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Sustainable Minimalism for Families
In a world obsessed with consumption, we may try to buy our way into a sense of belonging. But a true feeling of “home” isn’t found in the l...
Plastic has infiltrated our wardrobes, our water and even our bloodstreams, where it is quietly disrupting our hormonal health. That’s the p...
We’ve all seen the images. The stark white rooms, the single designer chair, the perfectly curated capsule wardrobe. We’re told that if we j...
We’ve all heard the minimalist mantra: If you want peace, clear the clutter. But while clearing clutter reduces the “noise,” it doesn’t auto...
American culture tends to market aging as a slow fade into the background. After all, women are told that getting older comes with a loss of...
Behind every clever AI response is a massive, windowless data center humming with heat. From the water-starved plains of West Texas to the s...
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-e...
The world has changed so much, but the tenets of timeless parenting haven't changed one bit. Our culture tends to treat childhood like a rac...
A former Meta executive recently revealed that, when a girl posts a selfie on social media and takes it down, the algorithm then targets her...
My husband and I made a fatal error. We gave our pre-teen limited access to a screen at a developmentally vulnerable age. And then we took i...
While suburbia has long symbolized comfort, safety, and home ownership, its consequences reach far beyond picket fences and cul-de-sacs. Fro...
The downsizing mindset isn’t just about moving to a smaller home or getting rid of clutter. It’s a lifestyle that creates a habit of routine...
Want to get off fossil fuels but don't know where to start? Thinking about ditching utilities but overwhelmed by the complexity? Many off-gr...
After World War II Americans became bonafide consumers. And yet conditioned consumerism sneakily hijacks our time, money, and mental bandwid...
From a young age, many of us were exposed to messages linking financial success with personal value. Advertisements, media, and even family...
Cultural messaging and suggests you should be happy all the time. But your "happy chemicals"—dopamine, serotonin, oxytocin, and endorphin—ev...
Every purchase you make has an impact on the world. If you aren't careful, your shopping choices contribute to climate change and social inj...
Influencer marketing is a case study in how easy it is to sell things to followers who trust their favorite online personalities. But offeri...
There are few things more satisfying than completing a proper spring cleaning. Deep cleaning when the weather warms is a biological imperati...
When we let go of what doesn't serve us, we remove weight that holds us down. On today's show we turn to Zen Buddhism for wisdom on letting...
Women have been targeted for decades with the message that shopping is recreation. It’s a way to relax and unwind, sure, but recreational sh...
Have you ever thought about what your life would be like without a trash can? Here in the US, we don't think much about what happens to stuf...
Does it feel like there’s something hypocritical about New Year’s resolutions? They run counter to the idea that we should accept who we are...
Have a closet full of clothes but nothing to wear? While capsule wardrobes are often touted as the singular solution to closet overwhelm, ma...
In Scandinavia, daily interaction with nature has helped turn many people into passionate advocates for the environment. But there are force...
What is the "holiday season", really? Savvy marketers have inserted gingerbread lattes, blow up lawn decor, and lots of gifts as synonymous...
Denim jeans were once the preferred trouser for cowboys in the American west; some decades later, they became a symbol of rebellion for non-...
We Americans may indeed be "rich" in material terms, but we suffer from what Mother Teresa calls a poverty of spirit. As we chased economic...
Many of us shy away from the word 'activist' because the term brings to mind a very specific type of person. But if you're regularly taking...
Capitalism has transformed the world, sure. But at what cost? (Immense environmental ones, of course.) Americans, it's high-time we accept t...
Cyberpsychology is an emerging field that examines the ways in which technology influences human behavior. On today's show we discuss what h...
Our culture is marked by both comparison and overconsumption, and we are constantly urged to hustle for something bigger, better, or more ex...
There's no way around it: more stuff means more sedentarism. Products of convenience move on our behalf, and our kids are moving their bodie...
Water is a finite resource. Freshwater shortages are increasingly striking regions around the globe and, as demand for water rises while sup...
Many people — and many societies, for that matter — rely on short-sighted quick wins as their Number One go-tos when managing oversized prob...
These days, dry cleaners press shirts, industrialized farms grow monocrops, and factories churn out single-use varieties of (nearly) everyth...
Clothing swaps (or toy swaps, or book swaps, or home goods swaps) are a low-stakes way to declutter your closet and acquire new-to-you cloth...
Since the dawn of the chemical era more than 300,000 chemicals have been invented, and many are made from oil and natural gas. While some ma...
Our To-Do lists are never-ending, sure. But it's neither realistic nor fair to assume we can excel in every arena. Enter selective mediocrit...
A recent study finds Americans are spending notably more time at home, and it's not wholly the pandemic's fault. Thank technology: For the l...
Life is noisier, messier, and more complicated than ever. In our quest to keep up, we can try to do it all—with mixed results. Instead of li...
The US hails consumption as a patriotic duty. But refraining from buying isn't a punishment, and practicing a bit of self-control both reset...
Big tech trains kids to become consumers from … well, birth. Child-targeted marketing is cringe-worthy at best and unethical at worst. It al...
The Japanese argue that we each have three faces. The first is your idealized, near-perfect version; it's also the mask you present to the w...
Want to be "up to date" with your wardrobe choices? Fashion forwardness understands that the textile industry is incredibly polluting; havin...
More free time and less stress. Extra money in the bank. While minimalists often report such benefits of the lifestyle over and over, for ma...
Just because a product is marketed to babies or kids doesn't mean it's safe, and new research published just last week has alarming things t...
Meal planning and prepping, laundry, and taking out the trash: These non-negotiable household tasks are never truly "done". And because it's...
American culture is heavily influenced by a “rise and grind” reverence for hustling, and many of us have adopted the belief that sleep is a...
We humans are evolutionarily primed to live in concert with the natural world, but these days Americans spend over 92% of time either indoor...