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Curious Freedom with Kirsty Farrugia & friends
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Zero Co
Curious Freedom with Kirsty Farrugia & friends
10/23/19 • 29 min
We love Osher Gunsberg's podcast 'Better than Yesterday' and last week we heard the innovative Mike Smith, who else heard that interview? Amy got the chance to chat to him so we thought we would give a little bonus episode with that chat today!
In this episode we:
● Encourage you all to join Zeroco's Kickstarter campaign which is a win/win/win for our planet and for us;
● Challenge our ideas on single use plastics;
● Chat about how Zeroco are doing radical transparency;
● And so so so so much more...
We hope from this conversation we all learn something and puts a smile on your face.
Things mentioned in this episode and other helpful links:
● Osher Gunsberg podcast
● Women Against Waste episode
Join our community
● Follow us on Instagram & Facebook
● Join our Facebook group
● Leave a review on Apple Podcast
● Our website
Thank you to our sound engineer, Jarred from Four4ty Studio Productions.
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Mould
Curious Freedom with Kirsty Farrugia & friends
10/20/19 • 40 min
This week we chat to Nicole Bijlsma from Building Biology about mould and all things healthy homes.
In this episode we:
● Challenge your thinking around what makes a healthy home ;
● Encourage you to be more aware of mould in your home;
● Give you some tips on how to reduce the impact of mould and dust in your home;
● And so so so so much more...
We hope from this conversation we all learn something and puts a smile on your face!
Things mentioned in this episode and other helpful links:
● Australian College of Environmental Studies
● Healthy Home, Healthy Family Book
● 10 Top tips for a Healthy Home
Thanks to Troubled Clef for the Apple Podcast review!
Join our community
● Follow us on Instagram & Facebook
● Join our Facebook group
● Leave a review on Apple Podcast
● Our website
Thank you to our sound engineer, Jarred from Four4ty Studio Productions.
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Hoarding Disorder
Curious Freedom with Kirsty Farrugia & friends
10/13/19 • 45 min
This week we chat to Angela and Wendy from Hoarding Home Solutions about Hoarding Disorder.
In this episode we:
● Give you a definition of what Hoarding Disorder is;
● Encourage you to get curious when people use the word "Hoarding";
● Give you some idea of the varied way Hoarding Disorder can manifest itself;
● Talk about the difference between Hoarding Disorder and Chronic Disorganisation;
● Wendy and Angela give lots of great advice for family members who are concerned about a loved one;
● And so so so so much more...
We hope from this conversation we all learn something and puts a smile on your face!
Things mentioned in this episode and other helpful links:
● Resources from Hoarding Home Solutions
● Dr Chris Mogan - Psychologist
● Definition of Hoarding Disorder
● Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Join our community
● Follow us on Instagram & Facebook
● Join our Facebook group
● Leave a review on Apple Podcast
● Our website
Thank you to our sound engineer, Jarred from Four4ty Studio Productions.
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Responsibility
Curious Freedom with Kirsty Farrugia & friends
10/06/19 • 26 min
This week we chat about responsibility and how to deal with frustrations around the home when you feel others aren't contributing to household work load.
In this episode we:
● Ask who is responsible for share areas;
● Encourage you to have discussions with people you share the house with;
● Talk about different ways to frame the issues;
● Discuss the difference between being responsible for an area and being the person to do the work;
● And so so so so much more...
We hope from this conversation we all learn something and puts a smile on your face!
Things mentioned in this episode and other helpful links:
● Mental Load episode
● Homeschool episode where we talk about training kids in chores
● Kids Chore Training infographic
Thank you Leeleeche for the Apple podcast review and Vickie Mahoney for the topic idea.
Join our community
● Follow us on Instagram & Facebook
● Join our Facebook group
● Leave a review on Apple Podcast
● Our website
Thank you to our sound engineer, Jarred from Four4ty Studio Productions.
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Recycling Holding Zone
Curious Freedom with Kirsty Farrugia & friends
09/29/19 • 33 min
We chat to our listener Sylvia about all the things you can recycle and how to repurpose things before they go to landfill/recycling plant.
In this episode we:
● Challenge you to reuse things at least once more before its recycled
● Encourage you to have grace for yourself as you're learning how to recycle
● Give you some tips for where you can recycle things
Things mentioned in this episode:
● Envision Hands -recycling bottle tops
● Officeworks, Ikea, Aldi -recycling services
● Terracycle -helpful initiatives
● Recycling Near You -where you can recycle things
● War on Waste -TV series
● Sheridan -linen recycling program
● Return & Earn -NSW container deposit scheme
● Container Deposit Scheme -QLD
● Container Deposit Scheme -ACT
● Container Deposit Scheme -SA
● Container Deposit Scheme -NT
Join our community
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● Join our Facebook group
● Leave a review on Apple Podcast
● Our website
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Are We There Yet?
