Courtney Florey: "Ways to Simplify Your Home Without Throwing Out the Stuff that Matters Most to You and Your Kids"

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Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Education, Self-improvement

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🗓️ 9 October 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Feeling overwhelmed by clutter—both in your home and your mind? In this session, Courtney Florey reveals why decluttering is about so much more than just tidying up. Discover the hidden mental load moms carry, the real obstacles to simplifying family life (hint: it's the kids), and why your version of “minimalism” doesn’t have to look like anyone else’s. With relatable stories, practical tips, and a fresh perspective on what truly matters, you’ll walk away ready to take your first small step to simpifying your home (and brain!)—and maybe even inspire your whole family. FREEBIE for all: “10 in 10” Guide download Get the Basic Pass to watch and/or read each speaker session for free through Sunday, October 12th. Upgrade to the All-Access Pass for ad-free listening on a private podcast feed, + lifetime access to all content visual, audio, and written. Courtney is a military wife, boy mom, & a Decluttering Coach helping moms simplify their homes + find contentment in life. Her heart is to be the encouraging friend and gentle guide that makes the often emotionally exhausting process of decluttering feel doable — and is passionate about helping women align the things they own with their priorities in each season of life. FOLLOW ON IG WEBSITE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Monica Packer. What you're about to hear is a session from my five-day online event going on right now,
0:06.2	The More for Mom's Conference. This event is for the mom who is ready for more in her happiness,
0:11.9	habits, health, home, and hobbies. Audio versions of each speaker session will only be available
0:17.1	on the public about progress feed through Sunday, October 12th. For ad-free video and
0:22.1	audio versions of all content, be sure to sign up for the basic or all-access pass before the
0:27.4	conference ends on October 12th. You can do so at aboutprogress.com slash more for moms. Now
0:33.4	on to our special session.
0:44.2	Thank you. Now on to our special session. Courtney Florey, it is such an honor to have you part of the More for Mom's Conference.
0:49.3	Thank you for being here.
0:50.7	Thanks for having me.
0:52.5	We're going to talk about decluttering today, but with a mom bent,
0:56.4	because decluttering in and of itself is already a to-do, both physically and mentally, but when
1:03.9	you throw motherhood into the mix, it gets more complicated. And I wanted to hear why you think
1:10.8	that's the case.
1:11.8	What obstacles do moms in particular face when it comes to simplifying what's in their home?
1:18.4	Yeah.
1:19.0	The number one obstacle that I see moms facing is overwhelm and decision paralysis.
1:25.7	Got it.
1:26.1	Because the average person makes around 35,000 decisions a day.
1:33.2	And when I read this stat, I thought, okay, is the average person a mom?
1:39.1	Because I would guess that number might be a little bit higher because we're making decisions on behalf of our
1:45.5	families, on behalf of our kids, especially if they're young. And we just have so much going on
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