As we snowball to the end of 2024, how can we slow down and find contentment? How can we Simple Look Only Within and shut out the voices of comparison? Stephanie O’Dea, New York Times best-selling author and host of the Slow Living podcast, is sharing how a slow lifestyle can bring you peace and ease and how we can opt-out of hustle culture as overwhelmed moms. Her newest book, Slow Living: Cultivating a Life of Purpose in a Hustle-Driven World is now available wherever books are...

Feeling stuck and unmotivated to declutter? Pick one (or more) of these 15 rules to help you declutter your home more effectively. My personal favorites are the 12-12-12 and the 90/90 rules! Resources Mentioned: Want to find the podcast episodes that will be most helpful for you? Join the Decluttering Tips and Support for Overwhelmed Moms Facebook group for accountability and access to my podcast catalog. Also coming soon for group members - personalized playlists targeted for your specific...

Do you feel like a failure because you are constantly behind? Do you have a stack of planners collecting dust and a to-do list that overwhelms you? You don’t need to hustle. You don’t need to “crush” the day. What you need - what we all need - is a disruption to the toxic productivity paradigm. In Kendra Adachi’s compassionate time management approach, we have it! In this episode, Kendra shares her PLAN system that is built on the foundation of knowing what matters most to you in this season...

When we are in seasons of waiting, it can often feel like something to be endured, rather than enjoyed. How can we “wait well” even if we’re in a season of overwhelm? How can we find contentment rather than wishing it away? How do we shift our gaze from our circumstances to something greater than ourselves? On today’s episode I’m speaking to Erika Diaz-Castro, Christian life coach for Christian women, the founder and owner of Her Renewed Strength Co,, and the host of Her Renewed Strength -...

Our journeys to a simpler, more intentional life can be influenced by many things - including books, podcasts, our faith, other thought traditions, and more. Today I have the pleasure of speaking to my friend Diane Boden from the top-rated podcast, Minimalist Moms, where she spreads her ideas and interviews in regards to living a life in the pursuit of less. For more than a decade, Diane’s goal has been simple to think more and do with less. Her journey has incorporated aspects of her...

Is the chaos of your home so overwhelming you have no idea where to start? The 5-S formula will help you prioritize and take action so you can start building momentum towards your clutter-free home! Resources Mentioned (affiliate links may be included): Remaining You While Raising Them: The Secret Art of Confident Motherhood by Alli Worthington Atomic Habits by James Clear Related Episodes: Episode 3: Before you Declutter, You MUST Do This First Episode 5: Don’t Know Where to Start...

Do you love goal setting? Or do you avoid it because you’re so overwhelmed and you don’t want one MORE thing to focus on? Gabe Cox is sharing her best tips for realistic goal setting for overwhelmed moms. We chat about how to cultivate a “red hot mindset” through creating our vision, using a “stepping stone” approach to break down big goals, and celebrate our small victories along the way. Gabe is a goal planning and business strategist and the founder of Red Hot Mindset. She helps...

Mom guilt. If you’ve been a mom any length of time, you’ve likely experienced it. But where exactly does it come from, and how do we overcome it so we can actually enjoy motherhood more? In this episode, I’m sharing 5 causes of mom guilt and how we can say goodbye for good! Resources Mentioned (affiliate links may be included): Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol S. Dweck Remaining You While Raising Them: The Secret Art of Confident Motherhood by Alli Worthington Related...

Today I have the pleasure of speaking to Natalie Cook as we talk about how to be more intentional with purchases, especially when you love clothes and shop often with friends as entertainment. I hope you love this conversation and it can help you identify your own shopping triggers so you can purchase with purpose! Resources Mentioned: Scarcity Brain by Michael Easter Interested in coaching with me and having results like Natalie? Let’s work together! Related Episodes: Episode 86: Struggle...

In a season where we are surrounded by people encouraging “fall hauls”, how can we buy more intentionally? If we can understand these six cognitive biases that marketers leverage to cause us to buy what we don’t need, we can purchase with a purpose! Resources Mentioned (affiliate links may be included): Scarcity Brain by Michael Easter An excellent article in Becoming Minimalist about the Diderot Effect Related Episodes: Episode 86: Struggle with Impulse Purchases? Intentional Purchasing...

Want to be a fly on the wall during one of my virtual coaching sessions?Today I’m coaching Natalie Cook with how to approach her bedroom! Natalie wants her bedroom to be her sanctuary but struggles with a small closet and too much stuff. I hope you enjoy the conversation! *Current pricing for virtual and in-person decluttering + organizing coaching is going up October 1! Book your session today!* Resources Mentioned: **Review Giveaway ends September 30th!** Sponsored by Simple by Emmy LLC 💵...

A cognitive bias is a systematic error in thinking caused by the tendency of the human brain to simplify information through personal experiences and preferences. What that means for decluttering our stuff? We hold onto what we don’t need! In today’s episode, I’m reviewing 7 of the most prevelant cognitive biases causing you to hold onto clutter and what we can do to overcome them!Resources Mentioned: **Review Giveaway ends September 30th!** 💵 Need a little extra back-to-school cash? 💵 Have...

