Wannabe Minimalist Show

By Deanna Yates of WannabeClutterFree.com

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What's Wannabe Minimalist Show about?

The Wannabe Minimalist Show is for people who are tired of the chaos in their life, but not sure this whole “minimalism thing” will work for them and their busy family. Through personal stories and guest appearances, this podcast will help you discover how to live with a minimalist mindset without having to throw EVERYTHING away. It’s practical, doable, and simple for those of us that wannabe minimalist.

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Decluttering is Contagious!...

02.01.2023

You want to declutter, but your family is not ready, so how do you get them on board? This is probably the most frequently asked question I get asked and so I’ve thought a lot about it. Yes, it’s true ...

Wannabe Minimalist Show episodes:

02.01.2023 Decluttering is Contagious! 10 Ways to Get Your Family to Say Yes to Less You want to declutter, but your family is not ready, so how do you get them on board? This is probably the most frequently asked question I get asked and so I’ve thought a lot about it. Yes, it’s true ...
01.25.2023 Stop Letting Fear Hold You Back: 7 Ways to Embrace Discomfort "A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new." - Albert Einstein Who do you want to be in life? Do you want to be someone who tries new things, sets and achieves goals, and lives life to ...
01.18.2023 3 Simple Ways to Stop Your Paper Clutter Right Now Paper clutter is one of the sneakiest forms of clutter. Each piece of it is incredibly small, yet as a whole it takes up a lot of space in our minds and can create a significant amount of stress in ...
01.11.2023 How to Stop Negative Self Talk and Speak Kindly to Yourself Have you ever found yourself stuck in a loop of negative self talk? Do you get down on yourself when you make a mistake or miss a goal? Negative thoughts can be difficult to escape from, but with the right ...
01.04.2023 Clear Your Clutter this Year with the Avalanche Declutter Challenge I am a sucker for the New Year! I love the fresh start and the feeling of a clean slate, but can I let you in on a secret…it can take me a few days to embrace the new calendar ...
12.28.2022 How We Hosted a Big Christmas in a Minimalist House One of the things that holds people back from decluttering and embracing a more minimalist lifestyle are hosting big family gatherings. I hear this from readers, listeners, and clients. They want to get rid of the clutter, but there are ...
12.21.2022 The Impact of Holiday Cards And What to Send Instead To Christmas card or not to Christmas card? That is a question I have been pondering this year and I find myself in a strange situation. Last year, I declared it would be a year of adulting and I swore ...
12.14.2022 These are the 5 Hard Truths with Decluttering and Organizing Decluttering has been sold as the cure-all to people looking to simplify their lives. The promise of decluttering is that by getting rid of all your extraneous possessions, you will be happier, more organized, and more productive. While this may ...
12.07.2022 Time Management Tips for Chronically Busy People with Risa Williams The holidays are a super busy time of year. Not only is another year winding down, there are additional expectations of holiday festivities, decorations, school functions, travel, parties to attend, gifts to purchase, and everything else we put on ourselves ...
11.30.2022 Mind-Blowing Clutter Statistics That Change Your Views on Stuff Decluttering is important for a lot of reasons, not just because of the effect it has on our mental well-being. More and more research is coming out about how clutter also has a significant impact on our wallets and our ...
11.23.2022 How to Clear Away High Emotional Clutter with The Declutter Hub Decluttering is an emotional minefield. Some things are easy to declutter and we can move through the process quickly at times. Then there are other items that we just cannot bring ourselves to let go of even if that item ...
11.16.2022 Why Minimalism is an Essential Practice for Busy Parents We live in a fast-paced, stuff-driven society. Even if you're not a minimalist, it's impossible to miss. The truth is though that it's easy to get caught up in keeping up with everyone around us, buy into the marketing messages, ...
11.09.2022 The What, Why and How of Self Care for Busy Moms with Suzanne Falter Let’s talk about self care. How good are you at it? If you’re like the majority of moms, the answer is clear. We’re not good at it! In fact, a joint survey done by HealthyWomen and Working Mother, reports that ...
11.02.2022 Your No-Stress Plan for Celebrating the Holiday Season this Year Are you looking forward to the holiday season? The song tells us that it’s the most wonderful time of the year, but I think most families - especially busy moms - would tell you that’s a bunch of baloney. In ...
10.26.2022 Updating Your Makeup Bag Like a Pro Makeup Artist with Natalie Setareh Would you love to minimize the product in your bathroom - specifically the products in you makeup bag? Turns out you can apply a lot of the same aspects of a capsule wardrobe to you makeup bag and skin care ...
