328 | What Your Clutter Is Trying to Tell You
Declutter Your Chaos - Mindful Decluttering & Minimalism
Release Date: 12/30/2025
Declutter Your Chaos - Mindful Decluttering & Minimalism
Hi Friends, Many of us can push ourselves to get things done: decluttering, cleaning, organizing, even life admin. And we often feel proud afterward. But then we don’t come back to it! The motivation disappears, avoidance creeps in, and clutter slowly returns. In this episode, we unpack why that happens from a nervous system and psychological perspective, why pride isn’t the same as sustainability, and how self-worth, self-criticism, and threat perception shape our ability to follow through. This conversation reframes productivity, motivation, and decluttering through the lens...
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Hey guys, Here is my complete method! Prep Plan-Room & scheduling map-Zoning & destination boxes List - get your task list Progress Nervous system regulation Breathing Somatic grounding Spatial grounding Routing objects Task list Process Clean up Take boxes to destinations Batch and schedule tasks Protect Protect your space Protect your energy Protect your capacity If you want to go deeper and have support decluttering your home consistently, the year-long program is open. You can find all the details at ✨Come home to yourself. ✨ Head to Cozy Earth and use...
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Hey Friends, In this episode, we focus on decluttering office supplies, tech, and computer gear without overwhelm. If drawers full of pens, old devices, and random accessories make you shut down, this episode will show you how to approach them in a way that actually feels doable. We use mindfulness to regulate the nervous system first, then take simple, practical action — so decluttering doesn’t feel heavy or punishing. If you want to go deeper and have support decluttering your home consistently, the year-long program is open. You can find all the details at ✨Come home to...
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In this guided decluttering episode, we tackle one of the most avoided office categories: charging cords and old tech. Cords tend to pile up not because we need them — but because we’re afraid of being irresponsible if we let them go. Today, we break that belief and walk step by step through how to deal with cords in a calm, practical way. If you want to go deeper and have support decluttering your home consistently, the year-long program is open. You can find all the details at ✨Come home to yourself. ✨ Head to Cozy Earth and use my code DECLUTTER for 20% off and experience the...
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The 4 Categories of What to Keep as Reference 1. Identity & Legal Documents that establish who you are: Birth certificate Passport Social Security card Marriage or divorce records Name change documents These are foundational and worth keeping accessible. 2. Financial & Tax Documents tied to money and compliance: Last 7 years of tax returns Current-year financial records Property deeds or titles Insurance policies Older financial paperwork is rarely needed beyond this window. 3. Medical Documents that support continuity of care: Vaccination records Major diagnoses or procedures...
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Hey guys, In this episode, we focus on the Organize step — the point where mental clutter turns into structure. Organizing isn’t about making things look neat. It’s about deciding where something belongs so your brain doesn’t have to keep track of it. Using principles from Getting Things Done, we walk through the core organizing categories and how each one reduces stress when used correctly. If you want to go deeper and have support decluttering your home consistently, the year-long program is open. You can find all the details at ✨Come home to yourself. ✨ Head to...
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Hey guys, Office clutter isn’t just about stuff — it’s about unfinished work living in physical form. In this episode, I walk you through how to apply the core ideas from Getting Things Done to decluttering the office, so decisions feel lighter and overwhelm stops running the show. Rather than using GTD as a productivity system, we use it as a way to reduce cognitive load, contain unfinished commitments, and streamline your tasks so you can get your office decluttered. If you want to go deeper and have support decluttering your home consistently, the year-long program is open. You can...
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Hey guys, In this episode, we begin a series focused on the office and explore why this space so often becomes the physical version of the to-do list — and what that has to do with overwhelm, avoidance, and self-abandonment. We’ll also slow the nervous system down together and walk through a simple, three-step plan for approaching your office without burning out or overfunctioning. This episode isn’t about productivity or finishing everything. It’s about beginning differently — with clarity, containment, and self-support. ✨Come home to yourself. ✨ If you want to go deeper and...
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Hey Guys, What if decluttering wasn’t about finding the perfect system… but about learning how to feel safe enough to let go? In today’s episode of Declutter Your Chaos, we explore why clutter isn’t a motivation problem — it’s a nervous system response — and how simple, science-backed regulation tools can help you stop avoiding your home and start making real progress. You’ll learn: Why overwhelmed nervous systems delay decisions (and how clutter becomes a coping strategy) How to calm your body so letting go feels easier Three simple nervous system tools you can use while...
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Hey Guys, What if your clutter isn’t a sign that something is wrong with you — but a sign of how much you’ve carried? In this episode Amber reframes clutter through the lens of psychology and the nervous system. Instead of seeing mess as laziness, disorganization, or lack of discipline, you’ll learn how clutter often forms as a coping strategy when life becomes overwhelming. This episode explains why clutter can get out of control, why it’s so hard to let go, and why traditional motivation-based decluttering never sticks — even when you really want change. ✨Come home to yourself....
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You know that moment when you walk through your house and think, “I need to do something about this” — and then life pulls you in another direction?
This episode is about why that happens, especially for women who spend their lives taking care of everyone else — and how to finally stop the cycle without shame, pressure, or burnout.
When your nervous system is taxed from doing, managing, and holding everything together, your home often becomes the last thing you tend to. And then the guilt sets in. But clutter isn’t a personal failure — it’s a physiological response to overload.
The 4-Step Reset You’ll Practice
When you notice stress or shame rising around clutter:
1. Label the feeling – Name what’s actually happening in your body
2. Somatic anchoring – Place your hands on your body to signal safety
3. Exposure + acceptance – Stay present instead of avoiding
4. Self-compassion – Acknowledge that you were doing the best you could
This is how change starts — without forcing yourself to “do more.”
Important Reminder
You can start with your nervous system.
You can start with your home.
Either way, you’re moving toward regulation and order — as long as you’re not doing it from pressure, shame, or control.
Regulate your nervous system, take action, and your identity shifts as a result.
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Want Support Doing This Consistently?
The year-long program is open.
It’s where we do this together, week by week — with structure, nervous system support, and accountability.
You can learn more at declutteryourchaos.com
XO,
Amber