How to Declutter Your Space and Reduce Your Anxiety

If all your “stuff” is sapping your energy, this episode of Woman Worriers is for you. Host Elizabeth Cush interviews Michael Spencer, a Virtual Home Energy Coach, about how to declutter your home to make space for what really matters.

Quotes:

“You get to have a much better understanding of yourself and the things that you choose to carry with you in your life.”
— Michael Spencer

“I was able to root into my soul and say, ‘Yes, I want this,’ or ‘No, I don’t.’”
— Michael Spencer

“I can close the door of that closet, and yet there’s something nagging.”
— Michael Spencer

“These belonging that we accumulate over time have meaning for us.”
— Michael Spencer

“We’re learning to tune in internally to what feels right to keep, what feels right to let go.”
— Michael Spencer

“It takes so much energy to keep holding that lid on.”
— Michael Spencer

“It took a long time for these belongings to accumulate the way they did, and that’s OK.”
— Michael Spencer

“There is really an inner purification that’s happening as the outer purification is happening.”
— Michael Spencer

Do you have a counter or table piled high with catalogs and other stuff that came in the mail? A closet or dresser drawer that you have to dig through to find the shirt you’re looking for? A room that makes you want to close the door and walk away? In the course of a lifetime, we can acquire a lot of stuff, and living with it can take a lot of energy and cause a lot of anxiety. In this episode of the Woman Worriers podcast, host Elizabeth Cush, of Progression Counseling in Annapolis, Md., talks with Michael Spencer, founder of Let’s Purify!, who draws on her background in mental health and mindfulness to coach people who want to transform the energy of their lives and their homes. Her unique practice of home decluttering and purifying is designed to help you better understand yourself and the things that you choose to carry with you in your life.  

Listen and Learn:

What a virtual home energy coach does and how it’s different from a professional organizer Why traditional decluttering methods don’t work for everyone How clutter creates energy leaks and anxiety in your life Why calming and grounding techniques are helpful when you’re trying to deal with your belongings How purifying your space and aligning your home’s energy with your own can be liberating Why we often start to declutter, only to close the lid or the door and walk away Why decluttering doesn’t mean throwing out all your old stuff The most common reasons why we resist decluttering and how to work around them The relationship between shame and stuff How a virtual home energy coach can help you work through the blocks that are keeping you from getting started and developing a decluttering plan How a Mindful Walkthrough of your home can help you get clear on what you want to do How practicing a simple three-step purifying ritual in a small space can make it easier to address bigger projects when you’re ready How to identify the places in your home where the time spend shifting the energy will yield the greatest positive effects The key questions to ask yourself before tackling any decluttering—and how the process may change your intentions

More Resources:

> Michael Spencer’s website

> Let’s Purify! podcast

> Let’s Purify! