Your childhood isn't the only thing that affects your relationship with clutter.

I recently did a podcast talking about the connection between your childhood

and how it affects your relationship with clutter today.

But what I've found is that there's so many other things other than just your childhood

that has a huge impact on your home and how you manage your stuff.

And I am not, obviously, a psychiatrist or scientist or any is-type thing, but I am an expert,

an expert in decluttering in organization because I've had years of practice with clients and in my own home.

And I've noticed patterns. I've noticed definite triggers and underlying reasons that cause

people to either have too much clutter or just really struggle to get organized.

Hey, Clutterbugs. Welcome back. In today's episode, we are dealing

with the psychology of clutter and why we can't just let go. And I want you to really stick

with me on this one because we might get emotional. We might talk about science-y stuff.

But what I am going to offer you is real solutions, real steps that you can take to have the home that you deserve.

So hear me out.

But first, before we jump in, I gave you last week off.

I don't know if you noticed or not, but last week I didn't tell you that you had to declutter.

I didn't get tough in the beginning.

So you had a little break. But today, this week, you are going to take action. I want you to think about a place

in your home right now, something you've been avoiding. Maybe it's your bathroom drawers. Maybe

it's your pantry, which is what I just did yesterday, a space that is maybe embarrassing

and out of control and you ignore it while you sit on the couch and watch TV at night. No, no,

we're not ignoring it. Today is the day we take action. You are going to spend 30 minutes to 45

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