Essays and reflections to help clear mental load and emotional clutter, ease overwhelm, and create more mental space in real, everyday life.

I was born in sunny San Diego, had a brief stay in Newport, Rhode Island during the very formative year of age three, quickly retreated back to heaven on earth San Diego with my family until I was seven, then journeyed across the country in our trusty silver suburban to settle in Virginia Beach, VA. During our seven […]
If you’re here, I already consider you a friend! And that’s because I really love people who want to focus on what matters in life, which certainly isn’t the endless pursuit of stuff.
The idea here isn’t perfection or rigid minimalism, rather it’s to avoid being bogged down by things that don’t bring lasting fulfillment.
I pinch myself regularly that my podcast (Paring Down), my newsletter (The L.E.S.S. Express), and my social media platforms allow me to spread this message of how to discover our most uncluttered, joyful, purpose-driven lives.
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