Clutter Free Academy

On today’s episode of the podcast, Kathi is back with Ty Pennington author Life to the Extreme: How a Chaotic Kid Became America’s Favorite Carpenter. On part 2 of this discussion, Kathi and Ty wrap up their conversation on clutter, creativity, and finishing.

On today’s show you’ll learn:

• Three keys to finishing a project
• The benefits of deadlines and why we need them in order to produce
• How overthinking can actually be slowing us down

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On today’s episode of the podcast, Kathi is joined by Ty Pennington author of Life to the Extreme: How a Chaotic Kid Became America’s Favorite Carpenter. Kathi and Ty discuss clutter, creativity, Ty’s experience growing up with ADHD and the lessons he’s learned through the years.

On today’s show you’ll learn:

• Why creativity actually thrives when thinking small
• How limitations might seem like obstacles but are actually gifts
• Why we often create our best stuff when the pressure’s on

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Check out his book here. 

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On today’s episode of the podcast, Kathi tackles “the mother of all topics”, mother-daughter relationships. Kathi is joined by Blythe Daniel and Helen McIntosh, authors of Mended: Restoring the Hearts of Mothers and Daughters. Kathi, Blythe and Helen discuss the heart clutter that can build up from unhealthy patterns of communication between mothers and daughters.

On today’s show you’ll learn:

• Why clutter is just a physical manifestation of the fear, guilt and shame that we have in our lives
• Why asking before giving advice can help strengthen mother-daughter relationships
• How healing between mothers and daughters can sometimes comes from doing hard things together

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On today’s episode of the podcast, Kathi is joined by Tonya Kubo, the illustrious leader of the Clutter-Free Academy Facebook group. Kathi and Tonya talk about a pretty big issue- how to get rid of sentimental treasures without getting rid of the memories.

On today’s show you’ll learn the three questions to ask when it comes to decluttering the sentimental items:

• Is this the best representation of my relationship?
• Does this bring back good memory?
• How can I remember the person without the possession?

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On today’s episode of the podcast, Kathi is joined by Tonya Kubo, the illustrious leader of the Clutter-Free Academy Facebook group. Kathi and Tonya talk about how to create and keep decluttering routines that actually work.

On today’s show you’ll learn:

• How “anchoring” one habit to another can help create successful routines
• Why our decluttering routines are necessary in order to take care of our future self
• How to stay organized once the space is decluttered

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On today’s episode of the podcast, Kathi is joined by Anne-Renee Gumley and Amanda Bacon, authors of the new book Shiny Things: Mothering on Purpose in a World of Distraction. Kathi, Anne-Renee and Amanda discuss the challenges of living and parenting with purpose in a time when we are inundated by distractions as well as offer some help for how to stay focused on your most important priorities.

On today’s show you’ll learn: • Why distraction and clutter are “kissing-cousins” • The biggest distractions for women • When distractions are harmless and when they are hurtful

Giveaway! The generous people over at Harvest House want to give our readers Amanda Bacon and Anne-Renee Gumley’s book, Shiny Things. 5 people will win a copy and 1 grand prize winner will receive:

• A copy of Shiny Things • Rustic Felt Letter Board 10×10 • A Notebook Journal • 18 Colored Felt Pens

Enter to win by commenting over on yesterday’s blog post

Don’t wait to win! Get a copy of the book here.

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On today’s episode of the podcast, Kathi is joined by Tonya Kubo, the illustrious leader of the Clutter-Free Academy Facebook group. Kathi and Tonya wrap up the conversation on clutter in the family in part two of this discussion.

On today’s show you’ll learn:

• Why the principle of negotiating space works regardless of who your family member is or how old they are
• The secret to getting your family on board with de-cluttering
• Why we as parents need to be OK with what they choose to let go of

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Bonus- Download Tonya's guide to making de-cluttering fun so the whole family wins!

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On today’s episode of the podcast, Kathi is joined by Tonya Kubo, the illustrious leader of the Clutter-Free Academy Facebook group. Kathi and Tonya chat about dealing with family clutter.

On today’s show you’ll learn:

• Why we need to deal with our own clutter first
• How to agree on space even if we don’t agree about stuff
• Why we need a process for breaking up with our clutter

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On today’s episode of the podcast, Kathi is joined again by Joshua Becker, author of The More of Less: Finding the Life You Want Under Everything You Own. Kathi and Joshua continue their conversation about his new book The Minimalist Home: A Room-by-Room Guide to a Decluttered, Refocused Life.

On today’s show you’ll learn: • Whether it is possible to be a minimalist when you have small children  • How minimalism helps spur on the values we want for our children  • Why there is an abundance of life in owning few possessions

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On today’s episode of the podcast, Kathi is joined by Joshua Becker, author of The More of Less: Finding the Life You Want Under Everything You Own. Kathi and Joshua talk about his journey into a minimalist lifestyle and discuss his new book The Minimalist Home: A Room-by-Room Guide to a Decluttered, Refocused Life.

On today’s show you’ll learn: • Why our belongings can keep us from living the life we wish we were living • How clutter-free living and minimalism are similar and where they differ • How minimalism is about intentionally promoting our values by removing anything that distracts us from them

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