Paring Down: Realistic minimalism, decluttering, & intentional living
Episodes
40: Managing Your Busy Schedule Using Time Blocking
09 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What do you do when there just aren't enough hours in the day? I've got you! Time blocking might sound intimidating, but in this episode I break...
39: How Living with Less Inspires Generosity with Ultralight Backpacker Glen Van Peski
02 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The benefits of living with less can be discovered through as many avenues as there are people - and today, we hear how ultralight backpacking was the...
38: A Shame-Free & Intentional Approach to Screen Time for Kids
25 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Screen time is a really sensitive subject. I cover why these sensitivities are important to respect and address in the beginning of this episode - ...
37: Curating Simple & Ethical Closets with Lacey Woodroof
18 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I don't know about you, but I want getting dressed to feel easy. I want to feel good in my clothes, no matter how casual or dressy the occasion. ...
36: 20 Habits of the Home to Prevent Overwhelm
11 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Want to avoid that terrible feeling when your house just feels like this giant weight on your shoulder? There's laundry to fold, the counters have ...
35: Making Unconventional Choices to Live More Intentionally with Sona Avetisyan
04 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ready to get personal? Living with less goes a LOT deeper than having a less stressful, decluttered home. This week's guest, Sona Avetisyan, is a pro...
34: The Pitfall of Too Much Backstock
28 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For the sake of savings and convenience, so many of us fall into the trap of keeping too much backstock in our homes. It's become all too common to...
33: Slowing Down Our Lives with Stephanie Seferian
21 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The question we often forget to ask ourselves even though it is central to our wellbeing: Is this working for me? Does this pace of life feel ...
32: Finding the Time to Declutter
14 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"How do you find the time to declutter?" I hear this question on repeat - and I get it! Between kids and jobs and just...life...it's hard to find t...
31: Taking Messy Action with Sarah Horgan
07 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Well, folks. It happened. My first tears on the podcast. Sarah Horgan of the Simple & Intentional Podcast is one of those people who makes you feel co...
30: Minimalish Lessons Learned from Van Life
30 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
FIFTY-EIGHT SQUARE FEET, people. It's nuts and we love it! This week I share with you a bit more behind-the-scenes of van life in our camper van...
29: Paring Down Flight Anxiety with my dad & pilot, J.D. Oliver
23 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You do NOT want to miss this one, you guys. While this podcast primarily focuses on paring down our belongings to declutter our homes, I like to br...
28: Travel Wisdom from a Flight Attendant with Caroline Bright
16 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What if my kid needs to pee when the fasten seatbelt sign is on? What should I bring to entertain my kids on a flight? Also, what exactly is the...
27: Learning to Travel Light with Miss America 2015, Kira K. Dixon
09 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Paring Down Travel is a miniseries I’ve wanted to bring you since the moment The Paring Down Podcast was conceptualized. Particularly air travel. An...
26: What to Do With Gifts That Are Clutter
02 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"What do I do with all the stuff other people give me and the kids?" Whew, this is a BIG one. It's a nuanced topic, but I hope you find nuggets of he...
25: Releasing Shame When Decluttering with ADHD with Elena Willitts
26 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our brains don't all work the same way, so we won't have the same experience decluttering and managing our homes! Elena Willits, host of the Kind Org...
24: Decluttering Photos On Our Phones and In Our Homes
19 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You only get to find out how many photos are on my phone if you listen to the podcast! Haha...but seriously, it's embarrassing. I'm learning right alo...
23: Making Space for Things and People We Love with Aubrey High
12 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Can you imagine your family living with your in-laws AND your parents? Certified Organizer Aubrey High knows and chose this experience, and once you ...
22: Doom Piles & Mail
05 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Piles are the enemy's favorite weapon. (Is that too dramatic? It is. But let's go with it.) The enemy: Stress caused by a cluttered, messy home. Pil...
21: Influencer Culture & Finding Contentment with Yeli Heidecker
27 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With raw honesty, Yeli Heidecker shares her personal story that led to her decision to fully declutter her home today on the podcast. This is one of ...
