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Spark JoyEncore! Ep 136 | Love in the Time of Corona - Conscious Dating with Angela N. HoltonRelationship expert Angela N. Holton joins us to share Conscious Dating strategies that focus on self-love and connection, even in the midst of social distancing and quarantine.
Angela N. Holton, is an International Dating & Relationship Expert, Speaker, Author and Founder of Love Sanctuary, an online spiritual and personal development site centered on helping women and men create more love in their lives from the inside-out. She is the Creator of The Conscious Dating Method, a modern and revolutionary approach toward dating and relationships and the author of The Conscious Dating Method Workbook Journal.
We want...
2020-12-2935 minSpark JoyEncore! Ep 119 | Minimalist Shopping Habits That Spark Joy with Sarit SelaSarit Sela, fellow KonMari Consultant, shares her favorite minimalist inspired buying and shopping strategies that can enhance your KonMari journey and help you maintain a clutter free lifestyle.
Sarit Sela is a minimalist mom, Bronze certified KonMari consultant and visual storyteller.
She is an Israeli living in Stockholm, Sweden for the last 8 years and is the founder of Minimalist Me, Her mission is to bring a creative, visual world of minimalism, scandinavian design and KonMari to her clients.
We want to hear from you! Tell us your burning tidying questions or share stories about...
2020-12-0829 minSpark JoyEp 149 | Green Home Living for Our Health, Wealth, and Soul with Melissa Rappaport SchifmanMelissa Rappaport Schifman, author of Building a Sustainable Home joins us to discuss the impact a green home has on our health, wealth, and soul.
Our guest today is Melissa Rappaport Schifman. Melissa is the founder of Green Intention LLC, where she writes, speaks, and advises clients on healthier and more sustainable homes and workplaces. She has her MBA and MA in Public Policy from the University of Chicago and lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota with her husband and two daughters.
We want to hear from you! Tell us your burning tidying questions or share stories...
2020-09-0734 minSpark JoyEp 147 | Finding Wellness with Scout SobelScout Sobel joins us to discuss mental health and creating a life that sparks joy while facing symptoms that work against your serenity.
Scout started Scout's Agency with an emphasis in podcast PR. Most of her clients are women and she loves helping them find their voice in podcasting and other media.
This did not come without her own trials and tribulations.
Scout has been living with a severe case of bipolar disorder for 14 years. She once was unable to hold a job, go to school, or function in today's society. These experiences...
2020-08-2529 minSpark JoyEp 146 | Tara's KonMari Self DiscoveryTara Latta shares how working with For the Love of Tidy for 17 hours enhanced her KonMari tidying experience and instantly impacted her health, relationships, and career.
Tara Latta is Kristyn's client, a For the Love of Tidy Graduate of Tidy. They've tidied for 15 hours over a four months plus a recent two hour Virtual Tidy used to address sentimental items.
We want to hear from you! Tell us your burning tidying questions or share stories about how KonMari has impacted your life. Find us at www.sparkjoypodcast.com and click “Ask Spark Joy” to leave a qu...
2020-08-1820 minSpark JoyEp 145 | Home, Space and Reason with Kristina BrowningKristina Browning, home functionality coach, shares tips to help you mold, craft, and shape your home to your family's values and needs.
Kristina is a licensed Realtor in Portland, Oregon. She is also a Home Functionality Coach and Podcaster. Her passion is helping people create a home that thrives, not just for today, but for the long haul.
We want to hear from you! Tell us your burning tidying questions or share stories about how KonMari has impacted your life. Find us at www.sparkjoypodcast.com and click “Ask Spark Joy” to leave a question or c...
2020-08-1127 minSpark JoyEp 144 | Essentialism with Greg McKeownGreg McKeown, author of Essentialism: The disciplined Pursuit of Less joins us to discuss how his philosophy can complement your KonMari journey.
Our guest Greg McKeown has dedicated his career to discovering why some people and teams break through to the next level—and others don’t. His New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller,
“Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less” has frequently been the #1 Time Management book on Amazon. The book challenges core assumptions about achievement to get to the essence of what really drives success.
Greg also hosts a podcast called Essentia...
2020-08-0447 minSpark JoyEp 143 | Quarantine Friendly “Someday” Projects for Today!This episode will help you catch up! If your circumstances allow, now is a GREAT time to get things done during this difficult season, so we can land on our feet on the other side.
We want to hear from you! Tell us your burning tidying questions or share stories about how KonMari has impacted your life. Find us at www.sparkjoypodcast.com and click “Ask Spark Joy” to leave a question or comment for a chance to be featured on next week’s show.
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2020-07-2827 minSpark JoyEp 142 | Member Spotlight: Jen's Tidying JourneySpark Joy Club member Jen Kobrick joins us from Florida to share her KonMari journey.
This year, we’re trying something new. We’re bringing on listeners from our Spark Joy Club for a special Member Spotlight!
We’re dedicating a few episodes to shine the light on all of the tidying progress our Spark Joy Club members have made while listening to Spark Joy Podcast and leaning on the community.
Jen Kobrick is a homeschooling mom to two delightful little people and the wife of a space geek in central Florida. She loves...
2020-07-2131 minSpark JoyEp 141 | Brother-Sister Tidying Duo with Sheila and Kevin CarrollBrother-sister tidying duo Sheila and Kevin Carroll share the lessons they learned while spending over 20 days organizing Kevin's home in Connecticut.
Kevin is a game inventor and Spark Joy podcast fan from Connecticut. His sister Sheila is a certified KonMari Consultant with Moreganize in Vancouver who helps people find more happiness in their life by organizing their homes and workplaces.
We want to hear from you! Tell us your burning tidying questions or share stories about how KonMari has impacted your life. Find us at www.sparkjoypodcast.com and click “Ask Spark Joy” to leave a qu...
2020-07-1426 minSpark JoyEp 140 | Your Color Guru with Jeannie Stith-MawhinneyJeannie Stith-Mawhinney of Color Guru helps us shop efficiently by understanding what colors work best for us in our KonMari wardrobe.
Jeannie is obsessed with helping real women look and feel amazing in their clothes. She is the founder and CEO of Color Guru, where she helps women create the wardrobe of their dreams by analyzing their hair, skin, and eye color in order to give them their ideal color palette for clothing.
She teaches an online course called "Style Secrets for Everyday Women." Jeannie is a wife and mother of two girls in Arden...
2020-07-0730 minSpark JoyEp 139 | KonMari Quick Tips: Safe Summer Fun 2020Today’s KonMari Quick Tips episode is about having Safe Summer Fun in 2020.
Summer means fun outdoor activities, events, markets, vacations and an easier, more relaxed way of life. At least-that’s what summer usually is all about. But, this is a summer like no other for most of us. No matter where you are in the world, it’s likely that you’ll be much more mindful about where you’re going and how you’re spending your time. If you are looking for ideas, this episode is for you!
We want to hear from you. Te...
2020-06-3013 minSpark JoyEp 137 | Meet 1/3 of the First KonMari Podcast in Spanish, guest Luīze RatnieceLuīze Ratniece, KonMari Consultant, introduces us to Orden a Tres [Order by Three], the first podcast dedicated to the KonMari Method in Spanish.
