226 // "What if Your Possessions Were the LEAST Interesting Thing About You" an Ode to Intentional Living with Leslie Alder

Are you carrying the weight of the things you own? Are you carrying the weight of your todo list? Do you think thoughts like "I should be able to keep up with the chores." or "There must be something wrong with me, everyone else is doing it!"

Today's interview is with Leslie Alder, she guides caregivers through their clutter and chaos and out the other side to lighten the load that parenting and motherhood so often place on our shoulders.

Felica and Leslie dive into the mindset shifts needed to access the feelings you want to feel in your environment. They question the more is more culture that we live in and offer an anecdote for slow living that could bring us a slow peace that we desperately all need.

Link to Things We Talked About with Leslie

Slow Home Podcast: The Tortoise with Brooke McAlary

Slow Home Book: The Simple Home: A Month-by-Month Guide to Self-Reliance, Productivity and Contentment

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Review of the week by Cara Partridge:

Life changing

…Having a baby is one thing, but raising that baby, your child(ren) can be exhausting and confusing at times. Am I doing this right, should I do this? Etc. etc. This podcast halps shed light on parenting and literally gives the best advice. The title “Finding the magic” could not be more spot on. I find myself being able to be more connected to my children and husband sometimes when I just feel lost. It helps me understand nd see more clearly into our relationships. The more I listen, the more I love. Thank you so much for all you girls do. You rock!

Time Stamps

1:50 - The magic of caring for sick kids

5:45 - How the adventure to New Zealand began

7:40 - How to live more minimally

11:22 - What is my motivation for change?

12:51 - A flawed filter of viewing our life is “I’m probably doing it wrong.”

15:50 - Replicating a more contemplative state

17:09 - Way of life in New Zealand and how it was a reframe

19:44 - Ritual is routine with intention

21:58 - “I don’t have enough time or energy”

24:12 - “All of this clutter is making me overwhelmed”

26:35 - It’s the stories we tell ourselves that bring meaning

31:00 - What does my house mean to me? And what systems can I make?

34:05 - Recap: I get to choose how to use my time and energy, overwhelm doesn’t come from the clutter––it comes from what I am making it mean, I haven’t figured this out YET.

36:00 - Leslie’s morning routine

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