Category: Mindset

11 Forgotten Ways to Simplify Your Life

A cluttered home and a busy schedule may be the least important areas of your life to simplify. For many people, these areas are a great starting point because they can be the easiest places to begin. Getting a few wins under your belt can lead to a snowball of life changes. But the other…


5 Ways to Simplify Your Life

One of the great joys of my life is living simply, and every now and then finding ways to return to simplicity. Life tends to get complicated with time, and so I find ways to simplify. I’ve done lists with 100 ways to simplify, but obviously that’s not very simple! So today I’ll share five…


Is Your Brain Foggy? Here Are Five Ways to Clear It

The other day, my friend Kristina told me that one evening she unintentionally locked her husband in a downstairs part of their house. She had known he was down there, but while distractedly locking the door for the night, forgot completely. She didn’t realize what she’d done until she saw a text from her husband…


6 Questions to Ask Yourself While Minimizing

The minimizing of possessions acquired over a lifetime is a consuming, multi-tiered process with layers that must be peeled back and muddled through one at a time. If you are anything like my family and me, you may find it best to tackle the easiest layers first. Just the thoughts of turning loose of sentimental…


Reordering Priorities Can Free up Your Time—at Least a Little, Author Says

Time is a precious commodity—especially when we lead busy lives. We all get 24 hours in one day, many of us wishing we could have just a few more to get it all done. With a little strategizing, is it actually possible to get some of our time back? That’s the notion behind “The 1…


When the Body Speaks, Listen

Learning to “listen” to our bodies is a powerful skill that can help us live our healthiest lives possible. When put into practice, it can mean the difference between being healthy or sick. During my time in clinical practice, I sought to empower my patients by teaching them how to listen. Gaining an acute awareness…


You Need Less Than You Think

Recently I’ve been thinking about the happiest periods of my life, and what I might be able to do to replicate some of those experiences in my life today. So far, the three best years of my life have been: my freshman year of college the year I studied abroad my first year of marriage…


Six Boundaries to S.T.E.A.D.Y. Your Steps on the Path to Minimalism

The word “boundary” has received an undeserved bum rap because we live in a civilization that screams “accumulate more,” and “if it feels good—do it, buy it, and allow it access into your life.” Who wants to be told there are limits? Despite what the world around us tries to coerce us to buy into…


Kids Are Getting Wired for Stress By Screens

Mindfulness and meditation may be growing in popularity, but so is their opposite: digital distraction. Our kids often spend more time on screens than sleeping. This lack of sleep along with the risks of online predators and pornography are obvious problems with today’s teen screen culture. But another big problem often gets overlooked: chronic stress….


Overwhelm: The Survival Guide

Feeling overwhelmed with work and personal tasks is one of the biggest problems that the people I work with are facing. It turns out our lives can be pretty overwhelming. There’s so much to do, never enough time to do it, and who knows what we should be focusing on? We’re always behind, barely treading…