20: Kid Stuff: Sentimental, Educational, Practical, & Private
20 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is your sign to DM me and let me know if there's ever a topic you want me to cover on the podcast! I love it! Today's episode is a compilation o...
19: Decluttering as a Couple with my husband, Aaron Leyko
13 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's about to get REAL, y'all!! My husband, Aaron, is on the show with me today. Coming at you from my side of the closet, we share things we've done...
18: Seven Things I've Learned About Love
06 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Am I the only one who loves a good love story? Well, I hope not, because that's what I'm dishing up on the podcast today...sort of. More like, I'm s...
17: When Our Partner Doesn't Want to Declutter with Dr. Tracy Dalgleish
03 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is a BIG one!! It will be answering the #1 question I get in DMs: What do I do if my partner won't declutter? Not only will it answer ...
16: Permission to Declutter with Jane Conroy
23 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever felt stuck, then heard someone say "It's okay to do what you need to do"... and you feel this big weight lifted from your chest? Someti...
15: Does Minimalism Deprive Our Kids? with Elisabeth Beam
16 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As parents, we're often concerned that our choices will negatively affect our kids, and decluttering feels like such an "adult" choice. So what does t...
14: Emotions We Feel When Decluttering
09 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I was SO inspired after listening to Brene Brown's book, Atlas of the Heart, that I had to do a podcast episode that draws inspiration from the differ...
13: Making Sustainable Living Less Complicated with Shila Wattamwar
02 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Do you ever feel like "What's the point of going green? What difference is my one little choice going to make?" Or maybe you think "It's too complica...
12: Ideas for Simplifying in the New Year
26 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's the last episode of 2023! What is this life?? This week, I walk you through the areas of my life I simplified this year in hopes of giving you a...
11: Where Do Popular Christmas Traditions Come From? with Molly Stillman
21 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For the very last episode in our Paring Down the Holidays miniseries, I'm back on the pod with author, fellow podcast host, and all around dynamite hu...
10: Why We Celebrate the Birth of Jesus with Molly Stillman
19 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Who was Jesus? Does he matter even if you're not a Christian? Why do we celebrate his birth? I'm so excited to pare down the meaning of Christmas i...
9: Where to Donate All Your Stuff
12 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes I find myself of falling into this trap: I want to be generous...I THINK I'm pretty generous...I definitely care about generosity. But t...
8: What the Bible Says About Our Stuff with Hanna Seymour
05 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We are smack in the middle of the holiday season, which for me, means Christmas! The Paring Down Podcast isn't a podcast only for Christians, however ...
7: Making Holiday Decor Meaningful
28 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Thanksgiving is behind us, so it's officially time to decorate for Christmas! (Let's be honest, most of us already have.) This is a podcast about decl...
6: Creating Community in Small Spaces with Britt Meyer
21 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show, I'm throwing it back to my days in NYC. Ah, to be 23 and frolicking around the city while sharing a tiny 6-floor walk up! My old NY...
5: Decluttering Sentimental Items
14 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ep. 5: Do you struggle to let go of sentimental items? In this episode, I share my experience with decluttering sentimental items after my mother pass...
4: Forming Our Identity Outside of What We Own with Madison Embrey
07 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's one thing to live in a small house-- it's another to live out of two suitcases. Madison Embrey joins the show today, telling us about her life as...
3: Avoiding Holiday Clutter with Karla Graves
31 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The holidays are upon us! And that means an influx of stuff, traditions, and events. Oftentimes, we end up just wanting to "get through the holidays" ...
1: Mistakes We Make When Decluttering with Matlin Pessarra
31 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Decluttering our homes to avoid the mess and overwhelm sounds great *in theory* to most of us...but where in the world do we start?? In the debut epis...
2: My Decluttering Story
31 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I have NOT always been a minimalist...and many purists probably wouldn't consider me one, even now! The point is that I've been on a journey to owning...
SNEAK PEEK - Episodes Coming 10/31/23
23 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Coming October 31, 2023! The Paring Down Podcast will bring you conversations about the physical and mental clutter that drowns out what truly matters...