Luīze Ratniece is Latvian, and she’s lived in Spain for more than 10 years. She holds a PhD in sociology and is a textile sustainability activist. She wanted to be a fashion designer as a child, and is now channeling that wish through professional organization, ideal wardrobe workshops, and clothing
swaps. Luīze is a fellow KonMari consultant, certified since 2019 and ⅓ of the first podcast dedicated to the KonMari method in Spanish...
2020-06-1625 minSpark JoyEp 136 | Love in the Time of Corona - Conscious Dating with Angela N. HoltonRelationship expert Angela N. Holton joins us to share Conscious Dating strategies that focus on self-love and connection, even in the midst of social distancing and quarantine.
Angela N. Holton, is an International Dating & Relationship Expert, Speaker, Author and Founder of Love Sanctuary, an online spiritual and personal development site centered on helping women and men create more love in their lives from the inside-out. She is the Creator of The Conscious Dating Method, a modern and revolutionary approach toward dating and relationships and the author of The Conscious Dating Method Workbook Journal.
We want...
2020-06-0935 minSpark JoyEp 135 | Checking In with The Spark Joy ClubCelebrate tidying progress with The Spark Joy Club members who are actively tidying during quarantine and beyond.
We’re lifting the curtain to encourage you to connect with others who’ve made the same commitment to a clutter free life of joy as you move from KonMari practice to KonMari lifestyle.
We want to hear from you! Tell us your burning tidying questions or share stories about how KonMari has impacted your life. Find us at www.sparkjoypodcast.com and click “Ask Spark Joy” to leave a question or comment for a chance to be featured...
2020-06-0211 minSpark JoyEp 134 | Joy at Work: Organizing Your Professional Life with Co-Author Scott SonensheinScott Sonenshein, co-author with Marie Kondo of Joy at Work joins us to explore how our work life is evolving and the importance of productivity and organization in our professional life.
Scott Sonenshein is the Henry Gardiner Symonds Professor of Management at Rice University. He holds a PhD in organizational behavior from the University of Michigan, an MPhil from the University of Cambridge, and a BA from the University of Virginia.
As an author, he is best known for his work Stretch and, most recently, he co-wrote Joy at Work: Organizing Your Professional Life with...
2020-05-2630 minSpark JoyEp 133 | Build an Unapologetically Thrifted Sustainable Wardrobe with Kaitlin StewartKaitlin Stewart, Eco-Stylist, shares her love for secondhand fashions and helps us incorporate thrifted items into our wardrobe in a way that sparks joy.
Our guest Kaitlin Stewart is a New York transplant residing in the Windy City for the past 8 years. She is an avid thrifter and eco-stylist who helps her clients build a more sustainable and budget friendly wardrobe by styling them with secondhand pieces. She believes in being a conscious consumer and an unapologetic thrifter!
We want to hear from you! Tell us your burning tidying questions or share stories about how...
2020-05-1936 minSpark JoyEp 132 | Where does all the stuff go? with Secondhand author Adam MinterDownsizing. Decluttering. Discarding. After you’ve decided what sparks joy and donated the things that don’t serve you - what happens to all the stuff after it’s been KonMari’d?
Guest Adam Minter is a columnist and author based in Malaysia. For nearly two decades, his journalism has focused on waste, recycling, stuff - and the hidden global world that it inhabits. His first book, 'Junkyard Planet,' was a best-selling dive into the recycling bin. His new book, 'Secondhand' is a global journey into what happens to our stuff after we no longer want it.
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2020-05-1242 minSpark JoyEp 129 | Calendar Clutter: How to Tidy Your Time with Laura VanderkamLaura Vanderkam, author and productivity expert, joins us with tips and strategies to help you KonMari your calendar.
Laura Vanderkam is the author of several time management and productivity books, including Juliet’s School of Possibilities, Off the Clock, I Know How She Does It, What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast, and 168 Hours. Her work has appeared in publications including the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, and Fortune. She is the host of the podcast Before Breakfast and the co-host, with Sarah Hart-Unger, of the podcast Best of Both Worlds. She li...
2020-04-2133 minSpark JoyEp 126 | Freshly Organized with 2020 NAPO President and Professional Organizer Amy TokosMeet the Amy Tokos, 2020 President of NAPO, the National Association of Productivity and Organizing Professionals.
Did you know that there is a national professional organization for Professional Organizers? If you follow our podcast, you know that KonMari Media Incorporated trains and accredits consultants in the method but there is also NAPO, the National Association of Productivity and Organizing Professionals.
Amy Tokos is a Certified Professional Organizer and Productivity Consultant. She is also the President-elect of NAPO for 2020.
Amy’s background is in engineering and she previously worked making manufacturing processes simpler and more ef...
2020-03-3125 minSpark JoyEp 125 | Spring Cleaning Joy with Marcela Barraza of MB Green CleaningCleaning X Tidying. Cleaning professional Marcela Barraza joins us to explore the intersection between two essential household tasks that pair well to create a space that sparks joy.
Marcela Barraza is the founder and owner of MB Green Cleaning. She is a graduate of the hospitality administration and hotel management program. After working for an airline for more than 10 years, Marcela started in the cleaning industry in 2004 and she was inspired to switch to “green” cleaning after experiencing a series of maladies, including irritated skin and debilitating migraines, that she traced to the harmful chemicals in the clea...
2020-03-2427 minSpark JoyEp 123 | KonMari Quick Tips: Social Media JoyToday’s KonMari Quick Tips episode is all about building a healthy relationship with social media.
From Instagram to Facebook to Snapchat to Tiktok - whatever platform you use, there’s no denying social media is here to stay. We dive into 5 tips that will help you KonMari your social media, by viewing your activity through a lens of joy.
We want to hear from you. Tell us your burning tidying questions or share stories about how KonMari has impacted your life.
Head over to Apple podcasts to subscribe and review the show, whic...
2020-03-1006 minSpark JoyEp 122 | Shelly Sorts Through Decades of Treasures Over Two Weeks to Find JoyShelly Fuerte walks through how her 15 hour KonMari tidying experience with For the Love of Tidy impacted her family and the benefits of working with a KonMari Consultant along the way.
Shelly Fuerte is an arts administration consultant. She works with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra to program their non-classical concerts and travels the globe as a road manager for various artists including Jane Lynch and many other Broadway vocalists. Her husband Art, is an elementary music teacher and together they direct and perform with an LGBTQ community Latin Band.
Shelly...is also one of Kristyn's...
2020-03-0333 minSpark JoyEp 121 | Member Spotlight: Monica's Tidying JourneySpark Joy Club member Monica Ruiz joins us from Mexico to share the impact of her solo KonMari tidying adventure.
This year we’re trying something new. Welcome to our first ever Spark Joy Club Member Spotlight! We are dedicating a few episodes this year to shine the light on all of the progress our Spark Joy Club members on their tidying while listening to Spark Joy Podcast and leaning on the community.
First up is Spark Joy Club member Monica Ruiz:
Monica worked in Product Development for Corporate America for 15 years, after wh...
2020-02-2522 minSpark JoyEp 120 | Joyful Style for Every Body with Style Coach Joanna LoveringJoanna Lovering, Style Coach, shares tips and tricks to help you make the most of your closet as you build a style that sparks joy.
