The Art of Decluttering

Self-Improvement

About

Amy Revell is a Declutter Coach and Professional Organiser and wants you to experience freedom from clutter in your head, heart and home! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episodes

  • Motivation and Benefits

    This episode explores the motivations behind decluttering, such as greater wellbeing, financial freedom, more time, and ethical living. It highlights how these motivations also become the positive outcomes of decluttering, leading to a mor…

  • Laws of Stuff

    This episode of The Art of Decluttering discusses the "laws of stuff" and their impact on your home environment. It explores how understanding these patterns, such as "the more you have, the more you need" and "useless stuff crowds out the…

  • Micro-Efficiency

    This episode of The Art of Decluttering discusses micro efficiencies. It focuses on implementing small, intentional changes to reduce decision fatigue, streamline daily tasks, and create a more organized home environment.

  • Malignant Clutter

    This episode of The Art of Decluttering discusses the difference between benign and malignant clutter. It explains how malignant clutter can spread and affect one's space, time, relationships, and thoughts, and offers advice on managing it.

  • The Meaningful Home

    This episode explores how personal identity and relationships with belongings affect wellbeing at home. It challenges the idea that clutter alone dictates calm, introducing the concept of a psychological home where spaces reflect who you a…

  • Speed vs Change

    This episode explores two distinct decluttering approaches: speed for quick relief and change for long-term resolution. It highlights the importance of choosing the right technique based on current capacity and needs to effectively manage…

  • Body & Brain

    This episode explores how clutter impacts cognitive function, mental energy, and physical health. It discusses the differences between mess and chronic clutter, and how reducing the latter can help lower stress and improve well-being.

  • Minimalism, Wellbeing & the Environment

    This episode discusses an Australian PhD research paper regarding the connection between minimalism, personal wellbeing, and the environment. It explores how reducing possessions can lead to practical benefits and a deeper shift in values…

  • One Step Back

    This episode explores how progress in decluttering and habit building is often non-linear, explaining that setbacks are frequently a normal part of the process. It offers guidance on using these moments as feedback to adjust systems and ha…

  • Lingering

    This episode explores how taking a moment to pause, or "linger," before decluttering can improve decision-making and lead to more effective home organization. It discusses the benefits of observing spaces and checking personal emotions to…

  • No More Containers

    This episode discusses how relying on storage containers can mask the root cause of clutter rather than solving it. It encourages listeners to evaluate their belongings in areas like wardrobes and kitchens instead of instinctively purchasi…

  • House Burping

    This episode explores the concept of "house burping" as a method to improve indoor air quality and home environments. It explains the benefits of creating cross-flow ventilation to reduce moisture, prevent mould, and assist in decluttering…

  • Too Much Part 2

    This episode examines household categories that often accumulate excess items, offering a practical approach to decluttering belongings like shoes, makeup, textbooks, and clothing. The discussion encourages listeners to evaluate items base…

  • Too Much Pt 1

    This episode examines a realistic approach to decluttering by focusing on manageable categories that commonly overflow in homes. Listeners are encouraged to start small, prioritize rest, and consider whether keeping items is necessary to m…

  • Where To Begin?

    This episode explores how to overcome the overwhelm of decluttering by starting with small, manageable actions. It covers three practical approaches: using a single bag for donations, tackling low-emotion categories, and building consisten…

  • Independence

    This episode explores how external support can help build independence in the decluttering process by framing decluttering as a learnable skill rather than a personality trait. It discusses the role of trust in skill-building and warns aga…

  • Neat vs Tidy

    This episode explores the difference between being neat and being tidy in the home. It emphasizes that while neatness focuses on appearance, tidiness creates functional systems that make maintaining an organized space easier for everyday l…

  • Fresh Start

    This episode explores the concept of a fresh start as the new year begins, focusing on intentional decluttering of physical and emotional items. It encourages listeners to reflect on their personal growth and align their living space with…

  • Best Of: What's Your Problem?... Maintenance

    This episode of The Art of Decluttering focuses on the role of habits in maintaining an organized home. It explores how behavior shifts after decluttering and organizing, emphasizes the importance of immediate action, and offers tips on re…

  • Best Of: What's Your Problem?... Systems

    This episode explores the importance of functional home systems for maintaining an organized space after decluttering. It covers three core foundations: grouping similar items, setting container limits, and ensuring every object has a desi…

  • Best Of: What's Your Problem?...Quantity

    This episode of The Art of Decluttering introduces a three-part framework to diagnose home organization challenges, specifically focusing on the quantity of items. It explains how reducing the amount of belongings can solve common clutter…

  • Best Of: Sisters and Cousins

    This episode of The Art of Decluttering introduces the "Sisters and Cousins" framework to help organize belongings. It explains that grouping identical items ("sisters") and related items ("cousins") can simplify the decision-making proces…

  • Best of... Body Doubling

    This episode explores the concept of body doubling as a tool for motivation and accountability when completing tasks. It discusses how body doubling can assist with time management and task completion, even for those with ADHD.

  • Stocking Stuffers

    In this episode of The Art of Decluttering, the host shares listener-submitted ideas for intentional, sustainable, and clutter-free stocking stuffers. The episode also highlights the upcoming 12 Days of Christmas declutter challenge.

