Spark Joy
178 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 327 ratingsWelcome to Spark Joy, co-hosted by certified KonMari Consultants Kristyn Ivey and Karin Socci. Spark Joy is the podcast dedicated to celebrating the KonMari Method and the transformative power of surrounding yourself with joy; and letting go of the all the rest.
Made popular by Marie Kondo, author of the bestselling book The Life-changing Magic of Tidying Up, the KonMari Method is a revolutionary professional organizing technique and way of life. Join us as we explore the world of KonMari and how the method impacts your home, health, wealth, family and well being.
Spark Joy engages thought leaders and innovators in the KonMari universe. We share our experiences as KonMari Consultants, working with clients from all walks of life: families, empty nesting folks downsizing, young people setting up their first homes, and others. Look forward to practical tidy tips that will help you execute your own KonMari journey with ease and joy.
Spark Joy wants 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, email us at [email protected] to leave a question or comment for a chance to be featured on next week’s show. Join us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter via @sparkjoypodcast.Thanks for tuning in, and we hope your day sparks joy!
NOTE: Spark Joy the podcast is not endorsed by or affiliated with KonMari Media, Inc. The opinions expressed on the show's episodes represent the views of the co-hosts and guests alone, and do not represent the corporate position of KonMari Media, Inc or the KonMari consultant community.
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Episodes
Encore! Ep 136 | Love in the Time of Corona - Conscious Dating with Angela N. Holton
December 29, 2020 05:00 - 35 minutes - 26.3 MBRelationship 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 r...
Encore! Ep 131 | Getting Things Done with David Allen
December 22, 2020 05:00 - 37 minutes - 28.5 MBDavid Allen, master personal productivity specialist, joins us to explore the intersection between his famous Getting Things Done Method and KonMari. “Your mind is for having ideas, not holding them. We should be looking toward a world of no problems, only projects.” After decades of in-the-field research and practice of his productivity methods, David wrote the international best-seller Getting Things Done (https://www.amazon.com/Getting-Things-Done-Stress-Free-Productivity-ebook/dp/B00KWG9...
Encore! Ep 127 | Taking a Look at Why It's All Too Much with Peter Walsh
December 15, 2020 05:00 - 47 minutes - 31.6 MBVeteran professional organizer and TV host Peter Walsh joins us to uncover the deeper meaning behind our clutter and share tips to help you create comfort and joy at home during these challenging times. Peter starred in the popular organization and design series Clean Sweep with Peter Walsh (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLi5v4zheIl9qNHftk5NnD5FyQZVws866E) on Discovery’s TLC Network. The series produced over 120 episodes and has run almost continuously since 2003. He is the author o...
Encore! Ep 119 | Minimalist Shopping Habits That Spark Joy with Sarit Sela
December 08, 2020 05:00 - 29 minutes - 20.9 MBSarit 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 c...
Ep 161 | Best of 2020: Joyful Show Highlights + Giveaway WINNERS
December 04, 2020 06:00 - 25 minutes - 18.4 MBWelcome to the 2020 Spark Joy highlights show! Make sure you listen all the way through because we share an important announcement towards the end. This year was a wild one and really unlike no other, so we look forward to highlighting some positive moments of joy for the show and announce and celebrate our giveaway winners. Our show wouldn’t be possible without each and every one of you…. our listeners...many whom have been with us from day one. YOU spark the most joy! We are so grateful f...
Ep 160 | Organizing Your Legacy and End of Life Plan with Karen Purze
November 24, 2020 05:00 - 34 minutes - 23.8 MBKaren Purze of Life in Motion Guide joins us to discuss a sensitive, but very relevant aspect of home organization - managing your legacy including vital information and end of life planning. Our guest helps families make end of life plans and decisions so they can focus on what truly matters in the end - people not paperwork. She is creator of lifeinmotionguide.com. When Karen’s parents both got sick suddenly and simultaneously, she helped them make difficult choices about health, housing, ...
Ep 159 | Black Girl, Lost…Keys! Thriving with ADHD with René Brooks
November 17, 2020 13:00 - 27 minutes - 19.5 MBRené Brooks joins us to discuss organizing her home while managing a late in life diagnosis of ADHD. René is living and thriving with the diagnosis and empowering others to do the same. She has taken a late in life diagnosis and used it to uplift others. René is the founder of Black Girl, Lost Keys, a blog that empowers black women with ADHD, helping them to live well with the disorder. We want to hear from you! Tell us your burning tidying questions or share stories about how KonMari has im...
