When your house and schedule are cluttered, that can have a negative effect on your soul.

I'm John Fuller along with Dr. Danny who heads up our parenting department and Danny what are some of the common

complaints that you hear from parents as you interact with folks about

clutter and busyness this badge of honor that we wear busyness you know one of the bigger ones is the

the difference between husband and wife on what they define to be clutter

someone at a lot neater and some sometimes they go what clutter what are you talking about and the other person goes man I just can't live in this cluttered home and so it's how they perceive clutter that's one okay some people love a very busy schedule and they

thrive in it and some people just really fold under a cluttered schedule and so

that that's the beauty of learning to love each other within within a home.

Mother, father, right?

Trying to make it work, but really in reality, the complaint that I also hear is that kids get so many things along the way from grandparents,

from others, and it just, it accumulates quickly and people are so busy and they can't get to

those extra places that where they've stored things and it starts to

spill out.

They clean the house and it quickly gets disorganized because they have so much stuff.

And in the kitchen, clutter in the kitchen

can create a very stressful environment

to try to cook for many, many moms and dads.

And I've heard that as well.

I go, man, a cluttered kitchen makes me not want to be in there.

Really, when we declutter, we reduce anxiety and a sense of depression where you feel a sense of powerlessness with that clutter,

it's hard to focus when you have a lot of things all around you.

So when you create that margin by decluttering, you help yourself sleep better, you help lower your stress level, your anxiety level, and it's a known

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