Do you have a clutter problem? Has the lockdown made you buy stuff online that only ends up as additional clutter? In this episode, I interview my friend Monica Lin of Make Room by Monica. Monica is a professional home organizer and clutter coach. She’ll teach you the different types of clutter, how spending habits lead to clutter, and how clutter can affect your mental health and wealth. Listen and learn how to declutter and improve your well-being through your environment. 

“We’ve been staying safer at home, but for those of us who are overwhelmed by our clutter, we’re not staying saner at home.” - Monica Lin

 

Timestamps

3:12 - Different types of clutter that people have 8:37 - The correlation between scarcity mindset and clutter 11:07 - A personal anecdote about Monica’s parents on scarcity mindset 14:58 - Spending habits that lead to clutter and how to counteract those habits 19:00 - More on emotional spending that relates to self-care 22:41 - How clutter affects our mental health 25:52 - Why letting go of stuff is hard and what to do about it 28:20 - How to turn your clutter into cash and donate your stuff without regret 31:03 - Steps to improve mental health through your environment 37:00 - How to not waste money; consider cost per use 39:02 - What #NotAMessyBitch means and how Monica helps her client through her program

Resources

Marie Kondo Dress For Success Habitat for Humanity Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear Connect with Monica makeroombymonica.com Instagram

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