This past summer, I had a wild idea I couldn't stop thinking about: I wanted to homeschool. In this episode, I'm sharing the honest, unpolished story of how we got here—no five-year plan, no Pinterest-worthy homeschool room, just a willingness to ask whether our days actually fit the life we wanted to live.

I talk about what our mornings used to look like (hello, rushing and Whac-A-Mole scheduling), what changed once we made space for a different pace, and why this decision ended up being about so much more than school. If you've ever looked at your own life and wondered "does this still fit?"—this one's for you.

In this episode:

• Why I once told myself I "wasn't cut out" to homeschool
• How our move back to California opened up a life we couldn't picture before
• The values-alignment audit I do whenever something feels off
• What our day-to-day actually looks like now
• Permission to ask the question, even without having it all figured out

If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to follow the show so you don't miss your Monday reset.

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• Instagram: https://instagram.com/makingthespacewithjackie
• Email: [email protected]

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This podcast is for educational and coaching purposes only and is not a substitute for therapy, medical, or mental health care. If you're needing mental health support, please reach out to a licensed provider in your area.

© 2026 Making the Space, LLC. All rights reserved. No part of this podcast may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form without prior written permission.

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You could have the most beautiful Container Store system in the world.
And you'd still see piles of clothes on the floor.
You could label everything perfectly.
And your kid still couldn't start organizing their room.
You could be motivated and intentional.
And nothing would stick.

What if the problem isn't your systems at all?

What if it's a mismatch between how your brain works and how everyone else's brain works?

In this episode, we're diving into ADHD, highly sensitive persons (HSP), and what happens when both exist in the same household.

In this episode, we'll talk about:

• What neurodivergence actually means (and why it changes everything)
• How ADHD brains use "doom piles" and external memory (it's not laziness)
• Why HSPs get overwhelmed by visual clutter (your nervous system isn't broken)
• Why your beautiful organizing systems keep failing
• How to design spaces that honor different brains
• Toy rotation, separate spaces, and practical solutions that actually work

If you're an overwhelmed mom living with someone whose brain works totally differently than yours — whether that's your kid or your partner — this episode will help you understand why your organizing keeps failing and what to do about it.

It's not about becoming minimal.
It's about building a home that works for how your family's brains actually function.

Resources Mentioned:

Elaine Aron's research on highly sensitive persons (HSP) — hsperson.com

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• Email: [email protected]

Affiliate Disclosure: This episode contains an affiliate link for the Brick. If you purchase through my link, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I only share products I personally use and love. BRICK LINK

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Summer's not even over yet and the school supply displays are already taking over Target. In this episode, I talk through why back to school season doesn't have to mean losing everything that made summer feel good, and how to protect that slower pace on purpose instead of watching it disappear the second the school bell rings.

This episode covers:

• Why the school supply rush hits earlier every single year, and giving yourself permission to opt out of the overwhelm
• What my analog summer has actually looked like, bricking my phone, backyard dinners, and an old school radio instead of a playlist
• Auditing what you already have before buying anything new for the school year
• Why "matching everything" and the cute extras are usually more clutter than kids need
• Calendar clutter: how to decide what activities and commitments actually deserve a spot on your family's schedule this year
• A reminder that summer and the school year don't have to be two totally different seasons

If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to follow the show so you don't miss your Monday reset.

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• Instagram: https://instagram.com/makingthespacewithjackie
• Email: [email protected]

Affiliate Disclosure: This episode contains an affiliate link for the Brick. If you purchase through my link, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I only share products I personally use and love. BRICK LINK

This podcast is for educational and coaching purposes only and is not a substitute for therapy, medical, or mental health care. If you're needing mental health support, please reach out to a licensed provider in your area.

© 2026 Making the Space, LLC. All rights reserved. No part of this podcast may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form without prior written permission.

My closet declutter was one of the most popular things I shared during my 30 Days of Decluttering series on Instagram! But here's what nobody tells you, decluttering doesn't automatically fix decision fatigue. I brought my dear friend Amy Casey, a color and style consultant with House of Colour, on to talk about what actually did.

In this episode we talk about:

• Why I'd already had my colors done years before my closet declutter, and still ended up overwhelmed and over-consuming
• The moment I found out I'm an autumn (and was a little devastated about it)
• The real math behind my closet: 152 pieces, 90 tops, 32 bottoms, and 2,980 possible outfit combinations
• Why 80% of people only wear 20% of what's in their closet
• How color analysis becomes a filter that stops you from buying the wrong things
• The difference between dressing to perform and dressing in alignment with who you actually are
• Amy's advice on where to start if your closet feels like too much
• Why this whole thing is really about values alignment, not vanity

Next step:
Curious about color analysis? Learn more at houseofcolour.com. And if you need a kickstart to declutter your closet, the One Space Reset Kit walks you through it step by step.

