Have you ever felt stressed in a cluttered room? Have you tried to declutter but found it too emotionally stressful? Clutter has been found to increase stress, but many people avoid decluttering because they find it too overwhelming, or because they ‘don’t have time’. 

In this episode of Room by Room: The Home Organization Science Insights Podcast, host Gabriella Joustra is joined by Rev. Dr. Joseph Ferrari, a researcher and Vincent dePaul Distinguished Professor of community psychology in DePaul University, Chicago, IL. 

He has been invited to join several podcasts as an expert, and blogs for Psychology Today about procrastination, and is considered the leading researcher of chronic procrastination. His consumer book, "Still Procrastinating? The No Regrets Guide to Getting it Done" J. Wiley & Sons, is sold internationally. 

Rev. Dr. Ferrari is also listed in important professional associations, including American Psychological Association, Association for Psychological Science, Div. 27 SCRA, Div. 8, Soc for Personality & Social Psychology, Eastern Psychological Association, and Midwestern Psychological Association. His great achievements and experiences as speaker, journal editor, and professor invite a lot of people to learn more about community psychology.

On the show, Rev. Dr. Ferrari talks about clutter as a habit, and its relationship with the home and personal wellbeing. He also explains what being a procrastinator entails and how to combat it from the inside out.

View Joseph’s full profile via https://csh.depaul.edu/faculty-staff/faculty-a-z/Pages/psychology/joseph-ferrari.aspx or connect with his LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-ferrari-ph-d-4749488a/.

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Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/room-by-room-the-home-organization-science-insights-podcast/id1648509192