After a successful weight loss journey in 2011, Joanna founded Copper + Rise, a New York City-based style coaching service dedicated to personal and professional empowerment. A passionate stylist and trained executive coach, Joanna pairs her seasonal sensibilities with leadership development techniques to help clients rise to the next level.
We want to hear from you! Tell us your burning tidying questions or share stories about how KonMari has impacted your life...
2020-02-1830 minSpark JoyEp 119 | Minimalist Shopping Habits That Spark Joy with Sarit SelaSarit Sela, fellow KonMari Consultant, shares her favorite minimalist inspired buying and shopping strategies that can enhance your KonMari journey and help you maintain a clutter free lifestyle.
Sarit Sela is a minimalist mom, Bronze certified KonMari consultant and visual storyteller.
She is an Israeli living in Stockholm, Sweden for the last 8 years and is the founder of Minimalist Me, Her mission is to bring a creative, visual world of minimalism, scandinavian design and KonMari to her clients.
We want to hear from you! Tell us your burning tidying questions or share stories about...
2020-02-1128 minSpark JoyEp 118 | KonMari Quick Tips: Apps and Tools That Spark JoyToday’s KonMari Quick Tips episode is all about tracking habits that spark joy.
Tidying is a self-care activity. But, unlike heading to the spa or grabbing a box of chocolates, your KonMari tidying event is intentionally a bit uncomfortable, launching you into a layered growth journey that extends well beyond your closet.
This is where habit tracking comes in! Once you’ve tidied A-Z, literally making thousands of decisions about all of your greatest treasures, you officially enter maintenance mode.
Post-KonMari is the perfect time to start to take a more critical look...
2020-02-0424 minSpark JoyEp 114 | Vision 2020: The Power of the Board with Arika Clark AlejoArika Clark Alejo, founder of ThriveEpic, joins us to help us vision board our way into the new year!
Our first guest of 2020 is Arika Clark Alejo. Arika’s on a mission to help people be leaders in their own lives and be happy. So, while her official title is Founder and CEO of ThriveEpic, she likes to think of herself as a Chief Happiness Officer. She spreads messages that help people thrive through being a life and leadership coach, dynamic speaker and event facilitator.
We want to hear from you! Tell us your burning ti...
2020-01-0729 minSpark JoyEncore! Ep 85 | KonMari Approved Storage SolutionsCo-hosts Kristyn and Karin share KonMari inspired storage solutions and tools you can use to uplevel your space and honor the things you love.
We chat about how to store and organize after you’ve completed your KonMari Tidying Journey one signature clutter category at a time.
We want to hear from you! Tell us your burning tidying questions or share stories about how KonMari has impacted your life. Find us at www.sparkjoypodcast.com and click “Ask Spark Joy” to leave a question or comment for a chance to be featured on next week’s show.
2019-12-3155 minSpark JoyEncore! Ep 74 | Happiness, Joy, and Order with Gretchen RubinBestselling author Gretchen Rubin debuts her latest book, "Outer Order, Inner Calm," as we explore the intersection of happiness, joy and order.
Gretchen Rubin is one of the most influential writers on habits, happiness, and human nature. She’s the author of many books, including the New York Times bestsellers "Better Than Before" and "The Happiness Project" and she’s debuting her newest book, "Outer Order, Inner Calm" today!
We want to hear from you! Tell us your burning tidying questions or share stories about how KonMari has impacted your life. Find us at www.spar...
2019-12-2447 minSpark JoyEncore! Ep 67 | Review of Netflix's "Tidying Up with Marie Kondo"[SPOILERS INCLUDED] We review the premiere of Netflix's original series "Tidying Up with Marie Kondo," covering episodes that sparked joy and sharing thoughts on the show from the KonMari Consultant perspective.
“Tidying Up with Marie Kondo” officially premiered on Netflix New Year’s day. Millions are watching around the world. Tidying Up is taking over Netflix at the top of year and many are getting acquainted with KonMari and falling in love with Marie Kondo. We are very pleased with show and with the response!
Joy Checks:
Karin's sleep tracker! Here are the apps s...
2019-12-1047 minSpark JoyEp 113 | Best of 2019: Joyful Show Highlights + Giveaway WINNERSWelcome to the 2019 Spark Joy highlights show! Thank you again for listening and we're looking forward to sparking more joy in 2020!
We want to hear from you! Tell us your burning tidying questions or share stories about how KonMari has impacted your life. Find us at www.sparkjoypodcast.com and click “Ask Spark Joy” to leave a question or comment for a chance to be featured on next week’s show.
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2019-12-0338 minSpark JoyEp 111 | Holiday Entertaining Tips That Spark Joy with Christina LustigChristina Lustig, Founder & Lead Planner of To The Nines Events, joins us to explore tips for sparking joy when it comes to holiday entertaining.
Originally from a suburb of Detroit, Christina spent 7 years in NYC working in fashion, a year in Boston and now lives in Chicago's Wicker Park with her husband, John, and dog, Drake. Christina lives basically in spreadsheets, on blogs, Pinterest, and the phone when it comes to planning her clients' big days
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2019-11-1929 minSpark JoyEp 109 | Book Review: Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World by Cal NewportHow would your life change if your digital world were clutter free?
In today’s episode we explore the philosophy of digital minimalism - the belief that less can be more to our relationship with digital tools. This idea stems for Cal Newport’s book “Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World.”
We’re trading in the question “does it spark joy?” for the question “is this the best way to use technology to support my values?”
We want to hear from you! Tell us your burning tidying questions or share stories abou...
2019-11-0542 minSpark JoyEp 104 | Raising Kids by Trusting Your Judgement with Meghan Leahy of The Washington PostToday, we speak with Meghan Leahy; author, parenting coach and Washington Post columnist about raising your kids with confidence, patience and even joy!
Meghan Leahy is the mother of three young daughters, a certified parenting coach, and a columnist for The Washington Post, writing about all things parenting! She is the author of the upcoming book, "Parenting Outside the Lines: Forget the Rules, Tap into Your Wisdom, and Connect to Your Child."
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2019-10-0139 minSpark JoyEp 103 | How Tidying Pays You BackCo-hosts Kristyn and Karin explore how investing in tidying up pays you back in obvious and unique ways that impact your life and your legacy.
We want you to get the most return on your investment of going on this journey with us and point out ways you can lead with gratitude and abundance.
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Don’t forget you have until November 26 to enter our Spark Joy Giveaway.
We’ll announce our winners during our “Best of” show on December 3.
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2019-09-2429 minSpark JoyEp 102 | How to Use Music to Boost Your Mood, Memory, and ProductivityCami Galles, singer-songwriter and performing artist, explores the fact that music is sound organized in time and universally impacts our mood, memory, and productivity in so many different ways.
Today’s guest helped us unpack how music impacts our mood, memory and productivity. Cami Galles' alluring voice is matched only by her charismatic personality. The Kansas-raised singer-songwriter spent nearly a decade in new your city cultivating grit and a unique sound before calling Chicago home. Cami’s mesmerizing delivery imbues her music with a bold empowerment, and her singular “Future Blues” style melds Blues, Pop, and Jazz with upt...
2019-09-1736 minSpark JoyEp 101 | Conscious Parenting 101 with Tia FaganTia Fagan introduces us to Conscious Parenting, a philosophy that encourages parents to wake up so to speak and ask themselves "why are they trying so desperately to control their child’s destiny?"
