The Practical Minimalists

We are talking about a topic the topic of time. There is a lot of content out there about making he most of your time, how we don't have enough time, and on being productive, but today we are going to talk about time in a way that maybe you haven't considered before. TIME ABUNDANCE. What does this mean? Maybe the story that we don't have enough time is not serving us. Maybe we have all the time th...

Today we are going behind the scenes at TPM!  Find out what it takes to get this show into your earbuds.  Today we talk about our productions schedule, how we procure guests, how we create content and we reveal some of our deepest insecurities around sharing our lives through the lens of the show. 

Today we are chatting with Maria Failla. Maria is a woman who wears many hats. When she's not in concert, auditioning, or on broadway, she can be found hosting her podcast Bloom and Grow radio. Bloom and Grow radio is a show for plant lovers where Maria, a self proclaimed plant mom newbie interviews plant experts on all things keeping your plants alive and thriving. She also offers a series within...

Today we are chatting with Krystle Cobran of yourbravebox.com Krystle is a former lawyer, mom, teacher, speaker, writer, researcher and joy seeker. Krystle coaches both individuals and organizations on having judgement free conversations about race. We wanted to treat this topic with the utmost respect and love and we feel that Krystle is the right person to help us in doing that. 


In this episode we are interviewing health and wellness coach Beth Clayton. Beth is a former actress turned heath coach where she helps people at www.soulbodylife.com She helps people heal their relationship with food through a truly integrative approach guiding people down a path of more joy, freedom and love. Food, weight, body image…even things like meal prep and planning can be an area where w...

Today we are welcoming guest Erica Gellerman to the show. We have had requests since day one from listeners to have a show on money. And to be honest nothing felt quite right until we both stumbled upcoming Erica Gellerman's work. Erica Gellerman is the woman behind www.theworthproject.co where she talks about all things money, negotiation, living the life of your dreams, minimalist budgeting and...

Today we are kicking off the new year by having a chat with our first second-time guest Laura Parrott Perry. Laura first appeared on our podcast in episode #23 and we talked about letting go of the stories that aren't serving you and we talked with her about how Say it Survivor, a non profit supporting survivors of sexual abuse that she co founded came to be. Whether you are a survivor of sexual a...

Today we are doing a 2017 wrap up! Can you believe it's that time of year? We're going to be chatting about everything 2017, observations, things that worked, didn't work…what we learned and what we loved.

We have a treat for you guys today. To day we welcome Courtney Carver to the show. Some of you guys will be familiar with Courtney's work, but in case you aren't, a bit about her….Courtney Carver changed her life by simplifying it after a devastating diagnosis in 2006. She's the founder of bemorewithless.com and minimalist fashion challenge Project 333. Her new book Soulful Simplicity will be publ...

Today we are chatting with Grace Druecke of the Bali Market. Grace is a mama, interior decorator, and is passionate about simple, intentional living. At the Bali Market you'll find beautiful, simple quality turkish towels created and shipped with lots of love. The Bali market is not just a online towel company; The Bali Market is a place where families are encourages to live simpler lives through...

If you are a TPM superfan, you'll remember that Kallie was the person who inadvertently introduced Heather to the term Minimalism. Since then Kallie has lived our her values by living in many places including Seattle, Dallas, and now Portland Oregon. Kallie is a former film photographer who still loves to get behind the lens. She's always making things with her hands whether it's beauty or functio...

We are continuing our everyday minimalism series today with our friend Alexis Rethlake. For those of you who love the idea of minimalism but the fact that you have a gaggle of kids that live with you….well this episode is for you. Alexis is the minimalist mom of 5 girls and you guys…she is such a gem. Down to earth, funny, wise, and spiritual, Alexis always teaches me something so when I found out...

Today we are continuing our Everyday Minimalism Series by speaking with our friend Analisa Leaming. Although Analisa's life is anything but "normal" she's only just started dipping her toes into the concept of minimalism this past year. Analisa is a working singer and actress. She is currently starting on Broadway. You heard that right, Broadway where she is currently playing the role of Rosalie i...

Today we are starting a new series called "Everyday Minimalism." One of the big reasons we wanted to start the show in the first place was to take all that we were learning from leaders and voices in the minimalist community to share it. A lot of people don't resonate with minimalism because they thing you have to travel the world in an RV or live in a tiny home. But what we have found that what d...

Today we are so excited to share our guest Catherine Greer with you Catherine is a writer and blogger living in Australia. She writes novels about power, desire, jealousy and redemption. She writes picture books about optimism, resilience and flow. And she shares about life in her Happiness Blog. We wanted Catherine to come on the show today to talk about kids and flow as well as to share her thou...

Today have another kid-centered episode around the topic of Flow. After Heather's interview on the Lively Show, the questions started pouring in around how you guys can start implementing the idea of flow and emotional frequency with your kids. While aren't child psychologists, we certainly can and will be open books when it comes to our experiments in all things flow, including our experiments, c...

Today we are serving up a fresh episode that centers around Kids and Minimalism. We get a lot of questions these days and so many of them center around kids. Although we did a kid focused episode last year, we are coming at you today with some fresh new idea, experiences and content all around the challenge and joys of having kids while being a minimalist or, at least "minimalist-ish."

Today we are chatting with Erin Loechner!   Erin has been writing and speaking for over a decade and her work has been featured places like HGTV.com, The Huffington Post and The New York Times. Although she has done some BIG things, she very intentionally chooses slow living in a Midwestern town with her husband and kids. Our eagerness to share her with you guys can be summed up in her description...

Today we are we are talking about a topic we think a lot of self proclaimed minimalist struggle with at times.  And that is the question, when is minimalism harmful vs. helpful?  Do you ever find yourself struggling to be the "perfect" minimalist?  Do you ever feel like minimalism is oppressive? Do you ever find yourself struggling with minimalism and wonder what you're even doing anymore?  If you...

Today we are talking about something that may be a little controversial in the minimalist community….and that is when or is it ok to add more? We'll talk about when we've subtracted and taken away, the challenges this can cause and our opinions and perspectives on the issue.

Today we are continuing and finishing our clean green living series with guest Lara Adler and we are thrilled to have her onthe show today. Lara is a certified holistic health coach and self taught environmental toxins expert. Lara is committed to opening up the conversation around environmental toxins in an accessible way. We've actually gotten a lot of questions from our listeners about simple,...

Today we are discussing freedom with less worry and anxiety. That's what we all want, right? Isn't part of what draws people to minimalism a release from outer anxiety so that we can also release our inner anxiety? Today we're going to talk about worry, anxiety, what causes it and how we can release ourselves from it's grip.

Today we are talking all about friendships. In school and in our younger years, for most of us, friendships is so much easier for us than it is when we are adults. Once we break away from that forced social circle and get out into the real world and get jobs, spouses and babies….well things get harry. Yet it seems we are hard wired for connection? So how to we find solid friends, invest in them an...

Today we are talking about one of our most buzzed about topic on Instagram and that is the topics of self care. But this episode may not be what you think. Will we encourage you to take time for yourself? Yes. Will we tell you to drop everything and get a pedicure…maybe maybe not, but today we are talking all about self care. We're going to be getting into whether or not we are unconsciously "cons...

Today we are tackling big questions like how do stay informed but not get my emotions manipulated by the media? What can I actually DO to help those in need? How do I choose? Do I engage in the conversation on social media? What really matters? Bear with us audience. As we've said before, we are not politicians or seasoned activists, we are just two people trying to navigate the world in a more me...