Stephanie O’Dea is a New York Times best-selling author, host of the Slow Living podcast, and teaches all things Slow Living.

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Stephanie’s Website – Visit Stephanie’s website. Live slowly. Live purposefully.

Slow Living: Cultivating a Life of Purpose in a Hustle Driven World – Get a copy of Stephanie’s book on Amazon.

The Slow Living Podcast – Listen to Stephanie’s Podcast.

3 Value Bombs

1. Slow living starts with mindset – simply look only within to discover what truly matters to you.

2. Mindset + Action + Consistency is the key to purposeful success, no matter your pace.

3. True work-life balance is possible when you prioritize values, not trends or hustle.

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Show Notes

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Today’s Audio MASTERCLASS: Slowing Down with Entrepreneur Stephanie O’Dea

[01:11] – What’s something you believe about success that most people disagree with?

People keep moving goalposts and never find happiness. Happiness starts now—from within.

[02:19] – From slow cooking to slow living.

Stephanie launched a blog in 2008 using a crock pot daily, not from love of cooking, but to stay home with her kids.
Despite success, she turned down pressure to adapt to the Instant Pot trend and pivoted to slow living instead.

[06:11] – The three-step success formula for slow living.

Mindset + Action + Consistency = Success.
Acronym for SLOW: Simply Look Only Within.
She starts her day with journaling and quiet reflection to guide action and maintain consistency.

[08:26] – Is work-life balance a myth?

No. Stephanie believes it’s absolutely achievable through intentional choices and long-term planning.
Her family has prioritized FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) principles from the beginning.

[10:02] – A timeout to thank our sponsors!

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- All investing involves the risk of loss, including loss of principal. Brokerage services for US-listed, registered securities, options and bonds in a self-directed account are offered by Public Investing, Inc., member FINRA & SIPC. Public Investing offers a High-Yield Cash Account where funds from this account are automatically deposited into partner banks where they earn interest and are eligible for FDIC insurance; Public Investing is not a bank. Cryptocurrency trading services are offered by Bakkt Crypto Solutions, LLC (NMLS ID 1890144), which is licensed to engage in virtual currency business activity by the NYSDFS. Cryptocurrency is highly speculative, involves a high degree of risk, and has the potential for loss of the entire amount of an investment. Cryptocurrency holdings are not protected by the FDIC or SIPC. Alpha is an experimental AI tool powered by GPT-4. Its output may be inaccurate and is not investment advice. Public makes no guarantees about its accuracy or reliability—verify independently before use. *Rate as of 6/24/25. APY is variable and subject to change. **Terms and Conditions apply.

[12:51] – How to begin slow living.

Start by decluttering what doesn’t serve you—often social media or external pressures.
Pause the noise and listen to your inner voice for the next best step.

[14:32] – FIRE and slow living.

Stephanie calls it “FIBER”: Financial Independence Before Early Retirement.
She values delayed gratification and letting money make “baby money.”

[16:33] – How to slow down in a busy household.

Avoid planning life around “what’s next.”
Enjoy the moment—even if it’s full of toddler chaos or basset hound drool trails.

[18:39] – About her new book.

Slow Living: Cultivating a Life of Purpose in a Hustle Driven World includes:
- Her success formula.
- Five steps to slow living.
- The “Peace Pyramid,” designed to help you reverse engineer peace and happiness.

[20:06] – Call to action

Stephanie’s Website – Visit Stephanie’s website. Live slowly. Live purposefully.
Slow Living: Cultivating a Life of Purpose in a Hustle Driven World – Get a copy of Stephanie’s book on Amazon.
The Slow Living Podcast – Listen to Stephanie’s Podcast.

[20:25] – Thank you to our Sponsor!

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