We can’t shop our way out of the climate crisis.

In this episode of Unbottled, Manuela sits down with sustainability powerhouse Ashlee Piper - author of Give a Sht* and No New Things, TV commentator, consultant, and thrifting queen—to talk about our culture of overconsumption and what it actually looks like to live with less.

Ashlee breaks down:

• Why “eco-friendly” shopping isn’t the solution we’ve been sold
• How conditioned consumerism took over our lives (and homes)
• The story behind Ashlee’s No New Things challenge and what she learned doing it for 2 years
• Practical ways to get what you need through borrowing, swapping, secondhand, and community
• How individual habits roll up into real systems change at work and in policy

You’ll also hear about dog fostering, Chicago thrifting, and why the most radical thing you can do might be…buying nothing at all.

If you’re feeling climate anxiety, drowning in clutter, or just tired of being told to “fix the planet” by buying more “sustainable” stuff, this episode is your permission slip to do less—and live more.

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