Minimal-ish: Minimalism, Intentional Living, Motherhood

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Holiday Pre-Planning: Getting Intentional About Traditions + More (Minimal-ish Replay) Nov 05, 2026

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Today I'm bringing you a holiday episode early enough to (I hope) catch you in any holiday planning you may be doing! This is a replay episode from 2023, and I share a reading from my holiday guide, "Your Minimal-ish Holidays." In this guide I share 30 days of readings paired with prompts to get you planning ahead for a more intentional and simple holiday season. This episode will help you do that when it comes to traditions which should bring a sense of belonging, peace and joy to our families, but sometimes bring overwhelm when we are afraid to say no.

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Your Minimal-ish Holidays

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306: Declutter With Me: The Seasonal Wardrobe Switch Out Oct 30, 2026

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Today I'm bringing you a Declutter With Me episode where I share my recent "scariest" area of my house - the clothing. I have always struggled with systems around the clothes, but one thing that always works is decluttering. Today I take you through our current clothing situation, talk about things I'm keeping in mind as I declutter both my kids' and my own wardrobes, share some thoughts on sentimental clothing items, and encourage you if you struggle to manage this area of your home.

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Declutter Your Motherhood with Rachel Nielson (Minimal-ish Replay) Oct 27, 2026

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Today I'm bringing you another replay episode where I talk with Rachel Nielson, host of the 3 and 30 podcast, all about ways we can "declutter our motherhood." We talk about topics that range from a practical way to find joy in the everyday, mundane moments, to decluttering all the "shoulds" we put on ourselves in motherhood. Rachel also shares about her struggle with depression in early motherhood. I know this is a conversation that will leave you feeling encouraged and less alone after you listen.

Rachel's website

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Rachel's Decluttering Course she mentioned

3 in 30 podcast

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305: October Coffee Date: Digging Myself out of Autopilot, Living with Integrity and Intentionality, + What I'm Loving and Simplifying Oct 22, 2026

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Today I'm bringing you our monthly coffee date episode, but I'm switching things up a bit! I hope you enjoy it as I dig a little deeper with some reflection on what has been hard lately and how I'm trying to dig myself out of living on autopilot. I also share our lighter coffee date items: Things I'm loving and things I'm simplifying.

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Devotional I talk about in the episode

Salted Caramel Collagen

The paints I bought

The paint brushes I bought

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304: Simplify the Mental Load via AI with Kassandra Botkin Oct 12, 2026

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In this episode, my guest Kassandra Botkin shares her journey from a non-tech mom to creating an AI-powered tool that helps busy moms save time and reduce mental load. We talk about how AI can be accessible and practical for everyday life, and how we can use it intentionally instead of haphazardly. It's all about delegating so we can focus more time on what matters.

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Distractions that are Keeping You from the Things That Matter with Joshua Becker (Minimal-ish Replay) Oct 02, 2026

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Today I have another edition of the Minimal-ish Replay series where I'm bringing back episodes from the archives that need a second (or first) listen. Today's replay is with Joshua Becker - it is the second time I had him as a guest on the show and it was a conversation I'll never forget about intentional living. We talked about his book, ⁠Things that Matter: Overcoming Distraction to Pursue a more Meaningful Life.⁠ In his book, Joshua details 8 distractions that keep us from living an intentional life, and in our conversation, we talked in depth about two of those distractions. We cover the distraction of fear and the distraction of technology - two distractions I believe so many of us struggle with.

Links:

⁠Joshua on Instagram⁠

⁠Becoming Minimalist Website⁠

⁠Things that Matter: Overcoming Distraction to Pursue a more Meaningful Life⁠

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303: This Moment Matters with Ruth Chou Simons Sep 26, 2026

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In today's episode, Ruth Chou Simons is my guest. Ruth shares insights from her book 'This Moment Matters,' and we talk about simplifying life, routines, our wardrobes, taking care of ourselves, screen time, and stewarding our time and resources well. Ruth focuses on a version of intentional living that I believe will help you center yourself on what matters most. I hope you listen in and enjoy!

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302: September Coffee Date: Overhauling Mornings, Simplifying Food, and 3 Things I'm Loving Right Now Sep 15, 2026

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Today I'm bringing you a Minimal-ish coffee date and answering the questions I like to ask every guest: What is something you're simplifying right now and what is something you're loving. I enjoy bringing you these lighter, fun episodes once a month and I hope you enjoy listening in to this one!

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Desirae on Instagram

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Taking Back Your Time, Finding "Balance," and Guilt Free To Do Lists with Christy Wright (Minimal-ish Replay) Sep 05, 2026

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Today I am bringing you another episode from the archives! Now that we've hit 300 episodes, I'm bringing back an episode I think deserves a fresh replay each week!

Today I have the honor of sharing my conversation with Christy Wright. We talked all about balance - what it means and why we are always in search of it. I absolutely love Christy's take on balance, the way it looks different in different seasons, and how we can achieve it. We also talk about to - do lists and calendars and ways we can make them actually work for us.

You can pre-order her book here: ⁠Take Back Your Time⁠

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301: Hushing Your Home with Myquellyn Smith (The Nester) Aug 27, 2026

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Welcome back to Minimal-ish for another guest episode! This week I'm excited to be sharing my conversation with Myquellyn Smith, also known as The Nester, all about her version of decluttering that she calls "House Hushing." She has a new book about this topic, and I just love her practical tips for decluttering our homes in a less overwhelming way. Listen in as we talk about for decluttering and decorating your home to create a peaceful, beautiful space, involving your family in decluttering, tips for small space storage and decor, and more!

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