Maximized Minimalist Podcast

By Katy Wells

Education

What's Maximized Minimalist Podcast about?

This podcast is dedicated to helping women ditch their clutter and live a simpler, intentional, more meaningful life.

I help women stop living on the modern-day hamster wheel of motherhood, by providing expert advice on achieving a life with MORE, by having LESS.

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188: Struggle Being Consist...

02.01.2023

Ever notice how being consistent can be so. darn. difficult? Maybe you can relate that you've made some progress by decluttering little bit day by day..and then life gets busy, you drop the ball, and next thing you know... you're ...

Maximized Minimalist Podcast episodes:

02.01.2023 188: Struggle Being Consistent? Try These Tips! Ever notice how being consistent can be so. darn. difficult? Maybe you can relate that you've made some progress by decluttering little bit day by day..and then life gets busy, you drop the ball, and next thing you know... you're ...
01.25.2023 187: Your Guide to Time-Saving Freezer Meals Episode with Nakita Vassallo If you’ve tried & failed at meal planning in the past, or you just can’t keep it up week after week and making dinner each night feels downright stressful - this is for you! Returning to the show today is ...
01.18.2023 186: You Asked, I Answered: 8 Declutter Questions I Get Asked the Most In today's episode I’m sharing 8 declutter questions I get asked the most -- the answers I share will help give you momentum in your simplifying journey! I’m also going to share a couple of things I've been doing lately ...
01.11.2023 185: 6 Ways Social Media Causes Us to Overspend Today I share six ways social media causes us to buy too much stuff. Some are really surprising! Whether you spend an hour a month or an hour a day on social media, this episode is a must listen. Join ...
01.04.2023 184: How to Create a Declutter Plan You Wont Burnout On Burnout is one of the biggest reasons people give up on their goals. Maybe you've experienced it where you overcommit to a goal or go "too hard, too fast" and before you know it you're exhausted and completely over it. ...
12.14.2022 183: Increase Your Contentment With These Tips Owning less is great but if we can never learn to be content with what we have we will continually reach for the next “best” thing. Think of it this way... Contentment is a muscle that you need to “flex” ...
12.07.2022 182: This Idea Helped My Student Declutter 20 Years Worth Of Stuff And Now I'm Teaching You A few months ago, I was talking with one of my Inner Circle members who was struggling to let go of the "tougher" things. Stuff from high school, her childhood, her kid’s childhood, etc.. and after using my advice for ...
11.30.2022 181: Hindsight is 20/20: 6 Things I Wish I Did Differently When I First Began Decluttering In today's episode I’m sharing 6 things I wish I would have known early on -- things that would have given me a ton of momentum in my simplifying journey. I’m also going to share a couple of things I ...
11.23.2022 180: How To Put Chores In Their Place So You Can Relax Do you feel pulled to constantly pick up or do chores? When you've got that nagging voice in your head reminding you of all the chores that need to be done, it's frustrating because it removes you from the present. ...
11.16.2022 179: Get Overwhelmed with Holiday Gifts? Try These 7 Tips! While the initial excitement from opening all the gifts can be fun, sometimes the aftermath is something nobody really talks about..that is, until today. I hope you love this episode where I share some of my tried and true tips ...
11.09.2022 178: 5 Ideas to Declutter Holiday Decor for a Simpler Season You won't want to miss today's episode about 5 ways to declutter holiday decor and about my "secret hack" to achieving a cozy, holiday-inspired home, without all the stuff (gasp yes - it's possible). If a goal of yours in ...
11.02.2022 177: Kids Lives, Simplified Tune in as Caley Kukla, childhood development expert, shares ways to simplify our children's lives. To learn more about Caley, her Get Silly Challenge and other parenting programs: https://www.caleykukla.com To join my Clutter Cure Club: https://www.katyjoywells.com/cluttercureclub Join the Waitlist for ...
10.26.2022 176: The Real Purpose Behind Gift-Giving As we head into the holidays, I wanted to share this real life story with you of a powerful learning (and teaching) moment I had with my 7 year old son, which inspired today's episode. I also share tangible ideas ...
10.19.2022 175: Is Perfectionism The Reason You Struggle With Clutter? Tune in as I break down all the ways perfectionism impacts our home and our clutter. Join Our Last 14-Day Clutter Challenge of 2022!: https://www.katyjoywells.com/cluttercrusherchallenge Get my FREE Declutter Guide: https://www.decluttersurvivalguide.com
10.12.2022 174: The Shocking Truth About Why We Buy What We Buy Tune in to hear the psychology that impacts why you buy the things you buy. It'll change the way you see everything! Join my 14-Day Clutter Challenge: https://www.katyjoywells.com/cluttercrusherchallenge