Certified Conscious Parent Coach Tia Fagan helps parents create deeper connections, increase communication, and improve their relationships. We dive into a parenting method Oprah Winfrey called a revolutionary approach, that can change parenting as we know it. We first learned about the philosophy of Conscious Parenting while listening to OWN’s Super Soul Sunday podcast. The approach stems from the ideas of Dr. Shefali and...
2019-09-1032 minSpark JoyEp 100 | The 2nd Annual Spark Joy Podcast Anniversary Give-A-Way!Spark Joy podcast is two years old! In celebration of our anniversary enter to win one of several prizes to mark this major milestone.
Win one of three copies of Spark Joy: An Illustrated Master Class on the Art of Organizing and Tidying Up, signed by Marie Kondo, a two-hour Virtual Tidying Session from For the Love of Tidy, a membership to The Spark Joy Club at the Joy Sparker Level, or a copy of Marie Kondo’s new children’s book, Kiki & Jax: The Life-Changing Magic of Friendship , which will be released this Fall.
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2019-09-0309 minSpark JoyEp 99 | Single Mom Uses KonMari to Make Room for Her Daughter to GrowSingle mom Amy DeCillo walks through how her 15 hour KonMari tidying experience impacted her family and the benefits of working with a KonMari Consultant along the way.
Amy DeCillo is a single mom of her 12 year old daughter who has some mild special needs. She works fulltime in healthcare and she’s working on an MBA in Public Health. She enjoys a good workout, organizing her home, and doing puzzles with her daughter.
Amy is one Kristyn's clients! They tidied for 15 hours together over a period of three months and she is a For the Lo...
2019-08-2722 minSpark JoyEp 97 | The KonMari Method and Organizational Stress ReductionCo-hosts Kristyn and Karin explore how disorganized environments contribute to stress and anxiety AND how stress and anxiety contribute to disorganization.
KonMari is designed to confront some of the causes of organizational stress by working toward a home and work place that is intentional and supportive of your best life going forward.
We want to hear from you! Tell us your burning tidying questions or share stories about how KonMari has impacted your life. Find us at www.sparkjoypodcast.com and click “Ask Spark Joy” to leave a question or comment for a chance to be f...
2019-08-1330 minSpark JoyEp 96 | Thoughts Create Results with Laura SwartzbaughLaura Swartzbaugh of Laura Scout Coaching shares the secret sauce to living a meaningful, engaging, and joyous life.
Laura works with female entrepreneurs who KNOW they are on the brink of success, but they can’t break through. She helps them become unstoppable, make real money, and create the business of their dreams.
We want to hear from you! Tell us your burning tidying questions or share stories about how KonMari has impacted your life. Find us at www.sparkjoypodcast.com and click “Ask Spark Joy” to leave a question or comment for a chance to be...
2019-08-0630 minSpark JoyEp 94 | KonMari Quick Tips: How to KonMari LiteToday’s Quick Tips episode will focus on a strategy for post-tidy maintenance we call KonMari Lite.
The beauty of Marie Kondo’s Method is your KonMari tidying event, when executed properly, gets you to a place where you are surrounded by only the things that spark joy. So what happens when down the road your joy changes? Your maintenance strategy may be in need of a KonMari Lite. Today we’ll walk through scenarios where KonMari Lite is appropriate after your initial tidying journey comes to an end and how to approach this transition.
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2019-07-2311 minSpark JoyEp 93 | Imagination Creates Reality with Jerry EmekaWho do you have to be in order to live a clutter free life? Guest Jerry Emeka joins us to share how to harness imagination and creativity while letting go of limiting beliefs.
Jerry Emeka is a keynote speaker, performer and facilitator who enjoys lighting a spark in people’s eyes. He helps you conceive the man or woman that you’re truly here to be and realize that in order to make a change in the world you must first reimagine your conception of self and hold that as if it has already happened.
We w...
2019-07-1635 minSpark JoyEp 92 | Meet the Contest Winner of Netflix’s Got Joy with Marie KondoMeet Jennifer Vaughn-Estrada, a mom who won a tidying Lesson with Marie Kondo!
Our very special guest today is Jennifer Vaughn-Estrada. She currently works as a college instructor in Economics and is passionate about promoting the social, economic, and emotional wellbeing of multiracial and multiethnic individuals.
Another reason she is so special is that she was the winner of the "Got Joy" contest hosted by Netflix’s Tidying Up with Marie Kondo! She is one of the select few people on this earth who’ve experienced what it’s like to welcome Marie Kondo into their...
2019-07-0938 minSpark JoyEp 91 | How to Motivate Others to Tidy UpCo-hosts Kristyn and Karin take a deep dive into how to motivate others to tidy and the importance of considering the role of others you share your space with during your KonMari tidying journey.
"Don’t force people to tidy if they don’t want to. Only when we accept unconditionally people whose values differ from our own can we really say that we have finished tidying." - Marie Kondo
We want to hear from you! Tell us your burning tidying questions or share stories about how KonMari has impacted your life. Find us at www...
2019-07-0227 minSpark JoyEp 90 | The Evolution of Your Authentic Self with Michell DomkeMichell Domke, KonMari Consultant joins us to discuss how we can show up in the world as our authentic self every day.
Today we’ve invited Michell Domke, Ohio’s first KonMari Consultant, to explore authenticity and how we can channel, discover, and work within it during the tidying process. Michell’s currently based in Columbus and she fell in love with creating a life based on joy and wanted to support others in creating joyful lives.
We want to hear from you! Tell us your burning tidying questions or share stories about how KonMari has im...
2019-06-2523 minSpark JoyEp 89 | Behind the Scenes with 1-800-GOT-JUNKBrian Heiser of 1-800-GOT-JUNK discusses what to do with all those big, bulky discards that just aren't going to fit into a few bags for donation.
Brian grew up in rural upstate New York. He holds two degrees in management and one in Math and Physics. Brian is a volunteer fireman on Long Island and was the Director of Operations for an electronics manufacturer for 15 years before starting the first 1-800-GOT-JUNK franchise in the New York area in 2002.
We want to hear from you! Tell us your burning tidying questions or share stories...
2019-06-1831 minSpark JoyEp 87 | KonMari Joy at Work with Christina JurgesChristina Jurges, fellow KonMari Consultant, helps us explore the intersection between KonMari and the our workplace.
Our guest, Christina Jurges takes the KonMari Method to the corporate world by coaching businesses and professionals on how to create room to grow. She helps you create an environment that fosters personal and professional development and growth by teaching you how to remove mental and physical obstacles. She helps her clients increase their creativity, focus & motivation and live their best lives.
We want to hear from you! Tell us your burning tidying questions or share stories about how...
2019-06-0418 minSpark JoyEp 86 | KonMari Your Friends and Relationships with Vanessa Van EdwardsVanessa Van Edwards, bestselling author of Captivate, joins us to navigate friendships and relationships that may or may not spark joy.
Vanessa Van Edwards is Lead Investigator at Science of People — where she unlocks the formulas and patterns behind human behavior for hundreds of thousands of students in over 200 countries. She is the national bestselling author of Captivate: The Science of Succeeding With People, available in 14 languages around the world.
We want to hear from you! Tell us your burning tidying questions or share stories about how KonMari has impacted your life. Find us at ww...
