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Lucy Lich on the Tiny House Lifestyle Podcast (How to Build a Health-Conscious Tiny Home)
#068 - Today I'm sharing an episode with Ethan Waldman from the Tiny House Lifestyle podcast who interviews me about my tiny house journey and "how to build a health-conscious tiny home."Here's the write-up from the Tiny House Lifestyle Podcast:Today, we have a very special guest, Lucy Lich, joining us from the South Coast of New South Wales Australia. Lucy is not only a dedicated tiny house dweller, but also a yoga teacher, wellness enthusiast, and the host of the Tiny House Conversations podcast. Over the next hour, we'll dive into how living tiny has profoundly integrated with her values of minimalism, health and environmental consciousness. Lucy will share her personal journey into tiny living, her insights on designing for health and minimizing environmental impacts, and how her experiences have shaped her podcast. Join us as we explore the unique challenges and joys of tiny living with an expert who lives and breathes this lifestyle every day.In This Episode:🏡 Tiny House Customization: Lucy hired builders open to unique material customization, accommodating her health-centric needs in tiny house construction.💡 Health-Oriented Lighting: The story behind trading standard bulbs with amber and red to mimic natural sunlight, promoting better sleep and relaxation.🌿 Electromagnetic Sensitivity: Extra measures like non-wireless tech and special electrical wiring incorporated into the design to reduce electromagnetic fields.💧 Natural Living Approach: Features like a composting toilet, rainwater tank, and solar setup installed to enhance sustainable living.🤍 Mindfulness and Intentionality: Lucy's philosophy of intentionality and mindfulness permeates her tiny house living approach, focusing on eco-friendliness and connection with nature.Find out more about the podcast and get the episode show notes & links here:https://tinyhouseconversations.com/068You can follow Ethan’s tiny adventures here:W: https://www.thetinyhouse.net/IG: https://www.instagram.com/ethanwaldman/ Tiny House Decisions: https://www.thetinyhouse.net/tiny-house-decisions/You can follow my tiny adventures here:IG: https://www.instagram.com/tinyhouseconversationsFB: https://www.facebook.com/tinyhouseconversationsTiny and Healthy Living Products and ServicesSky Energy - Skybox and Skybox Mini - Off-grid solar systems for tiny homes.Link: https://skyenergy.com.au/skybox/Discount code: For $200 off your custom Skybox or Skybox Mini, call Sky Energy and ask for Steve. Let him know Lucy from Tiny House Conversations sent you.For more discounts on Tiny and Healthy Living products and services, you can head to:https://tinyhouseconversations.com/resources/Support the show
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Hidden Sources of Chemicals in Your Tiny Home (and Low-Tox Healthy Swaps) with Michelle Diener
#067 - Today is another healthy tiny home episode with Building Biologist, Michelle Diener from Home-Free Building Biology where we explore all about different chemicals that may be found in our homes, why they’re problematic for our health, common sources, and examples of low-tox healthy swap options.In this conversation, we discuss:All about plasticsRainwater tanks, which type of material is the safest, healthiest option, and the importance of having a water filterCooking utensils, kitchen equipment, and food storageMattresses and other furniture like couches / lounges / sofasPersonal care, cleaning and gardening productsDust, why it’s a health concern and the best way to clean it… and more.Find out more about the podcast and get the episode show notes & links here:https://tinyhouseconversations.com/067You can follow Michelle here:W: https://homefreebuildingbiology.com/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/home.free.building.biology/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/homefreebuildingbiologyFB: https://www.facebook.com/groups/lowtoxmastery LT: https://michelle-diener.mykajabi.com/linkinbio 5 Simple Steps to a Healthier Home & BodyYou can follow my tiny adventures here:IG: https://www.instagram.com/tinyhouseconversationsFB: https://www.facebook.com/tinyhouseconversationsTiny and Healthy Living Products and ServicesSky Energy - Skybox and Skybox Mini - Off-grid solar systems for tiny homes.Link: https://skyenergy.com.au/skybox/Discount code: For $200 off your custom Skybox or Skybox Mini, call Sky Energy and ask for Steve. Let him know Lucy from Tiny House Conversations sent you.For more discounts on Tiny and Healthy Living products and services, you can head to:https://tinyhouseconversations.com/resources/Support the show
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Turning a Tiny Home into an Airbnb with Ethan Waldman
#066 - Ethan Waldman is a tiny house author, speaker, and teacher. He built his own tiny house on wheels in 2012, and has been passionately helping future tiny house dwellers on their own journeys ever since. Ethan’s guide, Tiny House Decisions, has helped thousands of readers answer the big questions about tiny houses and plan each system in their future home.He’s also the creator and host of the Tiny House Lifestyle Podcast, a show that brings you conversations with tiny house luminaries, builders, and DIYers.Ethan was on the show back in episode #25 talking about Tiny House Decisions, and I’ve asked him to come back on the show to share about how he no longer lives full-time in his tiny and instead has it for rent on Airbnb.In this conversation, we talk about:How Ethan’s situation changed from living long-term in his DIY tiny home to turning it into an AirbnbThe arrangement that Ethan