This week on Minimalish, I’m back with my first guest interview in a while – and I couldn’t think of a better way to start the summer! After wrapping up my long-term sub position at the high school, I’m so excited to get back to conversations that help us live a little more intentionally. Today, I’m chatting with Nicole Runyon, a former psychotherapist turned parent coach, all about how we can set our families up for a simpler, more connected summer. This conversation is full of helpful, down-to...
Jun 21, 2025•48 min
Today I'm bringing you a solo episode with 4 simple and quick steps we can all take to start our summer months with intention and (hopefully) have a more intentional season. I hope you'll even be able to use at least one of these steps and take action on it today. Sponsors: Hungryroot: Get 40% off your first box and a free item in every box for life at hungryroot.com/minimalish Born Shoes: Get 15% off full price shoes and free shipping when you use code MINIMALISH at bornshoes.com Learn more abo...
Jun 06, 2025•25 min
Today I'm sharing 3 lessons I shared in a letter to my senior students before their graduation. In this episode, I expand on these lessons and reflect a bit on my year back to teaching. Sponsors: Born Shoes: Go to BornShoes.com today for a 15% discount plus free ground shipping on all full-price shoes when you use my promo code, MINIMALISH. Function Health: get a $100 credit towards your annual membership at functionhealth.com/minimalish Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho...
Jun 01, 2025•31 min
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May 16, 2025•41 min
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May 02, 2025•44 min
Today I'm bringing you a solo episode where I'm getting very real about why minimalism isn't going as planned in this current season. If you feel a similar struggle, I hope this episode helps you reflect and move forward! Sponsors: Hungryroot: Get 40% off your first box and get a free item in every box at hungryroot.com/minimalish with code minimalish. Lumen: Head to lumen.me/minimalish to get 15% off your Lumen. Calm: Calm is offering an exclusive offer of 40% off a Calm Premium Subscription at...
Apr 25, 2025•31 min
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Apr 11, 2025•44 min
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Mar 28, 2025•25 min
Today I’m bringing you the next Monthly Experiment where I’m reflecting on this past month’s journey to tackle our families budget. Spoiler alert: it did not go as planned. But I’m sharing a lot about how I’ve been reframing my mindset around “failed goals” in this season and reflecting on why it didn’t go well and how we’re moving forward. I’m also giving a little update on my first monthly experiment and how it’s evolved over the last few months, including an update on my recent diagnosis with...
Mar 07, 2025•27 min
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Feb 21, 2025•42 min
In this solo episode, I’m reflecting on my first monthly experiment in intentional living—focusing on healthier habits. At the start of the year, I was inspired by my conversation with Tyler Moore of Tidy Dad to approach New Year’s goals differently, leading me to start this Monthly Experiments series. Instead of setting rigid resolutions, I’ve been choosing one area of life to focus on each month. For January, that meant tracking simple habits like movement, hydration, and paying attention to w...
Feb 07, 2025•30 min
In this episode, I am honored to sit down and speak with author and speaker Carlos Whittaker to chat about his latest book, Reconnected, and his eye-opening 7-week experiment living in a monk community—completely off screens. We dive deep into what he learned about solitude, slowing down + savoring, being present, and finding true connection (and balance) in a digital world, but also shares so many quick and practical takeaways that he’s implemented since this experiment. As we kick off a new ye...
Jan 31, 2025•50 min
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Jan 25, 2025•1 hr 6 min
In today's episode, I'm bringing you a quick preview of what 2025 will look like on Minimal-ish, plus letting you in on an extended solo episode series I'm excited about. I hope you'll join me in some monthly "experiments!" Sponsors: Hungryroot: Get 40% off your first box PLUS get a free item in every box for life at hungryroot.com/minimalish with code minimalish. Manscaped: Get 20% off + free shipping with the code MINIMALISH at Manscaped.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.f...
Jan 17, 2025•24 min
Today on the podcast, we’re diving into another Minimalism Story with special guest Abby Brennan. Abby is a mom of two, wife, writer, and project manager who has embraced simplicity and sustainability in both her home and digital experiences. She talks about her transition from smartphone to flip phone and the impact of reducing screen time on her creativity and family life. If starting or continuing to pursue minimalism is on your list for 2025, or you’ve just been curious about a simpler + mor...
Jan 11, 2025•50 min
I’m so excited to kick off 2025 with having special guest Tyler Moore, also known as “Tidy Dad” on social media, back on the show. Today we are talking about our shared experience of the post-holiday chaos and navigating seasons of life that just feel “cluttered” both physically and mentally. I loved this conversation with Tyler and his gentle approach to goal setting or routine “experimenting” in the new year and plotting for moments of joy amidst the chaos. Through these conversations he share...
Jan 03, 2025•52 min
I'm here with a yearly reflection and goal-setting episode! I've kept this one mostly short and sweet, focusing on how we can reflect on how far we've come this year as we set goals that truly matter to us. Sponsors: LMNT: Get your free LMNT Sample Pack with any purchase at DrinkLMNT.com/Minimalish MeUndies Kids: get 20% off your first order, plus free shipping, at MeUndies.com/minimalish and enter promo code minimalish. Calm: Go to calm.com/minimalish for 40% off unlimited access to Calm’s enti...
Dec 21, 2024•37 min
Today we bring you #2 in our Holiday Replay Series Today I talk with one of my favorite people on the internet, Kat Steck, all about simpifying this season and celebrating it according to your own values. We discuss gift giving, putting less pressure on ourselves to do things we don't want to do, making new traditions, less consumerism, frugal traditions, and more. Kat on Instagram Desirae on Instagram Podcast Website Sponsor: Manscaped: Get 20% off + free shipping with the code MINIMALISH at Ma...
