Malama Life

Malama Life

I make content on minimalism, slow living and mindful living.

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Malama Life

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Education

Latest episode

Jun 1, 2026

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Episodes

I tried Swedish Death Cleaning at 35. (and it taught me to live) 01.06.2026

Would you try swedish death cleaning?

Living extremely frugal for 30 days changed my life 06.05.2026

How much does it cost to live a good life? It’s a question I come back to again and again. And I find that the answer changes with different seasons of my life. But what really matters is staying aware so I don’t constantly chase something that was never meant for me. So, are you willing to find out? Try it for yourself. Even for a week. Strip things back and see what actually matters.

I stopped letting the algorithm decide my life (and my spending) 30.03.2026

We don't realize how much we are influenced by the digital world that's been curated for us. Let's discuss it!

Going back to basics helped me feel human again (why we need it now more than ever!) 09.02.2026

At this point, going back to the basics isn't going backwards. It's alignment. I would love to know your thoughts in the comments :)

Let me help you quit mindless consumerism 16.01.2026

what comforts are you willing to give up for your freedom?

My frugal beauty routine as a minimalist. 01.12.2025

What does your unique beauty look like? What products or rituals help you to look and feel your best? Do your habits add to your self-love or take from it? This is how I approach beauty nowadays. I still love skincare, makeup, and self-care rituals to feel my absolute best, but I used to come at it from a place of deprivation, trying to become someone I wasn’t. It took me a while to realize that I...

I stopped buying into Beauty Consumerism Trap 19.11.2025

Missed you guys

My nervous system reset morning routine 🌿 29.09.2025

What are your rituals to calm your nervous system

Wealthy mindset that will change your life 23.09.2025

What does true wealth mean to you?

The digital reset we all need right now. 04.08.2025

I just deleted everyone on social media. And as I was deleting their contacts, I thanked them for coming into my life and wished them the best. And this has felt absolutely liberating. I was motivated to do this because I don’t want to spend my life watching other people live theirs. Also, I want to be FULLY present in my life moving forward. This was the first step into my whole digital reset. I...

My gentle approach to life as a HSP 08.07.2025

When the world seems chaotic, it's our time to be even more gentle to ourselves and each other. Especially as a highly sensitive person. This are some ways I've been keeping myself grounded lately.

Popular life advice I'm glad I didn't take ( as a HSP minimalist) 27.06.2025

What is a life advice you are glad you didn't take?

Asian frugal habits that saves me thousands a year 15.06.2025

What frugal habits make the biggest difference in your life?

I minimized my closet with the uniform method (my summer capsule wardrobe) 01.06.2025

what is your summer uniform?

Why I don't have big ambitions in life. 13.05.2025

The Nina Simone YT clip :)https://youtu.be/LymNICNvaH8?feature=shared

Things I refuse to buy as a 34 year old minimalist 14.04.2025

What is something you refuse to buy?

How to make your days feel effortless (like a minimalist) 03.03.2025

Work smarter, not harder. Every day, we make around 35,000 decisions—from what to wear to what to eat—and all that decision-making can lead to stress and fatigue. In this video, I’ll share minimalist habits that help me simplify daily decisions, reduce stress, and free up mental space for what truly matters.

How I’m Learning to Show Up in Difficult Times (we almost lost our dog) 17.02.2025
I used Atomic Habits to reset my finances (my low buy year) 06.02.2025

I’m doing a hard financial reset using principles from Atomic Habits to kickstart my low buy year and focus on intentional spending. If you've struggled with lifestyle inflation and want to reset bad spending habits, I hope you'll do this challege with me. #LowBuyYear #FinancialReset #SpendingHabits #MinimalistBudget #SaveMoney #IntentionalSpending #frugalliving

A reset routine we all need right now 15.01.2025

what is one way you are resetting your life for the new year?

I treated this year as an experiment and it changed my life (as a perfectionist) 03.01.2025

Happy New Year to my podcast listeners

I'm reclaiming my focus in our distracted world 05.12.2024

Hi everyone! Just a quick note—I’m not referring to those with ADHD. I’m simply sharing my personal experience and what I’ve been doing to reclaim my focus. I'm someone who tries to be mindful in my day-to-day, but I still struggle sometimes! These are habits and tips I'm committed to doing for my own sanity :) I hope that it can help you too in a small way. Thanks so much for watching!" The docum...

Why I left behind half of my stuff (as a minimalist) 19.11.2024

It was a last-minute decision to temporarily leave 50% of our stuff behind. I just found out that there are forms I can fill out to ship our belongings here without paying a lot of fees which is great news! But all the big stuff like furniture, appliances...etc. we will eventually buy it in Portugal. I wanted share my journey of how I'm purchasing these things mindfully. I hope you enjoy the video...

I tried the dopamine menu to reset my habits (game changer!) 19.11.2024

I had to jump on this trend (fashionably late of course!) I created a dopamine menu, full of things that I love and enjoy and I've forgotten how much these activities fulfill me! I'm using this dopamine menu to reset my habits and it has made a big difference in what I do in my downtime. I'm sharing with you some of the things on my "menu" and hopefully it can inspire you to come up with your own.

I moved back to Portugal. 07.10.2024

I hope you had a wonderful summer. Thank you guys for being so patient with this one, but it's been a very wild couple of weeks! You'll see why in this video. I hope you enjoy it and come say hi in the comments :) I'll be back to my "normal" schedule, posting every other week. Sending you much love and best wishes.

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