2019-05-2830 minSpark JoyEp 85 | KonMari Approved Storage SolutionsCo-hosts Kristyn and Karin share KonMari inspired storage solutions and tools you can use to uplevel your space and honor the things you love.
We chat about how to store and organize after you’ve completed your KonMari Tidying Journey one signature clutter category at a time.
We want to hear from you! Tell us your burning tidying questions or share stories about how KonMari has impacted your life. Find us at www.sparkjoypodcast.com and click “Ask Spark Joy” to leave a question or comment for a chance to be featured on next week’s show.
2019-05-2154 minSpark JoyEp 84 | Joyful Living with The Design TwinsDesign Twins Heather and Heidi of Joyful Living join us to discuss their TV Show and book filled with interior design tips that spark joy.
As long as they can remember, Heather and Heidi have always had a passion for interior design mixed with a passion of writing. They love to combine these two things to tell the stories of their clients through design.
We want to hear from you! Tell us your burning tidying questions or share stories about how KonMari has impacted your life. Find us at www.sparkjoypodcast.com and click “Ask Sp...
2019-05-1436 minSpark JoyEp 83 | Buying or Selling a Home of Joy with Kim HowardKim Howard of Howard Homes Chicago helps us turn our attention from the possessions within our homes to the special relationship we have with homes we buy and sell.
Our guest Kim Howard is a top-producing Chicago real estate agent with Howard Homes Chicago – Keller Williams, that she co-founded with her husband Joe. They focus on both the city of Chicago and select suburbs, and have implemented a mindset of gratitude in their daily practice that helps them spark joy in both their personal and professional lives.
We want to hear from you! Tell us yo...
2019-05-0732 minSpark JoyEp 81 | Intuition-based Decision Making + Guided Visualization Exercise with Caitlin V. NealCaitlin V. Neal, sex and relationship coach, helps us tap into the power of intuition when making minor and major decisions about our home and our life.
Our guest, Caitlin V. Neal, is a sex and relationship coach who helps men and women have the best sex of their lives. She’s based in Chicago, and works with clients all over the world on experiencing greater pleasure, knowing exactly what they want, and feeling confident in their relationships. She helps us understand how we can leverage our intuition when visualizing our tidying event and making decisions about wh...
2019-04-2346 minSpark JoyEp 80 | Tidy your Mind and Cultivate your Passion with Brad StulbergBrad Stulberg, author of The Passion Paradox, turns our attention to how we can KonMari our mind and our calendars to improve our performance and more intentionally explore our interests.
Our guest today is Brad Stulberg. Brad researches, writes, and speaks on health and human performance. He is an award winning author of the new book The Passion Paradox and the bestselling book Peak Performance. Brad caught our attention when he wrote an article for Outside entitled Use the KonMari Method to Tidy Your Mind.
We want to hear from you! Tell us your burning...
2019-04-1638 min
Spark JoyEp 79 | Live from New York, it's Spark Joy!Spark Joy co-hosts cover the 2019 KonMari Consultant Meetup as Marie Kondo and her team greets hundreds of certified KonMari Consultants and trainees gathering for a joyful weekend in New York City.
Exclusively for Spark Joy listeners, we are sharing special, joyful moments we captured on consultant meetup day when certified Consultants and trainees gathered in NYC from all over the world.
Marie Kondo did made multiple appearances throughout the weekend. She shared some statistics about the impact certified consultants have had on the world. We’ve officially logged over 12,000 tidying sessions, impacting 4200 clients across 30 countries....
2019-04-0929 minSpark JoyEp 78 | KonMari Your Move Part 2 with Scott MarschallScott Marschall of Morgan Manhattan Moving shares tips and strategies for making your move less stressful. Listen as we combine his years of experience in the moving industry with KonMari principles.
Scott first began at Morgan Manhattan over his high school summers as a moving helper where he fell in love with the industry and its clients.
Following a career in the corporate world, he currently works in operations giving him the opportunity to work closely with all aspects of the company along the 5th generation of the Morgan family.
He says his...
2019-04-0227 minSpark JoyEp 77 | KonMari Your Move Part I with Becky MayBecky May, fellow KonMari Consultant, helps us explore the best ways to make your next moving experience spark joy.
In this episode, we explore the very necessary task that everyone loves to hate - Moving. We invited certified KonMari Consultant Becky May to help you make your next move organized and stress free.
Becky is based in San Francisco, where she runs her business, Tidy With Becky. She loves helping people tidy the clutter that weighs on their homes and minds, so they can live lightly.
We want to hear from you! Tell...
2019-03-2628 minSpark JoyEp 76 | KonMari Quick Tips: Tidying with KidsKonMari Quick Tips! Every few weeks, we dedicate an episode to quick tips around a particular topic requested by a Spark Joy listener.
This week KonMari Quick Tips episode is dedicated to tidying with kids! KonMari’ing with kids presents its own special opportunities and challenges, but it can be done and can even be fun!
So now, we want to hear from you. Tell us your burning tidying questions or share stories about how KonMari has impacted your life.
Head over to Apple podcasts to subscribe and review the show, which helps us...
2019-03-1914 minSpark JoyEp 74 | Happiness, Joy, and Order with Gretchen RubinBestselling author Gretchen Rubin debuts her latest book, "Outer Order, Inner Calm," as we explore the intersection of happiness, joy and order.
Gretchen Rubin is one of the most influential writers on habits, happiness, and human nature. She’s the author of many books, including the New York Times bestsellers "Better Than Before" and "The Happiness Project" and she’s debuting her newest book, "Outer Order, Inner Calm" today!
We want to hear from you! Tell us your burning tidying questions or share stories about how KonMari has impacted your life. Find us at www.spar...
2019-03-0547 minSpark JoyEp 72 | Solo Traveling with Gemma ThompsonTaking to the road alone is a brave decision. We're exploring solo traveling with award-winning writer, podcaster, and solo female travel specialist Gemma Thompson.
Today's guest is Gemma Thompson. Gemma is an award-winning writer, podcaster and specialist in solo female travel. In 2014, she published the popular anthology ‘A Girl's Guide to Travelling Alone’, and has also recently launched a podcast of the same name.
We want to hear from you! Tell us your burning tidying questions or share stories about how KonMari has impacted your life. Find us at www.sparkjoypodcast.com and click “Ask Spark...
2019-02-1921 minSpark JoyEp 71 | Feng Shui with Master Feng Shui Expert Laura CerranoFeng Shui Master, Laura Cerrano shares her expertise in bringing your KonMari tidying in alignment with the principles of Feng Shui.
Today’s guest is Feng Shui Master Laura Cerrano. Laura shares her expertise in bringing your KonMari tidying in alignment with the principles of Feng Shui. Laura received her Feng Shui certification through the Proven Feng Shui School in NY under the guidance of her mother and mentor certified Feng Shui Master, Carole Provenzale.
We want to hear from you! Tell us your burning tidying questions or share stories about how KonMari has impacted yo...
2019-02-1236 minSpark JoyEp 70 | The Spark Joy ClubSpark Joy podcast co-hosts release a very special tool for listeners to extend their tidying experience!
It’s been a very exciting time for the Spark Joy podcast! Our audience has grown so much since the beginning of the year and the release of Netflix’s “Tidying Up with Marie Kondo.”