Dec 07, 2024•40 min
This episode is part of the Holiday Repay Series. We are getting Hygge today on the show because winter is the perfect season to do so. This time, I went straight to the source: Denmark. I started following Diane in Denmark on her Youtube channel a while back, and I knew she was the perfect one to teach us how to Hygge our way through the winter and holiday season. We talk about several ways to get through a long winter and celebrate the season by planning Hygge into our days. Sponsors: Born Sho...
Nov 29, 2024•49 min•Ep. 2
I am so excited to welcome back co-hosts of the Frugal Friends Podcast - Jen Smith (personal finance expert) and Jill Sirianni (social worker) here on Minimal-ish to talk about all things values-based spending during the holiday season. Around here, we are no stranger to intentional living in many areas of our lives, including our spending habits. I absolutely loved this conversation because Jen and Jill bring such an incredibly gentle yet practical approach to navigating holiday budgeting with ...
Nov 23, 2024•47 min
In this episode, I give you an overview of Pillar 3 of Your Minimal-ish Holidays, my holiday guided journal. We go through three things we can do to declutter our minds as we enter the holiday season. I hope you enjoy this short but sweet actionable episode. Thank you so much for listening in! Thank you to our sponsors who help support the show and keep it going each week! Sponsors: LMNT: Get your free LMNT Sample Pack with any purchase at DrinkLMNT.com/Minimalish. Also try the new LMNT Sparklin...
Nov 16, 2024•28 min
Today we have special guest Sara McCarty, the founder of Run Wild My Child which is a parent resource and community all about encouraging families to start doing outdoor adventures and in turn spend more time away from screens. In this interview, we talk about the benefits of getting outside more, tips for getting the kids (and yourself) outside even when the weather is colder, mindset shifts for parents to help build confidence and positivity, and more! Sara and her company’s approach is so gen...
Nov 09, 2024•53 min
Today is the start of a mini series that will pop up a couple of times over the holidays season where I take you through a day in my holiday planning journal: Your Minimal-ish Holidays. In today's episode, I'm taking you through Day 22 of Your Minimal-ish Holidays where we talk about holiday traditions. I read you the entry from Day 22 and then let you in on my own thoughts and reflections around traditions while encouraging you to reflect as well. Links: Your Minimal-ish Holidays Podcast Websit...
Oct 31, 2024•28 min
Today I am so excited to bring a guest from Team Minimal-ish for another minimalism story. Sami is sharing her own “messy middle” story of finding her own version of realistic minimalism for her family and 2 young kids. In this interview, we talk about how pursuing a minimal-ish life has impacted her motherhood journey, what her goals are as she continues forward, and resources + advice she has found helpful along the way. Links from this episode: How to Keep House While Drowning by KC Davis Org...
Oct 19, 2024•43 min
Today's episode is a Q&A that is themed on returning to work/ teaching and questions that I've gotten since I've made that transition. It is full of life updates and also any tips I've learned along the way. I hope you enjoy as I share lots of behind the scenes in this episode! Links: Desirae on Instagram Podcast Website Sponsor: LMNT: Get your free LMNT Sample Pack with any purchase at DrinkLMNT.com/Minimalish Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 12, 2024•34 min
As fall brings the beginning of the holiday season, we also see consumerism ramp up all around us. Today I'm bringing you some tips and reminders to help you stay minimal-ish while also enjoying being festive this season. Links: Desirae on Instagram Podcast Website Sponsor: Go to drmartypets.com/minimalish for up to 54% OFF Nature’s Blend and get a free bag of Cod Crispies, their bestselling wild-caught cod skin treats. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 27, 2024•24 min
Today I'm in reflection mode because my oldest daughter just turned 7, which also means my husband and I learned about minimalism and decluttered our home for the first time ALMOST 7 years ago. Additionally, I started the podcast right before my daughter turned 1, so Minimal-ish is officially 6 years old! With all of these milestones has come some reflecting- so I'm bringing you 7 big lessons I've learned about both motherhood and minimalism. I love doing episodes like this one, so I hope you en...
Sep 21, 2024•31 min
Today I'm bringing you an episode that stemmed from a little check in with myself earlier this week. As I've entered a new much busier season of life that has come with big change for our family, it has been trial and error trying to figure out our new routine, how to be intentional with it, and how to support myself and my family during this time of change. If you're in a. busy season or a season of change, I hope these tips bring you the permission you need to let go of some things along with ...
Sep 13, 2024•37 min•Ep. 252
At the end of one of the busiest weeks of the year for my family, I'm bringing you a replay episode of my favorite episode of the podcast that speaks to me now just as much as it did two years ago. Shauna Niequist had always been my dream guest, and that dream came true in spring of 2022! I'm so excited to replay this episode for you as you may not have heard it yet being that it is far down in the archives. Even if you've heard it, it's one of those must-re-listen episodes. Shauna and I talk ab...
Sep 06, 2024•34 min
Today I'm sharing a solo episode where I talk through some details of how we overhauled our summer routine when our days were feeling very unstructured and unintentional. First I share some steps I take when I'm ready to change up a routine. I then share a little more behind the scenes of routine changes and visuals that worked for our family to go from unintentional summer routine to much more structure and intention in our days. I'm sharing about our summer routine since we had some practice i...
Aug 30, 2024•30 min•Ep. 246
