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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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Latest Episodes:

6 Things You Can't Buy On Amazon Jul 20, 2023

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Prime Week has come and gone ... for now. And while there are countless questionable items you can indeed purchase on Amazon (a mini hand squirrel, anyone?), there are 6 very specific intangibles that simply cannot be bought. Not now, not ever.

On today's show we apply the 6-Factor Model For Psychological Wellbeing to our lives for greater clarity around what actually sparks joy.

Here's a preview:

[4:00] Connections between the fashion and beauty industries and bandaids when it comes to self-acceptance

[8:30] You can't buy friends! 2 ways possessions keep us isolated

[12:00] What's the opposite of keeping up with the Joneses? It's this (and it's also a major factor in wellness)

[16:00] 3 ways in which your possessions directly work against your own level of environmental mastery

[20:00] Here's why you can't underestimate the importance of personal growth

Resources Mentioned:

Six Domains of Psychological Well-Being (via Psychology Today)
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In Defense Of Staycations Jul 18, 2023

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Have a summer trip planned? You're not alone. For many, traveling has become more lifestyle than luxury: in the time it takes you to read this blurb over 2,000 people will have arrived in a foreign country and a quarter of a million dollars will have been spent by Americans abroad.

Staycations are emerging in popularity as a hassle-free and environmentally friendly way to holiday. And if you need more convincing, today's conversation with podcaster Chris Christou outlines why being a better tourist starts at home.

Here's a preview:

[8:00] Connections between the tourism industry and late stage capitalism

[10:45] Eco-tourism is an oxymoron! (And other greenwashing examples)

[24:00] Airbnb’s cultural consequences

[31:00] 3 research-backed tips for making the most of your next staycation

Resources mentioned:

The End of Tourism podcast
How to Make a Staycation Feel Like an Actual Break (via New York Times)

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HEADLINES: 3 Cheers For Bacterial Cellulose Jul 14, 2023

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The enviro-news you need to know for Friday July 14, 2023:

[00:30] Flash floods 101

[3:30] An alternative to single-use plastic packaging is (almost) here!

[9:00] 12 years later, Fukushima has an awful lot of wastewater. What should be done with it?

[13:00] Introducing the Devil's Hole Pupfish

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Forest Bathing Jul 13, 2023

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Spending time in nature is recreation; it's also restorative and preventative medicine. Enter forest bathing which, like yoga, has been around for centuries and is now gaining newfound popularity amongst those of us who are overexposed, overworked, and overscheduled.

On today's show author Ben Page invites us to connect with nature - and ourselves - in a new way.

Here's a preview:

[5:00] Japan and shirin-yoku: The origins of modern forest bathing

[9:00] Why bother? Here's a laundry list of forest bathing's health and wellness benefits

[17:00] How to forest bathe, step by step (with newbie questions in rapid fire format)

[33:00] Biophilic interior design for wellness

Resources mentioned:

Healing Trees: A Pocket Guide To Forest Bathing
Bringing Nature Inside Can Improve Your Health. Here’s How To Do It. (Via The Washington Post)
Episode #352: Growing Joy With Plants

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Gatekeeping Your Peace Jul 11, 2023

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When it comes to reducing cell phone use, we've all heard the advice. Turn off notifications. Unfollow and unfriend. But this advice? It's stale. Shallow, even, because it does little to *actually* reduce time spent on screens.

We often discuss gatekeeping our homes and the responsibility that comes with deciding what gets granted admittance. On today's show we identify what it means to be the gatekeeper of our peace by once and for all getting intentional with our tech.

Here's a preview:

[10:30] Enter white space: How to incrementally extend the length of time between your cell phone checks

[12:30] Has the work-from-home movement ballooned our use of tech?

[18:30] Here's the stuff you really, really should be deleting from your phone

[22:00] The one phone-related step you can take to improve your focus, well-being, and relationships

[26:00] Are you a phubber?

Resources mentioned:

Episode #292: The Minimalist Cell Phone Movement
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HEADLINES: A Real Smorgasbord Jul 07, 2023

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The enviro-news you need to know for Friday July 7, 2023:

[00:45] The rise of livestream e-commerce in China

[5:00] Is passive cooling the way of the future?

[10:00] Are insects wildlife? Well, it depends on where you live

[12:00] Wealth matters. So does population density

Resources mentioned:

Dow Cool Roof Energy Calculator
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Let's Talk Diapers Jul 05, 2023

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Spoiler alert: Disposable diapers are terrible for the planet. They account for about 2% of all landfill waste in the US; worse – because they're made of plastics – they decompose very, very slowly. Before their arrival on the commercial scene in the 1960s babies were fully potty trained by 18 months. But thanks to this "convenient" option, these days the average potty training age is 3 years.

Andrea Olson is the voice behind the über popular method of bathroom training called elimination communication. On today's show Andrea explains the ways in which diaper companies play on our fears of being bad parents to push their single-use products; she also breaks down the steps she took to get her children out of diapers in half the time.

Here's a preview:

[4:45] Thoughts on intentionality in potty training as being better for both our children and the planet they will inherit

[9:00] A history of potty training: What did humans do before disposable diapers?

[16:00] Addressing common criticisms: Does elimination communication have adverse effects on a child's development?

[24:00] So how does it work, exactly?

Resources mentioned:

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HEADLINES: Easy Listening Jun 30, 2023

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The (positive!) enviro-news you need to know for Friday June 30, 2023:

[00:30] The latest re: nature's healing effects on human health & wellness

[2:45] The planet gets a big win in Switzerland

[4:00] 400 Panamanian golden frogs, 6 black-footed ferries, and a western lowland gorilla

[9:00] What's living at the bottom of the ocean? (We don't know!)

[12:00] The climate denying tide, it is a-changin'

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Our Carbon Problem Jun 29, 2023

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The world has a big fat carbon problem. There’s already too much of it in the atmosphere and – thanks to both our lifestyles and corporations' polluting, business-as-usual practices – we're emitting even more carbon into the atmosphere each and every second.

Enter carbon capturing.

Today in honor of Climate Optimism Week we are outlining the latest and greatest in the carbon capture game.

Here's a preview:

[2:00] A carbon capture primer: What it is, why we need it, and why trees are simply no longer enough

[5:00] 2 examples of small-scale carbon solutions

[11:00] The main differences between post combustion capture and direct air capture

[18:00] What on earth should we do with the carbon we end up capturing?

[21:00] Let's not put all our eggs in the carbon capture basket! Here's why

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Climate Optimism? Jun 27, 2023

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When the climate narrative is all doom and gloom, many of us find it difficult to rally. It's the Snooze Button Effect in real-time: the barrage of "climate apocalypse" headlines lose their urgency, their potency.

If you're desensitized to environmental news, know that you're not alone.

Today I speak with angry-activist-turned-climate optimist Anne Therese Gennari about becoming more resilient and motivated when confronting the climate crisis – and why optimism is key when it comes to rethinking how we live in this world.

Welcome to Climate Optimism Week! Today’s show is the first in a two-part series outlining reasons to be hopeful in the climate fight.

Here's a preview:

[5:00] How can we be climate optimists when the planet’s future looks so dire?

[11:30] 2 benefits to toning down the urgency

[20:00] Can capitalism be our ally in the climate fight?

[25:00] What it really means to maximize your positive footprint

Resources mentioned:

What We Think About When We Try Not To Think About Global Warming: Toward a New Psychology of Climate Action by Per Espen Stoknes
Upchoose

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