has with the landowner where his tiny house Airbnb is parkedThe composting toilet situation and how it has worked out so farWhat he would do differently if he were to have built his tiny home for the purpose of short-term rentalsSome stories of a few mishaps that have occurred during the (almost 2 years) of operating the Airbnb… and more.Find out more about the podcast and get the episode show notes & links here:https://tinyhouseconversations.com/066You can follow Ethan’s tiny adventures here:W: https://www.thetinyhouse.net/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/ethanwaldman/ Tiny House Decisions: https://www.thetinyhouse.net/tiny-house-decisions/You can follow my tiny adventures here:IG: https://www.instagram.com/tinyhouseconversationsFB: https://www.facebook.com/tinyhouseconversationsTiny and Healthy Living Products and ServicesSky Energy - Skybox and Skybox Mini - Off-grid solar systems for tiny homes.Link: https://skyenergy.com.au/skybox/Discount code: For $200 off your custom Skybox or Skybox Mini, call Sky Energy and ask for Steve. Let him know Lucy from Tiny House Conversations sent you.For more discounts on Tiny and Healthy Living products and services, you can head to:https://tinyhouseconversations.com/resources/Support the show
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How to Decide Which Tiny House Toilet & Greywater System is Right For YOU with Anthony Smith
#065 - How can you decide which tiny house toilet and greywater system is right for YOU?Anthony Smith is an Environmental Engineer and the Founder & Director of Water Wally. He’s also a Wastewater Management Specialist for the Australian Tiny House Association.This is the second time Anthony has been on the show and this time we dive deeper into what to consider, how to think about and approach finding the options for tiny house toilets, greywater systems, and wastewater management for your context.In this conversation, we talk about:The importance of assessing your situation, needs and variables before landing on any solutionThe 3 areas to consider when navigating what kind of tiny toilet or greywater system is right for youThe potential limitations and impacts of a “one-size-fits-all” approach when it comes to tiny house builders offering off-grid wastewater management packagesIn what situations an absorption trench for greywater management may NOT be the best optionThe current situation with wastewater management regulations… and lots more!Find out more about the podcast and get the episode show notes & links here:https://tinyhouseconversations.com/065You can follow Anthony here:W: www.waterwally.com.auIG: https://www.instagram.com/waterwally/FB: https://www.facebook.com/waterwally/ YT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwfnf0gIacqTswgxKUzkG2A You can follow my tiny adventures here:IG: https://www.instagram.com/tinyhouseconversationsFB: https://www.facebook.com/tinyhouseconversationsTiny and Healthy Living Products and ServicesSky Energy - Skybox and Skybox Mini - Off-grid solar systems for tiny homes.Link: https://skyenergy.com.au/skybox/Discount code: For $200 off your custom Skybox or Skybox Mini, call Sky Energy and ask for Steve. Let him know Lucy from Tiny House Conversations sent you.For more discounts on Tiny and Healthy Living products and services, you can head to:https://tinyhouseconversations.com/resources/Support the show
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From Losing Everything in an Earthquake to Living in a Dreamy Tiny Home with Vicki Sinclair
#064 - Vicki Sinclair is a tiny houser who lives on the Sunshine Coast of QLD. Vicki’s tiny house is one of my favourite tiny’s I’ve ever seen.In this episode, we talked about:Vicki’s story of losing her home and almost everything she owned in an earthquake in New Zealand to how she transitioned into tiny house living and turned her life aroundThe must-have features in Vicki’s custom-designed tiny homeSome tiny mishaps and what Vicki would do differently (it includes a composting toilet)How Vicki found her tiny parking space and what it’s like to live in a tiny house community… and lots more!Find out more about the podcast and get the episode show notes & links here:https://tinyhouseconversations.com/064You can follow Vicki’s tiny adventures here:Living Big in a Tiny House: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6QD4hk6gz0 IG: https://www.instagram.com/the_opposite_of_chaos/ W: https://theoppositeofchaos.com/ You can follow my tiny adventures here:IG: https://www.instagram.com/tinyhouseconversationsFB: https://www.facebook.com/tinyhouseconversationsTiny and Healthy Living Products and ServicesSky Energy - Skybox and Skybox Mini - Off-grid solar systems for tiny homes.Link: https://skyenergy.com.au/skybox/Discount code: For $200 off your custom Skybox or Skybox Mini, call Sky Energy and ask for Steve. Let him know Lucy from Tiny House Conversations sent you.For more discounts on Tiny and Healthy Living products and services, you can head to:https://tinyhouseconversations.com/resources/Support the show
Australian tiny house podcast. Interviews with experienced tiny housers, tiny builders, adventurers and experts in the tiny world, so you can learn how to start, design and build your tiny house and transition into the tiny lifestyle. Walk alongside Lucy Lichtenstein from www.tinyhouseconversations.com as she also dives deeper into her own tiny house journey to discover all the details of living tiny. If you're considering this way of life, you'll want to listen in to Tiny House Conversations, so you can create your own path of simplicity, freedom, connection and nature-based living on your own terms.
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