#MindBrewChats is back after a break with a brand new episode on Minimalism and Mental Health! In this episode we explore what minimalism is, how it relates to both physical and mental space, as well as our relationships with people. Through the personal experiences of our host Laura, and guests, Georgette and Raven, we explore how the practice of minimalism has impacted our self-care practices and mental health. This episode is split into two segments of roughly 40 minutes each for easier listening.
Georgette Tan (@GeorgetteTanWriter) does a lot of things, including but not limited to studying the tarot, making people use bullet journals, collaborative story writing, poetry and podcasting. A former journalist, she is now a pen-for-hire living in Kuching. Check out her work at https://linktr.ee/georgettetan. She has also just released a digital copy of her poetry chapbook at https://ko-fi.com/s/03e7c38506
Rave Kwok (Raven) (@ravenue) studied psychology in Melbourne, but fell in love with coffee there instead. He now runs Earthlings Coffee Workshop (https://earthlings-coffee.com/; @earthlingscoffee), which has been serving up specialty coffee in Kuching for seven years. He does a fair bit of photography, illustration, and design for his business and as a hobby, and sometimes teaches private coffee lessons.
Curated Resources on Minimalism :
Books and blog) Becoming Minimalist - Joshua Becker (https://www.becomingminimalist.com/)
(Blog, podcast, books and documentaries on Netflix) The Minimalists (https://www.theminimalists.com/)- Joshua Fields Millburn & Ryan Nicodemus (Special mention : Less is Now on Netflix - watch trailer at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jn-xbOCZOiQ)
(Book, and Netflix series) The Konmari Method - Marie Kondo (https://konmari.com/)
(Book and blog) The Bullet Journal Method (https://bulletjournal.com/) - Ryder Carroll (Teaches mindset, simple methods, mindfulness practices)
(Book) Goodbye Things - Fumiko Sasaki (Unique perspective on how someone with a lot of things can become a full-on minimalist living in a busy city)
(Book) Digital Minimalism : Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World - Cal Newport (How to manage our digital life as a practising minimalist)
Notes :
“You can’t change the people around you, but you can change the people around you.” - The Minimalists
Dunbar’s number : A suggested cognitive limit to the number of people with whom one can maintain stable social relationships—relationships in which an individual knows who each person is and how each person relates to every other person (Ref: Wikipedia)
