Guest: THAIS GESTERLING TITLE OF EPISODE: Fearless & Unconventional: Thais’ Journey from what her parents wanted for her to choosing to carve out her own path of Innovation SUMMARY OF EPISODE: In this episode, we explore the bold and unconventional journey of Thais, a 23-year-old who chose creativity and disruption over a traditional engineering path. A natural innovator, she and her team created the Storyn app and a successful YouTube channel covering pop culture, all while helping others g...
Feb 14, 2025•35 min•Season 4Ep. 3
Guest: Sharon Jackson TITLE OF EPISODE: Compassion on the Ranch: A Buddhist Vegetarian's Journey in Texas SUMMARY OF EPISODE: Sharon’s story is nothing short of extraordinary—a Buddhist vegetarian who now calls a ranch in Weimar, Texas home, where she lives with her beloved husband, Chip. In an unexpected twist of fate, they unintentionally became the owners—and saviors—of nine cows that were destined for slaughter. Sharon’s journey into Buddhism took her from retreats in Nepal, Tibet, and Color...
Jan 31, 2025•31 min•Season 4Ep. 2
HOST: Åsa Nilsson TITLE OF EPISODE: “I don’t want to live an unconscious life”. SUMMARY OF EPISODE: This episode of the ‘ More Moss to the People’ podcast reflects on personal growth, self-discovery, and meaningful living. Sharing my shift from trying to please others to reconnecting with my own voice, inspired by the 2 of Swords Tarot card's themes of indecision and introspection. Exploring the challenges of ‘doing’ less but wanting more, grappling with unanswered questions, and finding deep gr...
Dec 13, 2024•34 min•Season 4Ep. 1
HOST: Åsa Nilsson TITLE OF EPISODE: ‘What did I come here looking to find’? SUMMARY OF EPISODE: 🎉 Anniversary Episode! Two years ago, Komeil and I began this podcasting journey, unsure of where it would take us. I certainly didn’t expect to discover Swedish Death Cleaning or my passion for helping people open up about both life and death. I never imagined meeting so many incredible guests who would share their hearts, passions, sadness, and truths with us. I feel incredibly lucky, blessed, and ...
Nov 01, 2024•20 min•Season 3Ep. 21
HOST: Åsa Nilsson TITLE OF EPISODE: “Conflict delayed is conflict multiplied.” SUMMARY OF EPISODE: Thank you for the beautiful feedback on my moms legacy episodes. She is something else, right? This month's episode finds me contemplating my truth and will I share it? Will I determine that my place in the “group” is more important than my potential of being cast out of it? Will I self abandon at the expense of sharing what’s on my heart and causing discomfort for someone else (and myself)? Perhap...
Oct 04, 2024•27 min•Season 3Ep. 20
GUEST: Taimi Nilsson TITLE OF EPISODE: Legacy Episode with Taimi Nilsson, our Matriarch, Part 2 SUMMARY OF EPISODE: Thank you for all the support we received from Part 1! When we decided to start this legacy series together (okay, when I bribed Mom with food to do this with me), we thought mostly our own family would listen. But now, we’ve had friends of friends writing to us with questions about Mom and talking about how fascinating her life has been. And they’re right—what a woman! Mom is a po...
Sep 05, 2024•53 min•Season 3Ep. 19
GUEST: Taimi Nilsson DRAWING: Marcus Gunnarsson/ https://www.instagram.com/marcuscgunnarsson/ TITLE OF EPISODE: Legacy Episode with Taimi Nilsson, the Matriarch of my Family SUMMARY OF EPISODE: My mom, the coolest woman on earth, is my guest this week. She is one of those people who sits still, listens to everyone around her, offers thoughts when asked, doesn't overshare, is as chill as a cucumber, and could definitely have been a spy for the CIA. I still wouldn't put it past her! Is this a resu...
Aug 02, 2024•41 min•Season 3Ep. 18
GUEST: Dr. Alexis Yamokoski TITLE OF EPISODE: Life after the Great Reassessment. “There’s nothing very serious happening here”. SUMMARY OF EPISODE: Alexis is a beautiful soul who feels deeply. She has a gentle knowing of what’s to come and is confident that everything will work out. Even when caring for her dying parents, experiencing an anxiety attack while driving through the mountains of North Carolina with two children in the back seat, or bearing the burden and shame of her mother's alcohol...
