothes from Overflowing
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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106: How Comparison Fuels Clutter & Financial Constraint with Amy Slenker-Smith
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Oct 14, 2025 |
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105: Strategies for Living Minimally in a Big House (And Research on Buying in Bulk)
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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104: Finding Adventure in Everyday Life (Thanks to Less Clutter) with Shannon & Gerry Arner
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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103: Struggling Through PMDD to Declutter & Tidy
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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102: Creating Systems to Be Productive Toward What Matters with Chelsi Jo
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Sep 16, 2025 |
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101: What Cozy Season Teaches Us About Decluttering
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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100: Life-Changing Hacks to Make Tech Your Personal Assistant with Amanda Jefferson
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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99: 7 Tips to Conquer Decluttering Burnout
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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98: Shaping Your Home to Support Your Wants & Needs with Mia Danielle
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Aug 19, 2025 |
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97: Harnessing the Scientific Power of Enthusiasm to Declutter
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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96: How to Make Your Home Feel Warm & Welcoming with Etiquette Coach, Alison Cheperdak
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Aug 05, 2025 |
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95: How to Declutter a Storage Unit
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Jul 29, 2025 |
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94: Practical Advice for Living Intentionally with 7x NYT Bestselling Author Gretchen Rubin
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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93: Behind the Scenes of Our Road Trip to Alaska & What I Wish We'd Decluttered
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Jul 15, 2025 |
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92: Parenting in a World with X-Rated Content with Kristen A. Jenson
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Jul 08, 2025 |
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91: Things that Feel Illegal to Declutter (But Aren't)
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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90: How Clutter Affects Our Mental Health with Dr. Brittany Pope
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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89: The Key to Staying Motivated to Declutter
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Jun 17, 2025 |
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88: How the Beauty Industry Fuels Overconsumption with Miss America 2014 Nina Davuluri
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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87: 10 Ways to Make Your Home Easy to Tidy
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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86: Strategies for Getting Your Kids to Declutter
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May 27, 2025 |
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85: Become an Essentialist with NYT Bestselling Author, Greg McKeown
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May 20, 2025 |
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84: Learning to Ride the Waves of Clutter Tolerance
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May 13, 2025 |
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83: Making the Most of Our Space with Khrystyne Jaspers
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May 06, 2025 |
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82: The Sweet Spot Between Beauty & Function with Whitney English
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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81: The Art of Making Friends & How it Helps Us Declutter
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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80: Be Rich in What Matters with Julia Ubbenga
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Apr 15, 2025 |
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79: Decluttering Before You Move (or Mock Move)
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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78: Addressing the Mental Load of Clutter with Dr. Morgan Cutlip
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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77: What If I End Up Needing What I've Decluttered?
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Mar 25, 2025 |
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76: Is Celebrity Self-Help Advice Useful? with Jim Oliver
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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75: Minimalism Hot Takes
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Mar 11, 2025 |
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74: Removing the Chaos from Our Email Accounts & Desktops with Shawn Lemon
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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73: Avoiding Vacation Clutter: Souvenirs & Vacay Wardrobe
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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72: Does Money Make Us Happier? with Jeff Golden
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Feb 18, 2025 |
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71: How Growing Up in a Cult Made Me More Intentional
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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70: Is Decluttering Just for the Financially Secure? with Aubrey High
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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69: The 10 Best Principles to Guide Your Decluttering
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Jan 28, 2025 |
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68: Decluttering for Senior Adults & Their Families with Jeannine Bryant
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Jan 21, 2025 |
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67: 5 Psychological Phenomena that Affect Decluttering & Consumption
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Jan 14, 2025 |
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66: How to Develop a Minimalish Mindset with Diane Boden
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Jan 07, 2025 |
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65: Reflection Questions to Live More Intentionally
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Dec 31, 2024 |
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64: Tweaks to Simplify Your Life with Erin Port
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Dec 24, 2024 |
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63: A Balanced Approach to Birthday Parties
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Dec 17, 2024 |
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62: Tidy Up Your Life with Tyler Moore (aka Tidy Dad)
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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61: Simplifying Holiday Traditions
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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60: Decluttering Out of Gratitude with Deanna Yates
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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59: Busting Myths About Decluttering
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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58: Spending Money on What We Value with Jen Smith
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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57: Should We Never Buy Anything Ever Again?
