How 15 Women Have Maintained 19 Years of Unbreakable Long-Distance Community

Nineteen years ago, a group of women came together at Christopher Newport University and built something truly special. I got to sit down with my very dear friend, Leslie Hepburn, to reflect on the journey of our acapella group, the Newport Pearls, who still gets together for annual retreats 19 years later. This episode is a celebration of the community that forms when friends choose each other, again and again, on purpose—and plenty of insight to create something similar in your own life! If you’re new here, I’m Shannon Leyko—host of the top-charting podcast (Paring Down)! My goal is to help you to feel less stressed inside your home by decluttering AND enjoy life by focusing on the essentials. ❤️ Paring Down Newsletter, The L.E.S.S. Express: (https://shannonleyko.com/decluttering...) Paring Down Instagram: ⁠⁠@shannonleyko (⁠  / shannonleyko  ) “What’s Your Decluttering Type” QUIZ: (https://shannonleyko.com/decluttering...) FULL SHOW NOTES: (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...) Paring Down Resources: (https://shannonleyko.com/the-declutte...) Free Decluttering Checklist Free 15 Questions to Ask Yourself to Make Decluttering Easy Free 20 Decluttering Roadblocks (with advice for each) Free 10 Life-Changing Decluttering Hacks ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠- Complete Guide to Decluttering Kid Stuff⁠⁠⁠⁠ Treasures of the Heart: A 7-Day Bible Study on Breaking Free from Material Attachments (free) Free Know Your Why Worksheet ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠- Free 15 Clutter-Free Gift Ideas⁠ Gift Request Template SPONSORS: $250 off Air Doctor Pro air purifier:⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://airdoctorpro.com/) -⁠⁠⁠⁠ Use code PARING Ethical, luxury women's clothing from Quince ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(https://Quince.com/paring)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠... for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order! Get 15% off your first order of organic bedsheets and more at Boll and Branch (https://BollAndBranch.com/paring) plus free shipping with code PARING Zenni Optical offers beautiful frames starting at just $30- (https://zenni.com/PODCAST) use code PODCAST15 for 15% off your first order Green Chef is the leading sustainable meal kit - (https://Greenchef.com/50paring) use code 50paring to get 50% off your first month, then 20% off for two months Make custom gifts with Zazzle - save 25% on your first order (https://Zazzle.com) K12 Powered Schools offers tuition-free virtual public school- Enroll online today (https://K12.com/paring) 20% OFF any AquaTru water purifier: (https://aquatruwater.com/) - use promo code PARING