  • Biting Off Too Much

    Amy discusses the challenges of taking on large decluttering projects and offers strategies for breaking them down into manageable tasks. The episode provides tips for maintaining motivation and avoiding burnout to ensure long-term success.

  • Object Classification

    This episode explores object classification and how different internal systems for categorizing items can lead to household tension. Host Amy discusses the psychology behind these differences and offers practical strategies to improve comm…

  • Reducing Volume

    This episode explains strategies for reducing the volume of clutter to make organizing more manageable and less overwhelming. It offers practical methods for consolidating items to help listeners identify what they are working with.

  • Medical Supplies

    This episode offers practical advice and storage strategies for organizing medical supplies, including how to manage expiry dates and bulky deliveries. The discussion focuses on creating accessible systems for those managing ongoing medica…

  • Hidden Emotions with Tracy Hoth

    Tracy Hoth, a life and organizing coach, joins the podcast to discuss how to identify and manage the emotions and thoughts associated with clutter. The episode explores how understanding your thought life can help reduce overwhelm and lead…

  • Overstimulation

    This episode explores how clutter and disorganization can lead to overstimulation in the home, impacting mental, emotional, and physical well-being. Listeners learn practical tips for organizing spaces like playrooms and pantries to reduce…

  • Storage Units

    This episode explores the costs, benefits, and practical considerations of using storage units. It offers advice on evaluating whether keeping items in storage is worthwhile and discusses how to potentially downsize or eliminate the need f…

  • Wall Clutter

    This episode of The Art of Decluttering explores how to reassess wall decor, such as pictures, art, and items on doors or the fridge, which often become overlooked over time. Listeners are encouraged to notice these spaces and consider ref…

  • Later Never Comes

    This episode explores the concept of 'later' as an indefinite postponement and its impact on the home. Listeners learn strategies to manage tasks effectively and how to handle items instead of putting them off to the future.

  • Small Kitchen Appliances

    This episode provides a practical challenge to help listeners declutter their kitchens by identifying and removing unused small appliances. It includes a list of common appliances to evaluate and advice on how to organize the items you dec…

  • Lost Value

    This episode of The Art of Decluttering discusses how to handle items in your home that are not as valuable as originally anticipated. The host encourages listeners to assess these belongings and decide whether to keep, sell, or donate the…

  • Gift Giving and Receiving

    This episode of The Art of Decluttering explores the challenges of gift-giving and receiving, offering advice on how to maintain an organized home while navigating different values and expectations.

  • Exceptions to Minimalism

    This episode discusses how to approach minimalism when life circumstances require temporary exceptions. It encourages listeners to remain intentional and align their belongings with their current values and life stage.

  • Rightsizing with Jeannine Bryant

    Jeannine Bryant joins The Art of Decluttering to share her expertise on how seniors can successfully downsize or rightsize their homes. The episode offers practical advice for older adults and their families on managing belongings, keepsak…

  • Van Life

    In this episode, team member Bec discusses her 6-month experience living and travelling in a van across Australia. She shares lessons on minimalism and decluttering that she now applies to her professional work as an expert in the field.

  • Loneliness

    This episode explores the link between home clutter and feelings of loneliness, discussing how the state of one's home can lead to social isolation. The host addresses why clutter may cause people to avoid social interactions and suggests…

  • Double Nemesis

    This episode discusses strategies for managing the perpetual household chores of laundry and dishes. The host explains the benefits of decluttering to reduce these tasks and suggests completing them in quick, five-minute increments through…

  • Cards

    This episode of The Art of Decluttering discusses the challenges of organizing and storing greeting cards. The host addresses a listener's question about managing a growing collection of cards and offers advice on how to decide which to ke…

  • A Minimalist and a Prepper with Lisa Woolery

    Lisa Woolery shares her personal experience of decluttering her late husband's belongings, who was a prepper. She discusses the challenges of managing grief while navigating practical decisions about inheritance and sentimental items.

  • Up High, Down Low

    This episode explores the importance of decluttering frequently ignored storage areas in the home, specifically those located up high or down low. Practical advice is provided on how to systematically clear out these hard-to-reach spaces.

  • Bin Night

    In this episode of The Art of Decluttering, the host discusses the benefits of using regular rubbish removal to declutter the home. Practical tips are shared on using rubbish bags and placing bins in various rooms to prevent clutter from a…

  • Your Health and Clutter with Elizabeth Sherman

    Life and health coach Elizabeth Sherman joins the podcast to discuss the connection between a cluttered environment and personal health goals. They explore how clutter in areas like the bedroom, kitchen, and living space can negatively imp…

  • Reverse Decluttering

    The podcast discusses the concept of "Reverse Decluttering," a method of choosing what to keep instead of what to discard. This approach is suggested for managing large collections, limited storage space, or when decluttering with children.

  • The Declutter Hub with Ingrid Jansen

    Ingrid Jansen of The Declutter Hub discusses the importance of addressing the underlying emotions and root causes of clutter before taking action. She explains how strategic planning and thinking through potential obstacles can lead to gre…

  • Spoon Theory

    This episode explores the Spoon Theory as a tool for managing personal energy levels and understanding daily capacity. It discusses how decluttering can reduce the energy required for daily tasks and offers tips for managing energy while o…

  • Out of Date

    This episode of The Art of Decluttering explores various categories of items that expire or become obsolete. Listeners are provided with practical ideas for identifying out-of-date household objects to declutter efficiently.