I’m delighted to partner with OLIO, the free app connecting people in communities globally with their neighbours and with local shops so surplus food and other items can be shared, not thrown away. This is very much in line with International Declutter Day, through which I encourage people around the world every year to Declutter
I get so many questions in group talks as well as in emails from concerned loved ones who really want to help friends or family to declutter and let go, and this is something I want to address here again today. The first thing I’d say is that unless the person themselves is on board
My free 3-day email series, 3 Simple Steps to Declutter To Help Yourself And Others, is now available HERE for just a short time. I developed this series for anyone who might need help overcoming any doubt, overwhelm or confusion so they can begin to declutter successfully in their own wardrobes and homes, empower family or
Starting April 17, learn how to unlock and unleash positive energy into your home with the free Heal Your Home summit. Join Interior Designer Lisa Scannell as she interviews me and other experts in like-minded fields on various topics that will help you to transform the energy within your home. I would love to share
There’s so much uncertainty around decluttering-related terminology and I find in my work with clients, students and even the media that the definition of clutter (as I see it) is the first thing I need to share. What Is Clutter ? Broadly speaking, I believe clutter is anything that doesn’t serve you or make you
How would you feel if I said there was no “fast” way of getting rid of clutter? Don’t get me wrong, you might crack at it and fire everything that’s annoying you into a skip in a single day, but at what cost? Like it or not, our physical clutter for the most part represents
Hoarding is a subject I get many emails about, and I also get asked a lot about it in talks – usually by the concerned friend or family member rather than the person themselves. Although many people call themselves hoarders or say they have a problem with hoarding (the terms are very over-used!), the vast majority are not
It’s understandable that so many of us want to help those around us to clear the clutter so they can enjoy simpler and more stress-free lives. It can be disappointing and even heart-breaking to see how a loved one’s clutter is limiting them, holding them back and even compromising their health and wellbeing. Unfortunately, we’re
It’s no secret that creating awareness around the benefits of decluttering has been the driving force behind much of my work. From setting up National Declutter Day in 2011 and then International Declutter Day, working regularly with the media, writing my Declutter Therapy book, founding The Declutter Academy for professional decluttering training and even the
Featured recently in an Irish newspaper recently as their “decluttering guru”, I was asked some really different questions that got my brain ticking. One of the questions was around what aspects of my work made me mad or sad, and I’ve decided to explore one aspect of my answer further in this blog post about