If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to follow the show so you don't miss your Monday reset.

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• Instagram: https://instagram.com/makingthespacewithjackie
• Email: [email protected]

Affiliate Disclosure: This episode contains an affiliate link for the Brick. If you purchase through my link, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I only share products I personally use and love. BRICK LINK

This podcast is for educational and coaching purposes only and is not a substitute for therapy, medical, or mental health care. If you're needing mental health support, please reach out to a licensed provider in your area.

© 2026 Making the Space, LLC. All rights reserved. No part of this podcast may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form without prior written permission.

This week's episode starts with a home video night that turned into an unexpected gut-check. Watching old clips of the kids, the toys, the outfits, the different homes we've lived in, it became clear pretty fast: the thing that gets us emotional was never the object in the background. It was the memory itself.

This episode digs into why sentimental clutter feels so much heavier than regular clutter, and what to actually do about it, without needing to feel guilty for keeping a few special things.

In this episode:

• Why the box in the garage isn't actually holding your memories, and where the real memory lives instead, whether that's a camera roll, a photo album, a journal, or a story told out loud
• Four psychological reasons letting go of sentimental items feels so hard: extended self theory, transitional objects, loss aversion, and self continuity
• A simple exercise for deciding what's actually worth keeping from a sentimental season of life
• The story behind turning a giant box of forgotten shirts into a quilt that actually gets used
• Practical ways to keep, sell, or donate sentimental items with intention instead of guilt
• A tease for a future episode: bringing Mr. Making the Space Monday back on to talk about how differently spouses can experience emotional attachment to stuff

If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to follow the show so you don't miss your Monday reset.

Connect with Jackie:

• Instagram: https://instagram.com/makingthespacewithjackie
• Email: [email protected]

Affiliate Disclosure: This episode contains an affiliate link for the Brick. If you purchase through my link, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I only share products I personally use and love. BRICK LINK

This podcast is for educational and coaching purposes only and is not a substitute for therapy, medical, or mental health care. If you're needing mental health support, please reach out to a licensed provider in your area.

© 2026 Making the Space, LLC. All rights reserved. No part of this podcast may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form without prior written permission.

How to Have an Analog Summer When You're a Tech-Loving Millennial Mom

I took a little break. A bigger one than planned. And I'm telling you exactly why — because honestly, the reason is kind of the whole point of this show!

This week I'm back with something that's been living in my head all summer so far: the idea of an analog summer. What it means, why I wanted one, and what actually happened when I tried to slow down after my 30-day decluttering reset (because it did not go the way I expected).

Spoiler: clearing the clutter doesn't automatically quiet the busyness. And nobody really talks about that part.

I'm also sharing five things that have actually been helping me slow down — including a tool that's been a total game changer for managing my screen time, my grandma's cookie tin of crayons, and why I finally just let the dishes be messy.

It's honest, it's a little messy, and it's very much a work in progress. Just like the rest of us.

In this episode:

• Why I took a break — and why it was exactly the point of this show
• What the analog summer idea is and where it actually came from for me
• The thing nobody told me would happen after I decluttered — the busyness habit
• Five real things that have actually been helping me slow down this summer
• Why presence is productive (and why that's so much harder than it sounds)
• The messy middle that nobody talks about on social media — and why I wanted to

If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to follow the show so you don't miss your Monday reset.

Connect with Jackie:

• Instagram: https://instagram.com/makingthespacewithjackie
• Email: [email protected]

Affiliate Disclosure: This episode contains an affiliate link for the Brick. If you purchase through my link, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I only share products I personally use and love. BRICK LINK

This podcast is for educational and coaching purposes only and is not a substitute for therapy, medical, or mental health care. If you're needing mental health support, please reach out to a licensed provider in your area.

© 2026 Making the Space, LLC. All rights reserved. No part of this podcast may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form without prior written permission.

What My Husband Really Thought About My 30-Day Decluttering Project

This one is a little different.

This week I'm joined by my very first podcast guest — my husband, Mr. Making the Space — for an honest, unscripted conversation about what the last 30 days of living with my decluttering project actually looked like from both sides.

We traded questions, told some real stories, and got into the moments that surprised us both ... including the one space I was dreading most, the item that almost didn't make it out of the house, and the Saturday morning that made all 30 days completely worth it.

Spoiler: it's not as tidy as you think!

If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to follow the show so you don't miss your Monday reset.

