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Decluttering For Self-Care

Decluttering For Self-Care

If you’re like me, you’re likely dealing with constant, low-grade clutter situations, and that’s because once a purchase is made, the item is ours to maintain, manage, and store. Sadly, consumerism never talks about the negative wellness effects of buying (I’m looking at you, cortisol!).

If clutter keeps piling up in your home despite your best efforts, my guest today argues that it’s time to dig deeper. Not deeper into the piles, of course. Deeper into yourSELF.

On today’s show professional organizer Jenny Albertini argues that decluttering is an act of self-care; it also enhances wellness. Put this episode on while you tackle an oft-forgotten space in your home and get to work!

 

Here’s a preview:

[4:00] Why do we clutter?

[5:30] Breaking down the bidirectional exchange between clutter and wellness

[12:00] Our personal thresholds for clutter tolerance ebb and flow throughout life (and that’s totally normal)

[24:00] Tangible ways to stop the many clutter streams coming into our homes

[27:00] Thoughts on right-sizing other people’s gifts and hand-me-downs with our own space confines

[31:30] The quiet genius of the “Someday Maybe” technique

 

 

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