130: The Underrated Power of Joy-Filled Stories with NYT Best-Selling Author, Katherine Center

Paring Down: Realistic minimalism, decluttering, & intentional living · Mar 11, 2026 · 1h 3m

How lucky are we?? Katherine Center, NYT Bestselling romance author, is joining us on this Good Stuff episode to talk about the importance of joy-filled stories.

We cover:

• Why exposing ourselves to positive stories can actually change the way we live

• The role of pain and struggle in developing joy

• Why Katherine chose to keep her romance novels PG-13

• The personal struggle Katherine put into one of her characters and how it shifted her view of herself

...and more!

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