Today I'm talking with not one, but two guests. From their rural homestead in Charlottesville, Virginia, it's husband and wife duo Daniel and Lauren Goans, known as Lowland Hum. With the release of their brand new album From Self, With Love, this seemed like the perfect time to have them on the podcast to talk about some of the key decisions they've made along their way. Listen in.

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Our emotions and feelings can take up a lot of space at the table. There may have been times we've gotten in trouble for them, either because we've shared too much and regretted it later, or we've been scolded or blamed for being too sensitive or too much or too something. That's when we've tended to label our feelings as not okay. But this is not the only story there is.

How do our feelings impact our ability to make wise decisions and what good role can they play? Listen in.

LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:

• Subscribe to The Soul Minimalist on Substack
• The Journey Toward Wholeness by Suzanne Stabile
• Try Softer and Strong Like Water by Aundi Kolber
• Episode 170: Try Softer with Aundi Kolber
• Episode 213: How to Make Embodied Decisions with Dr. Hillary L. McBride
• The Quiet Collection app
• Order The Next Right Thing Guided Journal
• Grab a copy of my book The Next Right Thing
• Find me on Instagram @emilypfreeman
• Download the transcript

Today's questions, what do decisive people know that indecisive people don't know? Is there a common skill or mindset present in people who consider themselves to be decisive that those of us who are more indecisive might lack? Can we learn it? Can we cultivate it? We'll talk about it. Listen in. LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:

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Today's question: when is good enough great? We'll talk about when perfectionism keeps us stuck. I hope you'll listen in. LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:

• Subscribe to The Soul Minimalist on Substack
• Episode 325 of the Lazy Genius Podcast: Dealing with Differences on How Something is Done
• Mythical Me: Finding Freedom from Constant Comparison by Richella Parham
• Marketing Made Easy: Why You Aren't Taking Action
• The Gifts of Imperfection by Brené Brown
• The Quiet Collection app
• Order The Next Right Thing Guided Journal
• Grab a copy of my book The Next Right Thing
• Find me on Instagram @emilypfreeman
• Download the transcript

The kitchen is the room of our house where we make many of our daily decisions which means it also has the potential to be the root cause of a lot of decision fatigue. Today I'm glad to welcome one of my in-real-life friends, Bri McKoy.

Bri is an accidental home cook, a lover of gathering people around her everyday table, and the author of two books: the first is Come and Eat and the second is her brand new release: The Cook's Book, the only cookbook I've ever read cover to cover. I'm thrilled to have her join us today to talk about our next right thing in the kitchen. Listen in.

LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:

• The Cook's Book by Bri McKoy - Brand new this week!
• Visit Bri's website
• Find Bri on Instagram for inspiration for the everyday home cook
• Join The Soul Minimalist to continue this conversation
• Grab a copy of my book The Next Right Thing for simple, soulful decision-making practices
• Find me on Instagram @emilypfreeman

If we're going to be on the internet, because we are, how can we stay sane and remain soul minimalists in the midst of the constant stream of information? That's today's question. Listen in.

LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:

• Subscribe to The Soul Minimalist on Substack
• "Our Brains Are No Match for Technology" by Tristan Harris
• Episode 32: Stop Collecting Gurus
• Atomic Habits by James Clear
• Depression, Creativity, and the Dangers of Being Constantly Plugged In by Ally Fallon
• The Quiet Collection app
• Order The Next Right Thing Guided Journal
• Grab a copy of my book The Next Right Thing
• Find me on Instagram @emilypfreeman
• Download the transcript

Today's questions: why do I feel so exhausted? How can I remain a soul minimalist while having a maxed-out schedule? Does our soul have rules? And if so, what the heck are they, and how can knowing them help us in our next right thing? This isn't a conversation about pitting your schedule against your soul, but it is to elevate our awareness that trying to tackle soul things with a scheduler's mindset will almost always lead to frustration, disappointment, and exhaustion. Listen in. LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:

• Subscribe to The Soul Minimalist on Substack
• The Quiet Collection app
• Order The Next Right Thing Guided Journal
• Grab a copy of my book The Next Right Thing
• Find me on Instagram @emilypfreeman
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This week I'm thrilled to celebrate another milestone: six years of The Next Right Thing podcast. Can we even believe it? Reflection is a key part of my own rhythm of life, so when I approach anniversaries of any kind, but maybe particularly annual ones, I like to pause and look back before moving ahead. Listen in. LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:

• Subscribe to The Soul Minimalist on Substack
• Episode 238: State of the Podcast 2022
• Episode 198: Be Present Not Perfect with Shauna Niequist
• Episode 254: Honest Advent with Scott Erickson
• Episode 213: How to Make Embodied Decisions with Dr. Hillary L. McBride
• Episode 212: How to Walk Out of A Room
• Episode 206: What Worked in 2021
• Episode 208: Hold the Tension Longer
• The Quiet Collection app
• Order The Next Right Thing Guided Journal
• Grab a copy of my book The Next Right Thing
• Find me on Instagram @emilypfreeman
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It's the last week of Psalm Summer, and I'll be reading Psalm 63 from the New Revised Standard Version, then from the Contemporary English version, then from the Message. At the end of this series, we'll have all the Psalms for you as a collection in The Quiet Collection app. Listen in.

• A playlist of the Psalms we've done so far
• The Quiet Collection app
• Order The Next Right Thing Guided Journal
• Grab a copy of my book The Next Right Thing
• Find me on Instagram @emilypfreeman

It's week three of Psalm Summer, and I'll be reading Psalm 40 from the New Revised Standard Version, then from the Contemporary English version, then from the Message. At the end of this series, we'll have all the Psalms for you as a collection in The Quiet Collection app. Listen in.

LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:

• A playlist of the Psalms we've done so far
• The Quiet Collection app
• Order The Next Right Thing Guided Journal
• Grab a copy of my book The Next Right Thing
• Find me on Instagram @emilypfreeman