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The Mom Hour

Clean Your Home, Clear Your Mind: Episode 499

The Mom Hour

Mom Hour Media

Kids & Family

4.9 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 7 January 2025

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Summary

Ready to clear the clutter, both in your home and your mind? Catie and Katie are back and we’re diving into all things cleaning — from how a tidy space can lead to a clearer head, to creating cleaning schedules that actually work for your family. We’ll share creative tips on getting the kids involved, plus our favorite products, and how we make cleaning feel a little less like a chore. Whether you’re a cleaning pro or a self-proclaimed mess-maker, we’ve got something to make your space (and mind) feel a lot lighter. Join us!

Meagan and Sarah have passed the mic over to our team this holiday break. Enjoy the fantastic, all-new podcast episodes they’ve prepared for you, and we’ll talk to you mid-January!

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0:00.0

Hi, I'm Megan.

0:01.8

And I'm Sarah.

0:02.7

We're two moms with eight kids between us, and we're the hosts of The Mom Hour.

0:06.9

On this show, we're joined by a team of unique mom voices from across the country and in different stages of motherhood to bring you tips, ideas, and encouragement.

0:15.3

And to help you feel a little less alone.

0:17.3

We all know that motherhood is a lot easier when real moms share honest truths and remind

0:22.0

each other that it's all going to be okay. We're not experts. We're parents who've been there.

0:26.4

We're not perfect. We're real. Welcome to The Mom Hour. Hi, everyone, and welcome to episode

0:33.5

499 of The Mom Hour. I'm Katie Parrish, and today I am here with Katie Goldner for another one of our Katie and Katie episodes.

0:43.0

If you haven't listened to one of our episodes yet, we're both members of the Mom Hour team working mostly behind the scenes and occasionally guest hosting some episodes.

0:53.5

And last week we chatted about our new year mom mantras,

0:58.3

which was super fun. And today we're talking all about decluttering our homes and how that helps

1:05.6

ease our mental load as moms and also just digging into the practical aspect of what cleaning looks like for us

1:13.3

and our families. So hi Katie. How are you today? Hi Katie. I'm great. Happy new year. Happy new year

1:20.9

officially. Okay. So I found an article on very wellmind.com titled The Connection between Cleanliness and Mental Health.

1:31.3

And we'll link it up in the show notes, but it basically goes into how having a messy, cluttered

1:39.1

environment can create stress in your life and how the actual act of cleaning and decluttering can boost

1:46.7

your mood, help you move your body more, improve focus, and help you feel more in control

1:52.5

of your surroundings. So Katie, can you think of any times when this was true for you?

1:58.3

Every single day.

2:06.2

So it's almost like I probably could have written that article, Katie. I am someone who I am so focused when my room is tidy.

2:14.8

So not just clean, but tidy, I would say.

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