# Paring Down: Realistic minimalism, decluttering, & intentional living

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Episodes: 193

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If staunch minimalism feels too extreme, but you want to declutter your house to alleviate some stress, this is the podcast for you. Shannon Leyko's style is like having your best friend in your ear, helping you get past those tough mental roadblocks that are keeping you from decluttering the things you don't need. From New York Times bestselling authors to everyday people in the trenches of life, Shannon's guests give practical tips and mindset advice for intentional living and self-improvement. Listen to Paring Down if you've ever asked yourself... Where do I start decluttering my house? Where do I start decluttering when overwhelmed? How do I declutter if I have ADHD? What if I end up needing something I decluttered? How can I stop shopping my shopping addiction? How do I stop being stressed? How do I keep my house clean? How do I tidy my room? How do I get my husband or wife to declutter? How many toys should a child have? How can I save money? What is minimalism? How can I be a minimalist with kids? What should I declutter first? How can I be a conscious consumer? Find more of Shannon's work: Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.shannonleyko.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠…

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## Episodes
- [Getting Past the "Wasted Money" When Decluttering (Summer Saturday Throwback)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/paring-down-realistic-minimalism-decluttering-intentional-living-6661207/getting-past-the-wasted-money-when-decluttering-summer-saturday-throwback) — 2026-07-25T09:00:00+00:00
- [188: How to Request Money Instead of Gifts, Homemade Chai Lattes, & Washing Scrunchies](https://stenobird.com/podcast/paring-down-realistic-minimalism-decluttering-intentional-living-6661207/188-how-to-request-money-instead-of-gifts-homemade-chai-lattes-washing-scrunchies) — 2026-07-23T09:00:00+00:00
- [187: Opening Up About My Health: Postpartum Struggles, Weight Fluctuations, PMDD and More](https://stenobird.com/podcast/paring-down-realistic-minimalism-decluttering-intentional-living-6661207/187-opening-up-about-my-health-postpartum-struggles-weight-fluctuations-pmdd-and-more) — 2026-07-22T09:00:00+00:00
- [186: Decluttering Your House is Only the Beginning of a Better Life with Suzanne Searcy Johnson](https://stenobird.com/podcast/paring-down-realistic-minimalism-decluttering-intentional-living-6661207/186-decluttering-your-house-is-only-the-beginning-of-a-better-life-with-suzanne-searcy-johnson) — 2026-07-21T09:00:00+00:00
- [Curating Simple & Ethical Wardrobes with Lacey Woodroof (Summer Saturday Throwback)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/paring-down-realistic-minimalism-decluttering-intentional-living-6661207/curating-simple-ethical-wardrobes-with-lacey-woodroof-summer-saturday-throwback) — 2026-07-18T09:00:00+00:00
- [185: What to Do with Kid 3D Artwork, My Original Career Goal, & Preconceived Notions](https://stenobird.com/podcast/paring-down-realistic-minimalism-decluttering-intentional-living-6661207/185-what-to-do-with-kid-3d-artwork-my-original-career-goal-preconceived-notions) — 2026-07-16T09:00:00+00:00
- [184: How Bike Bus World Brings Back the '80s Community Vibe with Sam Balto](https://stenobird.com/podcast/paring-down-realistic-minimalism-decluttering-intentional-living-6661207/184-how-bike-bus-world-brings-back-the-80s-community-vibe-with-sam-balto) — 2026-07-15T09:00:00+00:00
- [183: How to Not Get Distracted When Decluttering](https://stenobird.com/podcast/paring-down-realistic-minimalism-decluttering-intentional-living-6661207/183-how-to-not-get-distracted-when-decluttering) — 2026-07-14T09:00:00+00:00
- [Decluttering Photos on Our Phones and In Our Homes (Summer Saturday Throwback)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/paring-down-realistic-minimalism-decluttering-intentional-living-6661207/decluttering-photos-on-our-phones-and-in-our-homes-summer-saturday-throwback) — 2026-07-11T09:00:00+00:00
