Clutter Chronicles

Clutter Chronicles

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Clutter Chronicles episodes

  • 42: Shredding & Tossing with Abandon

    Mary has discovered the core of her hoarding and it’s the family’s paper memorabilia.

    Show Notes:

    Becoming Minimalist 12-week Uncluttered course

    Sunk cost fallacy is the behavioral economic theory that I was referring to in my example of the shirt I bought and didn’t want to get rid of. 

    The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning, by Margareta Magnusson

    Barry Schwartz, The Paradox of Choice, Ted talk (2005).

    Report Confirms No Need to Make New Chairs, The Onion, July 15, 2014



    47 min
  • 40: So Much Hope it Hurts
    Mary describes the hope she is allowing herself to feel now as she moves stuff out of the #1 position in her life.
    The book I reference at the end of our conversation is The Path is Everywhere, by Matt Licata.
    39 min
  • 38: On the Cusp of Normalcy
    Last time we learned that Mary DID get the garage cleared out but it brought anxiety more than anything. In today’s conversation, Mary recognizes the progress she’s made and feels she’s on the cusp of normalcy.
    32 min
  • 36: Letting Go of Old Thoughts & Ways
    Last time Mary shared with us her new goal of getting the garage cleared out to park their truck inside during the winter. In today’s conversation, we continue discussing that and learn that Mary is letting go old thoughts and old ways which is really the hardest part.
    28 min
  • 34: Trash Redefined
    Last time we talked about how how Mary had been learning, along with her preschoolers, how to transition and make better decisions, things she had never learned before. That was over three months ago. In today’s conversation, Mary has learned another new skill: how to fill up a garbage can.
    37 min
  • 33: Transition & Decision-Making Muscles
    Last time. we caught up after several months between recording sessions and heard that Mary no longer had an out-of-control need to keep things. In today’s conversation we talk about how Mary has been learning, along with her preschoolers, how to transition and make better decisions, key skills she’s never learned before.
    44 min

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This podcast series is an ongoing conversation with Mary, who calls herself a recovering hoarder. She is willing to share her up-til-now very private life in an effort to be helpful to others, may…