What if you could make your FOMO (fear of missing out) and FOBO (fear of better options) work for you instead of against you?

In this Essential Series episode, Kelly revisits a conversation with international best-selling author, speaker, and venture capitalist Patrick J. McGinnis—the man who coined both terms. Together, they explore the complicated truth about FOMO and FOBO: how these feelings can drain our energy, fuel constant comparison, and even cause decision paralysis, but also how they can point us toward what truly matters.

This is a snippet from episode 92, titled Overcome FOMO and FOBO, where Patrick shares insights from his book The Fear of Missing Out: Practical Decision-Making in a World of Overwhelming Choice, including practical tools to help you stress less, choose with confidence, and live more decisively.

You’ll learn about the surprising upside of FOMO, the hidden costs of hustle culture and decision fatigue, and how to break free from FOBO when a good option is already right in front of you.

Be inspired to rethink your relationship with FOMO and FOBO and learn how to take back control of the way you live and work. Listen to the original full discussion here! Patrickmcginnis.comFear of Missing OutFOMO Sapiens PodcastTED Talk: How to Make Faster Decisions  Follow Millennial Minimalists: Instagram, Facebook, & YouTube Follow Twenty Outfit Wardrobe: Instagram Website: Mastersimplicity.com Download K&L’s Free Skincare & Makeup E-Guides Twenty Outfit Wardrobe E-Guide

In this second part of last week's discussion, you will continue to learn about anxiety and be inspired to ease your feelings by paying closer attention to them.

Kelly speaks with fellow Canadian minimalist, spoken word artist, musician, international best-selling author, and former elementary school teacher, the incredibly insightful Humble the Poet, to share insights from his latest book, Unanxious: 50 Simple Truths to Help Overthinkers Feel Less Stress and More Calm.

As Humble shared in the first half of their discussion, anxiety isn’t something we should try to eliminate, but something we should get curious about.

In this second half, Humble explains how anxiety can also show up in positive moments, and how learning to sit with our feelings can build lasting resilience. Together, they explore how removing external stimulants can lower our baseline anxiety, and how recognizing our emotional triggers — including those rooted in childhood — can reveal where the real work lies.

They also walk through relatable, everyday anxiety-inducing scenarios and share practical tools — from setting boundaries with ourselves and others to intentionally doing small, uncomfortable things to build emotional strength.

Be inspired to see anxiety as a natural human signal, and feel motivated to improve your relationship with it so you can transform your life for the better. Humblethepoet.com Read Unanxious by Humble the Poet Follow Humble the Poet on YouTube & Instagram Follow Millennial Minimalists: Instagram, Facebook, & YouTube Follow Twenty Outfit Wardrobe: Instagram Website: Mastersimplicity.com Download K&L’s Free Skincare & Makeup E-Guides Twenty Outfit Wardrobe E-Guide (Use MM10 for 10% off) 

If you are an overthinker who often feels anxious and stuck, this episode is for you! You will be encouraged to unlearn the idea that anxiety should be avoided. Instead, you’ll be motivated to approach these feelings with curiosity for more ease. To lead this conversation, Kelly is joined by fellow Canadian minimalist, spoken word artist, musician, international best-selling author, and former elementary school teacher, the incredibly insightful, Humble the Poet, to share insights from his latest book, Unanxious: 50 Simple Truths to Help Overthinkers Feel Less Stress and More Calm. Humble has been featured in the New York Times, Buzzfeed, Vogue, Rolling Stone, and HuffPost, and his book has earned high praise, including from his friend and leading podcaster Jay Shetty, who writes, “Three pages in, you’ll feel 1,000 lbs lighter.” In Unanxious, Humble shares how he once numbed his anxiety, and how getting curious about his triggers helped him let go of unhelpful coping patterns, embrace discomfort, and experience more peace. In this first part of Kelly and Humble's two-part discussion, Humble talks about the 90-day dopamine fast he undertook to reset his nervous system, the benefits of feeling emotions even when they’re uncomfortable, and how minimalism can reveal (rather than erase) anxious thoughts, creating space for deeper self-awareness and reduced anxiety. Be inspired to stop avoiding and start embracing discomfort to ease anxiety and live more in alignment with your true self. Humblethepoet.com Read Unanxious by Humble the Poet Follow Humble the Poet on YouTube & Instagram Follow Millennial Minimalists: Instagram, Facebook, & YouTube Follow Twenty Outfit Wardrobe: Instagram Website: Mastersimplicity.com Download K&L’s Free Skincare & Makeup E-Guides Twenty Outfit Wardrobe E-Guide (Use MM10 for 10% off) 