Ep 158 | Practical Meditation at Home + Guided Mindfulness Exercise with Rachel Kanarowski
November 10, 2020 07:30 - 53 minutes - 36.9 MBRachel Kanarowski, certified Meditation Coach, shares simple science-based meditation tips to enhance your focus, increase your emotional intelligence, and release stress. Be still. Focus on your breath. Reflect. Today we explore meditation. A practice with deep cultural history and widespread contemporary relevance. A great complement to your KonMari practice and lifestyle. Today’s guest is Rachel Kanarowski. Rachel is a certified meditation coach based in Chicago who ditched her blazers aft...
Ep 157 | KonMari Quick Tips: Your Burning Tidying Questions
November 03, 2020 13:00 - 16 minutes - 11.8 MBWe asked the members of the The Spark Joy Club to send us their burning tidying questions and respond they did! The Spark Joy Club is home to over 200 tidiers in the process of organizing their own home and finding joy in all aspects of their lives. They are our own tidying laboratory and we all find solutions to so many issues we all share along the way. 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 Ap...
Ep 156 | Virtual Home Organizing with KonMari Mom Kelly
October 27, 2020 05:30 - 33 minutes - 22.4 MBClient Kelly shares how working with For the Love of Tidy for 12 hours total 100% virtually (through screens) helped her achieve an organized warm minimalist home. 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. While you’re there, sign-up to join our Spark Joy podcast community...
Ep 155 | Emergency Preparedness at Home with Cari Butler
October 20, 2020 05:30 - 31 minutes - 21.7 MBWe can’t predict, but we CAN prepare. We’ve invited Emergency Preparedness Expert Cari Butler to the show to you KonMari your emergency needs to protect you, your home, and those you care most about. Cari is the owner of Emergency Cafe, L.A.'s Premier Emergency Preparedness Concierge Service. She has over 15 years of experience educating and empowering her clients to be prepared and provides personalized consultation services for individuals, families and businesses. We want to hear from yo...
Ep 154 | Why It's So Hard to Let Go of Stuff
October 13, 2020 08:45 - 33 minutes - 23.6 MBWe share four reasons why it’s hard to let go and tips to help you release your possessions that are not serving you anymore with confidence and gratitude. 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. While you’re there, sign-up to join our Spark Joy podcast community and get ...
Ep 153 | Even More Fantastic Failures! The Benefit of Getting It Wrong with Luke Reynolds
October 06, 2020 06:15 - 31 minutes - 21.6 MBLuke Reynolds, author of Even More Fantastic Failures!, shares stories of successful people whose past challenges positively impacted their path to success. Luke is a passionate believer in the power of stories to transform lives—especially stories that help us understand that we all fail and flounder sometimes. Luke has been a public-school English teacher at both the secondary and middle school levels, and he currently is an assistant professor of Education at Endicott College. He complete...
Ep 152 | Member Spotlight: Using KonMari Tools with Jennyfer Vargas-Fernandez
September 29, 2020 06:15 - 32 minutes - 22.9 MBSpark Joy Club member Jennyfer Vargas-Fernandez joins us from Texas to share her KonMari journey. We’re shining the light on all of the tidying progress our Club members have made while listening to Spark Joy Podcast and leaning on the community. Jennyfer Vargas-Fernandez has been a member of The Spark Joy Club since January 2020 and has worked with a KonMari Consultant in Houston, Texas. Her goal in joining The Club was to finish her KonMari tidying journey, once and for all. Jennyfer is ...
Ep 151 | Minimalism and Mental Health with Ivanka Siolkowsky
September 22, 2020 04:45 - 34 minutes - 23.8 MBKonMari Consultant Ivanka Siolkowsky shares how her love of minimalism and environmentalism intersects with KonMari and her mental health advocacy. Our guest today is Ivanka Siolkowsky. Ivanka is a former Elementary School Teacher whose life was transformed when she began learning the many benefits of minimalism and organization! Although she was always considered a tidy individual, after decluttering, and applying minimalism to her surroundings, it was as if the pieces of her life puzzle all...
Ep 150 | From KonMari Client to KonMari Consultant: Tidying with Your Family with Kadra Pixton
September 15, 2020 09:15 - 26 minutes - 17.1 MBKonMari Consultant Kadra Pixton joins us to share how she tidied her family of seven with the help of another consultant, which inspired her to become one herself. Kadra loves helping overwhelmed families transform their homes into peaceful spaces that facilitate connection. She is a Certified KonMari Consultant as well as Mama to 5 young daughters ages 3-10. She is a writer, an artist, and she loves exploring nature near her home in the Pacific Northwest. We want to hear from you! Tell us y...
Ep 149 | Green Home Living for Our Health, Wealth, and Soul with Melissa Rappaport Schifman
September 07, 2020 04:15 - 34 minutes - 24.4 MBMelissa 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...
