Meet Your Host, Heather Aardema

As a former ad executive, I spent two decades convincing people that they needed to purchase the latest thing in order to be happy. And for most of that time, I believed it.

Struggling to find deeper meaning in my job towards the end of my career, I pulled out the credit card constantly telling myself "I deserved it" ("it" was usually chocolate, alcohol and Target shopping sprees) since I told myself I "had" to do work that was no longer fulfilling. Life felt complicated and chaotic. 

Then, I discovered minimalism—the intentional pursuit of focusing on what matters most (and ignoring all the distractions)—and I felt myself getting lighter by the day. I walked away from corporate to pursue my dream of helping other women tackle their clutter, un-complicate their lives, and lose weight for good. Along the way I became a National Board Certified Health & Wellness coach, a Functional Medicine Certified Health Coach and a Certified Life Coach. And with that, School of Living Lighter was born.