The Downsizing Roadmap Podcast
Welcome to The Downsizing Roadmap Podcast, your go-to resource for navigating the emotional and practical challenges of downsizing. Whether you’re helping a senior loved one transition to a smaller space, embracing minimalism, or simply looking to simplify your life, this podcast offers expert tips, heartwarming stories, and actionable advice to guide you every step of the way.
Join us as we share insights, interview trusted vendors, and explore real-life journeys of letting go and moving forward. Tune in to find inspiration, solutions, and support for creating a lighter, brighter future.
Subscribe today to make downsizing manageable—and maybe even fun!
Meet Your Hosts:
Jodi Rosko and Heather Fisher
Realtors and Downsizing Specialists
The Rosko Group
Keller Williams Community Partners
https://downsizingroadmap.com/
Episodes
90 episodes
90. 7 Surprising Ways Your Life Gets Better When You Downsize
When our clients and workshop attendees get to the other side of a downsize, something we hear again and again is "I can't believe I didn't do this sooner." The reasons behind that reaction show up in places you might not expect, from memory an...
89. Downsizing Regret: What If I Get Rid of Something I Need Later?
"What if I get rid of something I need later?" is a question we hear a lot in our downsizing classes, and it can stall the whole process before it starts. Once that thought takes hold, it can attach itself to every drawer, closet, and shelf in ...
88. 10 Sneaky Clutter Categories Hiding in Your Clean House
A house can look pretty and organized and still be full of clutter. It just lives behind closed doors, in the drawers, bins, closets, and cabinets that haven't been opened since the last move.These are the sneaky categories, the ones tha...
87. The Top 12 Ways Adult Children Can Truly Help Their Parents With Downsizing
Most adult children want to help their parents when they're ready to downsize. Knowing the best ways to help is the hard part.We break down twelve specific roles that come up again and again when families are downsizing together, each on...
86. Downsize in Place: How to Create a Simpler Life Without Moving
If you're not planning to move anytime soon, downsizing probably feels like a problem for another day. It doesn't have to be.Most of us are only living in a fraction of our own home without realizing it, and a little more comes in than g...
85. Multigenerational Living: How to Make It Work
So many families consider multigenerational living, whether that means parents moving in with their adult children or the other way around, and assume it will work out because everyone loves each other. That assumption is usually where the trou...
84. 6 Items Everyone Argues About (and What to Do Instead) When Downsizing
If your downsizing project keeps stalling over the same disagreement, you have probably landed on one of six items that trip up almost every family. There is usually a real reason behind it, and it goes deeper than the item itself.This w...
83. Designing a Home That Supports Who You Want to Be
If someone walked through your home today, who would they assume lives there? It's worth sitting with that question, because homes tend to get designed by accident, one life phase layered on top of the last, until the space stops reflecting who...
82. Downsizing: Getting Comfortable Asking for Help
So many of us were raised to be self-sufficient, and that is something to be proud of. But when that independence turns into doing everything alone, even the things you do not have to, it starts working against you.Jodi and Heather get p...
81. Downsizing Math: The Costs of Staying Put or Moving With Too Much
Deciding whether to downsize comes down to more than how you feel about your house. Most people never add up what it actually costs to stay in their home each year, and just as many never stop to count what it costs to move with more than they ...
80. The Downsizing Regrets We Hear Most (and How to Avoid Them)
If part of what's holding you back from downsizing is the fear that you'll get rid of something and regret it later, this episode is for you.We're getting into the psychology behind why letting go feels so much harder than it should, inc...
79. How To Choose A Home That Still Works 20 Years From Now
We walk through what a longevity home really is and how to choose a place that supports you for decades, not just for today. We share a simple framework to reduce stress, avoid last-minute moves, and make decisions your future self will thank y...
78. 7 Signs Your Aging Parents Need Help at Home: A Downsizing Guide
So many adult children walk into their aging parents' house for a visit and quietly start scanning for problems, worried they'll either miss something real or make too big a deal out of nothing.This episode is about knowing the differenc...
77. The 4 Rule System That Works to Declutter Any Room
Decluttering a full house means making hundreds of small decisions, and by the time you're an hour into just the kitchen, every item can start to feel like its own judgment call.The 4 Rule System comes down to the same four questions, as...
76. The Crisis Cleanout: How to Empty a Home Quickly Without Getting Stuck
When a crisis hits your family we know firsthand the exhaustion and overwhelm that cleaning out a home quickly can bring. We've been there with our own families and want to help you avoid the mistakes we made.A crisis move or an estate c...
75. Planning for "Plan B": What If I Can't Stay Independent?
So many people say they want to live in their home forever, and that makes complete sense. But when a crisis happens and there's no Plan B in place, the options are limited. This episode is about the peace of mind that comes from having a Plan ...
74. 7 Questions to Know If You’re Ready to Downsize
Have thoughts about downsizing started creeping in, but you're not sure if you're ready? Maybe a smaller place sounds easier, and also a little scary. What if you regret it?This episode gives you 7 questions to ask yourself, covering eve...
73. Why Letting Go Hurts: The Neuroscience Behind Downsizing
Have you ever picked up an object, decided to let it go — and then picked it right back up again? That's not indecision. That's your brain doing exactly what it was built to do.In this episode, Jodi and Heather pull back the curtain on t...
72. Downsizing: 10 Often Overlooked Steps for an Easier Move
You've planned the big things. But it's the small details nobody warned you about that quietly derail a move. In today's episode, we walk through 10 often overlooked steps that most moving checklists completely miss, so you can downsize with le...
71. The 7 Hidden Places Clutter Builds Up and How to Clear Them for Good
Clutter does not always show up in the middle of the room. Sometimes it hides behind a door, in the back of a drawer, on the top shelf, in the trunk of the car, or in that one corner of the counter you keep meaning to clear.Those hidden ...
70. Downsizing and My Kids Don’t Want My Stuff — Now What?
A lot of people assume certain things will naturally stay in the family someday because they have been connected to holidays, routines, memories, and everyday life for so many years.Then comes the moment when their kids politely say they...
69. What’s Worth Paying to Move? A Downsizing Cost Breakdown
Sometimes the most expensive part of moving is not the move itself. It is the cost of bringing too much with you.In this episode, we’re breaking down the real math behind downsizing decisions and talking through the hidden costs that sho...
68. The 7-Day Decluttering Challenge - One Small Win Each Day
If you've been waiting for the perfect weekend to get it all done — we have news for you. That weekend isn't coming. But one small win today? That's completely within reach.This episode is your guided 7-day decluttering challenge. One fo...
67. The Invisible Load of Homeownership
Long-term homeowners spend more time, money, and mental energy keeping a house running than most people ever stop to add up. This episode walks through the four categories of that load and what to do about them.If you have owned your hom...
66. The 4 Personality Patterns Behind Most Downsizing Disagreements
Why do some couples seem to move through downsizing decisions together, while others keep getting stuck in the same arguments about timing, possessions, or whether a move should happen at all?In this episode, we unpack four personality p...