Sustainable Minimalists
Stephanie Seferian
Show overview
Sustainable Minimalists has been publishing since 2018, and across the 8 years since has built a catalogue of 595 episodes, alongside 8 trailers or bonus episodes. That works out to roughly 290 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.
Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 24 min and 35 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. It is catalogued as a EN-language Leisure show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 2 days ago, with 25 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2023, with 137 episodes published. Published by Stephanie Seferian.
From the publisher
Creating eco-minimalist, non-toxic homes (without the extra work). Although minimalism has experienced a rebirth in recent years, the "less is more" movement has been around for centuries. Yet today's minimalist influencers have resurrected minimalism with a decidedly consumerist spin, as modern minimalism is nearly synonymous with decluttering. While there's a lot of chatter about tidying, it's radio silence and crickets when it comes to sustainability. The result? Aspiring minimalists find themselves on an endless hamster wheel of buying, decluttering, buying more, and purging again. Overemphasizing decluttering and underemphasizing the reasons why we overbuy in the first place is thoroughly inconsistent with slow living as a movement; consumption without intention is terrible for the planet, too. Your host, Stephanie Seferian, is a stay-at-home/podcast-from-home mom and author who believes that minimalism, eco-friendliness, and non-toxic living are intrinsically intertwined. She's here to explore the topics of conscious consumerism, sustainability, and environmentally-friendly parenting practices with like-minded women; she's here, too, to show you how to curate eco-friendly, decluttered homes (without the extra work).
Latest Episodes
View all 595 episodesBackyard Climate Activism
UnSmarting Your Smart Home
How To Make Your Phone Boring (On Purpose)
Autopilot Off
What Nature Teaches Us
Climate-Conscious Parenting
Low_Tech Living
The "Away" Illusion
Joy is Resistance
Nature As Medicine
Plastic Free July
What We Leave Behind
Saying No To New
Plastic, Plastic Everywhere
Talking It Out
The Unfollow Effect
The Cost of Constant Connection
The Power of Place
The Plastic Detox
Ep 581Beyond the Beige
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 just clear the clutter, we’ll find peace. But if we’re not careful, the minimalist aesthetic can become just another thing to buy, another thing to consume. On today’s show, Melora Johnson deconstructs the modern minimalist movement so that each of us can move from the clutter-free, beige-everything minimalist aesthetic to a deeper, more sustainable practice rooted in intentionality. Here’s a preview: [7:30] Feeling that donation high? Here’s why decluttering and donating feels so good in the moment but often fails to stop the cycle of re-accumulation [11:30] Can authentic minimalism exist in a consumerist culture? [16:00] Candid thoughts on how and why minimalism has been commercialized [25:00] How to tell if your minimalism is driving more shopping or actually shrinking your ecological footprint [28:30] Listen to your whispers! Resources mentioned: Sustainably Styled by Melora Melora on Instagram Our Book Club pick for Mon. March 2: Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your 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! [email protected]. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.