Decluttering Tips to Improve Your Mental Health with Melinda Ferrier

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Overview

Did you know clutter can increase stress and anxiety? Research it can make it harder to focus, relax, or feel at peace. I chat with Melinda Ferrier. If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by “stuff”. Struggled to let go. Or wondered if decluttering could actually improve your well-being. This episode is for you!

Key Topics Covered:

Decluttering is a Mindset Shift.

Understanding why we hold onto things. Fear, guilt, identity etc. Is the key to long-term transformation and preventing re-cluttering.

Clutter Affects Your Mental Health.

Research shows clutter increases cortisol levels. Reduces focus, and contributes to decision fatigue. Decluttering for ADHD and Trauma. Plus major life transitions (including downsizing). Scientific research on the mental and emotional effects of a clutter-free space

The KonMari Method Empowers Intentional Living.

By focusing on what sparks joy and using a category-based approach. This method offers a positive, mindful way to downsize and simplify.

Decluttering Tips

Simple steps. How expressing gratitude can make letting go easier. Why reducing visual stimuli is important.

🔗Clutter and Elevated Cortisol Levels:
Home Tours Correlate with Daily Patterns of Mood and Cortisol - This study explores how cluttered environments can affect cortisol levels and mood. link

Kastner, S., & Ungerleider, L. G. (2000). "Interactions of Top-Down and Bottom-Up Mechanisms in Human Visual Cortex." Princeton Neuroscience Institute. link

Time Management Article Link

About this episode’s guest: Melinda Ferrier is a Professional Organiser, Certified KonMari Consultant, and former Psychologist based in Launceston, Tasmania. Mel's mission is to help others experience the joy of decluttering and living a simpler, more organised life. Mel offers comprehensive online services. Including the signature "Declutter Your Home and Life" 12-week coaching program, blending mindset coaching, KonMari principles, and psychological insights to empower individuals to reclaim their spaces and lives. Download Mel's Essential Decluttering Checklist for step-by-step guidance:
https://melinda-ferrier.mykajabi.com/checklist

Explore Mel's 12-week online group coaching program. designed to help you take action, declutter, and organise your home for a calmer, simpler, and more joyful life. Book a free call to see if this program is the right fit for you. https://melinda-ferrier.mykajabi.com/Book-a-call www.livelifeorganised.com.au https://www.facebook.com/livelifeorganisedtasmania/

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Chapters

1. Trailer (00:00:00)

2. Intro (00:01:05)

3. About Melinda Ferrier (00:02:00)

4. Psychology and Clutter (00:05:35)

5. KonMari Method (00:09:14)

6. Decluttering and Mental Health (00:13:30)

7. How to Start Decluttering Your Home (00:15:50)

8. Some Reasons for Clutter (00:16:31)

9. ADHD and Organisation (00:17:35)

10. Processing Emotions (00:19:56)

11. Trauma and Clutter (00:20:46)

12. Hoarding Disorder (00:22:12)

13. Sentimental Clutter (00:24:06)

14. Mindset Shifts (00:25:14)

15. Signs You Need to Declutter (00:31:11)

16. Client Success (00:33:08)

17. Downsizing (00:34:53)

18. Yoga (00:36:29)

19. Decluttering Tip (00:38:41)

20. Help with Decluttering Your Life (00:39:58)