As a way to celebrate 200 episodes and 5 years together, I asked listeners for their questions on any topic. In this episode, I'm answering questions on the most important question to ask when decluttering, abundance vs scarcity mindsets, motherhood stages and seasons, and more from AMA (Ask Me Anything) questions
Here are the questions that I answered in this episode, and related links to posts and episodes that you might like:
DECLUTTERING
1. What is the most important thing to consider when trying to declutter as an Enneagram type 7?
Enneagram 101 (what is it and what are the nine types)
Enneagram + Motherhood Series
143. How to let go of IDENTITY CLUTTER
90. Declutter ‘what if I need it one day?’ items from your home with THIS shift
111. Decluttering decisions and guilt [Q+A]
110. Our relationship with stuff, and other decluttering questions
MINDSETS
2. How to develop a positive mindset when dealing with a chronic illness or health worries of family members?
3. Did you always have an abundance mindset? If not, when did it change and how do you nurture it?
(LISTEN) 40. Does the ‘not-enough’ mindset show up in your momlife? (Scarcity/Abundance)
(READ) The ‘not-enough’ mindset (how to spot a scarcity mindset and shift it to an abundance mindset)
177. Understanding what is motivating you (chasing vs avoiding)
SIMPLE ON PURPOSE
4. What has changed since starting the podcast? What is the purpose of the podcast now?
5. What is your main source of inspiration for your work?
MOTHERHOOD
6. What's something you're loving about your family's ages, stages and dynamics right now?
190. Planning the day: my weekly routines and rhythms for work, home and family
7. How can I best parent my middle child?
163. Have fun with your kids, on purpose + reasons we don’t have fun
When Did I Stop Enjoying My Kids? (and my journey back to enjoying them)
8. How do I know if our family is meant for another baby?
FUN AMA
9. What is your favourite book?
Books mentioned: The Glass Castle, Outlander, The Nightingale
10. What are you manifesting right now?
11. What's on your bucket list?
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Full transcript (unedited)
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Welcome to the simple purpose Podcast. Today is our 200th episode. And for this episode, I wanted to make it really collaborative. So I went to Instagram and Facebook and email. And I asked for questions. I wanted this to be a q&a episode, where you are kind of opening it up and asking the things that have been on your mind, things you've wanted to ask me things you are interested in. So we've got a range of topics. We've got decluttering, and mindsets and motherhood, all my favorite topics. And I couldn't get to everything. So if you don't hear your question answered here, hopefully, I'm going to address it in an email in the Facebook group or in a future episode. Let's just jump in. The first one is on decluttering, what is the most important thing to consider when trying to declutter, I'm a type seven, and this person is referencing the Enneagram, that they are a type seven on the Enneagram. For those who have never heard of it, the Enneagram is a self discovery tool. It addresses our strengths, our stress habits, and something that makes it different is it addresses our motives as well. It's a tool that I use with clients who are interested, I have a lot of posts and episodes on it, I'll make sure to link those. A type seven is someone who avoids negative feelings and pursues the things that make them feel good. So it's going to look a little bit different for each person. But that type seven does has have the stereotype of being enthusiastic moving on to the next thing. And if you're a type seven, you might get distracted and never finish when it comes to decluttering.