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• Instagram: https://instagram.com/makingthespacewithjackie
• Email: [email protected]

Affiliate Disclosure: This episode contains an affiliate link for the Brick. If you purchase through my link, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I only share products I personally use and love. BRICK LINK

This podcast is for educational and coaching purposes only and is not a substitute for therapy, medical, or mental health care. If you're needing mental health support, please reach out to a licensed provider in your area.

© 2026 Making the Space, LLC. All rights reserved. No part of this podcast may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form without prior written permission.

This one is a little different. No decluttering tips. No to-do list. Just a heartfelt Mother's Day message for every mom who is doing so much more than she gives herself credit for.

In this episode we talk about:

• Why Mother's Day somehow always lands during the most chaotic week of the school year
• The end-of-year overwhelm that so many of us are feeling right now — and why you're not alone in it
• Why rest is not failure and checking out for a minute doesn't make you a bad mom
• The tension of big milestone seasons — when everything feels fast and slow all at the same time
• Why the real, honest conversations we're having with each other matter more than we realize
• What it actually means to show up — imperfectly, repeatedly, and with so much love
• A special moment for the moms who have a complicated relationship with Mother's Day — you are seen here too

High fives all around, mama. You are doing better than you think. :)

If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to follow the show so you don't miss your Monday reset.

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• Instagram: https://instagram.com/makingthespacewithjackie
• Email: [email protected]

Affiliate Disclosure: This episode contains an affiliate link for the Brick. If you purchase through my link, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I only share products I personally use and love. BRICK LINK

This podcast is for educational and coaching purposes only and is not a substitute for therapy, medical, or mental health care. If you're needing mental health support, please reach out to a licensed provider in your area.

© 2026 Making the Space, LLC. All rights reserved. No part of this podcast may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form without prior written permission.

Meal planning shouldn't feel like a second job — but for a lot of us, it does! And it's not because we're bad at planning. It's because by the time the dinner question shows up, our brains are already completely tapped out. This week we're getting honest about what's really going on with the meal planning mental load ... and what it actually looks like to make it feel lighter.

IN THIS EPISODE:

• Why the dinner question is a mental clutter problem, not a cooking problem
• The full scope of what we're actually managing every single week
• How to get clear on your why before trying any system
• Practical options for every season — from meal kits to cookbooks to slow cookers to grocery pickup
• Why you don't have to do this alone and how to actually ask for help

LINKS + NEXT STEPS:

• Grab the One Space Reset Kit → link below
• Are you in your Costco season too? Have a topic you want us to cover? Send a DM on Instagram or shoot an email — both linked below. Every single one gets read!

If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to follow the show so you don't miss your Monday reset.

Connect with Jackie:

• Instagram: https://instagram.com/makingthespacewithjackie
• Email: [email protected]

Affiliate Disclosure: This episode contains an affiliate link for the Brick. If you purchase through my link, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I only share products I personally use and love. BRICK LINK

This podcast is for educational and coaching purposes only and is not a substitute for therapy, medical, or mental health care. If you're needing mental health support, please reach out to a licensed provider in your area.

© 2026 Making the Space, LLC. All rights reserved. No part of this podcast may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form without prior written permission.

If decluttering still feels heavy even after clearing things out — this episode might be why. Because sometimes the clutter in our homes isn't just stuff. It's an old season we haven't given ourselves permission to leave behind.

This week we're digging into the things that are already there — the bins, the bags, the drawers full of stuff that made sense then but don't quite fit the season anymore. Real stories, real moments, and a few simple questions to help you start to recognize them in your own home.

IN THIS EPISODE:

• Why our homes can quietly hold onto old seasons without us even realizing it
• The hobby phase, the kid stage, the career shift — and how to spot them in your own spaces
• Three simple questions to ask as you move through your home
• Why letting go is often easier than expected
• How creating open space changes our relationship with what comes in
• A sneak peek at our very first guest episode — and we are talking closets!

LINKS + NEXT STEPS:

• Grab the One Space Reset Kit → link below
• Have a topic you want us to cover? Send a DM on Instagram or shoot an email — both linked below. Every single one gets read!

If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to follow the show so you don't miss your Monday reset.

Connect with Jackie:

• Instagram: https://instagram.com/makingthespacewithjackie
• Email: [email protected]

Affiliate Disclosure: This episode contains an affiliate link for the Brick. If you purchase through my link, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I only share products I personally use and love. BRICK LINK

This podcast is for educational and coaching purposes only and is not a substitute for therapy, medical, or mental health care. If you're needing mental health support, please reach out to a licensed provider in your area.

© 2026 Making the Space, LLC. All rights reserved. No part of this podcast may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form without prior written permission.