Good Enough Home
4/20/202645 min
The Minimalists speak with Katy Joy Wells about setting the emotional stage in your home to make it feel more peaceful, uncovering your happy place amid the chaos, finding silence in a noisy world, getting rid of clothes we're unsure about, 15 ridiculous things that society still accepts as normal, and more.
Discussed in this episode:
How can I intentionally create a more peaceful, happy emotional tone in my home—and can one person set that tone? (3:30)
Where is your happy place? (19:07)
Right Here, Right Now: Simplehaven and a programming note. (35:36)
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 0· Soundbite0:13
[singing] Every little thing you think that you need. Every little thing you think that you need. Every little thing that's just feeding your greed. Oh, I bet that you'll be fine without it.
Joshua Fields Millburn· Host0:37
Yes, The Minimalists. Joshua Fields Millburn here. TK Coleman over there.
TK Coleman· Host0:44
Hey, my man, what's happening?
Joshua Fields Millburn· Host0:45
Not only do we have TK here, we have KT here.
TK Coleman· Host0:50
Yes.
Joshua Fields Millburn· Host0:50
We're joined by a former overwhelmed mom turned decluttering expert, and her new book is called Making Home Your Happy Place. I got a copy of it right here. The subtitle is A Real-Life Guide to Decluttering Without the Overwhelm. I've been enjoying this one. Please welcome to the show Katie Joy Wells. [clapping] Yes. [laughs] You made it.
Katie Joy Wells· Guest1:13
[laughs] I made it.
Joshua Fields Millburn· Host1:14
Fresh off the plane from Asheville, and, uh, uh, you decided to come out, and we were having so much fun before we started recording. I'm like, "I guess we should probably just start- [laughs] ... recording [laughs] this episode," because, like, it was just a ball of joy, which today we're