10.05.2022 173: Minimalist "Rules" You Should Abandon Contrary to popular belief, minimalism is not one-size-fits-all. And time and time again I see people try and adopt a minimalist lifestyle only to be turned away because their version looks different than someone else's. It's time to break the ...
09.28.2022 172: Reduce Back-to-School Clutter With These Tips Is back-to-school clutter causing disorder in your home? Between homework, artwork, school papers and backpacks dropping at the door (or your kitchen table) my guess is that you’re feeling a bit of overwhelm. In today's episode, I share helpful ideas ...
09.21.2022 171: How to Manage the Invisible Load of Motherhood As you’ll hear in our conversation, Dr. Morgan offers us golden insight to help simplify (declutter) our mental load in parenthood. To join my Inner Circle Membership for 1-1 support from me: https://www.katyjoywells.com/innercircle To learn more about Dr.Morgan: https://www.drmorgancutlip.com
09.14.2022 170: Destination Addiction Your life is happening right now, and there are no do-overs. Are you making the most of it? Or are you preoccupied with the idea that happiness is in the next place, the next job, the next vacation and the ...
09.07.2022 169: 4 Steps To Stop Being Hard On Yourself If you are continually bothered by an inner judge who is merciless, nit-picking, highly critical and loves to tear you down, then today's episode is for you. I'll walk you through a new method I learned that will help you ...
08.31.2022 168: Pursuing a Life with Less Stuff, One Mom's Inspiring Story You'll hear from my student Lucilla, a retired teacher, mother, grandmother and most recently clutter crusher and her biggest takeaways from my 14-Day Clutter Crusher Challenge. You will feel inspired and motivated from our conversation! Get $20 OFF my 14-Day ...
08.24.2022 167: Why You Get Attached to Things You Own Tune in as I discuss our natural behavioral tendienies to value things that we own and how that often hinders our ability to let go and simplify our lives, enjoy! Get $20 off my upcoming 14-Day Clutter Challenge with code: ...
08.17.2022 166: What Is Clutter? The REAL Meaning Will Surprise You Tune in as I discuss how the term clutter has evolved and why it's important to create a working definition of what clutter is in YOUR life, enjoy! Get $20 Off my 14-Day Clutter Challenge with code: PODCAST https://www.katyjoywells.com/email-clutter-crusher-challenge
08.10.2022 165: How to Manage Your Time And Beat Overwhelm Tune in as I welcome back time management expert, Megan Sumrell. We talk about the purpose of creating an annual plan and how having one has numerous benefits, including reducing overwhelm, hitting your goals and preventing burnout. Grab your ticket ...
08.03.2022 164: How to Keep Your Kitchen Counters Clutter-free Part 2 Tune in as I share one thing you are likely doing that's causing mess and clutter to accumulate on your surface areas, plus what to do about it! Join my next 14-Day Clutter Challenge and get $20 off with code: ...
07.27.2022 163: 2 Habits to Keep Your Home Stress-Free Tune in as I share two of my most effective habits that will keep your home clutter-free and stress-free! Get your personalized colors from Your Color Guru to make simplifying your wardrobe a breeze! Get 10% off any color package ...
07.20.2022 162: Sneaky Ways Kid Clutter Creeps Into Your Home Tune in as I share all the ways kid clutter sneaks into our homes and why it's important to identify how clutter and stuff come into our homes to begin with! Join Our Clutter Cure Club: https:/www.katjoywells.com/cluttercureclub Get $20 Off ...
07.13.2022 161: This Lesson Saved me THOUSANDS of Dollars (And Prevented Lots of Clutter) Today's lesson will give you a huge AHA moment when it comes to "stuff". If you find yourself regularly tempted to buy from certain brands, people, influencers or celebrities, this is ESPECIALLY for you! Join my 14-Day Clutter Challenge: https://www.katyjoywells.com/cluttercrusherchallenge ...
07.06.2022 160: 6 Ways to Reduce Impulse Shopping If you struggle with impulse shopping, you're not alone! Here are six ideas to help so you can put that money toward things that really matter (and don't become clutter)! Join my 14-Day Clutter Challenge: https://www.katyjoywells.com/cluttercrusherchallenge Get Coached by Me: ...
06.29.2022 159: How to Keep Your Kitchen Counters Clutter-Free (Part 1) Tune in as I share some of my favorite ways for keeping countertop mess and clutter to a minimum this summer (and beyond)! Enjoy! Join Our Clutter Cure Club: https://www.katyjoywells.com/cluttercureclub Join the 14-Day Clutter Challenge: https://www.katyjoywells.com/cluttercrusherchallenge
06.22.2022 158: One Simple Thing to Live A More Intentional Life Tune in as I discuss one simple way (and one word) that will help you live more intentionally. Join our Clutter Cure Club: https:/www.katyjoywells.com/cluttercureclub Join the 14-Day Challenge: https://www.katyjoywells.com/cluttercrusherchallenge
06.15.2022 157: Reducing Goal Clutter & How to Actually Reach Your Goals with Brie Sodano Financial expert Brie Sodano joins me back on the show and tells us how to reduce goal clutter and set goals that we can get our whole mind on board for, so we actually achieve them. Brie's course, Find Your ...
