The Anti-Catalog Home

In a world of minimalist trends and beige-on-beige living rooms, it’s easy to feel as though your home should look like a page from a high-end decor catalog. But when you prioritize perfection over personality, your home may become just another place in which you feel pressure to "keep up". Let's ditch picture-perfect spaces in favor of lived-in havens. On today's show author Don Suttajit encourages us to curate homes that support our growth, restore our energy, and help us uncover who we truly are. Here's a preview: [9:00] If we're not careful, advertising will sell us our identities [14:00] Busy-ness is a capitalist construct! [18:30] How to set your home up to be less of a stress-inducer and more of a haven [28:00] Havens aren't about aesthetics. They're about function and feel Resources mentioned: Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs (via the National Library of Medicine) Tidy Less, Live More: An Identity-Based Approach to Organizing Your Home and Life This show is listener-supported. Thank you for supporting! Join our (free!) Facebook community here . Find your tribe. Sustainable Minimalists are on Facebook, Instagram + Youtube @sustainableminimalists Say hello! MamaMinimalistBoston@gmail.com . Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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The Anti-Catalog Home is an episode from Sustainable Minimalists by Bleav + Stephanie Seferian.

This episode is 00:32:00 long.

This episode was published on Jan 13, 2026.

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