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Why Rage Decluttering Doesn’t Work

Why Rage Decluttering Doesn’t Work

It’s almost always advisable to refrain from rash actions when emotionally charged, and rage decluttering is no exception. While filling that trash bag may feel great in the moment, enter guilt and shame shortly after.

Often feel the impulse to rage clean and declutter? Today I speak with coach Leslie Alder about what to do instead.

 

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[3:00] Rage decluttering isn’t about stuff; it’s about control

[9:00] Getting to the root of the trigger, plus: shame and guilt’s consequences

[21:00] Exactly how to process our big adult feelings without grabbing the trash bag

[27:00] Getting out of the house to refresh your perspective (Srsly, just leave!)

[32:00] The antidote to periodic rage declutters? The quarantine box

 

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Packaged foods (obviously) have ingredients lists. Our favorite beauty products have ingredients lists. And those cleaning products under the kitchen sink? Yup, they've got ingredients lists, too.

Ever wonder why our clothes don't have ingredients lists? While we'd *like* to think our favorite garments are made of woven fibers and nothing more, the sad truth is there are countless unregulated chemicals in our closet go-tos (and these chemicals are likely harming our health).

On today's show investigative journalist Alden Wicker explains why synthetic fashion and dyes made from fossil fuels are so deeply intertwined with the rise of autoimmune disease, infertility, asthma, eczema, and more; she also suggests concrete action steps for curating a clean(er) closet.

* The book we're discussing today is our June Book Club selection. If you want in, please join us via Substack! https://sustainableminimalists.substack.com/

 

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[7:00] Uncovering the chemicals in our clothes and what they're doing to our health

[10:30] Taking a special look at the especially problematic petrochemical-based azo dyes (often used on petrochemical-based fibers)

[17:00] If all this stuff is in our clothing, why don't garments have ingredients lists?

[22:00] Carter's, Victoria's Secret, and victim body blaming

[31:00] Why 'organic' doesn't mean much when it comes to clothing

[36:00] For subscribers! Action steps for curating a clean(er) closet

 

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