This episode is a MUST LISTEN for all! You will be motivated to let go of any relational clutter that may be holding you back from building healthy bonds. Kelly speaks with famed relationship expert and best-selling author Thais Gibson, to share insights from her latest book, Learning Love, to help you strengthen your relationship with yourself and others. Drawing on Thais’ decade of research and experience with clients, she shares a background on attachment theory, the four types of attachment styles, examples of how conflict plays out between attachment styles, and her tools to help you heal in your relationships and become more securely attached. You will learn the importance of examining, updating, or uprooting obscure behaviors that may be hindering your relationship with yourself and others. Be empowered to gain a better understanding of your own relational patterns and needs (and those of others) so that you can create more meaningful connections. Take the attachment style quiz to find your style! Get the book Learning Love!Thais Gibson on YouTubePersonal Development School Follow Thais Gibson on Instagram Follow Millennial Minimalists on Instagram & FacebookFind the Closet Course & Partner Discounts for BetterHelp & Viome at Mastersimplicity.com

This is part 2 of Kelly and Lauren’s latest Q&A episode where they share their responses to your minimalist lifestyle questions! Kelly and Lauren recently prompted the question, “Ask Us Anything!” on social media @MillennialMinimalists and through their mailing list (mastersimplicity.com), and today they continue to share their lifestyle tips! You will learn how to pack minimally for a weekend or weeks away, how to streamline your morning routine, how to stop getting caught in the loop of buying and decluttering, how to rotate the clothes in your closet, how to make better decisions about what to keep and let go of, and more! Plus, Kelly and Lauren each share their money saving goals and some of their favourite simple meal ideas! Be inspired to reflect on the excess in your life, let go, and gain more. Mastersimplicity.com (Closet Course)MillennialMinimalists on IGMillennialMinimalists on FB

Be inspired to reflect on the excess in your life, let go and gain more! In this one-on-one discussion, Kelly and Lauren answer your responses to their questions: “what do you find difficult letting go of?” and “what is one area of excess that you are working on but feel stuck?” Coming from Kelly and Lauren's own research and experiences, together they share how to let go of memorabilia, sentimental items, greeting cards, gifts you don’t need, just in case items, expensive items that aren’t selling, excess kitchen stuff and office supplies, and the junk in junk drawers! Plus, they take a deep dive into the topic of relational clutter, specifically how to let go of or manage friendships that are no longer serving you. This is part one of a two part Q&A discussion. Stay tuned for part two where they share their responses to their question, “Ask Us Anything!" It's especially a fun one, so please stay tuned… Related Links: Teresa Elling Decluttering MemorabiliaAlyssa Barber Post-it Expiry DateThe Minimalists Decluttering Friendships Mastersimplicity.com (Closet Course & E-Guide)MillennialMinimalists on IGMillennialMinimalists on FB

Be inspired to start building a more meaningful relationship with yourself so that you can be and receive the kind of healthy love that you and we all deserve. Kelly speaks with fellow minimalist and international best-selling author, Humble The Poet, to discuss insights from his book, How To Be Love(d): Simple Truths for Going Easier on Yourself, Embracing Imperfection & Loving Your Way to a Better Life. The common theme that flows through all of Humble’s works is ‘let go and gain more,’ and in How To Be Love(d) he opens up about letting go of his unhealthy addiction to the approval of others to achieve love. You will be encouraged to reflect on your own love behaviors and let go of lessons from your past that may be causing you to seek love in healthy ways. You will learn that love is not found, but rather realized, and that when we love ourselves, love will be easier. humblethepoet.comFollow Humble on InstagramAttachment Theory Explained

Kelly and Lauren share their minimalist lifestyle tips to further inspire you to simplify your life and identify the areas of excess that may be getting in your way. You will learn about some of the tiny changes that you can make today to help you de-stress, save money, save space, gain time back, feel greater focus, and live more. Whether you are new to adopting a minimalist lifestyle or you are in the midst of maintaining this lifestyle and want to learn more, this conversation is for you. Be inspired to live more with less. MasterSimplicity.com (Check out Lauren's Closet Course!) Mentions James Clear's NewsletterMark Manson: What Everyone Gets Wrong About Goals@NurseHadley Past Episodes Referenced Ep142: Break the Twitch with Anthony Ongaro Ep174: Be Intentional with Your Money with Anthony O'Neal Ep123: Declutter & Organize The KonMari Way with Michele Delory Ep172: Discover Your Emotional Clutter Blocks & Magnets w/ Tracy McCubbin Ep173: Become a Spiritual Minimalist w/ Light Watkins Ep184: Adopt Zen Habits with Leo Babauta Ep97: Conquer Distractions with NirEyal Ep135: Break Up with Your Phone with Catherine Price Ep151: Follow Your Curiosity with TK Coleman Ep176: Overcome Social Pressures & Embrace Contentment with Jamie Varon Ep131: Break Away from Overworking Overdoing and Underliving with Celeste Headlee Ep126: Overcome Distraction and Pursue a More Meaningful Life with Joshua Becker

