How to actually slow down in your daily life

Go Slow to Go Far “Go slow to go far” is a quote I heard from a co-worker, about working in communities with communities.  It is about taking time to build relationships to create a strong foundation for collaboration,  But it is a quote I have offered counselling clients who struggle with overfunctioning, earning their … Read more

26 Minimalist, Intentional Living and Mindful Consumption Terms Defined

If you are new to minimalism or just want a refresher on some of the key concepts and mindsets, I put together this list of terms and definitions all around minimalism and decluttering.  These are terms I have come across over the years and are my interpretation of the way to define them.    terms … Read more

Taking control of your space (tolerations)

This post was featured in a Simple Saturdays newsletter and I received so much feedback from it, that I felt it deserved to live on the blog as well. You can join Simple Saturdays here   I recently bought something simple that is bringing me a lot of joy…. spoons. I know, it sounds so … Read more

202. Introducing the Life on Purpose Community Patreon

I am going to stop spreading myself thin across the internet, and I am launching a member community in Patreon called the Life on Purpose Community. I chose this name because I want one of the overall goals of this community to be nurturing YOUR life on purpose. I want to encourage you to have … Read more

198. How to live each day with intention, as a mom (life on purpose and intentional living while in motherhood)

What does it mean to live on purpose? This is a question I get from listeners who want to live intentionally but aren’t sure how to apply it to daily life (as a mom, because mom life has a lot of urgency and autopilot wrapped into it).  I want to unpack how I approach intentional … Read more

184. Movement as self-care (exercise for wellbeing, not weight loss)

I have gone from be an avid gym-avoider, unathletic, didn’t even own a pair of running shoes, complacent with my health in many ways to someone who PRIORITIZES movement as a way to improve and maintain my sense of wellbeing.  I want to share how I got here, what makes exercise tough and simple ways … Read more

177. Understanding what is motivating you (chasing vs avoiding)

Motivation. It is something we all want more of. However, every day we take little actions and make little choices that are coming from motivation. A motivation to avoid something or a motivation to move towards something. And why does it matter what is motivating us?     In this episode: Motivation vs lack of … Read more

176. When you don’t know what you want in life. Life on purpose for the non-dreamer

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I want to talk to you about listening more deeply to yourself and asking, “what do I want?”. For some of us, we are out of touch with our dreams or our life vision. We might feel overwhelmed, or like it is impractical, or like we have failed too much in the past. This episode … Read more

154. What to do now that you are motivated (simplify getting started)

We are feeling ready! We have stocked our motivation with books and podcasts and tedtalks, and we have our sneakers on and we are READY So what do we do??  It is normal to start making a list of all the changes we want to make and pursue a massive overhaul of all the things … Read more