• 329: Decision-Making for Slow Processors (Emily's Favorites)
    May 21 2024

    This week, we're continuing our walk through past episodes doing something we've never done before. I'm looking back at some of my personal favorites. This episode was originally published as episode 136 in July of 2020, and it explores the question, "Is there room for slow processing in this fast moving world? How can we make thoughtful decisions when everything moves so fast?" It's a great one to revisit. I hope you'll listen in.

    LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:

    • 10 Things To Tell You: Has The Internet Ever Changed Your Mind?
    • Episode 60: Start Before You're Ready
    • Essentialism by Greg McKewon
    • Order a How to Walk into a Room
    • Download the free discussion guide for How to Walk into a Room by visiting this page and clicking the button "Discussion Guide"
    • Subscribe to The Soul Minimalist on Substack
    • Download the transcript
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    14 mins
  • 328: Let Time Be Your Friend (Emily's Favorites)
    May 14 2024

    For the next several weeks, we're doing something we've never done before. It's a bit of a look back at some of my personal favorite episodes. Today's replay was originally episode 71, Let Time be Your Friend. It came about after months of ruminating over this idea of the passing of time and how it's always part of our lives, but we don't often sit and think about it. If you've ever felt like you could make better decisions if only you had more time, if you've ever wished for time to stop just for a while so you could catch your breath, well, today's episode is for you. Listen in.

    LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:

    • Order a How to Walk into a Room
    • Download the free discussion guide for How to Walk into a Room by visiting this page and clicking the button "Discussion Guide"
    • The Dusty Ones: Why Wandering Deepens Your Faith by AJ Swaboda
    • YouTube - Big Ben
    • Hebrew Parallelism in the Psalms from Oblate Spring
    • Big Ben UK Parliament Documents
    • Episode 49: Collaborate
    • Psalm 16
    • Subscribe to The Soul Minimalist on Substack
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    15 mins
  • 327: 17 Syllable Prayers
    May 7 2024

    Today I'll be sharing a beloved spiritual practice and a bit of a personal update as well as what to expect here on The Next Right Thing in the coming months. Listen in.

    LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:

    • Order a How to Walk into a Room
    • Download the free discussion guide for How to Walk into a Room by visiting this page and clicking the button "Discussion Guide"
    • Subscribe to The Soul Minimalist on Substack
    • Download the transcript
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    11 mins
  • 326: What’s Saving My Spring Life
    Apr 30 2024

    It's time for our seasonal episode of What's Saving My Life Right Now. I'll be sharing the things that are life-giving to me during this current spring season and I'll encourage you to make your own list. It could be anything from a favorite product to a spiritual practice, a fun new show, or a meaningful relationship. When it comes to naming what we love this spring, everything counts. So what's saving your life right now? Here's what's saving mine. Listen in.

    LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:

    • Salt & Stone Saffron & Cedar candle
    • Living Godward on the Things Above podcast
    • Order a How to Walk into a Room
    • Download the free discussion guide for How to Walk into a Room by visiting this page and clicking the button "Discussion Guide"
    • Subscribe to The Soul Minimalist on Substack
    • Download the transcript

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    12 mins
  • 325: How to Know What You Like with Myquillyn Smith
    Apr 23 2024

    I'm so glad to welcome New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author, Myquillyn Smith. You may know her best as The Nester and I know her best as my big sister. The good news for all of us, is that Myquillyn has a brand-new book available on this very day.

    It's called House Rules: How to Decorate for Every Home, Style and Budget. She's never met a house she didn't love, and today, she's here to help us learn how to do the same. If you struggle knowing where to start or feel overwhelmed with the number of decisions you believe stand between you and the room that you love, I hope you'll listen in.

    LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:

    • Order House Rules: How to Decorate for Every Home, Style and Budget
    • Find The Nester on Instagram
    • Order a How to Walk into a Room
    • Download the free discussion guide for How to Walk into a Room by visiting this page and clicking the button "Discussion Guide"
    • Subscribe to The Soul Minimalist on Substack
    • Download the transcript
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    35 mins
  • 324: The Path by Lynn Ungar
    Apr 16 2024

    Today I’ll share words from someone else for all of us to listen to and carry with us and reflect on together. Here is “The Path” by Lynn Ungar. Listen in.

    LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:

    • "The Path" by Lynn Ungar
    • Order a How to Walk into a Room
    • Download the free discussion guide for How to Walk into a Room by visiting this page and clicking the button "Discussion Guide"
    • Subscribe to The Soul Minimalist on Substack
    • Download the transcript
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    3 mins
  • 323: The Kind of Quiet that Wakes Us Up
    Apr 9 2024

    They say May is the new December, and we all know it's true. Though we have a month until we get there, chances are this season's activities are in full swing now and not likely to stop until June. It's times like this when I often find myself busy doing the things that don't matter as much, and avoiding doing the things that do. Sound familiar? How can we start to wake up in a world that seems intent on keeping us asleep? Listen in.

    LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:

    • Order a How to Walk into a Room
    • Download the free discussion guide for How to Walk into a Room by visiting this page and clicking the button "Discussion Guide"
    • Subscribe to The Soul Minimalist on Substack
    • Download the transcript
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    14 mins
  • 322: 5 Next Right Thing Principles I Use Every Week
    Apr 2 2024

    Five years ago on this very day, Tuesday, April 2nd, The Next Right Thing book released into the world. It was based roughly on the first 30 episodes of this podcast. And now that book has sold over 100,000 copies, and it's still going. As a way to mark the moment, I thought I would share five decision-making principles from The Next Right Thing book that I still use every single week. Maybe you'll remember one you've forgotten, or maybe you'll hear one of these tips with fresh ears. I hope you'll listen in.

    LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:



    • The Next Right Thing book
    • The Next Right Thing Guided Journal
    • Order a How to Walk into a Room
    • Download the free discussion guide for How to Walk into a Room by visiting this page and clicking the button "Discussion Guide"
    • Subscribe to The Soul Minimalist on Substack
    • Download the transcript
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    16 mins