Are you tired of feeling “stuffed” all the time? Everywhere you look, you see and feel stuffed with things, with memories, with things that you think you should be doing but don’t have the time or energy to do? Yeah, we know the feeling too.

We recently welcomed a new Expert in the BariNation Membership Community who is a professionally trained organizer. Her name is Spring Coourtright and she was trained by one of the world's most recognized organizer, Marie Konda. Spring has been leading a Decluttering Challenge in the BariNation Community and the impacts have been deep and meaningful. She is showing us all how decluttering and organizing can actually help us feel full, feel satisfied and content by decluttering.

We sat down with two of our Community members, April and Chylynn, to hear the impacts decluttering is having on their lives and their bariatric journeys. In this episode, they share how they have started decluttering the spaces in their lives and found areas where they can grow and expand. They also share the similarities they are finding between decluttering and their bariatric journey and how cleaning out the spaces in their homes has opened up opportunities to clear out space in their mindset too.  

You will leave this episode with some “aha” moments and connections that can help you begin your own decluttering journey! Join April, Chylynn, and Spring in the BariNation Membership Community  if you are ready for some guided Decluttering help along your own journey! 

If you are a Patreon supporter of the podcast or you are a member of our BariNation Support Community, you will get access to a fantastic bonus podcast episode where April and Chylynn talk in-depth about the bariatric connections they have made and what they are discovering about themselves through the Decluttering Challenge.  

Our Podcast supporters get to submit questions for future episodes, get access to bonus episodes with our amazing guests, and are invited to join us at our Community-only Struggle Bus Lives twice a month! Support the BariNation Podcast by becoming a $5 supporter today! Visit www.barinationpodcast.com to become a supporter! 

Did you have an “aha” moment from this episode? Leave us a message and share your takeaways from this episode or any past episodes of the BariNation Podcast! Head to anchor.fm/barination/message and leave us a message that we can incorporate into future episodes! 

You're not alone on this journey. Join the BariNation Support Community and connect with patients who are committed to decluttering along their bariatric journey And in January, you can join fellow members in our Decluttering Challenge! Visit us at https://barination.mn.co to learn more about our inclusive and welcoming support community! 

About our Guest: April and Chylynn are bariatric patients who are committed to lifelong treatment of the disease of obesity. They are active members of the community who attend weekly groups, classes, and meetups. They are patient advocates and share their stories and experiences with anyone who is ready to change their life through bariatric surgery. 

About BariNation: BariNation is a bariatric educational organization on a mission to empower patients to access and utilize the tools, resources, and education needed to find and maintain personal wellness. We connect patients with the support they need, when and where they need it. BariNation produces an award-winning weekly podcast distributed on all major podcast and video platforms and hosts a support membership community that teams up with credentialed and licensed bariatric experts and clinicians. 

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You’ve got this and we’ve got you!