10.19.2022 Squeezing in Time to Declutter when You're a Busy Mom You’ve probably noticed that, when your home is filled with clutter, things are not the best - you have a difficult time concentrating, you don't feel at peace in your space, or even enjoy spending time in your home. And ...
10.12.2022 How You Can Raise Good Humans with Hunter Clarke-Fields We’ve all been there… A long day that wore our patience down, the house was a mess again, and then suddenly something our family member does triggers us and sends us spinning. Before we know it, anger has gotten the ...
10.05.2022 How this Mom Practices Sustainable Minimalism with Her Family with Stephanie Seferian Minimalism has many benefits. I have found that to be true in my life and my home. Some of these benefits (that get a lot of attention) include:a home that’s easier to cleanan aesthetically beautiful homethe ease of living in ...
09.29.2022 Simple Halloween Ideas for the Whole Family that Use Less Plastic Who says Halloween has to be filled with plastic trinkets, decorations, and disposable costumes to be fun? Not me! The sad fact is that on average, Americans buy $3.4 billion worth of costumes every year and most of those will ...
09.22.2022 The Real Reason Simple Living Helps with Postpartum Healing with Maranda Bower For a long time women have been fed messages that they can (and need to) “bounce back” after pregnancy. It’s as if growing a human is a temporary inconvenience and your body should snap back into place like a rubber ...
09.15.2022 The Secret to Taking Control of Your Finances so You Can Live It Up with Patrina Dixon When I talk with people about living with less and decluttering, a lot of the conversations end up coming back to money - whether it’s spending it or saving it. And it’s not surprising. There are a lot of similarities ...
09.08.2022 How to keep your cool when parenting a strong-willed child with Danielle Bettmann Are you the parent to a strong-willed child? Guess what…that’s actually a good thing. Hear me out...even though strong-willed kids are spirited and courageous, they strive to learn things for themselves instead of just accepting what others say. While we ...
09.01.2022 You only need 15 minutes and these 3 things to declutter any room How many times have you wanted to declutter a space, but have given up before it even starts because it just seemed like such a big task that it felt too overwhelming. Yeah, I think we’ve all been there. But, ...
08.25.2022 The Key to Building an Ethical Capsule Wardrobe with Kristi Soomer Wanna hear something crazy? The fashion industry is accountable for 8%–10% of overall greenhouse gas emissions. Wow! That’s a big impact our closets and shopping habits are making. The good news is that we can do something about it. That’s ...
08.18.2022 Simple Things We Can Do to Up Our Parenting Long Game with Rachel Bailey Kids…they make life amazing and I, for one, am thrilled that I get to be a parent. But, that doesn't always mean it’s easy. Especially because most of us go into it without any idea of what we are in ...
08.11.2022 The Secret to Helping Your Child Recognize Their Emotions with Lynn McLaughlin and Amber Raymond With conversations about mental health on the rise, it’s incredibly important that we start helping our children learn how to recognize their emotions early in life. In fact, according to the National Institutes of Health, nearly 1 in 3 of ...
08.04.2022 How We Keep Back-to-School Time Simple as a Family Links mentioned in this episode (some may be affiliate links): Get more show notes and ALL THE LINKS at wannabeclutterfree.com/112 Back-to-School Checklist - Make sure you’re well prepared for the year ahead (and organize your home a bit too!) Tidy ...
07.28.2022 Stop Idealizing Motherhood and Do This Instead with Dr. Julie Hanks Links mentioned in this episode (some may be affiliate links): Get all the show notes and all of the links at wannabeclutterfree.com/111 Wannabe Clutter Free Summer Sale Dr. Hank’s Website Books: The Burnout Cure & The Assertiveness Guide for Women ...
07.21.2022 What You Need to Know About Willpower with Jenn Trepeck Links mentioned in this episode (some may be affiliate links): Get all the show notes and all of the links at wannabeclutterfree.com/110 Wannabe Clutter Free Summer Sale Jenn’s Website Follow Jenn Trepeck on Instagram Salad with a Side of Fries ...
07.14.2022 Empowering Conversations to Have with Your Daughter with Dr. Michelle Deering Links mentioned in this episode (some may be affiliate links): Get all the show notes and all of the links at wannabeclutterfree.com/109 Wannabe Clutter Free Summer Sale Dr. Michelle’s Website The Quick Guide To Lessen Arguments With Your Daughter Book ...
07.07.2022 Keep Decluttering Simple this Summer Links mentioned in this episode (some may be affiliate links): Get more show notes and ALL THE LINKS at wannabeclutterfree.com/108 Tidy Home Academy - If you’re seriously ready to take your home & life to the next level, Tidy Home ...
06.30.2022 Use These Routines to Create Better Habits with Ashley Brown Links mentioned in this episode (some may be affiliate links): Get all the show notes and all of the links at wannabeclutterfree.com/107 Ashley’s Website Free Routine Assessment Follow Ashley on Instagram Wannabe Minimalist Facebook Group - come join the community ...
