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On this Encore Episode: Rayna Neises, your host, talks with Marty Stevens-Heebner.  Marty is CEO of Clear Home Solutions.  She created the company to help older adults and their families when their treasures, paperwork, and stuff get in the way of moving their lives forward.  Marty was inspired to launch the company eight years ago after her experiences with her father and aunt.  She provides the following insights:

• It is always so much easier to organize somebody else’s stuff.
• Start by identifying your absolute favorite, most useful things, and then figure out what else would be good.
• The goal is to try to create the feeling of the home in the new, smaller home and make it a reflection of what they left behind.
• Seeking help from move managers who are a neutral third-party can make the life-altering shift smoother.
• Acknowledge that the move will not be easy and that there will be emotions for the person moving as well as the family members.
• Break it down into steps like one drawer at a time or one hour at a time.