Millennial Minimalists

To celebrate 6 months since starting the Millennial Minimalists podcast, Lauren and Kelly ask each other 21 questions as part of a 6-month review! Join in the conversation as they share their fun and insightful minimalist experiences, actionable lessons, and relatable advice to help you get started or keep motivated. One of Lauren's biggest goals for 2019 is to become more environmentally conscious and she provides smart tips on how to move toward a zero waste lifestyle. For Kelly, she also plans to make habit changes to live more consciously. Both Lauren and Kelly plan to continue to inspire others to live more simply and hope to influence future generations to advance the minimalist movement.    MENTIONED Package Free Shop (Manhattan) Lauren Singer (Zero Waste Lifestyle)

How do you define your identity, and how do your peers influence how you see yourself? If you are on this minimalism journey, do you define yourself as a minimalist?  Lauren and Kelly discuss the interconnection between minimalism and identity. Specifically how minimalism helps us clear the excess clutter in our lives so that we can fully see our innate identity. We can then be more intentional when it comes to the components of our identity that we can develop. Be ready to uncover the quality of your identity investment. Lauren and Kelly challenge you to think about whether your identity is true to your goals and values or shaped by your possessions.   MENTIONED Audible Link: Click to Get Your First Book Free!  Blog: Minimalism Saved My Life by Joshua Fields Millburn Blog: Minimalism by Mark Manson “I am not what I think I am, I am not what you think I am, I am what I think you think I think I am” - Charles Cooley    

If you want to start ridding your life of excess stuff and you are open to changing your relationship with your stuff, this episode is for you! Kelly and Lauren believe that 2019 is the year of tidying up so that we can reduce the time we spend on tidying up! While decluttering and organizing our lives is a great place to start, Kelly and Lauren stress that minimalism is an ongoing journey that requires us to analyze our relationship with our stuff so that we can make lasting changes.   Mentioned Netflix Series: Tidying Up with Marie Kondo Courtney Carver, Soulful Simplicity Elaine St. James, Living The Simple Life    

Learn how minimalism can help you stick to your New Year’s resolutions! Lauren and Kelly say goodbye to 2018 by reviewing a list of minimalist lessons they have learned, and they celebrate the new year by sharing their minimalist goals and ambitions! When it comes to setting resolutions, Lauren and Kelly discuss how minimalist principles can help us maintain momentum and appreciate small wins. Using a bullet journal to manage our tasks is just one way to track the smaller accomplishments that move us closer to achieving our bigger goals.   Lauren and Kelly are excited to master their minimalist goals into 2019 and they hope you will continue to share in their journey!

Be inspired to give your friends and loved ones the gift of time and connection. Lauren and Kelly celebrate the holidays by exchanging the gift of 20 things, which aren’t things. They each exchange 20 things they have learned from each other including minimalist lessons and fun facts and details about one another. Their exchange is thoughtful and witty, and they work to inspire you to find beauty in gift giving beyond the physical things.   Give the gift that keeps on giving.   

‘Tis the season and Kelly and Lauren start off this episode by sharing their tips on how to be intentional when it comes to both gift giving and receiving and how to avoid unnecessary material temptations. They then focus their conversation on consumerism and brands. Kelly shares her thoughts on the powerful impact millennials have on the success of brands and she argues that minimalism helps us weed out brands that do not speak our language.  Kelly further argues that most big brands are driven to pickpocket us, especially this time of year, and it’s these brands that need to start listening and engaging with millennials and minimalists. As minimalists we still need to buy things, and we popularize brands that foster a genuine connection and support our values including quality, sustainability, local, and organic etc. This episode ends with a challenge for big brands. For those that want to learn more about how to better engage with millennials and minimalists and have the confidence to make changes, Kelly and Lauren want to connect with you! Build a relationship with Kelly and Lauren and let them be your advocates! Let them help you crack the millennial and minimalist codes. Reach Kelly & Lauren at millennialminimalists@gmail.com OR send a line on Instagram here.

If you are looking to regain power over your goals and values – listen to this episode! Freedom is one of the ultimate benefits of adopting a minimalist lifestyle. Minimalism is freedom from clutter, freedom from temptations, freedom from keeping up with the joneses and so much more.   Minimalism is not about constraining yourself, it’s rather an opportunity to regain power over your physical, mental and virtual spaces, not to mention your overall wellbeing.   Kelly discusses the freedom she has gained since adopting this lifestyle, while Lauren reviews discipline-focused readings and podcasts to communicate the interconnection between discipline, minimalism, and freedom.    Mentions Book: Discipline Equals Freedom by Jocko Willink Article: Courtney Carver on Minimalism & Freedom

Learn how minimalism can help you on the path to productivity! For Lauren and Kelly, minimalism has inspired them to start their every day with a plan. Minimalism is a tool they use to achieve greater mental focus and work smarter.   Lauren and Kelly rave about “the bullet journal” to prioritize their daily tasks. it’s a fun journaling system that will transform the way you plan your life by helping you track the past, organize the present and plan for the future.   Also learn the difference between being busy and being productive and the power in saying "no" to daily tasks and commitments that don’t support your goals. Productivity isn’t about cramming you schedule. It's about creating as effective and balanced lifestyle that you can keep up with each day.   Mentions Video: Are You Addicted to Your Phone by Dr. Lynn Gribble Rachel Aust Saudia “Pick Up Limes” Matt D’Avella

Minimalism at its core is a door to greater happiness.  Lauren and Kelly share their definitions of minimalism and the varying explanations between minimalist thought leaders including Colin Wright, The Minimalists, Joshua Becker, and Leo Babauta. Considering the growing interest in minimalism today, Lauren and Kelly reinforce that there are many types of minimalists and ways of living with less. They define minimalism as a tool that can be used by all to design a more meaningful life. Minimalism is not one-dimensional. Minimalist principles rather provide us with ideas to live more meaningfully and it’s up to us to design this lifestyle. For Lauren and Kelly, minimalism has significantly helped them become more intentional with everyday decisions including how they spend their time, money and energy.   Mentioned Being A Minimalist, Ultra Spiritual Life

Whatever your relationship status is, listen to this episode! Meet Natalia Juarez, best known as “The Breakup Coach” and dating strategist who says LESS CAN BE WAY MORE when it comes to navigating breakups and attracting quality dates.  Natalia joins Lauren and Kelly to talk about dating strategies, how to attract quality dates, breakups and exits plans, breakup recovery tips, and even ideas on how to get exes back. Natalia is the founder of Lovistics, an organization dedicated to helping men and women navigate their breakups or complicated romantic situations and find healthy real love. After going through a broken engagement in 2010, Natalia became obsessed with healing her own broken heart and learning to date in a healthy way.  Natalia’s work has been covered in The Wall Street Journal, GQ, the Guardian, Vice magazine, NPR, and others. Natalia has a degree in Gender Studies and Education and is a certified Holistic Coach, Dating Coach and Yoga Instructor.   Connect with Natalia lovistics.com Instagram: @thebreakupcoach Twitter: @lovistics