As KonMari Consultants, we’ve received so much positive support and feedback from clients, colleagues, family and friends as well as you, our listeners. In today’s episode, we have a very special announcement.
In this episode, you’ll enjoy:
-What’s Sp...
2019-02-0514 minSpark JoyEp 69 | KonMari + Fitness with Ashley BarberAshley Barber, Houston's first KonMari Consultant, shares tips on how to align your KonMari tidying event and lifestyle with your fitness aspirations.
Our guest today is Ashley Barber, founder of Simply Maven. She’s Houston’s first certified KonMari Consultant. With over a decade’s worth of experience in group fitness, Ashley blends her health and wellness knowledge with the KonMari Method to teach her clients the best ways to declutter their possessions, organize their homes, and create their best lives.
In this episode, you’ll enjoy:
Ashley's path to KonMari and the laun...
2019-01-2935 minSpark JoyEp 67 | Review of Netflix's "Tidying Up with Marie Kondo"[SPOILERS INCLUDED] We review the premiere of Netflix's original series "Tidying Up with Marie Kondo," covering episodes that sparked joy and sharing thoughts on the show from the KonMari Consultant perspective.
“Tidying Up with Marie Kondo” officially premiered on Netflix New Year’s day. Millions are watching around the world. Tidying Up is taking over Netflix at the top of year and many are getting acquainted with KonMari and falling in love with Marie Kondo. We are very pleased with show and with the response!
Joy Checks:
Karin's sleep tracker! Here are the apps s...
2019-01-1547 minSpark JoyEp 66 | The Art of Manifesting and the Harmony Within with Laura KesslerMaster life coach Laura Kessler helps us manifest our intention and step into our power in the new year through realistic, holistic goal setting, themes, and personal manifestos.
Our guest, Laura Kessler is a Communications Expert and Master Coach who helps her clients find their voices literally and figuratively in life, so they can manifest their greatest potential. She’s also a certified Executive Life Coach, which makes her a Triple Threat Master Coach for Life Skills, Career Image and Personal Creative Expression.
Laura applies many of the KonMari principles to life coaching, and has a...
2019-01-0832 minSpark JoyEncore! Ep 37 | The True Cost of ClutterSpark Joy co-hosts and KonMari Consultants, Karin and Kristyn, talk about 17 obvious and hidden costs associated with living with clutter that is slowly stealing your joy.
In this episode, we attempt to uncover and put a price tag on the hidden costs associated with delaying your KonMari tidying event. Like many common lifestyle challenges (losing weight, getting out of debt, finding a new job) the longer you wait to get started, the more the issue compounds and slowly steals your joy. So it’s time to get real and talk about the physical and emotional costs associated wi...
2018-12-1845 minSpark JoyEncore! Ep 25 | KonMari Myths and MisstepsCome along with your hosts, Kristyn Ivey and Karin Socci as we explore some of the most common KonMari myths and missteps in today’s Spark Joy Podcast episode.
As the KonMari philosophy has become more and more mainstream, blog posts, magazine articles and videos have come out viewing KonMari through a critical and challenging lens.
These perspectives are sometimes based on misunderstandings or misreadings of Konmari concepts and sometimes these misinterpretations occur as missteps while practicing KonMari.
In this episode, we will discuss our thoughts on these myths and provide some practical ti...
2018-12-0456 minSpark JoyEp 62 | Leaving the Past Behind Toward a Goal Focused KonMari Future with Marina WakilMarina Wakil hired Karin to help her execute an intense tidying event for her studio apartment in NYC to make room for her to pursue her passion for culinary studies and journalism.
Our guest, Marina Wakil, is a college student at NYU and a recent culinary school graduate. She lives in NYC, by way of Venezuela and Miami, in a modern apartment on the Upper West Side. She’s 20 years old and she’s an aspiring food journalist or maybe a food policy writer. While on vacation last summer, she made a decision to reorganize her entire apar...
2018-11-0625 minSpark JoyEp 60 | Joyful Interior Design with Laurel Bern InteriorsLaurel Bern, award winning New York Interior Designer and blogger, shares important and joyful considerations when decorating your home.
After 21 years as the principal designer in her firm Laurel Bern Interiors, she has turned her focus to blogging as a full-time occupation. Her award winning blog, Laurel Home has drawn a large following due to her candid style of writing, useful information and warm community of readers.
In addition to designing and blogging, Laurel has authored four helpful online interior design guides, for professionals and design enthusiasts alike.
We want to hear from...
2018-10-2318 minSpark JoyEp 56 | How 60 Hours of Tidying Lessons Changed One Single Mom's Life ForeverSingle mom Beth Walker walks through her 60 hour KonMari tidying experience while discussing significant changes in her life and the benefits of working with a KonMari Consultant along the way.
Today's guest, Beth Walker, is a single mother of three boys and a recent "empty nester." She currently works full time as a Technology Consultant, a career she began out of college, took a break from to raise her boys, and has since gone back to. Beth believes in hobbies and passions outside of her job, the most recent being a keyboard player and vocalist in local...
2018-09-2537 minSpark JoyEp 53 | Spark Joy GIVEAWAY + Anniversary ShowWin a signed copy of Marie Kondo's tidying sequel "Spark Joy: An Illustrated Master Class on the Art of Organizing and Tidying Up" as we celebrate the one year anniversary of Spark Joy podcast! Giveaway runs September 4 - November 13, 2018.
We’re so happy to celebrate the one year anniversary of Spark Joy! To thank our faithful listeners, we're also launching a special giveaway that will run through November 13, 2018.
We want to hear from you! Tell us your burning tidying questions or share stories about how KonMari has impacted your life. Find us at www.sparkjoypodcast.co...
2018-09-0408 minSpark JoyEp 49 | Why Hire a KonMari Consultant?Spark Joy co-hosts and KonMari Consultants, Karin and Kristyn take a deep dive into the value of hiring a KonMari Consultant to help you get organized for good, save time and money, and avoid general headaches that can come with trying to figure this tidying thing out on your own.
The KonMari Method is a practice that you can definitely apply to your home independently without the help of others. For those of you who were able to KonMari their space on their own based on the techniques that Marie Kondo outlines in The Life-changing Magic of...
2018-08-0751 minSpark JoyEp 48 | Living Life in the Front Seat with Jessica ButtsToday’s guest, Jessica Butts, is CEO and Founder of Front Seat Life where she helps people be unapologetically who they are in their life, love and business.
Jessica is a retired psychotherapist, life and business coach, author of two popular books and international speaker and trainer.
She shares her Front Seat Life methodology all around the country in her super sassy and entertaining manner.
We want to hear from you! Tell us your burning tidying questions or share stories about how KonMari has impacted your life. Find us at www.sparkjoypodcast.com an...
2018-07-3146 minSpark JoyEp 47 | Nailing DIY with The NestrsSarah Karakaian is all about maximizing the design and function of spaces, especially small ones!
For Sarah, it all started on the road as a world-traveling performer in hit Broadway musicals, where the only constant was her thoughtfully compartmentalized suitcase.
In 2014, Sarah teamed-up with handy hubby, Nick, to create beautiful spaces full-time at Nestrs a professional organizing, design, and handyman company.
Sarah and her husband are Airbnb Superhosts and their work has been featured on the HGTV television series, Beach Flip.