Jun 28, 2024•49 min•Season 3Ep. 17
GUEST: Thomas Kindberg, my beloved husband TITLE OF EPISODE: “It’s not just called DEATH CLEANING, It’s called LIFE CLEANING too.” SUMMARY OF EPISODE: June 11th, 2024, marked a significant milestone for our family: Thomas and I proudly launched our Swedish Death Cleaning and Decluttering business, More Moss. Less Mess. This dream has been a long time in the making, and now it's finally a reality. Thomas prefers to stay out of the spotlight, shying away from public speaking and attention. Convinc...
Jun 14, 2024•23 min•Season 3Ep. 16
GUEST: Kate Visconti TITLE OF EPISODE: “Travel. I didn’t know there was something I was meant to be afraid of.” SUMMARY OF EPISODE: Meet Kate. A globe trotting entrepreneur who is living out of a suitcase. Literally. She has no ‘home’ of her own, by choice. Saying she is living a paired down lifestyle wouldn’t give this sweet gal justice. Listen in as she shares her journey with us and why she chooses to be a digital nomad while being the BEST pet sitter anyone could ever ask for. All while runn...
Jun 07, 2024•39 min•Season 3Ep. 15
HOST: Åsa Nilsson TITLE OF EPISODE: Life’s too short to think too much. SUMMARY OF EPISODE: As a self professed ‘overthinker’, I have been training myself little by little over these past few years to see things differently. To experience life from other perspectives and it has helped me to find MY joy. To re-member that FEELING IN will help me discover my truest purpose much quicker than over analyzing and ripping myself apart ever will. Mental wellness for me comes when I am not in stress. How...
May 24, 2024•38 min•Season 3Ep. 14
GUEST: Therese Eriksson TITLE OF EPISODE: Therese Eriksson's journey to FREEDOM with her Full Time Female Solo Van Life SUMMARY OF EPISODE: Therese is a Swedish videographer that packed up her life, split from her hubby, took her cat and jumped in her converted van and moved down to Spain. A year ago!! WAHH!! Therese stands for FREEDOM, PEACE, AND COMMUNITY. Just like we do here at ‘More Moss to the People’ and she has grown into a more ‘in tune’ and aligned version of herself this past year. Yo...
May 17, 2024•35 min•Season 3Ep. 13
GUEST: Angela Klemack Santos TITLE OF EPISODE: Foundational Estate Planning Documents with Angela Klemack Santos, Esq. SUMMARY OF EPISODE: My guest of honor this week is my sister in law, Angela. Angela is a practicing attorney in South Florida who just happens to work with Trusts, Estates and Tax Planning! Wahh! You KNOW I love this kind of information and I wanted to invite her to come on and share her thoughts on what she feels are the Foundational Estate Planning Documents so we can begin pr...
May 10, 2024•40 min•Season 3Ep. 12
HOST: Åsa Nilsson TITLE OF EPISODE: What do you think DIARRHEA and DECLUTTERING have in common? ‘The Great Purge’ of my body AND my business. SUMMARY OF EPISODE: What do YOU think diarrhea and decluttering have in common? Probably not a question you’ve ever asked yourself but it’s a good question to ponder. Our bodies purge poisons naturally (thankfully) and when something is out of whack or off kilter, the body attempts to remedy itself. A magical machine. Well, knowing me, I will, of course, a...
May 03, 2024•29 min•Season 3Ep. 11
HOST: Åsa Nilsson TITLE OF EPISODE: “I am…”. The breakup before the breakthrough. SUMMARY OF EPISODE: I had a bit of an epiphany this week when Thomas said one simple line to me over breakfast, “I am not the star Åsa, you are.” This set me off on a downward spiral of weird reactions and over the top ‘not enoughness’ so much so that I contemplated shutting everything down that I have created over these past 7 years on my social media feeds and the podcast movement. In the matter of one simple sta...