Whether you are already living a minimalist lifestyle or new to this simple way of life, this episode is for you! In this solo recording, Kelly shares inspiring and heartfelt stories submitted by Millennial Minimalists listeners to keep you motivated and informed about all the great rewards that come with living with less. Each story supports how living a minimalist lifestyle can improve your life for the better. Be inspired by all of the great benefits that come with living with less, including personal growth and greater meaning and fulfillment. Mentions Joshua Becker Video: Yes, Decluttering Has an EndpointEp.132 Simple Sustainable Swaps with Tara McKenna (Don't Be Trashy)Ep.106 Make Your Life Effortless with Greg McKeownEp.85 Pursue What's Essential with Greg McKeown

Kelly and Lauren speak about conscious consumption, sustainable fashion, and the rise of the second-hand clothing market. To lead this conversation, they are joined by Chloe Baffert who is the head of merchandising and curation at Poshmark; the widely popular online marketplace to buy and sell second-hand clothing. You will learn about today’s growing resale market, including the latest stats, the driving forces behind the demand, and the benefits of buying and selling pre-loved clothing, and more! Be inspired to choose second-hand when you need to buy and be motivated to finally put your unwanted items up for sale! Quick Links: Poshmark Forbes Article: Rise Of The Resale BusinessStatista: Share of Consumers Willing to Buy SecondHand MasterSimplicity.comMillennial Minimalists on InstagramMillennial Minimalists on Facebook

Be inspired to set and achieve your decluttering goals this year! To motivate you to clear the excess in your life, Kelly and Lauren share the various areas of excess that they are looking to work through this year (including physical, digital, mental, and emotional) and how they plan to achieve them. As you may know, this lifestyle requires upkeep, and Kelly and Lauren discuss the new habits they are looking to adopt and those they are looking to break! Plus, they share decluttering tips to help you work through various spaces in your home including how to keep a less cluttered and more functional closet. By sharing their own lifestyle goals and experiences, Kelly and Lauren hope to motivate you to set and achieve your own decluttering goals in 2024! MENTIONS: Minimalist World Map on EtsyMasterSimplicity.com for E-Guide & Closet Course Brand Partners: BetterHelp (Get 10% off your first month)Viome (Click to get our MM discount) Books: Today I Noticed by Willow Older & Deborah HuberTiny Habits by BJ Fogg Podcast Episodes: 158: Solve Your Clutter Problems with Tracy McCubbinEp.155 Subtract by Leidy Klotz Other: Xero App: Simplify Your ExpensesOur Favourite Clothing Storage Bins on AmazonHot Mess with Alex Earle

Be inspired to start simplifying your work life so that you can stop being the busiest person in the room and start being the most impactful and productive one! Kelly speaks with acclaimed simplicity coach, author, TEDx speaker, and fellow minimalist, Chris Lovett for a second time to help you apply minimalism to your work life. You will be challenged to ask yourself 'how can I use minimalism in the workplace? And, 'how can I do less and have more impact at work?' Chris experienced overwork first hand and after experimenting with doing less at his former workplace he eventually cracked the code and today he works with talented people around the world to help them work less and create better results. You will learn about the habits that you can adopt to reclaim control over your busy work life and the benefits that come with doing less, more focused work. Episode 107: Own Less & Live MoreChris' First Book: Discovery of Less: How I found Everything I Wanted Underneath Everything I Own Learn more about Kelly & Lauren and their courses and e-guide at Mastersimplicity.comFollow @MillennialMinimalists on Instagram & Facebook

Share in the stories of your fellow listeners and be motivated by all of the great rewards that come with living with less. Kelly and Lauren re-share a past episode where some of you share how living with less has improved your lives for the better. Plus, Kelly and Lauren kindly ask you to submit more, new stories to be read by them/ shared in an upcoming episode in the new year! Whichever way this lifestyle has improved your life, Kelly and Lauren want to hear your story! See below to submit your story: Submit your story for an upcoming episode before or by January 2nd (end of day) and if you would like to remain anonymous please let K&L know: Email: millennialminimalists@gmail.comInstagram: @MillennialMinimalists Facebook: @MillennialMinimalists