Have you ever attempted to follow a cleaning schedule - but failed? Do you buy planners and never use them? There’s no one-size-fits-all approach to chores, cleaning, tidying, or home management in general! We need to create chore systems that work WITH our brain! In today’s episode, I’m chatting with Kelly Briggs from Simple Home Mom all about her best tips for approaching chores with self-compassion, especially if you are neurodivergent or have neurodivergent kiddos! Kelly has five kiddos...

In her book The Four Tendencies, author and podcaster Gretchen Rubin outlines her personality framework based upon how you respond to internal and external expectations. Upholders, Questioners, Obligers, and Rebels approach decluttering and organizing differently, which Rubin outlines briefly in her book Outer Order, Inner Calm. Today I dive a bit more into Rubin’s four tendencies and provide some additional recommendations on how to create a personalzed decluttering plan based upon your...

When it comes to decluttering and organization, motivation can be a fickle friend. We know why it’s important and we want to feel lighter and less chaotic, but decluttering can be HARD. How do we find - and sustain - the motivation to declutter? Today I’m joined by Deanna Yates from Wannabe Clutter Free who is sharing her best tips AND coaching me through a decluttering project I’ve been avoiding! Deanna helps busy families learn how to let go of the stuff holding them back so they can stop...

❓ Are you constantly decluttering, organizing, and re-organizing your home and feel like you never have time to relax? ❓ Do you love to find a "good deal" and bring things home that you later regret? ❓ Do you have a hard time saying no to free stuff?  Decluttering is a time-consuming process, but it's hard to get closer to a clutter-free life if we are always bringing more and more into our homes.  Today I'm sharing ONE question you can ask that will help you stop the "stuff stream" and also...

Today’s episode is a special treat - you get to listen in to a snippet of my virtual decluttering coaching call with Vanessa Gurrusquieta. Vanessa is a mom of 8 with kids ranging from 24 to 3. She’s also the owner of the Poppin’ Tags Resale Shop in Hillsboro, Texas. Her dream is to homeschool her two littles (ages 3 and 5) and travel the world in an RV. But she feels like she is constantly decluttering and organizing stuff, and there’s always something at the resale shop that would look cute...

Do you procrastinate on decluttering? Do you tell yourself you don’t have enough time, or that it takes too long to make decisions about what to keep and what to donate? Or are you like me and struggle to get things you want to donate out of your house? :) Today’s episode is for you! I’m sharing 3 steps to help you get back on track if you’ve stalled out on your decluttering journey.   Resources Mentioned: 5 Mindset Shifts to Help You Let Go of Clutter   Related Episodes: Episode 4: THIS is...

Imagine this scene: You’re shopping in Target with one child pulling on your leg and the other grabbing random items off the shelves, wailing, “PLEEEEASE Mommy can I have this?” An elderly woman in the same aisle smiles at you and says, “You’re going to miss this, dear! The days are long but the years are short!” Or imagine that you buy a parenting book about a discipline approach that your sister-in-law raves about, but when you try it at home it just makes you feel uneasy. But it’s all...

One of the biggest components of mental clutter is our to-do’s - causes the “thought swirl” that keeps us up at night and makes us feel distracted during the day. In today’s episode, I’m sharing the 3 critical steps you may be missing when managing your never-ending to-do list! Resources Mentioned (affiliate links may be included, which means I get a small commission if you use my link - thanks): Order From Chaos: The Everyday Grind of Staying Organized with Adult ADHD by Jaclyn Paul This is...

If you’re feeling overwhelmed, creating a “yes” list - a list of everything you’ve said yes to - is a powerful tool to help you understand why you’re saying yes, what needs to change, and how to get yourself out of chaos. My return guest, Jessica Jackson, has amazing insights to share on this important topic! Jessica is a homeschooling mother of four children, host of Thriving in Motherhood Podcast, creator of the Thriving in Motherhood Planner and Journal, and cheerleader in her program the...

Sometimes keeping a tidy home feels like a full-time job - but it doesn’t have to be! Today I’m sharing my top 5 home management hacks that helps keep my home tidy on a daily basis. Resources Mentioned: Have a question about decluttering, simplifying, systems, or anything else we talk about on the podcast? You can leave me a voice message here. Scroll to the bottom and look for the microphone and the bottom that says START RECORDING. Who knows, your question may be answered on an upcoming...

Sometimes when we are feeling overwhelmed, we have to ask ourselves some hard questions, like: “Am I causing my own chaos?” When we understand our non-negotiables and say yes to what aligns with our values rather than what we think others expect from us, we can enjoy contentment in our motherhood. In today’s episode I’m chatting with Andrea Dekker, a wife and mother of 4 young children who loves nothing more than being home! Andrea blogs at andreadekker.com, where she shares her passions for...

When you’re overwhelmed, maximizing your limited energy so you can be more productive is a must! Understanding your chronotype is one way to work with your body so that you can tackle your to-do list more effectively! I hope you love this conversation with my friend Sarah Horgan, creator of the popular Instagram account simple + intentional and the host of her podcast by the same name. Sarah is a full-time teacher, mom and wife who is passionate about helping women change their lives through...