Apr 26, 2024•30 min•Season 3Ep. 10
HOST: Åsa Nilsson TITLE OF EPISODE: “We leave our message behind, not our mess” SUMMARY OF EPISODE: I spent all last week working with my ‘Ray of Sunshine’ on Phase 2 of getting him completely moved out of his Stockholm apartment so he can relocate back to the US. The trust that Ray gives me, and the “free hands” to work in my own way to create the end result which he needed … makes me come alive. Makes me sweat too, don’t think it's all roses. There is an underlying pressure I still put on myse...
Apr 19, 2024•39 min•Season 3Ep. 9
GUEST: Dyann Campbell TITLE OF EPISODE: From Loss To Love: Overcoming Grief And Embracing Life After Losing A Spouse, With Dyann Campbell SUMMARY OF EPISODE: Listen in to hear Dyann’s journey of losing her husband when she was 52 ... to not wanting to live or get out of her own bed … to now creating powerful programs for women to FEEL FABULOUS NAKED! From pulling herself out of the vodka laden fog, into singing to the music on the radio. By taking one step at a time, Dyann is now choosing to lov...
Apr 12, 2024•45 min•Season 3Ep. 8
HOST: Åsa Nilsson TITLE OF EPISODE: Staying in a beginners mind with my Swedish Death Cleaning SUMMARY OF EPISODE: Tell me who your friends are and I’ll tell you who you are. At the end of our days, what do you think will matter the most? The stuff we chose to hold on to for dear life because it made us feel good to look at and remember the moments that we have created with them OR will we remember the family and friends (sometimes one and the same) that we love the most and who have continually...
Apr 05, 2024•37 min•Season 3Ep. 7
HOST: Åsa Nilsson TITLE OF EPISODE: Reckless or Bold? REVELATIONS from CHANIA, GREECE SUMMARY OF EPISODE: After traveling to paradise (Chania, Greece) last week with my two girlfriends, I discovered something that has been elusive in my life as of late. Laughter. I mean, deep, soulful, tearful laughter. The kind that bubbles up so easily when you are with people you love and whose company you really enjoy. Experiencing such simple beauty in the local people, the delicious food, the time spent ha...
Mar 01, 2024•27 min•Season 3Ep. 6
GUEST: Erica Söderberg TITLE OF EPISODE: “I hand picked all of this. I had to say so many goodbyes”. SUMMARY OF EPISODE: Meet my entrepreneur friend Erica. She has one of the most creative minds I know, runs her own company AND has made a bold decision to take a full time paying job! Why is this important? Erica is raising her son on her own, finishing up her studies and working on bringing in new business and watching her savings account dwindle. That’s tough on a single mother, let alone anyon...
Feb 16, 2024•40 min•Season 3Ep. 5
HOST: Åsa Nilsson TITLE OF EPISODE: He’s a RAY of SUNSHINE! SUMMARY OF EPISODE: From being away from my home, in a city I don’t live in, with few connections and no car… what was I to do when my new DEATH CLEANING client, who is a 93 year old dynamo, and who has more energy and stamina than I’ve ever had… says on day one that he wants to work quickly and get as much done as possible in our time together?! Piles were stacking up fast and I had no place to put all the things and my car wasn’t arri...
Feb 09, 2024•34 min•Season 3Ep. 4
HOST: Åsa Nilsson TITLE OF EPISODE: WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT? SUMMARY OF EPISODE: There is something happening inside of me and I am not sure what it is but it feels like freedom is knocking. A coldness is dissipating into a warmness. A shell is cracking open and a flicker of light is shining in and it feels good. It feels like love. What would love do? Does this look like love to me? Does this feel like love to me? If I truly want to share my love and heart with the world, then I can’t com...
Jan 26, 2024•29 min•Season 3Ep. 3
HOST: Åsa Nilsson TITLE OF EPISODE: Start your day saying this and see what happens: "This is the best day of my life". SUMMARY OF EPISODE: I am recording from an important chair this week, my brother in law Jay’s. I feel him with me as I speak to you. I know what he wants me to say. He wants you to heed the message… don’t wait to live your life. Don’t wait for retirement to make plans. Live today, carpe punctum. To be a true CEO of your own life, you need to surround yourself with good people, ...