Kelly and Lauren are interviewed on the Composed Living podcast, with host Elsa Elbert who speaks on the art of intentional living. Elsa is the Founder and CEO of Composed Living, a Los Angeles based professional organizing company that helps people transform their cluttered homes to beautifully organized spaces. Together they discuss the benefits of decluttering your spaces, the habits you need to maintain them, and how to manage everyday distractions to help you keep on track. Plus, Kelly and Lauren share some of the most challenging parts about maintaining a minimalist lifestyle and how they have worked through them. You will be reminded about how the minimalist lifestyle gives you time back to reconnect with yourself and those most important to you. Be inspired to live well with less. Composedliving.comListen to the Composed Living podcast Follow @MillennialMinimalists on Instagram & FacebookLearn more about Kelly & Lauren and their courses and e-guide at Mastersimplicity.com

In this second half of last week’s Holiday Q&A episode, Kelly and Lauren further inspire you to simplify your life this holiday season! Kelly and Lauren share simple holiday food and drink suggestions and activity ideas, how to manage your schedule during this busy season, how to navigate what to wear to holiday events, and how to keep the magic alive without the stuff! Plus, they discuss how to avoid feeling overwhelmed this season such as how to manage feelings of loneliness or feeling like you have to do it all. Be inspired to adopt a minimalist approach to this holiday season so that you can enjoy the traditions you love and move through this time with ease. This episode is sponsored by Guess Where Trips. CLICK HERE to find your discounted experience gift here! Mentions Episode 88: Simplify the Holidays with Meg NordmanFunny Banana Video!The Daily Connoisseur: How to Remain Elegant and UNBOTHERED During the Holidays A 2016 study published in the Journal of Experimental Social PsychologyA 2020 study published in the International Journal of Research in Marketing Follow @MillennialMinimalists on Instagram & FacebookLearn more about Kelly & Lauren and their courses and e-guide at Mastersimplicity.com

Be inspired to simplify your life this holiday season! Kelly and Lauren respond to your questions to help you manage this often cluttered and busy time of year. In this first part of a two-part holiday discussion, Kelly and Lauren answer your questions related to gift-giving and receiving, including their suggestions for meaningful and affordable gift ideas and how to politely decline a gift or exchange with others. Plus, they discuss how to decorate your spaces simply and more consciously. Be inspired to adopt a minimalist approach to this holiday season so that you can enjoy the traditions you love and move through this time with ease. This episode is sponsored by Guess Where Trips. CLICK HERE to find your discounted experience gift here! Mentions Episode 88: Simplify the Holidays with Meg NordmanFunny Banana Video!The Daily Connoisseur: How to Remain Elegant and UNBOTHERED During the Holidays A 2016 study published in the Journal of Experimental Social PsychologyA 2020 study published in the International Journal of Research in Marketing Follow @MillennialMinimalists on Instagram & FacebookLearn more about Kelly & Lauren and their courses and e-guide at Mastersimplicity.com

Be motivated to declutter your home, your brain, and your heart so that you can let go and be more. Kelly and Lauren are interviewed on the Heart of the Story podcast by host, author, and holistic writing coach, Nadine Kenney Johnstone to share how they have minimized various areas of excess in their lives. Kelly and Lauren share their minimalist lifestyle tips and systems to help you declutter your spaces, minimize physical and digital distractions, manage mental and emotional obstacles, and make space for what’s most important to you. Plus, together with Nadine they discuss the long list of benefits that come with living with less. Be motivated to own less, have more space, and find greater happiness and clarity in your every day. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Click here to get 10% off your first month! NadineKenneyJohnstone.comFollow Heart of the Story Follow Nadine on Instagram Follow @MillennialMinimalists on Instagram & FacebookLearn more about Kelly & Lauren and their courses and e-guide at Mastersimplicity.com

Be motivated to let go and find simplicity in a time of overwhelm. Kelly is joined by holistic writing coach, meditation and yoga teacher and author of Come Home to Your Heart, Nadine Kenney Johnstone to share her journey to living more with less. Nadine and her small family were inspired to let go of the majority of their possessions and the place they once thought would be their forever home to design a more fulfilling lifestyle. You will learn about several simplicity practises that you can apply to your life to help you remove the excess, slow down, gain greater clarity and keep centred. Be inspired to let go and pursue the goals and experiences that are closest to your heart. Nadine’s book: Come Home to Your Heart Nadine’s Podcast Heart of the Storynadinekenneyjohnstone.com@nadinekenneyjohnstone mastersimplicity.com@millennialminimalists

