They say all good things must come to an end ...

And while this episode isn't necessarily the end of Let It Be forever, it's the end for now. With that in mind, Kelly and Brooke take the opportunity to bring listeners up to speed with everything they've been up to in the six months since last recording. Hint: they've been rather busy!

This is a wide-ranging conversation that covers:
The realities of dreams coming true
How exposed one feels when they have a new book out, much less two
The consequences of making hard decisions
What to do when you're a self-improvement writer who is struggling to meet their readers where they are

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Want to stay in touch with Kelly and Brooke? Brooke and Ben will continue to produce the Slow Your Home podcast while in Canada (yes, they're moving to Canada) while the Straight and Curly podcast Kelly co-hosts with Carly Jacobs will continue on into 2018.
Slow Your Home: https://slowyourhome.com/
Straight and Curly: http://straightandcurly.com/
Twitter: @kellyexeter @brookemcalary

They say all good things must come to an end ...
And while this episode isn't necessarily the end of Let It Be forever, it's the end for now. With that in mind, Kelly and Brooke take the opportunity to bring listeners up to speed with everything they've been up to in the six months since last recording. Hint: they've been rather busy!
This is a wide-ranging conversation that covers:
<ul>
<li>The realities of dreams coming true</li>
<li>How exposed one feels when they have a new book out, much less two</li>
<li>The consequences of making hard decisions</li>
<li>What to do when you're a self-improvement writer who is struggling to meet their readers where they are</li>
</ul>
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Want to stay in touch with Kelly and Brooke? Brooke and Ben will continue to produce the Slow Your Home podcast while in Canada (yes, they're moving to Canada) while the Straight and Curly podcast Kelly co-hosts with Carly Jacobs will continue on into 2018.
<ul>
<li>Slow Your Home: https://slowyourhome.com/</li>
<li>Straight and Curly:&nbsp;http://straightandcurly.com/</li>
<li>Twitter: @kellyexeter @brookemcalary</li>
</ul>

A weekly show with Kelly Exeter and Brooke McAlary, where we chat about what it means to do less and be more.

Let It Be

070: The End ... For Now

In the final episode of this season, Kelly and Brooke answer some cracking listener questions.   

After putting a callout in the Facebook group, the girls have been inundated with a whole heap of excellent questions – some of which leave them squirming a little.  

In this episode Brooke and Kel do their best to answer the following:  
What sort of things, big or small, wind you up to the point that all the theories to deal with it go out the window? 
What tips do you have for staying present and in the moment? 
Do you have any ideas for stopping self sabotaging? 
Doyou have any routine, rhythm or ritual tips for people who don't work a 9-5, Monday to Friday type job?  
Do you think you would be so successful without the support of your husbands? 
What’s your take on the intersection of MBTI and Gretchen's 4 tendencies? (Obviously this one is for Kelly because Brooke has NFI.)  
What are your top podcasting tips?  
What is one quality you admire about each other? 
What is the one simple/intentional living thing that you struggle to maintain? 
What is the one thing you feel guilty about? 
What is one thing you wish you had done/attempted 5 years ago?? 
I would love to hear your strategies for self compassion. How do you recognize your standards are too high?   
What would a perfect/ideal day be?

In the final episode of this season, Kelly and Brooke answer some cracking listener questions.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
After putting a callout in the Facebook group, the girls have been inundated with a whole heap of excellent questions &ndash; some of which leave them squirming a little.&nbsp;&nbsp;
In this episode Brooke and&nbsp;Kel&nbsp;do their best to answer the following:&nbsp;&nbsp;
<ul>
<li data-listid="9" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1">What sort of things, big or small, wind you up to the point that all the theories to deal with it go out the window?&nbsp;</li>
<li data-listid="9" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1">What tips do you have for staying present and in the moment?&nbsp;</li>
<li data-listid="9" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1">Do you have any&nbsp;ideas for stopping&nbsp;self sabotaging?&nbsp;</li>
<li data-listid="9" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="5" data-aria-level="1">Doyou&nbsp;have any&nbsp;routine, rhythm or ritual&nbsp;tips for people who don't work a&nbsp;9-5, Monday to Friday type job?&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li data-listid="9" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="6" data-aria-level="1">Do you think you would be so successful without the support of your husbands?&nbsp;</li>
<li data-listid="9" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="7" data-aria-level="1">What&rsquo;s&nbsp;your take on the intersection of MBTI and Gretchen's 4 tendencies? (Obviously this one is for Kelly because Brooke has NFI.)&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li data-listid="9" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="8" data-aria-level="1">What are your&nbsp;top podcasting tips?&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li data-listid="9" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="9" data-aria-level="1">What is one quality you admire about each other?&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li data-listid="9" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1">What is the one simple/intentional living thing that you struggle to maintain?&nbsp;</li>
<li data-listid="9" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1">What is the one thing you feel guilty about?&nbsp;</li>
<li data-listid="9" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1">What is one thing you wish you had done/attempted 5 years ago??&nbsp;</li>
<li data-listid="9" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1">I would&nbsp;love to hear your strategies for&nbsp;self compassion. How do you recognize your standards are too high?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li data-listid="9" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="5" data-aria-level="1">What would a perfect/ideal day be?</li>
</ul>

In the final episode of this season, Kelly and Brooke answer some cracking listener questions.

069: Ask us Anything

In this episode Brooke and Kelly talk all things minimalism – what it is, why they’re a bit sick of it and what some of their most cherished items are. 

Brooke and Kel are both minimally-minded. Both have less stuff than they used to, both like empty space, both like to keep clutter to a minimum and both have spent a long time considering their belongings. But both of them are completely fed up with the most recent iteration of minimalism, and in this episode they discuss why.  

Minimalism tends to have two sides – the aesthetic, design-driven minimalism, and the lifestyle minimalism – and recently those two ideas have merged in to one. Upon hearing the word ‘minimalism’ many people now immediately think of Scandinavian style rooms with very little personality, or living out of a suitcase, or owning 15 items of clothing. And those things can absolutely be a part of a minimalist life, but they don’t have to.   

Brooke highlights her biggest frustration with minimalism – it’s not about stuff at all, yet that’s what many people focus on when deciding the “rules” of minimalism – and why moralizing based on our level of ownership is a surefire way to alienate people.  

Kelly also talks about the snobbery of the “experiences over stuff” movement and why, as someone who loves being in her home and sees it as an experience-giving place in itself, she often feels weird about loving stuff so much.  

It’s a really interesting look at the changing face of minimalism, from two people who are advocates for simpler living but aren’t interested in the “must haves” and “how tos” of the currently popular idea of minimalism (much to the surprise of some!)  

Head over to http://www.letitbe.fm to learn more about Kelly and Brooke and subscribe to the show! 

In this episode Brooke and Kelly talk all things minimalism &ndash; what it is, why they&rsquo;re&nbsp;a bit&nbsp;sick of it and what some of their most cherished items are.&nbsp;
Brooke and&nbsp;Kel&nbsp;are both minimally-minded. Both have&nbsp;less stuff than they used to, both like empty space, both like to keep clutter to a minimum and both have spent a long time considering their belongings. But both of them are completely fed up with the most recent iteration of minimalism, and in this&nbsp;episode&nbsp;they discuss why.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Minimalism tends to have two sides &ndash; the aesthetic, design-driven minimalism, and the lifestyle minimalism &ndash; and recently those two ideas have merged in to one. Upon hearing the word &lsquo;minimalism&rsquo; many people now immediately think of Scandinavian style rooms with very little personality, or living out of a suitcase, or owning 15 items of clothing. And those things can absolutely be a part of a minimalist life, but they don&rsquo;t have to.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Brooke highlights her biggest frustration with minimalism &ndash; it&rsquo;s not about stuff at all, yet that&rsquo;s what many people focus on when deciding the &ldquo;rules&rdquo; of minimalism &ndash; and why moralizing based on our level of ownership is a surefire way to alienate people.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Kelly also talks about the snobbery of the &ldquo;experiences over stuff&rdquo; movement and why, as someone who loves being in her home and sees it as an experience-giving place&nbsp;in itself, she&nbsp;often feels weird about loving stuff so much.&nbsp;&nbsp;
It&rsquo;s a&nbsp;really interesting&nbsp;look at the changing face of minimalism, from two people who are advocates for simpler living but aren&rsquo;t interested in the &ldquo;must haves&rdquo; and &ldquo;how&nbsp;tos&rdquo; of the currently popular idea of minimalism (much to the surprise of some!)&nbsp;&nbsp;
Head over to&nbsp;<a href="http://www.letitbe.fm">http://www.letitbe.fm</a>&nbsp;to learn more about Kelly and Brooke and subscribe to the show!&nbsp;

In this episode Brooke and Kelly talk all things minimalism – what it is, why they’re a bit sick of it and what some of their most cherished items are.

068: Things

In this chat Kel and Brooke talk about the concept of being ‘broken’ and why there is freedom in the acceptance of our genuine selves regardless of how ‘normal’ we are (or aren’t).

In life we’re often told there’s something ‘wrong’ with us that needs fixing. We need to fix our anxiety, our weight, our self-belief, our compassion, our relationships, our mental health… On and on and on until we find it difficult to name a part of ourselves that is completely fine as it is. On and on and on until we realise most of our headspace is occupied by thoughts of trying to be better, trying to be worthy, trying to be good.

But after coming across this idea a lot recently Kelly wanted to look at the flip side of all this fixing – that is, what if we all decided we weren’t broken? What if we stopped trying to fix ourselves altogether and just accepted ourselves as we are? How would we feel in life? What would that look like? Would we stop achieving? Would we be happier? Would we feel more content, or would we feel like we were wasting our potential?

In this episode Brooke and Kel talk through both sides of the idea of broken-ness, and how they both manage the tension between kindness and acceptance of themselves with the desire to strive or improve or achieve.

In this chat Kel and Brooke talk about the concept of being &lsquo;broken&rsquo; and why there is freedom in the acceptance of our genuine selves regardless of how &lsquo;normal&rsquo; we are (or aren&rsquo;t).
In life we&rsquo;re often told there&rsquo;s something &lsquo;wrong&rsquo; with us that needs fixing. We need to fix our anxiety, our weight, our self-belief, our compassion, our relationships, our mental health&hellip; On and on and on until we find it difficult to name a part of ourselves that is completely fine as it is. On and on and on until we realise most of our headspace is occupied by thoughts of trying to be better, trying to be worthy, trying to be good.
But after coming across this idea a lot recently Kelly wanted to look at the flip side of all this fixing &ndash; that is, what if we all decided we weren&rsquo;t broken? What if we stopped trying to fix ourselves altogether and just accepted ourselves as we are? How would we feel in life? What would that look like? Would we stop achieving? Would we be happier? Would we feel more content, or would we feel like we were wasting our potential?
In this episode Brooke and Kel talk through both sides of the idea of broken-ness, and how they both manage the tension between kindness and acceptance of themselves with the desire to strive or improve or achieve.

In this chat Kel and Brooke talk about the concept of being ‘broken’ and why there is freedom in the acceptance of our genuine selves regardless of how ‘normal’ we are (or aren’t).

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