We want to hear from you! Tell us your burning...
2018-07-2428 minSpark JoyEp 46 | A RV Life of Joy with Brenda MasseiKonMari Consultant Brenda Massei, joins us to discuss what it's like living in an Airstream RV and how her family of four sparks joy in a tiny space.
Have you ever considered what it would be like to travel the country in an Airstream, living an RV life of joy?
Today’s guest is Brenda Massei. Brenda is a fellow certified KonMari Consultant who has been blogging since 2010 about her family’s Airstream living adventures across Illinois, Tennessee and, Wisconsin. She currently lives in Southeast Wisconsin surrounded by cornfields and soybeans and launched her KonMari busi...
2018-07-1719 minSpark JoyEp 41 | How to Maintain a Tidy Home Post-KonMariSpark Joy co-hosts and KonMari Consultants, Karin and Kristyn, answer common questions related to maintaining a tidy home and lifestyle.
In this episode we'll explore the maintenance aspect of the tidying process and reassure you that permanently tidy home is not only a possibility, but certainly attainable with some hard work upfront.
Note: We recommend you listen to this episode if you're at the tail end or end of your KonMari tidying journey. We're providing these recommendations with the assumption that you’ve completed tidying across all categories. This is when the magic of maintaining th...
2018-06-1224 minSpark JoyEp 37 | The True Cost of ClutterSpark Joy co-hosts and KonMari Consultants, Karin and Kristyn, talk about 17 obvious and hidden costs associated with living with clutter that is slowly stealing your joy.
In this episode, we attempt to uncover and put a price tag on the hidden costs associated with delaying your KonMari tidying event. Like many common lifestyle challenges (losing weight, getting out of debt, finding a new job) the longer you wait to get started, the more the issue compounds and slowly steals your joy. So it’s time to get real and talk about the physical and emotional costs associated wi...
2018-05-1544 minSpark JoyEp 36 | The Tao of Self Confidence with Sheena Yap ChanSelf confidence is one of those things that some people seem to be born with while others struggle and struggle, feeling confident some days and completely defeated the next. It can feel very elusive, but our guest today absolutely that believes self confidence can grow and flourish in all of us.
Our guest, Sheena Yap Chan is a blogger, podcaster, consultant, author and speaker whose sole purpose, drive and passion is to help build women’s self confidence from the ground up.
She currently inspires women everyday through her podcast called The Tao of Self Co...
2018-05-0835 minSpark JoyEp 34 | Incremental Minimalism with Stephanie SeferianLiving a responsibly sustainable life while raising a young family is definitely a challenge. Join us this week as we learn about one mom’s journey to a joyful, minimalist home.
Our guest this week is Stephanie Seferian of Mama Minimalist.
Stephanie lives just outside of Boston with her husband and two daughters.
She podcasts and blogs weekly about how the themes of minimalism, sustainability, decluttering, low-waste living and parenting intersect.
Her podcast, The Sustainable Minimalist, features eco-friendly tips and incremental strategies for cutting through clutter as a means to more fully en...
2018-04-2433 minSpark JoyEp 33 | How to Become a KonMari ConsultantKarin and Kristyn share their insights on the KonMari consultant certification process. Listen as they discuss how and why they became consultants and whether the KonMari consultant life is right for you.
In this episode, we discuss how we discovered KonMari, how we became KonMari Consultants and what it’s like to have a KonMari consulting business.
Now, we want to hear from you. Tell us your burning tidying questions or share stories about how KonMari has impacted your life. Find us at www.sparkjoypodcast.com and click “Ask Spark Joy” to leave a question or com...
2018-04-1759 minSpark JoyEp 31 | Shopaholic No More with Dr. April BensonDr. Benson, a leading expert in compulsive buying disorder, joins us to discuss the connection between clutter, consumption, and addictive shopping behaviors.
No matter how intentional you are with your spark joy decision making, excessive shopping can severely compromise your ability to either finish your KonMari tidying event or maintain a tidy home and lifestyle long term. Therefore, it is important to address any compulsive or addictive behaviors that you may have uncovered around shopping and consumerism.
Our guest, Dr. Benson, is a nationally known psychologist specializing in the study and treatment of compulsive buying...
2018-04-0336 minSpark JoyEp 29 | Tidy vs. CleanKarin and Kristyn explore the relationship between tidying and cleaning - two activities that help you restore your home to a place of honor and joy.
In this episode, we usher in spring by discussing the rituals of cleaning and tidying. We also explore the similarities and differences between these two common domestic activities and how they complement each other and your KonMari lifestyle.
Now, we want to hear from you. Tell us your burning tidying questions or share stories about how KonMari has impacted your life. Find us at www.sparkjoypodcast.com and click “As...
2018-03-2028 minSpark JoyEp 28 | Health and Wellness: Self-Care and Chinese Medicine with Brodie WelchLiving your KonMari lifestyle includes a focus on health, wellness and self-care. Our guest today is Eastern medicine practitioner, Brodie Welch.
Brodie Welch is a Licensed Acupuncturist, board-certified herbalist, Chinese Medicine expert, holistic health coach, and self-care strategist.
She’s the founder of Life in Balance Acupuncture in Corvallis, Oregon, where she has been treating patients since 2003.
Brodie has helped thousands of clients with a regular body/mind practice and leads self-care boot camp programs helping women put the principles of self-care into practice.
She’s also the creator and host of A...
2018-03-1337 minSpark JoyEp 27 | Meet KonMari Translator Yuno ImaiYuno Imai shares what it's like to translate for Marie Kondo and what inspired her to write a children's book based on her joyful life experiences.
Our guest, Yuno Imai, is a Japanese food and travel writer and copy editor based in LA. In addition to being one of the original translators for Marie Kondo and her team, she’s now living a life of joy and focusing on publishing a children’s book.
You can find out more about Yuno by visiting www.iknowyouknowyuno.com. Updates on the launch of her first children’s book w...
2018-03-0621 minSpark JoyEp 26 | If It Doesn't Challenge You, It Doesn't Change You with Sarah WilliamsJoin us as we speak with Sarah Williams of Tough Girl Challenges about her journey, her work and get her take on how to move toward being the person you want to be.
Sarah is the founder of Tough Girl Challenges, which is an amazing platform for women who are taking on physical challenges and overcoming obstacles.
Sarah started her professional life in finance but found it lacking and wanted to do something more in line with her interest in the sporting life and Tough Girl Challenges was born.
As she built up...
2018-02-2739 minSpark JoyEp 25 | KonMari Myths and MisstepsCome along with your hosts, Kristyn Ivey and Karin Socci as we explore some of the most common KonMari myths and missteps in today’s Spark Joy Podcast episode.
As the KonMari philosophy has become more and more mainstream, blog posts, magazine articles and videos have come out viewing KonMari through a critical and challenging lens.
These perspectives are sometimes based on misunderstandings or misreadings of Konmari concepts and sometimes these misinterpretations occur as missteps while practicing KonMari.
In this episode, we will discuss our thoughts on these myths and provide some practical ti...
2018-02-2055 minSpark JoyEp 24 | Possessed: The Artist Who Painted Joy with Jaye SchlesingerArtist Jaye Schlesinger paints the 380 objects that remained after committing to decluttering her home and life for her exhibit "Possessed."