If the chaos of everyday life has you feeling uncertain, or if the unknowns of a purpose-driven project are triggering resistance, this conversation is for you!

In this snippet from episode 185, you’ll be inspired to embrace uncertainty rather than shy away from it.

Kelly is joined by international best-selling author, minimalist pioneer, podcaster, top 25 blogger (ZenHabits.net), and father of six, Leo Babauta. Together, they explore how to live more authentically through a zen lifestyle and how stepping into the unknown can lead to deeper clarity and self-trust.

Leo is currently on a mission to change 100 million lives through his uncertainty training program, The Fearless Living Academy, where he helps people who struggle with embracing uncertainty or being consistent in forming positive habits.

In this discussion, Leo shares practical strategies to help you move toward uncertainty and take action despite the unknown, manage inner resistance, and rewrite the limiting stories in your mind by leaning into curiosity.

He also explains how purpose often lies beyond your comfort zone and how staying in the familiar can hold you back from real growth.

Be inspired to tap into what Leo calls the “layer of being” and start embracing the discovery that unfolds when you enter the unknown. Listen to the full discussion in Episode 184: Adopt Zen Habits with Leo Babauta ZenHabits.net The Fearless Living Academy

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Do you ever feel like your attention is being pulled in a hundred different directions? In this one-on-one conversation, Kelly and Lauren explore how minimalism can be a powerful gateway to cultivating greater focus. With so much internal and external noise around us today, focus has truly become a modern luxury, and together they share the lifestyle practices that help them tune out distractions and stay grounded in what matters most. You’ll learn about the common things that steal our attention, the hidden costs of mental interruptions, and the tools they each rely on to stay focused. They also dive into how they push back against hustle culture and how living with intention has helped them make clearer, more confident decisions. Plus, Kelly and Lauren each reveal the one practice that transformed their ability to manage the noise and maintain focus. Be inspired to better manage the distractions in your life so you can focus more fully on what matters most to you. Get 50% off your first Magic Mind subscription using the code MINIMALISTS50 at magicmind.com/minimalists50 Follow Millennial Minimalists: Instagram, Facebook, & YouTube Follow Twenty Outfit Wardrobe: Instagram Website: Mastersimplicity.com Download K&L’s Free Skincare & Makeup E-Guides Twenty Outfit Wardrobe E-Guide (Use MM10 for 10% off!) 

Whether you live with a messy partner and want more peace in your home or you are the messy partner, this episode is for you! In this essential series episode, Kelly speaks with the Founder and CEO of Los Angeles's leading decluttering firm, dClutterfly, and two-time international best-selling author, Tracy McCubbin, to discuss how to navigate living with a messy partner, from setting healthy boundaries to finding practical ways to coexist with care and understanding. This conversation is a snippet from episode 219 titled, “Create a Clutter-Free Home." In this clip, Tracy shares practical tips for managing common clutter hot spots, and she dives into one of the questions she hears most: "How do I deal with living with a messy partner?”  Be inspired to work through your clutter obstacles and start applying some of Tracy’s strategies to help you create a peaceful home... even if that means living with a messy partner! Listen to the full episode: Ep.219 Create a Clutter-Free Home with Tracy McCubbinRead the NYT's Article: My Partner is Messy. Help! Follow Millennial Minimalists: Instagram, Facebook, & YouTube Website: Mastersimplicity.com Download K&L’s Free Skincare & Makeup E-Guides Twenty Outfit Wardrobe E-Guide (Use MM10 for 10% off!) 

