Are you constantly tempted by the newest gadget, trend, fashion item, or “must-have” product?

Kelly speaks with author and Deputy Editor at the New York Times, Eric Athas about our obsession with newness and why we so often believe newer is better.

Together, they explore how the constant pull toward buying new things can quietly cost us more than we realize — including our time, money, attention, peace of mind, and connection to what truly matters.

Inspired by Eric’s new book, Saying No to New: Why New Things Are

Kelly and Eric also discuss how human beings are naturally curious and novelty-seeking but that novelty does not always need to come from consumption. Sometimes it can come from new experiences, creativity, learning, relationships, movement, travel, or simply approaching life with greater awareness.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

This conversation is a reminder that saying no to new does not mean saying no to everything new. It means becoming more aware of what truly adds value to your life and what may simply be distracting you from it.

About Eric Athas: ericathas.com

Pre-order the Book: Saying No to New

Follow Millennial Minimalists: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Podcast Website & Partner Discounts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mastersimplicity.com⁠⁠

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What does your version of “enough” actually look like?

In this second half of last week’s episode, Kelly and Lauren continue their conversation on their personal “minimalist minimums” — the small habits, routines, boundaries, and standards that help them feel calmer and lighter each day.

Together, they discuss the practical lifestyle systems that support everyday ease, including their minimalist kitchen setups, meal planning, movement routines, social priorities, digital boundaries, travel packing, and wellness routines. They also reflect on the deeper question of what makes life feel like it is working when you strip away the noise.

You will hear about the lifestyle habits that genuinely work for them and be inspired to reflect on how minimalism can create more clarity, connection, and ease in your own life.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

Whether you’re deep into minimalism or simply looking to feel more grounded and intentional, this episode will leave you inspired to simplify your routines, define your version of enough, and focus on what truly helps you feel calm, connected, and in a good place.

Follow Millennial Minimalists: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Podcast Website & Partner Discounts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mastersimplicity.com⁠⁠

Check out Lauren’s business: twentyoutfitwardrobe.com

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What does your version of “enough” look like?

In this episode, Kelly and Lauren explore their personal “minimalist minimums” — the small habits and standards that help them feel calmer, lighter, and more supported each day.

In this first part of a two-part conversation, they focus on the everyday routines and spaces that shape how they feel at home and within themselves — from creating a peaceful home and setting simple cleaning standards to morning and evening routines, minimalist wardrobes, and skincare habits.

Together, they share the lifestyle habits that genuinely work for them, while reflecting on how minimalism can create more clarity, calm, and ease in daily life.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

Whether you’re deep into minimalism or simply looking to feel more calm and intentional in your everyday routines, this episode will leave you inspired to rethink what you really need to feel your best.

Follow Millennial Minimalists: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Podcast Website & Partner Discounts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mastersimplicity.com⁠⁠

Check out Lauren’s business: twentyoutfitwardrobe.com

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are you feeling anxious or overwhelmed and looking for real tools to help you work through it? If so, this conversation is for you.

In this episode, Kelly reshares a meaningful conversation from 2023 with Dr. Lauren Cook, licensed clinical psychologist, bestselling author, and author of Generation Anxiety.

Dr. Lauren Cook explains what anxiety is, the many ways it can show up, and how it can affect both the mind and body. Together, Kelly and Dr. Lauren Cook explore the pressures that can make anxiety feel stronger, from big life decisions and work stress to social media, relationships, financial pressure, and the pressure to appear like we have it all together.

Throughout this conversation, Dr. Lauren Cook shares practical tools that go beyond the everyday advice we often hear. You will learn why avoiding anxiety can sometimes make it stronger, how to move through discomfort with more self-compassion, and how to build habits and boundaries that help you feel more grounded and supported.

Be inspired to better understand your anxiety, support yourself with more compassion, and feel less alone in what you are navigating.

Learn about Dr. Lauren Cook & Generation Anxiety: www.drlaurencook.com

Follow Millennial Minimalists: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Website including Partner Discounts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mastersimplicity.com⁠⁠

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Have you ever felt like your home, schedule, habits, or even your mindset could use a little editing?

In this episode, Kelly speaks with globally recognized home organizing expert, small business strategist, and bestselling author Shira Gill, author of Minimalista, Organized Living, and LifeStyled.

Together, they explore how to bring more intention and simplicity into everyday life, from your home and habits to your schedule, mindset, and relationships. Shira shares ideas from her latest book, LifeStyled, an intentional lifestyle toolkit designed to help you identify what needs editing and make small, meaningful changes that create more ease and alignment.

You will learn how to build systems that keep your life organized, create habits that stick, let go of beliefs that no longer serve you, and adopt helpful stop-doings so you can better support the life you want to live.

Be inspired to create more clarity, ease, and space for what matters most.

