In today’s episode of Live Well Green Podcast, I am going to talk about affluenza and the antidotes to this dreadful condition. Together, we’ll explore what is affluenza, where do we see it around us, and talk about a variety of antidotes such as voluntary simplicity and the slow movement. I also share a personal life experience story of living minimally, how the effects of minimalism flow into the rest of your life, and some key strategies for slowing down in our everyday lives. So if you are ready to implement these tips into your day-to-day living, tune in and get ready to learn more about today’s topic to see how it can benefit us in our sustainability quest and how we can truly flourish.
Key Points From This Episode:
Quotables:
“A partial restraint in some directions is necessary to in order to secure greater abundance of life in other directions.” — Kristina Hunter [0:14:46]
“Voluntary simplicity asks us to redefine what we consider to be wealth. Consumer culture has been said to have an impoverished definition of wealth, we should look for all different dimensions of wealth. That includes intellectual, ecological, spiritual, health, and social wealth.” — Kristina Hunter [0:16:00]
“We should think about voluntary simplicity as choosing to consume less and being more mindful with our purchases. Buying quality, and environmentally friendly products, consuming more locally and choosing how to spend our time, intentionally.” — Kristina Hunter [0:17:45]
“The idea in all of the spheres in the slow movement are to get us to slow down, connect, enjoy, savour and just really live in the moment.” — Kristina Hunter [0:32:45]
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Voluntary Simplicity by Duane Elgin
Sustainable Well Being Start Kit