06.23.2022 Proven Strategies for Decluttering with Your Spouse Links mentioned in this episode (some may be affiliate links): Get more show notes and ALL THE LINKS at wannabeclutterfree.com/106 Tidy Home Academy - If you’re seriously ready to take your home & life to the next level, Tidy Home ...
06.16.2022 Love Your Wardrobe Like a Pro Stylist with Kim Hancher Links mentioned in this episode (some may be affiliate links): Get all the show notes and all of the links at wannabeclutterfree.com/105 Kim Hancher’s Website Kim’s Wardrobe Freebie Follow Kim on Instagram Wannabe Minimalist Facebook Group - come join the ...
06.09.2022 Do This Instead of Decluttering for a Clean Home Links mentioned in this episode (some may be affiliate links): Get more show notes and ALL THE LINKS at wannabeclutterfree.com/104 Tidy Home Academy - If you’re seriously ready to take your home & life to the next level, Tidy Home ...
06.02.2022 How to Downsize and Simplify Your Life with Ryan Mitchell Links mentioned in this episode (some may be affiliate links): Get all the show notes and all of the links at wannabeclutterfree.com/103 Ryan’s Website - The Tiny Life Follow Ryan on Youtube Wannabe Minimalist Facebook Group - come join the ...
05.26.2022 How Do You Define Clutter? Links mentioned in this episode (some may be affiliate links): Get more show notes and ALL THE LINKS at wannabeclutterfree.com/102 Tidy Home Academy - If you’re seriously ready to take your home & life to the next level, Tidy Home ...
05.19.2022 How Being Curious Can Change Your Life with Emma Krebs Links mentioned in this episode (some may be affiliate links): Get all the show notes and all of the links at wannabeclutterfree.com/101 Emma’s Website - The Curious One Podcast Follow Emma on Instagram Emma’s book recommendation: Read on Kindle or ...
05.12.2022 Top decluttering advice (answering your BIGGEST questions) Links mentioned in this episode (some may be affiliate links): Get more show notes and ALL THE LINKS at wannabeclutterfree.com/100 Tidy Home Academy - If you’re seriously ready to take your home & life to the next level, Tidy Home ...
05.05.2022 Declutter Toxins from Your Home and Life with Dr. Jenna Hua Links mentioned in this episode (some may be affiliate links): Get all the show notes and all of the links at wannabeclutterfree.com/99 MillionMarker.com - use code “wannabe” for $10 off you test kit Follow Million Marker on Instagram Wannabe Minimalist ...
04.28.2022 My Best Kid-Friendly Organization Tips and Tricks Links mentioned in this episode (some may be affiliate links): Get more show notes and ALL THE LINKS at wannabeclutterfree.com/98 Tidy Home Academy - If you’re seriously ready to take your home & life to the next level, Tidy Home ...
04.21.2022 Simplifying Parenting and Connecting with Your Kids with Dr. Sarah Bren Links mentioned in this episode (some may be affiliate links): Get all the show notes and all of the links at wannabeclutterfree.com/97 Dr. Sarah Bren Website Sarah’s Upcoming Workshop Follow Sarah on Instagram Follow Sarah on Pinterest Wannabe Minimalist Facebook ...
04.14.2022 What I Do When the Unexpected Happens Links mentioned in this episode (some may be affiliate links): Get more show notes and ALL THE LINKS at wannabeclutterfree.com/96 Tidy Home Academy - If you’re seriously ready to take your home & life to the next level, Tidy Home ...
04.07.2022 Decluttering and the Environment With Michael Bartz Links mentioned in this episode (some may be affiliate links): Get more show notes and ALL THE LINKS at wannabeclutterfree.com/95 Micheal Bartz: In Over My Head Podcast Tidy Home Academy - If you’re seriously ready to take your home & ...
03.31.2022 The Best Ways to Organize Your Day Links mentioned in this episode (some may be affiliate links): Get more show notes and ALL THE LINKS at wannabeclutterfree.com/94 Tidy Home Academy - If you’re seriously ready to take your home & life to the next level, Tidy Home ...
03.24.2022 Spring Clean in Just One Day Links mentioned in this episode (some may be affiliate links): Get more show notes and ALL THE LINKS at wannabeclutterfree.com/93 Tidy Home Academy - If you’re seriously ready to take your home & life to the next level, Tidy Home ...
03.17.2022 3 Things to Not Do When Decluttering Links mentioned in this episode (some may be affiliate links): Get more show notes and ALL THE LINKS at wannabeclutterfree.com/92 Tidy Home Academy - If you’re seriously ready to take your home & life to the next level, Tidy Home ...
03.10.2022 Simple Ways to Stop Burnout Right Now Links mentioned in this episode (some may be affiliate links): Get more show notes and ALL THE LINKS at wannabeclutterfree.com/91 The Home Systems Power Pack Tidy Home Academy - Empowering you to declutter and organize so you can have the ...
03.03.2022 Use Your Dream Life to Help Declutter Links mentioned in this episode (some may be affiliate links): Get more show notes and ALL THE LINKS at wannabeclutterfree.com/90 The Home Systems Power Pack Tidy Home Academy - Empowering you to declutter and organize so you can have the ...
02.17.2022 Organize Your Closet in 4 Easy Steps Links mentioned in this episode (some may be affiliate links): Get more show notes and ALL THE LINKS at wannabeclutterfree.com/89 The Home Systems Power Pack Tidy Home Academy - Empowering you to declutter and organize so you can have the ...

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