Learn about Shira Gill & Her 3 Books: ShiraGill.com

Follow Millennial Minimalists: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Website including Partner Discounts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mastersimplicity.com⁠⁠

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What if minimalism wasn’t about having less, but about making more space for what matters most?

In this episode, Kelly is interviewed by minimalism thought leader, author, and celebrated podcaster behind the Minimalist Moms Podcast, Diane Boden.

Together, Kelly and Diane explore how minimalism extends far beyond the home, and how simplifying can help us move through stress, decision fatigue, and major life transitions with more clarity and intention.

Kelly shares her perfectly imperfect approach to minimalism, including mindset shifts around consumption, simple decluttering strategies for sentimental items, and practical ways to reduce overwhelm in everyday life.

Be inspired to simplify in a way that feels realistic, let go of what no longer serves you, and create more space for the people, experiences, and priorities that matter most.

Learn more about Diane Boden: minimalistmomspodcast.com

Follow Millennial Minimalists: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Website including Partner Discounts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mastersimplicity.com⁠⁠

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What if transforming your limiting beliefs into liberating ones is the very shift you have been looking for?

In this episode, Kelly speaks with behavioural design expert and three-time New York Times bestselling author Nir Eyal to share insights from his latest book, Beyond Belief.

Nir shares where limiting beliefs come from, why they can be so difficult to break, and how they quietly shape what we notice, how we feel, and whether we move forward or stay stuck. And together they discuss science-backed studies and real-life examples that reveal how belief influences motivation, behavior, and personal change.

You will come away with a deeper understanding of how your internal narratives may be shaping your daily life, and how shifting your beliefs can open the door to greater clarity, confidence, intention, and possibility.

Be inspired to question the beliefs that may be holding you back, reframe what feels possible, and step more intentionally into the life you want to create.

Get the book Beyond Belief: nirandfar.com

Follow Millennial Minimalists: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Website including Partner Discounts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mastersimplicity.com⁠⁠

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Have you ever cleared the clutter from your home, only to realize there was deeper clutter within you?

In this solo episode, Kelly shares a short personal essay called Coming Home to Myself Through Minimalism.

In this reflective piece, Kelly explores how minimalism has helped her let go of more than physical clutter, creating the space to notice old beliefs, self-doubt, worry, and the thoughts we often try to avoid.

She shares how embracing a more intentional way of living has helped her become more aware of her inner world, release what no longer serves her, and feel lighter, freer, and more grounded.

Be inspired to reflect on your own inner clutter, create more space to hear yourself clearly, and consider how minimalism may help you come home to yourself, too.

Follow Millennial Minimalists: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Website including Partner Discounts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mastersimplicity.com⁠⁠

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are your spaces supporting you or stressing you?

If you have ever noticed that you feel calmer, clearer, or more like yourself in certain places, and more mentally cluttered in others, this conversation will explain why and help you become more intentional about your spaces and where you spend your time.

Kelly is joined for a second time by international bestselling author, scientist, and professor of engineering and architecture, Leidy Klotz, to discuss his new book, In a Good Place. Leidy shares how our environments can either support us or work against us, and breaks this down through three core psychological needs we all share: agency, competence, and connection.

Together, Kelly and Leidy explore what it looks like when a space supports these needs, and what happens when it does not. They also talk about practical ways to make your spaces feel more intentional without buying more, how to create a sense of agency in places that may feel out of your control, and how to think about spaces as containers of meaning, especially when decluttering, grieving, or renovating.

As you listen, you will be invited to reflect on your own surroundings and ask: are these spaces helping me feel grounded and supported, or are they weighing me down?

Be inspired to look at your spaces with fresh eyes, simplify what is no longer serving you, and make small, meaningful shifts that help you feel lighter, more capable, and more at home wherever you are.

Buy the book: In a Good Place

Listen to Kelly's past episode with Leidy: Ep.155 Subtract: The Science of Less with Leidy Klotz

Follow Millennial Minimalists: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Website including Partner Discounts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mastersimplicity.com⁠⁠

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is truly essential in your life, and what might you be holding onto that no longer deserves your time, energy, or attention?

In this episode, Kelly and Greg explore how to identify what matters most and eliminate the rest. This snippet comes from Episode 85, where Greg McKeown, two-time New York Times bestselling author, shares insights from his bestselling book Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less.

Together, Kelly and Greg discuss what it means to do less, but better, how to distinguish the vital few from the trivial many, and how busyness can lead to poor tradeoffs in our lives.

This conversation is a reminder that most things are not essential, and that creating space for reflection can help us make clearer, more intentional decisions.

Be inspired to focus on what matters most, let go of what does not, and live with greater clarity and intention.

Learn more about Greg McKeown

Follow Greg McKeown on Instagram

Listen to the full original discussion from Episode 82: Purse What's Essential with Greg McKeown

Follow Millennial Minimalists: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Website including Partner Discounts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mastersimplicity.com⁠⁠

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices