EP207: Swedish Death Cleaning: Morbid or Mandatory? with Emily McDermott
Swedish Death Cleaning, or döstädning, is removing unnecessary items and preparing your home so that your loved ones aren’t burdened by them after you pass away. While the book that made it famous in 2017, The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning by Margareta Magnusson, focuses mostly on people who are in their sixties or “when the time is coming closer for you to leave the planet”, there is no reason why we can’t start today as younger moms who don’t want to burden our spouse/partners and loved ones. One question: If you were to die tomorrow, what would your loved ones have to do? Here to walk us through the practicals of this question is writer and fellow minimalist, Emily McDermott. Emily will answer questions such as: Who is death cleaning for? How long is this process? Should we tell our families? What are the lessons we can learn from this culture? And more…
About Emily
Emily McDermott is an Air Force wife and mom to two boys living in Fairfax, Virginia. Her blog Simple by Emmy chronicles her journey to a simpler and more intentional life. Her free resources, including 10 Questions for Writing Your Eulogy, will help you focus on what matters most. Emily helps moms of young children understand their deepest "why", banish decision fatigue, and make room for what matters most in her online course Moms Overcoming Overwhelm. She is also the author of the children’s book Little One and enjoys writing custom poetry, dancing, and eating peanut butter out of the jar.
Links Discussed in This Episode
Write your eulogy (or someone else's) with these 10 questions!
Book: The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning by Margareta Magnusson
Resource: Minimalist Mom Community
Can’t Stop Talking About: Intermittent Fasting
Book: Delay, Don't Deny: Living an Intermittent Fasting Lifestyle by Gin Stephens
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