"Minimalism Is Not" (Patreon)

Patreon Exclusive. Joshua and Ryan discuss identifying and addressing hoarding, and they answer the following questions:

How do I address the hoarding of a parent when I’m still dependent on them and living with them? (01:25)

How can I help my daughter see that everything she has is not a sentimental treasure? (18:31)

How do we establish boundaries with a loved one who hoards? (25:34)

At what point does collecting become hoarding? (30:56)

What is the difference between collecting and curating? (34:21)

How do we broach the subject with a loved one who is a hoarder living in dangerous conditions? (35:27)

What effects does a hoarder’s actions and situation have on the relationships within the hoarder’s family members, and how are those complications appropriately addressed? (41:46)

How do we misinterpret love? (44:23)

Why is the desire to change others so problematic? (48:06)

Why is love so difficult to define? (55:20)

What is the difference between the mental health situations that result in hoarding and the accumulation of sentimental items with age? (1:04:00)

Is decluttering enough to address hoarding? (1:06:48)

Shouldn’t there be a simple 10-step list of guidelines for addressing and overcoming hoarding? (1:11:57)

At what point would our digital collections be considered hoarding? (1:13:49)

LINKS

Article: The Five Levels of Hoarding

Book: Love People Use Things

Essay: Minimalism Is Not

Essay: Photo-Scanning Party

Explore: Eames House

Explore: Axel Vervoordt

Health: LMNT Electrolyte Drink Mix

Instagram: Jordan Moore

Instagram: Podcast Shawn

Instagram: Jess Williams

Patreon: The Minimalists

Podcast: Hidden Clutter

Podcast: Hoarders

Podcast: How to Love

Podcast: Dr. Damon Korb

Podcast: Maximalism

Resources: The Minimalists

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Tour: The Minimalists

Watch: Hoarders

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MAXIMS

“Our things only have the sentimental value we bestow upon them.” —Joshua Fields Millburn

“Hoarders have an abundance of stuff, but not an abundant life.” —Joshua Fields Millburn

“You don’t need to possess something to enjoy it.” —Joshua Fields Millburn

“Letting go is not something you do—it’s something you stop doing.” —Joshua Fields Millburn

“One becomes a hoarder when they think they’re not enough.” —Joshua Fields Millburn

“Clutter is the physical manifestation of what’s going on inside of us.” —Ryan Nicodemus

“The opposite of hoarding is not owning nothing—it's consuming things deliberately.” —Joshua Fields Millburn

This Maximal episode corresponds with Minimal episode 278.