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The Motivation Mindset is an award-winning productivity podcast hosted by Risa Williams, a therapist, time management expert, and the author of The Ultimate Time Management Toolkit. The MM Podcast provides practical tools and organizational tips from experts to help you get stuff done without all the stress. Tune up your daily mindset with these motivating coffee-break sized episodes. Frequent co-hosts include: Erica Curtis and Stevon Lewis. **Winner of The Positive Change Podcast Award: Psy ...
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HEADLINES: Biggest Plastic Polluters Revealed
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The environmental news headlines you need to know for Friday, April 26 2024: [00:30] The world's biggest plastic polluters revealed [2:30] Biden limits oil drilling in the Alaskan arctic (it's also an election year) [5:00] One of the worst coral bleaching events happening right now in the Great Barrier Reef [8:00] Nearly 2 in 5 Americans live in a …
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Finding ways to travel on your terms can be a challenge. We’ve become fans of the Zero To Travel podcast and hope you check it out too.By Stephanie Seferian
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We Homo Sapiens are notorious for avoiding pain and seeking pleasure. In fact, we have transformed the planet from a place of scarcity to a place of overwhelming abundance, with ample opportunities to flood our brains with dopamine at every turn. But over-consuming has consequences: Exposure to prolonged and repeated pleasurable stimuli decreases o…
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Last year was the hottest year on record, so it's safe to say that Earth Day as we traditionally celebrate isn't working. On today's show I suggest what I believe is the antidote to the climate crisis (and I'm willing to bet you won't be able to guess what it is!). Here's a preview: [3:45] The Big 5: We know what we should do environment-wise, so w…
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The Motivation Mindset with Risa Williams and Ryan Muldoon: The ADHD Toolkit - Spring Cleaning
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Do you have ADHD and struggle with spring cleaning and organization? Do you find yourself turning into a "human roomba" and struggling to complete household tasks? Join Risa Williams and Ryan Muldoon as they discuss how ADHD can affect our motivation to do household tasks and some practical steps we can take to feel motivated and engaged to finish …
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Reminder! Our hands can do more than type and text. In fact, they can grow things. On today's show — and in honor of National Gardening Day! — permaculture expert Kareen Erbe lists countless tangible and intangible benefits associated with active participation in your local growing community; she also offers practical suggestions for getting off ou…
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Identifying 5 expensive and downright impractical geoengineering ideas designed to curb global warming: [5:30] 2 direct carbon capture projects (one of which plans to drill more oil) [8:30] A gigantic umbrella in space? [10:00] Adding iron to the ocean in hopes of spurring algae blooms [13:00] Sending sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere in weather b…
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Take stealth wealth and reverse it: Stealth frugality is what happens when a person lives big without spending lots of money. On today's show: A laundry list of the ways in which we can each live a rich life but do so frugally. *A note from Stephanie: I mention a ridiculous amount of companies in today's show. None of them are sponsored! Here's a p…
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Work emails. Social media notifications. Weather alerts. The constant news cycle. In the hustle and bustle of modern life, it's easy to get lost in the chaos of endless distractions. Yet research has shown that information overload can lead to mental exhaustion, reduced cognitive function, and an inability to make sound decisions. On the other hand…
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Can a white couch and a toddler coexist? Research finds that environment impacts well-being, and we shouldn't have to wait 18 years to enjoy our homes. On today's show we address the age-old question: Can we have kids and nice things? The answer is yes; here's how. Here's a preview: [6:00] Hey you. (Yes, you!) You don't have to wait 18 years to enj…
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The Motivation Mindset with Risa Williams and Erica Curtis: Email Anxiety
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Are emails causing you stress and anxiety? Do you avoid reading your emails or sending them sometimes? Did you know that there's something called "email apnea" where people hold their breath when opening their emails? In this episode, Erica Curtis and I discuss the effects of emails on our brains, and what we can do to limit the amount of stress we…
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Living the low-tox life can seem expensive and out of reach. But it doesn’t have to be. On today's show podcaster Regan Nelson suggests 7 research-backed ways to reduce your exposure to toxins that just so happen to *also* be free. * This show is listener-supported, and we are about halfway to goal. Thank you for supporting! Here's a preview: [10:0…
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HEADLINES: The Economics Of Climate Change
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The enviro-news you need to know for Friday, March 29 2024: [00:30] Here's why Americans pay the most after a natural disaster [6:00] New laws against intentional methane release, plus: why this new law is a money maker [9:00] Throwing $$ at the industrial carbon emissions problem [12:00] Introducing radar gaps (a.k.a. another thing to worry about)…
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Fossil fuels power our modern lives, and yet fossil fuels are also powering global warming. Because many of us lack the self-sufficient skills necessary to survive an extended power outage event, we are one thing and one thing only: vulnerable. We have become over-reliant on the very thing that's destroying our planet. On today's show: Imagining th…
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The Motivation Mindset with Risa Williams and Stevon Lewis: Getting Unstuck