- [182: Not Knowing the Value of Items You're Decluttering, My Weirdly Fast Engagement, & Grifters](https://stenobird.com/podcast/paring-down-realistic-minimalism-decluttering-intentional-living-6661207/182-not-knowing-the-value-of-items-you-re-decluttering-my-weirdly-fast-engagement-grifters) — 2026-07-09T09:00:00+00:00
- [181: How Intergenerational Relationships Boost Happiness, Health & Perspective](https://stenobird.com/podcast/paring-down-realistic-minimalism-decluttering-intentional-living-6661207/181-how-intergenerational-relationships-boost-happiness-health-perspective) — 2026-07-08T09:00:00+00:00
- [180: Thrift Shopping Tips for Mindful Consumers with Rebecca Bingham](https://stenobird.com/podcast/paring-down-realistic-minimalism-decluttering-intentional-living-6661207/180-thrift-shopping-tips-for-mindful-consumers-with-rebecca-bingham) — 2026-07-07T09:00:00+00:00
- [Decluttering Sentimental Items (Summer Saturday Throwback)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/paring-down-realistic-minimalism-decluttering-intentional-living-6661207/bonus-decluttering-sentimental-items-summer-saturday-throwback) — 2026-07-04T09:00:00+00:00
- [179: Consistent Devotion to Living with Less, My Musical Theatre History, & the Final Countdown in Kodiak](https://stenobird.com/podcast/paring-down-realistic-minimalism-decluttering-intentional-living-6661207/179-consistent-devotion-to-living-with-less-my-musical-theatre-history-the-final-countdown-in-kodiak) — 2026-07-02T09:00:00+00:00
- [178: How 15 Women Have Maintained 19 Years of Unbreakable Long-Distance Community with Leslie Hepburn](https://stenobird.com/podcast/paring-down-realistic-minimalism-decluttering-intentional-living-6661207/178-how-15-women-have-maintained-19-years-of-unbreakable-long-distance-community-with-leslie-hepburn) — 2026-07-01T09:00:00+00:00
- [177: How to Avoid Decision Fatigue When Decluttering](https://stenobird.com/podcast/paring-down-realistic-minimalism-decluttering-intentional-living-6661207/177-how-to-avoid-decision-fatigue-when-decluttering) — 2026-06-30T09:00:00+00:00
- [176: When You Have No Energy to Declutter, the One Job I'd Never Do, & Dog Walking](https://stenobird.com/podcast/paring-down-realistic-minimalism-decluttering-intentional-living-6661207/176-when-you-have-no-energy-to-declutter-the-one-job-i-d-never-do-dog-walking) — 2026-06-25T09:00:00+00:00
- [175: Combating Loneliness by Rethinking the Suburban Neighborhood with Eli Spevak](https://stenobird.com/podcast/paring-down-realistic-minimalism-decluttering-intentional-living-6661207/175-combating-loneliness-by-rethinking-the-suburban-neighborhood-with-eli-spevak) — 2026-06-24T09:00:00+00:00
- [174: Getting Paper Clutter Under Control with Lisa Woodruff](https://stenobird.com/podcast/paring-down-realistic-minimalism-decluttering-intentional-living-6661207/174-getting-paper-clutter-under-control-with-lisa-woodruff) — 2026-06-23T09:00:00+00:00
- [173: If Ethical Shopping Feels Too Expensive, Keeping a Loved One's Memory Alive, & Summer Childcare](https://stenobird.com/podcast/paring-down-realistic-minimalism-decluttering-intentional-living-6661207/173-if-ethical-shopping-feels-too-expensive-keeping-a-loved-one-s-memory-alive-summer-childcare) — 2026-06-18T09:00:00+00:00
- [172: How to Build Community and Make Friends Anywhere You Live with Bethany Roth](https://stenobird.com/podcast/paring-down-realistic-minimalism-decluttering-intentional-living-6661207/172-how-to-build-community-and-make-friends-anywhere-you-live-with-bethany-roth) — 2026-06-17T09:00:00+00:00
- [171: How to Organize Your Home So It Actually Stays Organized (Macro vs. Micro Organizing)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/paring-down-realistic-minimalism-decluttering-intentional-living-6661207/171-how-to-organize-your-home-so-it-actually-stays-organized-macro-vs-micro-organizing) — 2026-06-16T09:00:00+00:00
- [170: How to Nudge Your Parents to Declutter, Military Wife Life, & Learning Finnish](https://stenobird.com/podcast/paring-down-realistic-minimalism-decluttering-intentional-living-6661207/170-how-to-nudge-your-parents-to-declutter-military-wife-life-learning-finnish) — 2026-06-11T09:00:00+00:00
