The Sustainable Living Podcast

The life of a zero-wast minimalist seems completely out of reach for many of us. Rama Nayeri was certainly not sure it could work for her.  But a doctor's diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes got her thinking that maybe a drastic lifestyle change was in order. And so began the journey that she shares in Episode 28 of the podcast. Like others we've talked to, Rama's lifestyle change was predicated on a major life turning point.  Joel Zaslofsky shared that impending fatherhood sparked a re-assessment of his life that led him to embrace simple living. Vicki Hightower shared a similar self-analysis that led her to homesteading. My 50th birthday had me looking both to the past and the future. While I was proud of what I had accomplished in my life (my amazing kids who had grown into well-balanced, healthy adults; plenty of material comforts; a successful, if late blooming, career in content marketing) something was missing. I longed to live a life that was closer to nature and less dependent on a system that was destroyin