Curious Freedom with Kirsty Farrugia & friends
09/22/19 • 35 min
This week we chat about why there is no destination: Decluttered but rather how the decluttering process is an ongoing life-giving journey.
In this episode we:
● Challenge you to not be disheartened by the ongoing process;
● Encourage you that as you progress in this decluttering journey there comes freedom from overwhelm and freedom to focus on living a more purposeful and intentional life;
● Give you some tips for when the struggle is real;
● And so much more...
We hope the conversation inspires you to make a small change and puts a smile on your face!
Things mentioned in this episode and other helpful links:
● 5 Day Wardrobe Declutter Challenge
Thank you Bambett for the Apple podcast review.
Join our community
● Follow us on Instagram & Facebook
● Join our Facebook group
● Leave a review on Apple Podcast
● Our website
Thank you to our sound engineer, Jarred from Four4ty Studio Productions.
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Bulky Sports Equipment
Curious Freedom with Kirsty Farrugia & friends
09/15/19 • 23 min
This week we chat about bulky sports equipment and how you declutter, organise and store all those awkward items.
In this episode we:
● Challenge you to be honest and reflective about the your real needs;
● Encourage you to ask helpful questions to help you declutter and assess your needs;
● Give you some tips for storage solutions and sentimental sports items;
● And so much more...
We hope the conversation inspires you to make a small change and puts a smile on your face!
Things mentioned in this episode and other helpful links:
Thank you Megan Gasgoigne for the episode request and Adri Gallagher for the Apple podcast review.
Join our community
● Follow us on Instagram & Facebook
● Join our Facebook group
● Leave a review on Apple Podcast
● Our website
Thank you to our sound engineer, Jarred from Four4ty Studio Productions.
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Soft Toys
Curious Freedom with Kirsty Farrugia & friends
09/08/19 • 27 min
This week we have a conversation about kids and their love of soft toys and how challenging it can be to declutter and organise them.
In this episode we:
● Chat about the difference between toys that kids use to sleep with and those that aren't used very often;
● Encourage you to help your kids distinguish those soft toys they can move onto other homes;
● Give you some tips for where to pass those stuff toys onto;
● And so much more...
We hope the conversation inspires you to make a small change and puts a smile on your face!
Things mentioned in this episode and other helpful links:
● Episode 001 | Kid's Toys
● Collapsible Laundry Basket from Kmart, Ikea Laundry Basket
Thank you Vickie Mahoney for the episode request and Robin Harrison for the Apple podcast review.
Join our community
● Follow us on Instagram & Facebook
● Join our Facebook group
● Leave a review on Apple Podcast
● Our website
Thank you to our sound engineer, Jarred from Four4ty Studio Productions.
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Offloading
Curious Freedom with Kirsty Farrugia & friends
09/01/19 • 26 min
This week we have a conversation about what to do when you've been given things you just don't love or have space for, aka; offloading
In this episode we:
● Challenge you be thoughtful about what you bring into your home as one day it has to leave your home too;
● Encourage you to do the deep work to untangle yourself from obligation;
● Give you some tips for how to approach people when you want to sell or give away items that were given to you by others;
● Get you to think about why we are so attached to free stuff;
● And so much more...
We hope the conversation inspires you to make a small change and puts a smile on your face!
Things mentioned in this episode and other helpful links:
● Episode 066 | Adult Children
● Episode 108 | Women Against Waste
Thank you Susan Pinkerton for the episode request, Yvette O'Dowd for your Patreon support and Shellyk25 for the Apple podcast review.
Join our community
● Follow us on Instagram & Facebook
● Join our Facebook group
● Leave a review on Apple Podcast
● Our website
Thank you to our sound engineer, Jarred from Four4ty Studio Productions.
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Discouragement
Curious Freedom with Kirsty Farrugia & friends
10/27/19 • 36 min
This week we chat about discouragement and what it looks like when it comes to decluttering.
In this episode we:
● Challenge you to remind yourself that you are worth it;
● Encourage you to trust the process;
● Talk about different ways discouragement can occur;
● Discuss the different ways we get discouraged as Professional Organisers;
● And so so so so much more...
We hope from this conversation we all learn something and puts a smile on your face!
Things mentioned in this episode and other helpful links:
● Homeschool episode
● Are we there yet? episode
Thank you Lauren Osborne for the podcast idea and Tracey for the Apple Podcast review
Join our community
● Follow us on Instagram & Facebook
● Join our Facebook group
● Leave a review on Apple Podcast
● Our website
Thank you to our sound engineer, Jarred from Four4ty Studio Productions.
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