Ep 60: Antiracism and Minimalism with Christine Platt @afrominimalist

The Beautiful Grit

In this week's episode with Christine Platt, who is also known on Instagram as @afrominimalist we dive into the intersection of antiracism, social justice, and minimalism. Christine is a lawyer, historian, author, adovacate for social justice and policy reform. By sharing her journey of moving from being a full time lawyer with the Department of Energy, into writing her own book, Christine gives us all permission to follow our creative desires and awakening. Christine teaches us through her life how to transition from owning a home into approaching minimalism from a wholistic pespective. Through her joy of writing, learning the business of writing, becoming a social media influencer by chance, we celebrate and learn more about Christine's upcoming launch of her new book - The Afrominimalist Guide to Living with Less - and how to liberate and free ourselves with less. Topics in this episode: • Transitioning from a career to a calling • The whole self, wholistic approach to minimalism • How minimalism is connected to anti-racism work • Learning to live with less and the psychology behind why we have too much How to liberate ourselves into the joy that comes with less Website: https://www.christineaplatt.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/afrominimalist/ The Afrominimalist's Guide to Living with Less https://www.afrominimalist.com/ Follow Gwen on Instagram: http://instagram.com/gwendittmar Visit Gwen's website at http://gwendittmar.com