Realistic Decluttering Strategies For The Hopelessly Messy | Dana K. White

The Health Investment Podcast with Brooke Simonson

EPISODE 223 - Dana K. White (much to her own surprise) is a Decluttering Expert and is the creator of the five-step No Mess Decluttering Method. She shares realistic home management strategies and a message of hope for the hopelessly messy in her books: Organizing for the Rest of Us, Decluttering at the Speed of Life (a Wall Street Journal bestseller) and How to Manage Your Home Without Losing Your Mind. Dana teaches her strategies through her blog, podcast, and videos at ASlobComesClean.com and trains coaches in her unique decluttering process at DeclutteringCoaches.com. In the episode, she shares how to declutter and organize (even if it doesn’t come naturally to you), how to figure out your “clutter threshold,” how to deal with kids’ toys …and more! EPISODE WEBPAGE: thehealthinvestment.com/223 P.S. – If you’re liking The Health Investment Podcast, be sure to hit “subscribe/follow” so that you never miss an episode 🙂 QUESTIONS I ASK DANA IN THE EPISODE: On your website aslobcomesclean.com (love the name!), you say you help with “reality-based cleaning, decluttering, and organizing.” What do you mean by “reality-based”? How does clutter impact a person's mental and emotional well-being? What's your five step decluttering process? How are “space-saving designs” and “storage solutions” just gimmicks? What should we focus on instead? What should we do about “just in case” items that are tempting to hang on to? What about sentimental items? What type of mental work does a person need to do to bring in less stuff (so that decluttering doesn’t become a vicious cycle)? What do you mean by “clutter threshold”? How do you know if you’ve exceeded your personal clutter threshold? How do you tackle toys with kids at various ages? LINKS [SOME MAY BE AFFILIATE LINKS; PLEASE READ MY DISCLOSURE FOR MORE INFO]: Connect with Dana on YouTube and Instagram, listen to her podcast, visit her website, and read her books “My Unbiased Thrive Market Review (AND A Shopping List!)” – save money on your first Thrive Market order by clicking here Click here when you're ready to lose weight permanently! Follow The Health Investment Podcast on Instagram Follow host Brooke Simonson on Instagram Email Brooke: [e-mail] Shout out to Christian Juarez for the theme music! (Click here to visit his Soundcloud!!)