This will probably come as a surprise to exactly no-one, but Brooke used to really over-complicate things (and sometimes still does). She would over-engineer solutions and spend huge amounts of time trying to get right down deep in to the specific thoughts, behaviours or actions that were causing problems. And while she believes we sometimes need to ruminate on things for a while before clarity comes knocking, other times we just need to simplify.

In today’s poggie Brooke finds herself coming back to the same handful of answers time and time again. They’re ideas she refers to in her own quest to slow down and simplify life, and they apply to all of the questions in today’s hostful episode. As always, the questions are insightful and challenging, and Ben and Brooke try their best to answer them:

• How do you manage different personality types within a family (introvert v extrovert, the needs of solitude v constant companionship, etc)?
• How do you adjust to things being out of control / out of what you had planned? And how do you regain calm / slow when life takes over?
• What to do when one of your kids is a hoarder and leaves their many belongings all over the house?
• What do you grow in your garden and what are your best tips for a serial plant killer?
• What sorts of mindful exercise do you enjoy (aside from yoga and hiking?)
• What are you reading/listening to? And what do you enjoy reading aloud to your children?

The full blog post is over at http://www.slowyourhome.com/183 as well as links to pre-order Brooke’s books and to learn more about next month’s Patreon live call.

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