- [169: Losing Community After Wrestling with Faith and Experiencing Divorce with Mallory Andrews](https://stenobird.com/podcast/paring-down-realistic-minimalism-decluttering-intentional-living-6661207/169-losing-community-after-wrestling-with-faith-and-experiencing-divorce-with-mallory-andrews) — 2026-06-10T09:00:00+00:00
- [168: Why Playing the Long Game Always Works—Including for Decluttering with Carrie Fabris](https://stenobird.com/podcast/paring-down-realistic-minimalism-decluttering-intentional-living-6661207/168-why-playing-the-long-game-always-works-including-for-decluttering-with-carrie-fabris) — 2026-06-09T09:00:00+00:00
- [167: If You Have Too Much Furniture, My Favorite Kid Age, & Finish-It Friday](https://stenobird.com/podcast/paring-down-realistic-minimalism-decluttering-intentional-living-6661207/167-if-you-have-too-much-furniture-my-favorite-kid-age-finish-it-friday) — 2026-06-04T09:00:00+00:00
- [166: Can Social Media Build Healthy Community? with Shannon McKinstrie](https://stenobird.com/podcast/paring-down-realistic-minimalism-decluttering-intentional-living-6661207/166-can-social-media-build-healthy-community-with-shannon-mckinstrie) — 2026-06-03T09:00:00+00:00
- [165: The 15 Best Questions to Ask Yourself to Make Decluttering Easy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/paring-down-realistic-minimalism-decluttering-intentional-living-6661207/165-the-15-best-questions-to-ask-yourself-to-make-decluttering-easy) — 2026-06-02T09:00:00+00:00
- [164: Decluttering Fatigue, The Time My Son Got Stuck in a Chair, & The Enneagram](https://stenobird.com/podcast/paring-down-realistic-minimalism-decluttering-intentional-living-6661207/164-decluttering-fatigue-the-time-my-son-got-stuck-in-a-chair-the-enneagram) — 2026-05-28T15:32:00+00:00
- [163: Why Gatekeepers Always Lose Even Though They Think They're Getting Ahead](https://stenobird.com/podcast/paring-down-realistic-minimalism-decluttering-intentional-living-6661207/163-why-gatekeepers-always-lose-even-though-they-think-they-re-getting-ahead) — 2026-05-27T09:00:00+00:00
- [162: Stop Overshopping for Good and Finally Declutter Your Clothes with Lauren Morley](https://stenobird.com/podcast/paring-down-realistic-minimalism-decluttering-intentional-living-6661207/162-stop-overshopping-for-good-and-finally-declutter-your-clothes-with-lauren-morley) — 2026-05-26T09:00:00+00:00
- [161: How to Get Kids to Clean Up After Themselves, Tech Tools, & Murder](https://stenobird.com/podcast/paring-down-realistic-minimalism-decluttering-intentional-living-6661207/161-how-to-get-kids-to-clean-up-after-themselves-tech-tools-murder) — 2026-05-21T09:00:00+00:00
- [160: Secret Sessions, Friendship Bracelets & What Makes Swifties Different with Olivia Levin](https://stenobird.com/podcast/paring-down-realistic-minimalism-decluttering-intentional-living-6661207/160-secret-sessions-friendship-bracelets-what-makes-swifties-different-with-olivia-levin) — 2026-05-20T09:00:00+00:00
- [159: The Truth About Decluttering Influencers and How They Get Paid with Elisabeth Beam](https://stenobird.com/podcast/paring-down-realistic-minimalism-decluttering-intentional-living-6661207/159-the-truth-about-decluttering-influencers-and-how-they-get-paid-with-elisabeth-beam) — 2026-05-19T09:00:00+00:00
- [158: Burn It All Energy, How to Write a Book, & Bad Dogs](https://stenobird.com/podcast/paring-down-realistic-minimalism-decluttering-intentional-living-6661207/158-burn-it-all-energy-how-to-write-a-book-bad-dogs) — 2026-05-14T09:00:00+00:00
- [157: Community vs. Friendship: Why Not Everyone in Your Village Needs to Be Your Best Friend](https://stenobird.com/podcast/paring-down-realistic-minimalism-decluttering-intentional-living-6661207/157-community-vs-friendship-why-not-everyone-in-your-village-needs-to-be-your-best-friend) — 2026-05-13T09:00:00+00:00
- [156: Surprising Lessons on Simplicity from Sourdough Bread with Brett Wiewiora and Christina Cann](https://stenobird.com/podcast/paring-down-realistic-minimalism-decluttering-intentional-living-6661207/156-surprising-lessons-on-simplicity-from-sourdough-bread-with-brett-wiewiora-and-christina-cann) — 2026-05-12T09:00:00+00:00

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