Episodes
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Today we have special guest Sara McCarty, the founder of Run Wild My Child which is a parent resource and community all about encouraging families to start doing outdoor adventures and in turn spend more time away from screens. In this interview, we talk about the benefits of getting outside more, tips for getting the kids (and yourself) outside even when the weather is colder, mindset shifts for parents to help build confidence and positivity, and more! Sara and her company’s approach is so gentle and “entry-level” friendly for parents whether it’s your first attempt at getting outside more or your 100th, which is so appreciated!
Links from this episode:
Run Wild My Child Magazine
Run Wild My Child on Instagram
Mentioned: iNaturalist App
Mentioned: Geocaching App
Desirae on Instagram
Podcast Website
More Episodes on this Topic:
Ep 173: Simple Routines to Help Get Our Kids Outside and Adventure Together as a Family with Holly Horch
Ep 166: Get Yourself Outside in Any Weather and Live a More Open Air Life with Linda McGurk
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Today is the start of a mini series that will pop up a couple of times over the holidays season where I take you through a day in my holiday planning journal: Your Minimal-ish Holidays. In today's episode, I'm taking you through Day 22 of Your Minimal-ish Holidays where we talk about holiday traditions. I read you the entry from Day 22 and then let you in on my own thoughts and reflections around traditions while encouraging you to reflect as well.
Links:
Your Minimal-ish Holidays
Podcast Website
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Today I am so excited to bring a guest from Team Minimal-ish for another minimalism story. Sami is sharing her own “messy middle” story of finding her own version of realistic minimalism for her family and 2 young kids. In this interview, we talk about how pursuing a minimal-ish life has impacted her motherhood journey, what her goals are as she continues forward, and resources + advice she has found helpful along the way.
Links from this episode:
How to Keep House While Drowning by KC Davis
Organizing for the Rest of Us by Dana K. White
Peacefully Productive Journal by Jess Massey of Hustle Sanely
Sami on Instagram
Desirae on Instagram
Podcast Website
More “Minimalism Stories” Episodes:
Ep 220: Minimalism Stories with Jordan Jones
Ep 201: Minimalism Stories - From Extreme Minimalism (+ tiny house living) to Minimal-ish with Korie Veidel
Ep 192: Minimalism Stories with Leah Franklin
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Today's episode is a Q&A that is themed on returning to work/ teaching and questions that I've gotten since I've made that transition. It is full of life updates and also any tips I've learned along the way. I hope you enjoy as I share lots of behind the scenes in this episode!
Links:
Desirae on Instagram
Podcast Website
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As fall brings the beginning of the holiday season, we also see consumerism ramp up all around us. Today I'm bringing you some tips and reminders to help you stay minimal-ish while also enjoying being festive this season.
Links:
Desirae on Instagram
Podcast Website
Sponsor:
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Today I'm in reflection mode because my oldest daughter just turned 7, which also means my husband and I learned about minimalism and decluttered our home for the first time ALMOST 7 years ago. Additionally, I started the podcast right before my daughter turned 1, so Minimal-ish is officially 6 years old!
With all of these milestones has come some reflecting- so I'm bringing you 7 big lessons I've learned about both motherhood and minimalism. I love doing episodes like this one, so I hope you enjoy it! At the end, I ask you to send me your favorite thing you've learned about motherhood and/or minimalism. Find me on instagram or via email to do so ([email protected]).
Links:
Desirae on Instagram
Podcast Website
Sponsor:
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Today I'm bringing you an episode that stemmed from a little check in with myself earlier this week. As I've entered a new much busier season of life that has come with big change for our family, it has been trial and error trying to figure out our new routine, how to be intentional with it, and how to support myself and my family during this time of change. If you're in a. busy season or a season of change, I hope these tips bring you the permission you need to let go of some things along with some actionable tips.
Links:
Desirae on Instagram
Podcast Website
Sponsor:
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At the end of one of the busiest weeks of the year for my family, I'm bringing you a replay episode of my favorite episode of the podcast that speaks to me now just as much as it did two years ago. Shauna Niequist had always been my dream guest, and that dream came true in spring of 2022! I'm so excited to replay this episode for you as you may not have heard it yet being that it is far down in the archives. Even if you've heard it, it's one of those must-re-listen episodes.
Shauna and I talk about change, the mourning that can come with change, and how we can embrace a new season even if it feels like someone is prying the old season from our hands. If you're going through change of any kind, change can be so hard. This episode is here to be a warm embrace. Grab a cup of something warm and listen in again, or for the first time.
Links:
Shauna on Instagram
I Just Haven't Learned That Yet
Desirae on Instagram
Podcast Website
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Today I'm sharing a solo episode where I talk through some details of how we overhauled our summer routine when our days were feeling very unstructured and unintentional. First I share some steps I take when I'm ready to change up a routine. I then share a little more behind the scenes of routine changes and visuals that worked for our family to go from unintentional summer routine to much more structure and intention in our days. I'm sharing about our summer routine since we had some practice in making sure it worked. However, I'll be applying these concepts to our back to school/ fall routines over the next few weeks.
I hope you enjoy this episode! thank you for listening in!
Links:
Desirae on Instagram
Podcast Website
Many Little Joys Etsy
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On this week’s episode, we have special guest Dr. Morgan Cutlip, PhD in psychology and relationship expert, featured on Good Morning America, New York Times, Women’s Health Magazine, and more, to talk about the mental load in motherhood. With back to school season upon us, Dr. Morgan shares tips for managing busy seasons as a family and finding ways to recalibrate and be intentional with your time and energy. If you've been navigating burnout, I hope this conversation resonates with you and that you'll know you're not alone.
