Hello, everyone, and welcome to the Graceology with Gwen Smith podcast. I'm Gwen Smith, and I'm so glad you've joined us today.

Around here, we have fun, faith-focused, grace-filled conversations, all purpose to help you know and trust God more.

Our discussions are honest, often humorous, and always practical, and they're

going to encourage you in meaningful ways to live out and lean on the grace of Jesus in the

midst of cluttered messy days. You got any of those? I know I do. Today's conversation is

one of my absolute favorites so far. I'm talking with Kathy Lipp about what it

looks like to live a clutter-free life. Kathy's written 17 books and as a sister podcaster

over at the Clutter-Free Academy podcast, and today we're going to unpack some of the content

from her book Clutter-free. Kathy is completely funny, she's upbeat, she's encouraging,

you're going to love her, and you're going to really be encouraged by this episode. I've often felt

overwhelmed with clutter, whether it be from people, my emotions, or just life in general. So

this conversation was actually really insightful for me and I am seriously still

mulling over some of these areas that need addressed in my own life and my own home and heart.

And that's how personal today's topic gets. Clutter affects each of us and this discussion

provides real help with practical how-toes that will equip you to deal with this in your own life beginning right now.

And Kathy addresses the topic of clutter not just from a practical perspective, but also from a biblical perspective,

which allows us to breathe in the beautiful balance of grace that meets us on top of our piles and helps

us to release that stuff that we love to hold on to. So if you wrestle with the stress of

clutter, whether it be practical, emotional, or spiritual, or if you're somewhat organizationally

challenged like me, today's episode is really going to help you move toward a place of deeper

peace, clarity, and freedom.

Our guest today is Kathy Lipp. She is a girlfriend of mine, an amazing speaker and author of 17 books, crazy, including clutter-free and one of my favorites, which is overwhelmed.

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