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Nov 05, 2024 |
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56: What If You Lost Everything? with Lala Hairston
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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55: The Ripple Effect of Clutter with Laura Carlin
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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54: How to Keep the Clutter from Coming Back
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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53: Home Organization Tips with Kenika Williams
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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52: Getting Past the "Wasted Money" When Decluttering
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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51: Getting to the Root of Our Clutter with Jenny Albertini
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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50: The Guilt & Fear of Decluttering Gifts
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Sep 17, 2024 |
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49: The Link Between Money Management & Clutter with Brad Nelson
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Sep 10, 2024 |
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48: Decluttering Books as a Book Lover
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Sep 03, 2024 |
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47: Motivation to Unplug & Enjoy Life with Eric Moeller
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Aug 27, 2024 |
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46: How We Decluttered Our Garage
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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45: Determining Your Priorities with Ashli Pollard
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Aug 13, 2024 |
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44: Brainstorming Solutions to Clutter Problem Areas
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Aug 06, 2024 |
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43: Creating Household Rhythms to Foster Peace with Ben & Brianna Folkman
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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42: 15 Ways to Spend Less Money
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Jul 23, 2024 |
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41: Timeless Truths About Simplicity with Suzanne Johnson
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Jul 16, 2024 |
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40: Managing Your Busy Schedule Using Time Blocking
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Jul 09, 2024 |
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39: How Living with Less Inspires Generosity with Ultralight Backpacker Glen Van Peski
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Jul 02, 2024 |
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38: A Shame-Free & Intentional Approach to Screen Time for Kids
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Jun 25, 2024 |
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37: Curating Simple & Ethical Closets with Lacey Woodroof
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Jun 18, 2024 |
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36: 20 Habits of the Home to Prevent Overwhelm
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Jun 11, 2024 |
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35: Making Unconventional Choices to Live More Intentionally with Sona Avetisyan
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Jun 04, 2024 |
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34: The Pitfall of Too Much Backstock
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May 28, 2024 |
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33: Slowing Down Our Lives with Stephanie Seferian
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May 21, 2024 |
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32: Finding the Time to Declutter
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May 14, 2024 |
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31: Taking Messy Action with Sarah Horgan
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May 07, 2024 |
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30: Minimalish Lessons Learned from Van Life
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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29: Paring Down Flight Anxiety with my dad & pilot, J.D. Oliver
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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28: Travel Wisdom from a Flight Attendant with Caroline Bright
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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27: Learning to Travel Light with Miss America 2015, Kira K. Dixon
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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26: What to Do With Gifts That Are Clutter
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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25: Releasing Shame When Decluttering with ADHD with Elena Willitts
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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24: Decluttering Photos On Our Phones and In Our Homes
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Mar 19, 2024 |
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23: Making Space for Things and People We Love with Aubrey High
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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22: Doom Piles & Mail
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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21: Influencer Culture & Finding Contentment with Yeli Heidecker
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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20: Kid Stuff: Sentimental, Educational, Practical, & Private
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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19: Decluttering as a Couple with my husband, Aaron Leyko
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Feb 13, 2024 |
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18: Seven Things I've Learned About Love
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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17: When Our Partner Doesn't Want to Declutter with Dr. Tracy Dalgleish
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Feb 03, 2024 |
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16: Permission to Declutter with Jane Conroy
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Jan 23, 2024 |
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15: Does Minimalism Deprive Our Kids? with Elisabeth Beam
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Jan 16, 2024 |
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14: Emotions We Feel When Decluttering
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Jan 09, 2024 |
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13: Making Sustainable Living Less Complicated with Shila Wattamwar
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Jan 02, 2024 |
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12: Ideas for Simplifying in the New Year
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Dec 26, 2023 |
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11: Where Do Popular Christmas Traditions Come From? with Molly Stillman
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Dec 21, 2023 |
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10: Why We Celebrate the Birth of Jesus with Molly Stillman
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Dec 19, 2023 |
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9: Donating Clutter Generously
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Dec 12, 2023 |
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8: What the Bible Says About Our Stuff with Hanna Seymour
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Dec 05, 2023 |
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7: Making Holiday Decor Meaningful
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Nov 28, 2023 |
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6: Creating Community in Small Spaces with Britt Meyer
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Nov 21, 2023 |
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5: Decluttering Sentimental Items
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Nov 14, 2023 |
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4: Forming Our Identity Outside of What We Own with Madison Embrey
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Nov 07, 2023 |
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2: My Decluttering Story
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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1: Mistakes We Make When Decluttering with Matlin Pessarra
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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3: Avoiding Holiday Clutter with Karla Graves
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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Welcome to Paring Down with Shannon Leyko
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Oct 23, 2023 |