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In this lively episode, Risa Williams and Stevon Lewis discuss ways we get ourselves stuck with our own thinking and the narratives that we tend to tell ourselves about our ability to do things. They discuss: Catastrophizing and Future-Predicting, two cognitive "distortions" that are very common for people to do, different thoughts you can think to…
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When it comes to furnishing and styling ours homes, we all deserve spaces that facilitate easeful living. But for those of us without an eye for design? Furniture and decor mistakes can happen (and they can be costly). On today's show best-selling author Myquillyn Smith reveals her signature house rules for homes of every size, style, and budget; s…
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HEADLINES: Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
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The enviro-news you need to know for Friday, March 22 2024: [00:30] What you need to know about "the most significant climate regulation in US history" announced this week [6:15] It has never been cheaper to purchase an EV, and here's why [9:00] ... Speaking of EVs: enter mega mining [12:00] Hi, TIM! How to book a flight like a conscious consumer R…
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Things are a-changin' around here. On today's show: Introducing new ways to support the show (with fun perks like ad-free shows, subscriber-only episodes and, yes, real life Book Club!) This is YOUR show. As always, thank you for your support! >> https://sustainableminimalists.substack.com/ -- Join our (free!) community here. Find your tribe. Susta…
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The Motivation Mindset with Risa Williams: The Two Questions
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Risa Williams reveals the two questions you can ask yourself each day that can lead you to much insight about how you want to be spending your future time... By asking yourself one question in the morning, and one question at night, and journaling about the answers, you can find your way to new ideas, insight, and inspiration.... Host: Risa William…
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Eating meals together is the ultimate parenting cheat code, and that's because in just one hour you can improve your kids' academic performance, self-esteem, and cardiovascular health while simultaneously reducing their risks of substance misuse, depression, and obesity. On today's show: author Annette Thurmon on making the kitchen the heart of the…
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The enviro-news you need to know for Friday, March 15 2024: [00:30] The paradox that's holding back clean energy gains [7:15] You're not crazy: Spring is indeed arriving earlier [13:00] Breaking down the EU's new 'gold standard' deforestation law [12:00] A war on utes? Updates from Australia's emissions regulations Resources mentioned: Episode #187…
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Today's show is a series of 3 very diverse updates straight from developments in my own life: The first is about self-sufficiency, the second is sustainability-focused, and the final act dedicates itself to intentional living. Here's a preview: [3:00] Act 1: The hydroponic growing hype. (Stephanie's good, bad, and ugly experiences with her new grow…
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The Motivation Mindset with Risa Williams: Practical Minimalism - Stephanie Seferian
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Do you struggle with decluttering and getting rid of stuff because you just don't know where to begin? Risa Williams talks to minimalist, book author, and the host of Sustainable Minimalists Podcast, Stephanie Seferian, about practical ways we can start to approach getting rid of stuff we don't need and how to look at what stuff means to us in a mo…
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There's convenience, and then there's *excessive* convenience. While some modern conveniences are indeed necessary and needed, the excessive ones can be detrimental to ourselves and society as a whole. Items and services of convenience are often substitutes for supportive culture and connection. On today's show historian Jennifer Newton and I discu…
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The enviro-news you need to know for Friday, March 8 2024: [00:30] SEC scales back its new pollution-disclosure rules [4:15] Apparently we're smuggling greenhouse gases now [9:00 It's no longer a debate! Our warm winter has human fingerprints all over it [12:00] Gray whales in the Atlantic? How is this possible? Resources mentioned: Weirdly Warm Wi…
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Yoga pants, baby! Athleisure is a fashion trend that features comfortable, flattering, and aesthetically pleasing athletic clothing designed to be worn all day. And while many of us turned to athleisure during the pandemic and never went back, athleisure has a dirty little secret: petroleum-based fibers. On today's show former Athleta senior fashio…
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The Motivation Mindset: Perfectionism with Risa Williams and Tšhegofatšo Ndabane
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Do you beat yourself up a lot for not doing things "perfectly"? Do you hold yourself to different (unfair) standards that you wouldn't hold others up to? Do you often describe yourself as a "perfectionist" to other people? Then this is the episode for you! Risa Williams dives deep into the subject of perfectionism with PR strategist and writer, Tšh…
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Soil grows 95 percent of our food and sustains human life. But monocrops, pesticide reliance, and other modern farming methods have degraded soil health in lasting ways. Some scientists believe we have less than 60 harvests left. The way we are feeding ourselves is undermining the very ecology we’re dependent upon. The hope? Regenerative farming. O…
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The enviro-news you need to know for Friday, March 1 2024: [2:30] Air pollution and Alzheimer’s [5:00] Won't you be my neighbor? Supreme Court seems poised to halt EPA's 'good neighbor' rule [9:00] 150 Canadian 'zombie fires' just won't die [12:00] A breakdown on how air quality is measured, plus: How to find the best air quality apps Join our (fre…
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