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Downsizing your home with Melissa Freasier
A downsizing specialist helps people to declutter their homes. For a variety of reasons, people may need some guidance.
Emotional attachment to items and family dynamics can cause resistance when it comes to downsizing. Knowing when to start this conversation and how to proceed in an orderly sequence will make this process less stressful.
Professional downsizers often have a great network of local contacts who can support the downsizing process.
In this episode:
- How to start a conversation about downsizing
- How to start the process
- Overcoming hesitation and negative emotions
- Professional organiser vs downsizing specialist
- Time taken to complete the downsize
- How to sequence the process
- What items are currently selling well
- Strategies for managing family heirlooms
- Working with different family dynamics
- Where and how to donate unwanted items
Resources Mentioned
- Buy the Decluttering Directory
- Let's Talk Consultation
Connect with Melissa Freasier:
- Website
Connect with Coral Wilkinson:
Follow See Me Aged Care Navigators:
- See Me ACN website
More about Your Aged Care Compass podcast:
Do you support an older loved one at home and you're ready to give up because it’s just too hard? Your Aged Care Compass is for you.
We're Coral and Michelle, the sisters behind our business, See Me Aged Care Navigators.
Coral is a registered nurse with over 30 years’ experience in both health and aged care. A former assessor with the aged care assessment team, an advocate and author, there’s not much Coral doesn’t know about Australia’s aged care system.
Michelle is a former pharmacist with over 30 years in the public health and private sectors of pharmacy. Michelle is the client care manager for our business.
Our story started as one of supporting our parents to remain in their own home, to be as independent as possible and remain connected to their community. When we eventually needed extra support, we achieved this because we know Australia’s aged care system so well. We knew what programs could assist us and our parents.
Your Aged Care Compass podcast brings together not only our personal experience in supporting our parents but also our vast professional experience in supporting other families to keep their loved ones at home.
We'll help you makes sense of Australia’s aged care system and bring you topics related to ageing as well. Legal, financial, health, forward planning and more.
Your Aged Care Compass will guide you clearly and compassionately to the right support at the right time for your ageing parents and loved ones.
Like what you hear? Please leave us a rating and review. We’d love you to share this podcast with any friends or family who have older loved ones.
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By Coral Wilkinson & Michelle BrownA downsizing specialist helps people to declutter their homes. For a variety of reasons, people may need some guidance.
Emotional attachment to items and family dynamics can cause resistance when it comes to downsizing. Knowing when to start this conversation and how to proceed in an orderly sequence will make this process less stressful.
Professional downsizers often have a great network of local contacts who can support the downsizing process.
In this episode:
- How to start a conversation about downsizing
- How to start the process
- Overcoming hesitation and negative emotions
- Professional organiser vs downsizing specialist
- Time taken to complete the downsize
- How to sequence the process
- What items are currently selling well
- Strategies for managing family heirlooms
- Working with different family dynamics
- Where and how to donate unwanted items
Resources Mentioned
- Buy the Decluttering Directory
- Let's Talk Consultation
Connect with Melissa Freasier:
- Website
Connect with Coral Wilkinson:
Follow See Me Aged Care Navigators:
- See Me ACN website
More about Your Aged Care Compass podcast:
Do you support an older loved one at home and you're ready to give up because it’s just too hard? Your Aged Care Compass is for you.
We're Coral and Michelle, the sisters behind our business, See Me Aged Care Navigators.
Coral is a registered nurse with over 30 years’ experience in both health and aged care. A former assessor with the aged care assessment team, an advocate and author, there’s not much Coral doesn’t know about Australia’s aged care system.
Michelle is a former pharmacist with over 30 years in the public health and private sectors of pharmacy. Michelle is the client care manager for our business.
Our story started as one of supporting our parents to remain in their own home, to be as independent as possible and remain connected to their community. When we eventually needed extra support, we achieved this because we know Australia’s aged care system so well. We knew what programs could assist us and our parents.
Your Aged Care Compass podcast brings together not only our personal experience in supporting our parents but also our vast professional experience in supporting other families to keep their loved ones at home.
We'll help you makes sense of Australia’s aged care system and bring you topics related to ageing as well. Legal, financial, health, forward planning and more.
Your Aged Care Compass will guide you clearly and compassionately to the right support at the right time for your ageing parents and loved ones.
Like what you hear? Please leave us a rating and review. We’d love you to share this podcast with any friends or family who have older loved ones.