Episode #193: Declutter Our Lives! Featuring Connie Ellefson
“So we accumulate stuff and of course we all have gifts from holidays and birthdays that we're not going to stop accumulating. Plus we every once in awhile, we like to shop, it's part of our human nature. We like to acquire things, it's feel more powerful. So it takes some real retraining to say No, actually not acquiring things is more powerful.”
Connie Ellefson
Professional Organizer | Author
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Decluttering has become a popular trend in recent years, and for good reason. It not only helps you free up space in your home, but it can also have a powerful effect on your mental well-being. In fact, clearing out the clutter in your personal space can have benefits that extend far beyond a tidier living environment. Here are just a few ways that decluttering can improve your overall well-being.
Reduces Stress and Anxiety
Studies have shown that clutter can increase levels of the stress hormone cortisol. Living in a cluttered space can also contribute to feelings of overwhelm, anxiety, and a general sense of unease. By decluttering your personal space, you'll create a more calming and peaceful environment that can help promote relaxation and reduce stress levels.
Boosts Productivity and Focus
When our personal spaces are cluttered, it can be challenging to focus on the task at hand. A cluttered environment can also make it more difficult to stay organized, leading to wasted time and increased stress. By decluttering, you'll create a more efficient workspace that can help boost productivity and focus.
Enhances Creativity
When we're surrounded by clutter, our minds can feel just as cluttered. A tidy and organized environment, on the other hand, can help improve mental clarity and allow for greater creativity. With less visual clutter to distract you, you may find that you're better able to generate new ideas and think more creatively.
Improves Mood and Self-Esteem
Living in a cluttered environment can take a toll on our mood and self-esteem. By decluttering, we're sending a message to ourselves that we care about our surroundings and our own well-being. Seeing a tidy space can help boost mood and self-confidence, contributing to an overall sense of well-being.
Promotes Better Sleep
When our spaces are cluttered, it can be challenging to relax and unwind at the end of the day. By decluttering, we create a more peaceful and inviting environment that can help promote better sleep. A clutter-free space can also help reduce allergens and dust, contributing to a healthier sleep environment.
In conclusion, decluttering can have a profound effect on our overall well-being. By creating a tidy, organized, and peaceful environment, we can reduce stress levels, boost productivity and focus, enhance creativity, improve mood and self-esteem, and promote better sleep. So, take some time this week to start decluttering your personal space and see how it can positively impact your life.
“So I figured there was something going on in my head that was stopping me. Eventually, I realized that the emotional clutter we have, that keeps us hung up on lots of things, is probably much bigger than the possessional of clutter.”
Connie Ellefson is an engineer, author and professional organizer helping people release the incredible amount of creativity and energy tied up in unnecessary clutter. Whether physical, mental, or possessional, clutter takes up space in our psyches and calendars that could be put to more productive, creative, and fun use.
Connie joins Audley on The Audacious Living Podcast to discuss the emotional clutter yhat keeps us from decluttering, steps we can take to declutter our lives and the importance of doing what we love.
To learn more about Connie and her work or to pick up a copy of her book, “Clear the Space, Feel the Rush” check out her website.
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