What do we want to be surrounded by? What do we want to tell the people in our lives while we’re still around? That was just the juicy, deep part of the show. When you die, what’s gonna happen to it? As Amy says in the narration, what are you gonna do with all this crap at the end? It’s a way of looking at the big stuff in our lives, the small stuff, and more importantly, the stuff that really matters to us.”Īdded Poehler: “I was drawn to the original book, the stuff that David’s talking about, and the bigger idea that … especially over the past couple of years … how we’ve really had to come to terms with what’s important. The idea is basically, you’ve got a whole bunch of stuff you collect over the years. Death cleaning in Sweden is very natural. It’s through the lens of death that we live, that we get to see ourselves with new eyes and live in a different way. “It’s a philosophy,” explains Collins during a panel at Deadline’s Contenders Television: Documentary + Unscripted event. Morrison, Faye Stapleton and Susanna Lea.
Poehler and her production partner Kate Arend executive produce alongside Scout Productions’ David Collins, Michael Williams, Rob Eric and Renata Lombardo, as well as author Magnusson and Jane Magnusson, Stephen M. The show, which premiered April 27, is based on the 2018 nonfiction book of the same name by Margareta Magnusson. Along the way readers get a glimpse into her life in Sweden, and also become more comfortable with the idea of letting go.'Vampire Academy' EP Shares Season 2 Update After Peacock Cancellation: "I Don't See Any Avenue Forward" Digging into her late husband’s tool shed, and her own secret drawer of vices, Margareta introduces an element of fun to a potentially daunting task. Margareta suggests which possessions you can easily get rid of (unworn clothes, unwanted presents, more plates than you’d ever use) and which you might want to keep (photographs, love letters, a few of your children’s art projects). Her radical and joyous method for putting things in order helps families broach sensitive conversations, and makes the process uplifting rather than overwhelming. Her radical and joyous method for putting things in order helps families broach sensitive conversations and makes the process uplifting rather than overwhelming. In The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning, artist Margareta Magnusson, with Scandinavian humor and wisdom, instructs readers to embrace minimalism. In The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning, artist Margareta Magnusson, with Scandinavian humor and wisdom, instructs listeners to embrace minimalism.
In Sweden there is a kind of decluttering called döstädning, dö meaning “death” and städning meaning “cleaning.” This surprising and invigorating process of clearing out unnecessary belongings can be undertaken at any age or life stage but should be done sooner than later, before others have to do it for you. A charming, practical, and unsentimental approach to putting a home in order while reflecting on the tiny joys that make up a long life.
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