Jan 19, 2024•28 min•Season 3Ep. 2
HOST: Åsa Nilsson TITLE OF EPISODE: What makes us think this is a dress rehearsal? SUMMARY OF EPISODE: This week finds me getting over the last bit of a cold and you know I like to share some of my cures that we’ve been administering in this house since Thomas and I have both been ill. Perhaps you would like to try some of my dog water tea? What is happening? Why am I taken ill now? What do I need to feel so I can move through this instead of trying to bypass it? This year, 2024 turns into an 8 ...
Jan 12, 2024•22 min•Season 3Ep. 1
HOST: Åsa Nilsson TITLE OF EPISODE: Feeling untethered in this dark moment of the life - death cycle. IN THIS EPISODE I DISCUSS: Final episode of 2023. A year of heartbreak. Haven’t experienced a lot of loss in my immediate family so far. Dec 24th my beloved brother in law Jay passed away. Feeling unsettled and untethered. I’m going to need a moment to recalibrate my bearings. Travelling to Houston, TX to attend the funeral in January and enjoy a crawfish boil that was pre-planned by my brother ...
Dec 29, 2023•11 min•Season 2Ep. 48
GUEST: Lilly Statzer TITLE OF EPISODE: From modeling in LA to waitressing in NYC, what can a 21 year old possibly teach us old folks? HA! Just you wait. SUMMARY OF EPISODE: I’ve known Lilly since she was a wee lass. I haven’t seen her in over 12 years and WOW is she is making her mark in this world. How can a 21 year old be so wise?! Her wisdom makes her a perfect guest for ‘More Moss’ as she shares easily how she chooses to navigate a life through true authenticity and accountability. After lea...
Dec 22, 2023•39 min•Season 2Ep. 47
Guests: Tammy Faulds and Jeff Orr TITLE OF EPISODE: A Death Doula, DeClutter Guide and a Swedish Death Cleaner sit down to talk about planning for death and dying. What can YOU possibly get out of this conversation?! 🙂 SUMMARY OF EPISODE: Tammy, Jeff and I are all believers in speaking about the taboo topic of death because we have witnessed what happens when ‘we’ do not. Opting in to look at our one beautiful life RIGHT NOW and determining for ourselves and preparing for what it is YOU would l...
Dec 15, 2023•40 min•Season 2Ep. 46
HOST: Åsa Nilsson TITLE OF EPISODE: There's never been a better time to be in the now than now. SUMMARY OF EPISODE: Finding myself in a place of understanding the truth and importance of Swedish death cleaning for my own life and seeing my own story and my own family from a new perspective, I see that the actual ACT of cleaning the home isn’t the ‘work’. The true work is the conversations that come OUT of the decluttering and touching everything we have held on so tightly to. Yes, they are my be...
Dec 08, 2023•27 min•Season 2Ep. 45
HOST: Åsa Nilsson TITLE OF EPISODE: “The Point of Power is Always in the Present Moment” - Louise Hay SUMMARY OF EPISODE: After nearly 8 weeks in the US to be with my beautiful mother to “help” her, I discover (yet again) that the healing that comes from leading with love will always be a full circle accomplishment. My mom couldn’t care less if her garage was straight. Or if her basement was tidy. She doesn’t get pressed by such unimportant things. What she DOES care about is having her family c...
Nov 30, 2023•33 min•Season 2Ep. 44
HOST: Åsa Nilsson TITLE OF EPISODE: "Uncovering Maslow's Pyramid and seeing what basic needs of mine are still not filled." SUMMARY OF EPISODE: Ahhh, family time! Thanksgiving week in the USA! This week I am looking in the proverbial mirror (yet again) to see what it is that is “triggering” me into childhood responses. When put to the “test”, will I DO better? After my sister introduced me to Abraham Maslow’s Pyramid of the 5 Core Needs which form the basis for human behavioural motivation, I se...
Nov 24, 2023•29 min•Season 2Ep. 43