LINKS
Dr. Morgan on Instagram
Morgan’s Website
Check out her book: “Love Your Kids Without Losing Yourself”
Pre-order her new book on mental load HERE
Desirae on Instagram
Minimal-ish Podcast Website
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In this week's episode, we have special guest Amanda Jefferson here to talk about all things digital decluttering + organization especially in back to school season. Amanda is the owner of Indigo Organizing, co-host of the Good Enough-ish podcast, and TEDx Speaker. She shares so many good tidbits on how to stay on track of important school documents, the constant influx of emails from schools, sports, or club, and even ways to manage the endless photos of your kids on your phone. I left this conversation with Amanda feeling a little less overwhelmed to start tackling my own digital clutter and I know you will too!
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Links:
Amanda on Instagram
Amanda’s Website (Indigo Organizing)
Amanda's Podcast: Good Enough-ish
Desirae on Instagram
Podcast Website
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If you are looking for more Minimal-ish podcast episodes on Back to School, check these out:
Episode 197: Layering Routines and Surthriving with Tidy Dad
Episode 196: 4 Pillars to a Minimal-ish Back to School Season
Episode 195: Part 2: Simplifying Back to Homeschool with Mandy Davis
Episode 194: Part 1: Simplifying Back to School with Diana Rene
Links:
Desirae on Instagram
Podcast Website
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Today we have special guest Joey Mascio - husband, father of 4 kids, former middle school teacher turned certified life coach for teens, and founder of the app Sidekick Hero. Joey shares his journey with creating Sidekick to Hero, a gamified program for building resilience in teens and tweens as well as some really great takeaways about how to help your kids build confidence and self-worth, manage emotions, and achieve their goals. If you are a parent of kiddos at any age, or struggle with confidence yourself, I know you’re going to love listening in to Joey’s story!
LINKS
Sidekick to Hero app
Joey’s Website
Joey on Instagram
Desirae on Instagram
Minimal-ish Podcast Website
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Today I'm sharing a behind the scenes/ declutter with me style episode, but we're talking about travel instead of decluttering. I take you along my thought process when it comes to being intentional and minimal-ish while prepping and packing for my upcoming trip. We're more-so focused on my version of intentional vacationing vs. what exactly is in our suitcases. After all, the living is more important than the stuff.
Links:
Minimal-ish Travel episode with Rachelle Crawford
Budget Template from Debt Free Mom
Desirae on Instagram
Minimal-ish Podcast website
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Today I have a solo episode for you where we go through a mid summer check in. So often we plan for the season ahead and then forget about the plan, or at least never come back to reflect on how it is going. Today, we're reflecting on how our summer is going via a simple question along with the four pillars of minimal-ish living. I personally take you along with me on my own mid-summer check in, and then encourage you to do your own! Thank you for listening!
Links:
Summer Planning Resource I used
Desirae on Instagram
Podcast Website
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This week I have special guest Beth McCord, founder of Your Enneagram Coach, on the show to discuss how the Enneagram can help moms find confidence and navigate parenthood. What I love most about her message is that she emphasizes the importance of embracing your own unique personality in motherhood while also taking time to more deeply understand and appreciate the different types of your partner and kids. Here on Minimal-ish, we are no stranger to seeking a life with more intentional relationships, or prioritizing time for self-growth and reflection, so I’m excited for you to tune in to this conversation with Beth!
LINKS
Beth on Instagram (@yourenneagramcoach)
Beth’s Website
Beth’s Free Enneagram Quiz
Pre-order her book “Enneagram for Moms” Released July 9th!
Desirae on Instagram
Minimal-ish Podcast Website
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In this episode, I share my experience and tips for decluttering and maintaining a clean car. We talk about this all with NO shame for your current car situation because a clean car with kids is something that can often feel impossible. My car gets wild, so I know the struggle. We also talk about some mindset shifts that can help us with an uncluttered car. We finish the episode with a list of minimalish summer essentials to keep in the car.
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Today I have Kristin Green of The Joyful Minimalist joining me to share her expertise on creating a capsule wardrobe and embracing minimalism within your closet and home. She shares several tips, tricks, and starting points for women and moms who are feeling overwhelmed and stuck with their current clothes but aren’t necessarily able or wanting to go out and buy a whole new wardrobe. I hope this conversation leaves you feeling just as inspired as I did to just start and start small!
LINKS
Kristin on Instagram (@thejoyfulminimalist)
Desirae on Instagram
Minimal-ish Podcast Website
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Today I'm bringing you a solo episode where I’m sharing a little bit about my own recent mindset shift and desire to step out of my comfort zone to embrace a season of “yes” with my kids this summer. Minimalism is often associated with saying “no” and living at a slower pace, but there are times when saying “yes” to things big or small can also lead to a fuller life. A season of yes can look different for everyone + may change depending on the season of life we are in, but whichever season you’re in I hope you will leave this episode with some encouragement to consider where you can or want to say “yes” more often.
LINKS:
Desirae on Instagram
Minimal-ish Podcast Website
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In today's episode, I interview Erin Loechner, author of 'The Opt Out Family,' about her journey from being an influencer to living a low-tech lifestyle. We discuss the challenges of social media, the power of the algorithm, and the importance of being more engaged in our real life. Erin shares her insights on how to make the shift to a low-tech lifestyle, and we talk about getting intentional with the role technology plays in our life. Erin encourages us to be more engaging than the algorithm and shares examples of how her family lives a low-tech lifestyle. Conversations on technology and social media are always important ones to have because there is no playbook on how to do this well - we have to make those decisions for ourselves. I love that Erin gives us another perspective along with a ton of resources on this topic.
Links:
The Opt Out Family Website
Preorder The Opt Out Family (June 12th is the release date)
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