231: Minimalism: A Guide To Living With Less So That You Can Have More With Christine Platt, The Afrominimalist

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Christine Platt, author of ‘'The Afrominimalist Guide To Living With Less,’ and pioneer behind The Afrominimalist, joins the podcast to talk about how she’s carving out space for BIPOC within the minimalist movement. We discuss her journey towards living with less and how she outlines the differences for historically marginalized communities, which radically change the movement and minimalist community. Inclusion and representation matter, and this episode demonstrates the importance of recognizing this fact and celebrating these leaps forward within the minimalist movement.</span></p> <p><strong><em>In This Episode You’ll Learn:</em></strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How minimalism is different for BIPOC</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Where Christine started on her minimalist journey</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Why minimalism isn’t living with less, it’s living with intention</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How you can have luxury and also live with less + more </span></li> </ul> <div class="c-message_kit__gutter"> <div class="c-message_kit__gutter__right" data-qa= "message_content"> <div class= "c-message_kit__blocks c-message_kit__blocks--rich_text"> <div class= "c-message__message_blocks c-message__message_blocks--rich_text"> <div class="p-block_kit_renderer" data-qa="block-kit-renderer"> <div class= "p-block_kit_renderer__block_wrapper p-block_kit_renderer__block_wrapper--first"> <div class="p-rich_text_block" dir="auto"> <p><strong style= "font-size: inherit; background-color: transparent;">Other related blog posts/links mentioned in this episode:</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Enter for a chance to win Christine's book: "The Afrominimalist's Guide to Living with Less" by going to <a href= "journeytolaunc