Be inspired to let go, ease your mind, and nurture your financial wellbeing. Kelly and Lauren are interviewed by famed Financial Therapist and host of the Financial Self-Care podcast, Lindsey Konchar, to explore how prioritizing financial self-care can help you manage mental clutter and reduce stress. They each discuss how their minimalist mindsets have improved their personal relationships with money including how they have simplified their spending and built better buying habits. Plus, they share practical stargies to help you save and resist unnecessary purchases.  You will be encouraged to think about your own money mindset and you will discover how financial space can unlock new savings and income streams. Learn more abour Lindsey Konchar: https://financialselfcareblog.com/financial-therapy/ Listen to the Financial Self-Care Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/financial-self-care-with-financial-therapist-lindsey/id1763148337?i=1000698685745 Follow Lindsey on IG: https://www.instagram.com/financialtherapistlindsey/ FREE Guide: Investing 101: Get Investing Today  Follow Millennial Minimalists: Instagram, Facebook, & YouTube Website: Mastersimplicity.com Download K&L’s Free Skincare & Makeup E-Guides Twenty Outfit Wardrobe E-Guide (Use MM10 for 10% off!) 

If you want to protect your time and attention and 'unbusy' yourself, this episode is for you! This clip is from episode 217, where Kelly speaks with New York Times bestselling author, Emmy‑nominated Netflix filmmaker, international speaker, and frontman of The Minimalists podcast, Joshua Fields Millburn, to share tools to help you lead a more intentional everyday life. In this snippet, you’ll learn how to make better decisions about the things in your life, why it’s important to reduce your attachment to possessions, and how to turn adjustable boundaries into tools that protect your focus and mental energy. Plus, Joshua and Kelly explore what cultivating “enough” really means, and Joshua shares a powerful quote about how he defines success. Be inspired to set mindful boundaries and discover what “enough” means for you. Listen to the full discussion in Ep.217 The Minimalists’ Joshua Fields Millburn Follow Millennial Minimalists: Instagram, Facebook, & YouTube Website: Mastersimplicity.com Download K&L’s Free Skincare & Makeup E-GuidesTwenty Outfit Wardrobe E-Guide (Use MM10 for 10% off!)  Learn more abour Joshua and The Minimalists podcast here. 

If you find yourself mindlessly scrolling social media or constantly checking the news, you will love this conversation!

This is a clip from episode 135, where Kelly speaks with award‑winning science journalist, speaker, and author Catherine Price to share insights from her international bestseller called, How to Break Up with Your Phone: The 30-Day Plan to Take Back Your Life.

Catherine’s goal is to help us keep what we love about our phones and minimize or eliminate what we don’t.

In this snippet you will learn about the hidden costs of overusing our phones including how they fragment our focus and disrupt our flow, as well as the mindfulness exercises and practical techniques we can adopt to improve our relationships with our phones.

Be inspired to take back control of your phone and get back to focusing on what really matters.

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Get ready to travel with greater intention! In this second part of last week’s episode, Kelly and Lauren continue to share their top minimalist travel tips to help you feel more prepared, present, and at ease on your next adventure! Last week, they reflected on what they packed (and didn’t) and how they approached planning their days. In this episode, you’ll hear how they navigated shopping temptations and embraced cultural values abroad that support a simpler, more intentional lifestyle. Plus, they also reflect on the deeper lessons their travels revealed, including what they truly value and what they were able to let go of, both physically and mentally. Be inspired to travel with greater intention and reconnect with what matters most. Kelly's Favorite Airbnb in Amsterdam Steve Madden heels K&L own and love Twenty Outfit Wardrobe Custom Outfits (Use MM10 for 10% off!)  Download K&L’s Free Skincare & Makeup E-Guides Follow Millennial Minimalists: Instagram, Facebook, & YouTube Website: Mastersimplicity.com