Our guest, Jaye Schlesinger, is an award winning artist from Ann Arbor, Michigan, who specializes in oil paintings of common objects and abstracts. Her recent solo exhibit “Possessed” caught our attention. It includes 380 individual paintings of all of her possessions inspired by minimalism and simplified living. It sparks joy for Jaye to explore the metaphorical possibilities of painting the mundane.
Jaye gave us a peek into the lifestyle change that inspired her creative process and stor...
2018-02-1322 minSpark JoyEp 23 | FamilyPrenuer! Raising Business Savvy Kids with Meg BrunsonMeg Brunson, multi-passionate mama and former Facebook employee shares tips on how to provide a better life for her family through entrepreneurship.
Our guest today is Meg Brunson.
Meg is a multi-passionate mama living in Phoenix, AZ with her husband and 4 young daughters. She is a serial entrepreneur and a former Facebook employee, striving to provide a better life for her family through entrepreneurship.
She is the founder of EIEIO Marketing, the host of the FamilyPreneur Podcast, and recently helped her 10 year old launch her first business.
In this episode...
2018-02-0633 minSpark JoyEp 22 | Inspire Someone Daily: Broken Little Pieces with Kizmat TentionKizmat Tention, super mom by day, super wife by night, helps us take off our masks to find our authentic self.
Super mom by day, super wife by night, and invisible all of the time.
This is what happens when you retire the Superhero cape, remove the masks, and begin the journey of, "Who am I? How did I get here? And how long will it take to pick up all of the broken little pieces of my life?"
Our guest today is Kizmat Tention.
Kizmat is a life coach and...
2018-01-3034 minSpark JoyEp 21 | Book Review: The Gentle Art of Swedish Death CleaningKarin and Kristyn explore the Swedish art of death cleaning and how it integrates with the KonMari lifestyle.
In this episode, we review The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning by Margareta Magnusson. Instead of “does it spark joy,” we explore the question “will anyone I know be happier if I save this?” We review what parts of Death Cleaning sparked joy and what left us wanting more, as we compare this tool to the KonMari Method. We also apply both death cleaning and KonMari to answer a listener's question about managing clothing and papers.
Now, we...
2018-01-2338 minSpark JoyEncore! Ep 1 | KonMari 101Spark Joy co-hosts and KonMari Consultants, Karin and Kristyn, talk KonMari basics.
In this episode, Spark Joy co-hosts take a look at KonMari basics and share their experiences as KonMari Consultants.
The history of the KonMari Method along with basic concepts of KonMari organization are covered.
Marie Kondo developed this organization methodology based on her experience as a professional organizer in Japan. She found that tidying could be completed thoroughly and that relapse could be avoided by following a particular order and focusing on whether an item sparks joy.
Spark Joy...
2017-12-2649 minSpark JoyEp 15 | Men KonMari Too with Doug MarshallDoug Marshall hesitated to start tidying his closet, but immediately noticed profound changes taking place in his life as he moved through his KonMari tidying event.
Our guest, Doug Marshall, is an entertainment and lifestyle writer, on-camera host, and social media content strategist. He recently had an article published in Minneapolis St. Paul Magazine on how to KonMari your closet and participated in a follow-on TV segment with Fox9 in the Twin Cities.
Doug is a Spark Joy fan who KonMari’d his closet over 10 days in preparation for a big move from New York to...
2017-12-0537 minSpark JoyEp 14 | From Chaos to Calm with Christine O'BrienChristine O'Brien's mission is to help mom's create calm and joyful lives.
A Certified Simplicity Parenting Coach and KonMari enthusiast with over a decade of experience, Christine coaches women to create home environments that support harmony and connection.
Christine coaches from the heart, using joy as a guide and her clients find so much peace in having less, doing less, and editing their lives and their homes with intention.
In this episode, Christine will share her unique approach in helping moms find their own path in creating an intention-filled life. Christine transformed her...
2017-11-2826 minSpark JoyEp 9 | Tidying by Location is a Fatal MistakeKarin and Kristyn discuss how organizing by category can help you keep your home organized and prevent a return to clutter.
In this episode, we begin by sharing what is sparking joy for us today. We discuss the work of Mel Robbins, of The Five Second Rule fame, along with some aspirational travel goals!
We take a look Marie Kondo’s famous quote, “Tidying by location is a fatal mistake.” What it means and how it guides the practice of KonMari. We talk about the concept in practical terms, with some real life experiences sprinkled throug...
2017-10-2422 minSpark JoyEp 8 | Make Bold Moves with The Traveling Organizer Holly SoutherlandHolly Southerland, traveling professional organizer talks taking risks and making bold moves.
Our guest, Holly Southerland is a professional organizer who has been traveling nationwide since 2008 helping families and entrepreneurs get unstuck and find peace in their homes. Her team, Waco Home Organizers, based in Waco Texas, helps individuals and businesses with decluttering and creating organizational systems that fit their personal style. She is passionate about helping people move forward by cutting out the clutter that stands in the way. In this episode, Holly discusses the life of a travelling organizer, what it’s like to pursue an...
2017-10-1742 minSpark JoyEp 5 | How to Visualize Your Ideal Lifestyle and Living EnvironmentYour Vision: defining your ideal lifestyle and living environment, KonMari style.
In this episode, Spark Joy explores how you can clarify your vision of the kind of life you want to lead and why it’s important step, but often overlooked, in the KonMari journey.
We discuss the why and how of identifying the vision of your ideal life and how it can help you complete the KonMari process to greater success. Your life vision will help you clarify why you want to tidy and how your life will look once the tidying is completed....
2017-09-2630 minSpark JoyEp 4 | Find Your Inner Voice with Kelly CovertKelly Covert, inner voice coach, helps us lay down lifelong habits to help us break free from the past.
Our guest this week is inner voice coach, Kelly Covert. She is the host of the popular podcast, "In Her Voice", which explores ways in which women can begin to love themselves fully every single day.
Kelly Covert has a passion for helping women lay down their lifelong habits of perfectionism and chronic overachieving, so they can listen to their inner voices and break free of the past.
Through her coaching, online programs, writing and...
2017-09-1930 minSpark JoyEp 1 | KonMari 101Spark Joy co-hosts and KonMari Consultants, Karin and Kristyn, talk KonMari basics.
In this episode, Spark Joy co-hosts take a look at KonMari basics and share their experiences as KonMari Consultants. The history of the KonMari Method along with basic concepts of KonMari organization are covered. Marie Kondo developed this organization methodology based on her experience as a professional organizer in Japan. She found that tidying could be completed thoroughly and that relapse could be avoided by following a particular order and focusing on whether an item sparks joy.
Spark Joy wants to hear from...
2017-08-3149 minSpark JoyEp 0 | Who Are We and What is KonMari?Welcome to Spark Joy! The podcast dedicated to the KonMari Method and the transformative power of surrounding yourself with joy, and letting go of all the rest.
In this inaugural episode, co-hosts and certified KonMari consultants Kristyn Ivey of For the Love of Tidy (www.fortheloveoftidy.com) and Karin Socci of The Serene Home (www.theserenehome.com) introduce themselves and the Spark Joy podcast to the world! Kristyn is based in Chicago, Illinois and Karin serves New York City.
Spark Joy wants to hear from you! Tell us your burning tidying questions or share stories...
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