06.08.2022 156: My NEW Go-To Strategy for Reducing Clean-Up Battles Caley Kukla, parenting expert, joins me back on the show today and shares my NEW favorite go-to parenting strategy that reduces clean-up battles! I've been using this method for several months and it's also made such a positive impact in ...
06.01.2022 155: Four Ways to Explore Emotional Attachment Tune in to learn four ways to explore the root of emotional attachment and ultimately help you decide...do I keep this or am I ready to let it go? Join my Clutter Cure Club: https://www.katyjoywells.com/cluttercureclub
05.25.2022 154: Teach Your Kids Life Skills with TedX Speaker Katie Kimball Tune in as Katie and discuss why we prioritize teaching our kids life skills and how kids benefit from learning them! Get a FREE ticket for you and your child to learn from me and 40 other experts in Katie's ...
05.18.2022 153: Summertime Meal Tips to Simplify Returning to the show today is my friend Nakita Vassalo who helps parents ditch overwhelm by saving time in the kitchen. We talk about: -how to plan for meals that allow flexibility in schedules to change -summertime meal strategies -simple ...
05.11.2022 152: How to Give Yourself Permission to Let Go Ever notice how much we can get in our own way while decluttering? Whether it was guilt, emotional attachment or getting stuck on what I paid for something, I never seemed to make much progress by myself. I remember thinking, ...
05.04.2022 151: 5 Signs Your Stuff is Owning You Learn 5 signs to help you identify exactly who’s in charge, you or your stuff? (We often think we are, but these tell-tale signs prove otherwise.) Become a Member of The Clutter Cure Club: https://www.katyjoywells.com/cluttercureclub
04.27.2022 150: Ask Me Anything! Tune in as I answer recent listener questions, enjoy! To join us in The Clutter Cure Club: https://www.katyjoywells.com/cluttercureclub To join the next 14-Day Clutter Challenge: https://home.katyjoywells.com/3JbSwn2
04.20.2022 149: Are We Hard-wired to Hoard? Research shows that relationships and experiences actually bring us MORE pleasure than buying stuff, but many people still struggle to change their consumption habits and declutter their possessions. ...have you ever wondered WHY that is? Or WHY we get a ...
04.13.2022 148: #1 Reason For Clutter (It's Not What You Think) On the surface level, there are many reasons so many of us battle clutter...things like procrastination, scarcity mindset, our value lens and so on... All of these things are important to be aware of and course-correct... BUT, if you've been ...
04.06.2022 147: Time Management Strategies that Actually Work with Megan Sumrell Tune in as I talk with Megan Sumrell, time management expert for women. You'll learn: - why old-school time-management strategies set us up for failure and leave us exhausted and overwhelmed - how to find hidden pockets of time and ...
03.30.2022 146: 16 Ideas to Simplify Your Kitchen Tune in as I share some helpful ways I've simplified and decluttered our kitchen over the years, enjoy! To join my next clutter challenge: https://www.katyjoywells.com/cluttercrusherchallenge Use code PODCAST for $20 off!
03.23.2022 145: Brilliant Home Design DIY Tips with Tasha Agruso Tune in as I talk with Tasha Agruso from Kaleidoscope Living. Known in the interior design world for her budget-friendly design tips and creative DIY projects, she's got some great ideas for us today! I’m honored to be an expert ...
03.16.2022 144: Get Out of a Style Rut with These Ideas Tune in as I welcome back, Jeannie Stith, color analysis expert from Your Color Guru. We share: - the easiest way to declutter your wardrobe - ideas to incorporate color into your outfits (especially helpful if you already have your ...
03.09.2022 143: Pursuing a Life with Less Stuff, Mom-of-4 Shares Her Inspiring Story Tune in as I chat with a student, Naomi, who recently went through my 14-Day Clutter Crusher Challenge and loved her results so much, she offered to share her biggest takeaways with my listeners. To get $20 off my next ...
03.02.2022 142: Getting Kids to Listen Without Nagging or Yelling with Amy McCready Tune in as I talk with positive parenting expert, Amy McCready. We discuss: - the 2 basic emotional needs every child has and how they impact their behavior - Amy's proven 5-step process for implementing consequences - how your personality ...
02.23.2022 141: Easily Triggered By Mess or Clutter? Use My Go-To Tips Mess and clutter can be so triggering, can't they? Join me as I share my go-to tips and solutions for when this happens. Enjoy! To join my next 14-Day Clutter Challenge: https://www.katyjoywells.com/cluttercrusherchallenge
02.16.2022 140: Shocking Clutter Stats That'll Motivate You to Declutter Tune in as I share shocking clutter statistics and studies that'll surely motivate you to declutter! Enjoy! To join my next 14-Day Clutter Challenge: https://www.katyjoywells.com/cluttercrusherchallenge
02.09.2022 139: Teaching Kids to Cook + 5 Tips for Picky Eaters with Katie Kimball Tune in as I talk with Katie Kimball, two-time TedX Speaker and mom of four. We dive into common causes of picky-eating and her 5-step process to prevent/reduce picky-eating as well as practical ways to encourage and teach your kids ...

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