Ep 148 | The 3rd Annual Spark Joy Podcast Anniversary Give-A-Way!
September 01, 2020 05:00 - 11 minutes - 7.81 MB*Spark Joy podcast is THREE years old! * In celebration of our anniversary enter to win one of three prize bundles of three great gifts each to mark this major milestone. Win one of three bundles consisting of Spark Joy: An Illustrated Master Class on the Art of Organizing and Tidying Up, signed by Marie Kondo, a fifty dollar gift certificate to the KonMari Shop (https://shop.konmari.com) to select your own Joy Sparking gift, AND a two-hour Virtual Tidying Session from For the Love of Tidy. ...
Ep 147 | Finding Wellness with Scout Sobel
August 25, 2020 04:00 - 29 minutes - 21.7 MBScout 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 fun...
Ep 146 | Tara's KonMari Self Discovery
August 18, 2020 15:00 - 20 minutes - 15.1 MBTara 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...
Ep 145 | Home, Space and Reason with Kristina Browning
August 11, 2020 04:00 - 27 minutes - 19.7 MBKristina 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.sparkjoypodcas...
Ep 144 | Essentialism with Greg McKeown
August 04, 2020 04:15 - 47 minutes - 32.6 MBGreg 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 achie...
Ep 143 | Quarantine Friendly “Someday” Projects for Today!
July 28, 2020 04:00 - 27 minutes - 19.5 MBThis 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. While you’re there, sign-up to join our Spark Joy ...
Ep 142 | Member Spotlight: Jen's Tidying Journey
July 21, 2020 04:00 - 31 minutes - 21.2 MBSpark 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 ...
Ep 141 | Brother-Sister Tidying Duo with Sheila and Kevin Carroll
July 14, 2020 04:00 - 26 minutes - 19 MBBrother-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 ha...
Ep 140 | Your Color Guru with Jeannie Stith-Mawhinney
July 07, 2020 04:00 - 30 minutes - 21.5 MBJeannie 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...
Ep 139 | KonMari Quick Tips: Safe Summer Fun 2020
June 30, 2020 04:00 - 13 minutes - 9.9 MBToday’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 ...
Ep 138 | Downsizing 101 with Marni Jameson
June 23, 2020 04:00 - 35 minutes - 24.1 MBMarni Jameson, author and columnist, joins us to discuss the difficult, emotional journey of downsizing your home or your aging parents' home. Marni is a nationally syndicated columnist, author, journalist, TV guest, speaker and America’s most-loved home and lifestyle expert. Her weekly column “At Home with Marni Jameson” appears in papers nationwide reaching millions of readers. An award-winning journalist, Marni is also the author of five books, including Downsizing the Family Home and Dow...
Ep 137 | Meet 1/3 of the First KonMari Podcast in Spanish, guest Luīze Ratniece
June 16, 2020 04:00 - 25 minutes - 18.2 MBLuīze 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, certi...
Ep 136 | Love in the Time of Corona - Conscious Dating with Angela N. Holton
June 09, 2020 05:00 - 35 minutes - 24.5 MBRelationship 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 r...
Ep 135 | Checking In with The Spark Joy Club
June 02, 2020 04:00 - 11 minutes - 8.31 MBCelebrate 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 qu...
Ep 134 | Joy at Work: Organizing Your Professional Life with Co-Author Scott Sonenshein
May 26, 2020 04:00 - 30 minutes - 22.1 MBScott 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 (https://business.rice.edu/person/scott-sonenshein). 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 ...
Ep 133 | Build an Unapologetically Thrifted Sustainable Wardrobe with Kaitlin Stewart
May 19, 2020 04:15 - 36 minutes - 27.1 MBKaitlin 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 hea...
Ep 132 | Where does all the stuff go? with Secondhand author Adam Minter
May 12, 2020 04:45 - 42 minutes - 31.9 MBDownsizing. 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 ...
Ep 131 | Getting Things Done with David Allen
May 05, 2020 04:00 - 37 minutes - 28.2 MBDavid Allen, master personal productivity specialist, joins us to explore the intersection between his famous Getting Things Done Method and KonMari. “Your mind is for having ideas, not holding them. We should be looking toward a world of no problems, only projects.” After decades of in-the-field research and practice of his productivity methods, David wrote the international best-seller Getting Things Done (https://www.amazon.com/Getting-Things-Done-Stress-Free-Productivity-ebook/dp/B00KWG9...
Ep 130 | Love Your Work with David Kadavy
April 28, 2020 05:45 - 38 minutes - 26.9 MBDavid Kadavy, author and podcast host, joins us to explore ways we can design our work-life and productivity during quarantine and get the most out of our creative energy. David Kadavy is a writer who helps creatives get more out of their energy. He’s author of two books, The Heart to Start and Design for Hackers, and host of the Love Your Work podcast. His third book, Mind Management, Not Time Management debuts in the fall of 2020. We want to hear from you! Tell us your burning tidying ques...
