Millennial Minimalists

What if you could travel with less stuff and experience more ease along the way?

In this replay episode from 2022, Kelly and Lauren share their minimalist travel tips to help you pack lighter, prepare more intentionally, and feel more grounded while away from your everyday routines.

At the time of this conversation, Lauren had just returned from an active vacation in Paris, while Kelly had come back from a slower, wellness-focused getaway in Greece. Together, they reflect on how they packed, what helped them feel more prepared, and how they maintained simple rituals while travelling.

In this episode, you will learn:

How to travel for weeks with only a carry-on

Questions to help you decide what to bring and what to leave behind

Simple ways to prepare for the airport and plane

Tips for maintaining familiar routines while away

How travelling with less can create more ease, freedom, and presence

Since it is summer and a busy travel season, this felt like the perfect time to reshare this conversation. Kelly also recently returned from an incredible trip through Scandinavia with only a small carry-on, so stay tuned for an upcoming episode where she shares more minimalist travel tips, lessons learned, and a few packing mistakes from that experience.

Be inspired to travel lighter, feel more prepared, and create more ease on your next trip.

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What if owning less could help you create space for more meaning?

In this episode, Kelly speaks with Joshua Becker, minimalism pioneer, founder of Becoming Minimalist, and bestselling author of The More of Less, The Minimalist Home, Things That Matter, and his latest New York Times bestseller, Uncluttered Faith.

Together, they explore how minimalism can help us move beyond simply decluttering our homes and create more space for meaning, spiritual practice, generosity, relationships, and intentional living.

You will learn:

How minimalism can help you reclaim your time and attention

Why we often underestimate the true cost of our stuff

How owning less can help you live with more purpose

How to create more physical, mental, and spiritual space

Why minimalism can support deeper relationships, confidence, and contentment

How generosity can become a more natural part of everyday life

Be inspired to own less, live with more purpose, and make room for spirituality and everything that matters most to you.

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Want to Pare Down Your Stuff and Don’t Know Where to Start?

In this replay episode, Kelly and former Millennial Minimalists co-host Lauren revisit a popular conversation about paring down possessions to help you let go of excess stuff with clarity and intention.

Originally recorded back in 2021, this discussion is still incredibly relevant today, as many of us continue searching for ways to simplify our spaces, reduce overwhelm, and create more room for what truly matters.

Together, Kelly and Lauren reflect on the items they’ve personally let go of over the years, how their relationship with “stuff” has evolved, and the mindset shifts that helped them simplify.

Throughout the episode, they share practical tips for making decisions about what to keep and what to release, along with a powerful exercise designed to help you identify which possessions are adding value to your life — and which may simply be adding clutter.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

How to begin paring down your possessions without feeling
overwhelmed

Questions to ask yourself before keeping an item

The emotional and mental benefits of owning less

Why simplifying your home can create more calm and clarity

How to become more intentional about what you allow into your space

Whether you are decluttering one drawer or rethinking your entire relationship with possessions, this episode will inspire you to clear the clutter and make more space for the life you want to live.

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Are you constantly tempted by the newest gadget, trend, fashion item, or “must-have” product?

Kelly speaks with author and Deputy Editor at the New York Times, Eric Athas about our obsession with newness and why we so often believe newer is better.

Together, they explore how the constant pull toward buying new things can quietly cost us more than we realize — including our time, money, attention, peace of mind, and connection to what truly matters.

Inspired by Eric’s new book, Saying No to New: Why New Things Are
Stealing Your Time, Money, and Happiness, and How to Take Back Your Life, this conversation dives into the psychology behind novelty, the influence of marketing and frictionless shopping, and why modern culture makes it harder than ever to pause before we buy.

Kelly and Eric also discuss how human beings are naturally curious and novelty-seeking but that novelty does not always need to come from consumption. Sometimes it can come from new experiences, creativity, learning, relationships, movement, travel, or simply approaching life with greater awareness.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

Why we are so drawn to new things

How consumer culture profits from our desire for novelty

The hidden costs of constantly chasing “the next best thing”

How to pause and become more intentional before buying

Ways to bring novelty into your life without spending more

How saying no to unnecessary consumption can help you
reclaim your time, attention, and values

This conversation is a reminder that saying no to new does not mean saying no to everything new. It means becoming more aware of what truly adds value to your life and what may simply be distracting you from it.

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What does your version of “enough” actually look like?

In this second half of last week’s episode, Kelly and Lauren continue their conversation on their personal “minimalist minimums” — the small habits, routines, boundaries, and standards that help them feel calmer and lighter each day.

Together, they discuss the practical lifestyle systems that support everyday ease, including their minimalist kitchen setups, meal planning, movement routines, social priorities, digital boundaries, travel packing, and wellness routines. They also reflect on the deeper question of what makes life feel like it is working when you strip away the noise.

You will hear about the lifestyle habits that genuinely work for them and be inspired to reflect on how minimalism can create more clarity, connection, and ease in your own life.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

How to simplify your kitchen setup and meal planning

Minimalist approaches to food, fitness, and travel

How to create social plans that feel energizing, not overwhelming

Simple digital boundaries that support more peace and focus

Why simplifying small daily decisions can reduce overwhelm

How to create more space for what truly matters

Whether you’re deep into minimalism or simply looking to feel more grounded and intentional, this episode will leave you inspired to simplify your routines, define your version of enough, and focus on what truly helps you feel calm, connected, and in a good place.

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