Decluttering For Self-Care

Sustainable Minimalists

Bleav + Stephanie Seferian

Leisure, Parenting, Home & Garden, Kids & Family

4.8 • 864 Ratings

🗓️ 6 August 2024

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

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 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 can also become a habit that 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 Resources mentioned: Decluttered: Mindful Organizing for Health, Home, and Beyond This show is listener-supported. Thank you for supporting! Join our (free!) Facebook community here. Find your tribe. Sustainable Minimalists are on Facebook, Instagram + Youtube @sustainableminimalists Say hello! [email protected]. Thanks to E-Cloth for being the feature sponsor of this episode! Use my code "Minimalists15" for 15% off sitewide: https://us.e-cloth.com/

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0:00.0	It has been a summer of self-care over here. I'm talking lots of hikes, lots of beach trips with the
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1:00.8	Well, hello there and welcome. sustainable.
1:05.0	Well, hello there and welcome back. My name is Stephanie Safarian and you're listening to episode 486 of Minimalists.
1:13.6	This is a listener supported show about intentional and eco-friendly minimalist living.
1:19.9	On today's show, we're discussing the wellness effects of clutter.
1:23.8	Now, you know it to be true.
1:26.5	Once a purchase is made, the item is ours
1:29.8	to maintain, to manage, to store, to clean, to do all the things. And yet sadly, in a
1:37.5	consumerist society, consumerism never talks about the negative consequences associated with buying.
1:47.0	Now there's a lot of them and my guest today will list them out in our chat.
1:52.0	However, the main negative consequence is of course
1:55.3	cortisol, the stress hormone. And so here are some stats. Are you ready?
2:01.0	According to Napo, Napo is the National Association of Productivity and Organizing Professionals.
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