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Clear Intentions with Diane Boden

When Decluttering Feels Difficult | Julia Ubbenga (EP364)

Clear Intentions with Diane Boden

Diane Boden

Self-improvement, How To, Kids & Family, Mental Health, Education, Parenting, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 952 Ratings

🗓️ 12 November 2024

⏱️ 37 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

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Summary

In this episode, Julia Ubbenga, creator of Rich in What Matters, explores the universal struggle with clutter and why letting go of possessions is a challenge for everyone. She shares her journey to minimalism, including overcoming debt and downsizing her family’s belongings by 75%. We discuss strategies for tackling emotional attachments to items, recognizing biases, and aligning decluttering with personal values. Julia explains how minimalism can bring freedom and peace, especially for busy moms.

Episode Chapters |

00:00 | Introduction to Decluttering and Minimalism

02:58 | Understanding Cognitive Biases in Decluttering

06:00 | The Importance of Values in Decluttering

08:49 | Loosening Attachments and Managing Sentimental Items

12:01 | Realizing Memories Beyond Possessions

18:01 | The Emotional Impact of Clutter

22:23 | Overcoming Guilt and Embracing Gratitude

24:37 | Trusting the Process of Letting Go

26:58 | Choosing What to Keep: The Just-in-Case Mindset

29:52 | The Journey of Decluttering: Choosing Your Hard


About Julia |

Julia Ubbenga is creator of the popular blog Rich in What Matters. Her online projects, which have attracted over 50 million views, help others let go of inner and outer clutter and reorder their lives around what matters most. Julia resides in Kansas City with her husband and their four children.


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Questions |



  • Need help decluttering? I'm here to help! If you’ve been struggling with motivation to declutter, I’d love to help you achieve your goals in your home. We’ll work together (locally or virtually) to discover what areas in your home are high priority to get you feeling less overwhelmed right away. For more info on my processes, fees, and availability please contact!


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Transcript

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0:00.0

We think that the memories are held in our stuff, but we need to remember that they're held in our mind, not in our stuff.

0:05.9

When you let an item go, you're freeing up physical and mental space that's going to allow you to live more fully in the moment and make new memories.

0:14.5

Just be honest with yourself. You're not going to use everything and so let it go and your life will feel lighter.

0:19.9

We weren't made to live way down by all our excess stuff.

0:24.2

We need to learn a lot go.

0:26.0

Hello and welcome to the minimalist moms podcast.

0:29.4

Joining me today is Julia Upengay, creator of the blog, Rich in What Matters,

0:34.5

and she's here to explore the universal struggle with clutter and why

0:38.6

letting go of possessions can be a challenge for everyone. So in today's conversation, she'll

0:43.7

share strategies for tackling emotional attachments to items, recognizing biases, and aligning

0:49.5

decluttering with personal values. Regardless of where you find yourself in the decluttering

0:54.0

process,

0:54.7

I can guarantee you that this episode will help overcome some of the hurdles you have,

0:58.5

especially when it comes to sentimental decluttering. But before we get into the conversation,

1:03.0

I want to share a minimalist resource with all of you. My resource this week is a book by

1:07.3

Stephanie McNeil that's called Swipe Up for More inside the unfiltered lives of influencers.

1:13.1

Some of you might be thinking, what does this have to do with minimalism? But it's my opinion

1:16.7

that some of these insights from her book are surprisingly relevant for anyone that's looking

1:20.8

to pursue a minimalist, an intentional lifestyle. The book highlights how social media can drive

1:26.7

over consumption and just the need for constant

1:29.6

validation through material displays and trends.

1:32.5

And I think it's a really good reminder for us all how social media can blur the line between

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