Let’s simplify sustainability.
Join over twelve thousand families dedicated to eco-conscious living.
Join NowLet’s get started.
Pick a collection and get actionable, momentum-building advice perfectly curated to meet you where you already are.
I want to live sustainably
You’re concerned about your environmental footprint. You’d like to make changes.
Get youraction plan
I want to simplify
You’re overworked and overwhelmed. You’d like to minimize obligation; you’d like to slow down.
Get yourchecklist
Hello there, I’m Stephanie. I'm a full-time podcaster, wife + mother to two spirited daughters. I’m on a mission to simplify eco-friendly living so as to greater enjoy life’s sweeter moments.
Want to know more? Read my story.
Featured Posts
Listen to the Podcast
The Sustainable Minimalists Podcast is where sustainability, minimalism, zero-waste living, decluttering, parenting + conscious consumerism intersect. I offer eco-friendly tips + incremental strategies for cutting through clutter as a means to more fully enjoy life’s sweetest moments.
Latest podcast:Are we treating the symptoms of modern life while simultaneously ignoring our habitat?
The average American now spends 93% of their life indoors. But humans evolved for millennia alongside the natural world, and research suggests that our indoor lifestyle is disrupting our sleep, focus and long-term health.You don’t need a gym membership or expensive workout gear to get your health back on track. On today’s show, Dr. John La Puma argues that all you need is a 17-minute dose of nature, every single day.
Here’s a preview:
[4:00] Modern medicine tends to prioritize intervention over prevention. But why?
[7:30] We’re taught to fear the outdoors, but indoor living can be directly harmful in ways we’re only beginning to understand
[11:30] Why it’s time to view “screen time” as “ultra-processed time”
[16:00] Exactly how a daily dose of morning sunlight resets insulin sensitivity, hunger timing, and prefrontal cortex function
[30:00] Outside exercise is better for you than inside exercise, so take your movement outdoors!
Resources mentioned:
- Indoor Epidemic: 93% Inside Steals Sleep, Focus & Years—The 7% Outdoor Rx Restores Them
- The Summer Challenge: Touch Grass (via The NY Times)
- 7-Day Outdoor Reset (via IndoorEpidemic.com)
- Birding to Change the World (by Trish O’Kane)
- 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.