Kelly and Lauren discuss their minimalist lifestyle habits and systems that help them maintain their simple and intentional lifestyles! Considering living with less requires constant maintenance, Kelly and Lauren discuss some of their key habits that help them keep on track. You will learn about their work and productivity systems, organizing and cleaning systems, decluttering systems, as well as their morning routines, all in an effort to help you adopt and maintain with your minimalist lifestyle. Be inspired by Kelly and Lauren’s lifestyle systems and be motivated to adopt healthy habits that will bring simplicity and peace to your every day. Other habit-focused episodes: Ep.138 Adopt Minimalist HabitsEp.136 Simplify Your Life & Make Room for MoreEp.105 Pare Down Your PossessionsEp.73 Minimalism Crash Course Book recommendations: James Clears’ Atomic HabitsBJ Fogg’s Tiny Habits: The Small Changes that Change EverythingHabit Stacking: 97 small life changes that take five minutes or less!

Learn everything you need to know about minimalism and adopting a minimalist lifestyle! Kelly and Lauren are interviewed by the YouTube show and podcast called, Your Life! Your Terms! where they share in a fun and focused conversation with one of the show’s hosts, Anthony Molinaro! The Your Life! Your Terms! Show is on mission is to help their listeners live life on their own terms! And, adopting a minimalist lifestyle can provide you with the space and time back to do exactly that! You will learn more about Kelly and Lauren’s lifestyle stories and feel immersed in their conversation as they dive into simplicity, intentional living, and all of the benefits that come with living with less. Be inspired to let go of the excess in your life and gain more physical space, more headspace, and more of what you truly want out of life! Watch the full video on the Millennial Minimalists' YouTube Page: Your Life! Your Terms! Show BetterHelp: Get 10% off your first month of therapy!Mastersimplicity.com

If you are suffering from fear and uncertainty, or feel set back by self-criticism, procrastination, frustration, or overwhelm, this conversation is for you! Kelly is joined by best-selling author, famed simplicity blogger, podcaster, and husband and father to six, the incredible Leo Babauta to inspire you to let go of unhealthy habits and create better habits that stick! Leo is widely recognized for his top 25 blog, ZenHabits.net, where he writes about how to implement zen habits and find simplicity and mindfulness in the daily chaos of our lives. In this discussion, you will learn how to let go of mental clutter, manage distractions, sustain effective focus, and cultivate a greater depth of purpose through mindfulness training. Plus, most significantly, you will discover how to stop doing and start being! ZenHabits.netZen Habits PodcastFearless Living AcademyLeo Babauta’s Retreats TryViome.com/Minimalists Follow K&L on Instagram & Facebook!mastersimplicity.com

Kelly and Lauren had asked you on Instagram and Facebook @millennialminimalists about your lifestyle goals and achievements, and today they are sharing part 2 of their Q&A discussion from last week! They begin by sharing the rest of your listener responses to the question, ‘what areas of excess do you need help with?’ and they answer your questions about closet clutter, including how to manage maybe items, what to do with items you occasionally wear, how to piece together outfits, and more! Be inspired by Kelly and Lauren's lifestyle tips and systems and be motivated to continue to manage the excess in your life! Kindly complete the Millennial Minimalists Listener Feedback Survey Here to Win a one-on-one Simple Living Consultation with Kelly and Lauren over Zoom! mastersimplicity.comGet 10% off your first month of therapy with BetterHelpFollow K&L on Instagram & Facebook!

Be inspired by all the ways you can simplify your life and be motivated to adopt positive habits to help you live a more fulfilling every day. Recently on the Millennial Minimalists' Instagram and Facebook pages, Kelly and Lauren asked you about your lifestyle goals and achievements and today they share your responses and their answers to your questions! The questions they asked included: 1) What have you recently let go of or minimized? And, 2) What is one habit that you have recently adopted to live simply each day? Plus, together they each share their own responses to these questions including what they are each still working to minimize today and the new, additional habits they are each looking to implement into their lifestyles. This is part 1 of a 2-part Q&A episode so stayed tuned for part-2 releasing next Monday! mastersimplicity.comGet 10% off your first month of therapy with BetterHelpFollow us on Instagram & Facebook!