Ep 129 | Calendar Clutter: How to Tidy Your Time with Laura Vanderkam
April 21, 2020 12:00 - 33 minutes - 24.9 MBLaura 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 podc...
Ep 128 | Book Review: Joy at Work, Organizing Your Professional Life by Marie Kondo and Scott Sonenshein
April 14, 2020 04:00 - 27 minutes - 20 MBIn today’s episode we review Marie Kondo and Scott Sonenshein’s new book, Joy at Work, Organizing Your Professional Life. (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07XPHNDGN/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_ZvoLEb4P7T3H6) In Joy at Work, Marie and Scott use the KonMari method to bring more efficiency, productivity and even joy to the work place. The book was released during probably one of the most monumental events in modern times, in the middle of a life altering pandemic, which has found most of us re-defining o...
Ep 127 | Taking a Look at Why It's All Too Much with Peter Walsh
April 07, 2020 10:15 - 47 minutes - 29.7 MBVeteran professional organizer and TV host Peter Walsh joins us to uncover the deeper meaning behind our clutter and share tips to help you create comfort and joy at home during these challenging times. Peter starred in the popular organization and design series Clean Sweep with Peter Walsh (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLi5v4zheIl9qNHftk5NnD5FyQZVws866E) on Discovery’s TLC Network. The series produced over 120 episodes and has run almost continuously since 2003. He is the author o...
Ep 126 | Freshly Organized with 2020 NAPO President and Professional Organizer Amy Tokos
March 31, 2020 12:15 - 25 minutes - 19.6 MBMeet 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. S...
Ep 125 | Spring Cleaning Joy with Marcela Barraza of MB Green Cleaning
March 24, 2020 04:00 - 27 minutes - 17.9 MBCleaning 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 experienc...
Ep 124 | KonMari and Staying Healthy at Home During the Coronavirus Pandemic
March 17, 2020 21:30 - 15 minutes - 11.1 MBPhysical and mental health safety considerations and our top 5 KonMari Tidying Tools to help you and your family declutter while social distancing and working from home. If you’re listening to us today it is highly likely you’re inside your home, working from home, social distancing or even self-quarantined. If tidying falls on your to-do list during this time, we designed this episode just for you. Today we’re going to review physical and mental health safety considerations and our top 5 Ko...
Ep 123 | KonMari Quick Tips: Social Media Joy
March 10, 2020 04:00 - 6 minutes - 4.62 MBToday’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...
Ep 122 | Shelly Sorts Through Decades of Treasures Over Two Weeks to Find Joy
March 03, 2020 05:45 - 33 minutes - 23.1 MBShelly 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 t...
Ep 121 | Member Spotlight: Monica's Tidying Journey
February 25, 2020 06:45 - 22 minutes - 16.7 MBSpark 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 ...
Ep 120 | Joyful Style for Every Body with Style Coach Joanna Lovering
February 18, 2020 05:00 - 30 minutes - 20.8 MBJoanna 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...
Ep 119 | Minimalist Shopping Habits That Spark Joy with Sarit Sela
February 11, 2020 05:00 - 28 minutes - 19.4 MBSarit 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 c...
Ep 118 | KonMari Quick Tips: Apps and Tools That Spark Joy
February 04, 2020 05:00 - 24 minutes - 17.7 MBToday’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 maintenan...
Ep 117 | The Art of Home Staging with Linda Leyble
January 28, 2020 06:15 - 31 minutes - 20.8 MBGuest Linda Leyble, founder of A Beautiful Staged Home, explores the intersection of a clutter free staged home and KonMari and shares tips to help you stage to sell. Our guest today is Linda Leyble. Linda has been in the home staging business for over 20 years. The owner of A Beautiful Staged Home, she specializes in creating warm and inviting homes for new construction builders and realtors. She also helps home sellers who still live in their homes by re-arranging and editing these homes...
Ep 116 | Meet Kiki & Jax Co-Author and Illustrator Salina Yoon
January 21, 2020 06:45 - 28 minutes - 19.5 MBKiki & Jax co-author and illustrator Salina Yoon joins us to discuss her collaboration with Marie Kondo, exploring the intersection of tidying and friendship for kids. Salina Yoon is a Geisel Honor-winning author/illustrator of over a dozen picture books and nearly 200 innovative novelty and board books for young children, with over 4.5 million books sold worldwide. Today she will share insights about her latest release, Kiki and Jax, the life-changing magic of friendship, which is a picture...