Living in an Organized Space with ADHD – Jessica McCabe’s Update | Clutterbug Podcast # 280

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4.8 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 30 June 2025

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Summary

If you’ve ever looked around your home and thought, “Why can’t I get it together?” — this episode is for you. Whether you’re managing ADHD, feeling buried in clutter, or simply struggling to make your space work for you, you’re not alone. In this episode, I sit down with Jessica McCabe — New York Times bestselling author and creator of the wildly popular YouTube channel How to ADHD — to talk about what it really takes to make your home ADHD-friendly… and why that matters so much more than you think. We share the story of how I flew to Seattle and spent three days transforming Jessica’s home — from overwhelming chaos to a place of peace, function, and pride. But this conversation goes far beyond organizing tips. We dive into how clutter affects mental health, relationships, self-worth, and the infamous “ADHD tax” — and what happens when we finally set up systems that are built for how our brains actually work. ✨ We chat about: The emotional impact of living in constant clutter — and how it steals our time, joy, and energy Why traditional organizing systems often fail neurodivergent brains Jessica’s transformation from chaos and shame to calm and control (yes, in just 3 days!) The unexpected ways decluttering improves relationships, productivity, and mental health Practical, ADHD-friendly strategies that make staying organized actually possible Why organizing for your “worst day” is the secret to lasting change 📺 Watch Jessica’s full makeover on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Et8nGV-zQf0 🧠 Learn more from Jessica: → YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@HowtoADHD → Book: How to ADHD — available wherever books are sold https://howtoadhdbook.com/ → Website: https://howtoadhd.com/ 👇 What’s one ADHD-friendly change you've made to your home that really helped? Tell us in the comments! And if this episode gave you hope or a kickstart, don’t forget to like, subscribe, and share it with a friend. Your home doesn’t have to be perfect — just functional and full of love. 💛 You can find more Clutterbug content here: Website: http://www.clutterbug.me YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@clutterbug TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@clutterbug_me Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/clutterbug_me/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Clutterbug.Me/ #clutterbug #podcast #mondaymotivation #cleaningmotivation #JessicaMcCabe #HowtoADHD

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0:00.0	Welcome, Clutterbugs. I'm so excited for our guest today. Jessica is a New York Times best-selling author of How to ADHD.
0:08.1	She also has an incredible YouTube channel that really helped me when I was first diagnosed with ADHD because I felt like, I guess the best way to put it is I felt broken and I was looking for someone to fix me.
0:23.4	And what I found instead of being fixed was the ability to accept myself just how I was.
0:29.9	And also she taught me a lot of tools and techniques so that my life was easier.
0:35.8	And when I met her at a conference, the first ever conference for
0:40.7	neurodiversity, we just really bonded. And she said to me, I'm drowning. My house is a disaster.
0:47.9	I would love it if you could come and help. I immediately said to Joe, we're jumping on a plane. We're flying to Seattle because Jessica has
0:57.1	changed my life and I hope that I could have the same small impact on her life. The thing I really
1:04.0	love the most about Jessica is that she provides strategies and insights to help people with how
1:09.4	their brain works, not against it.
1:12.0	Kind of like the different clutterbug systems, but for ADHD, instead of fighting to
1:17.8	like make yourself work or do things in a certain way, she shows that it's all about
1:22.4	working with your natural tendencies.
1:24.7	And I love that.
1:25.9	But before I introduce you to Jessica, I want you to think about
1:30.1	what you're going to tackle in your own home today. I do not want you to just passively watch
1:35.3	or listen to this podcast. You're not allowed. You're going to get up and you're going to
1:40.3	make yourself proud today. I went to Jessica's house and in three days with
1:45.5	just Joe and I, we decluttered two entire levels of her home. It was bad, you guys. It was
1:53.4	can't even walk cluttered. Not only in three days did we declutter it, but we organized and
2:00.6	decorated and built furniture. And so here's the
2:04.3	thing. Today, you can have excuses or you can have results, but you can't have both. Today is the
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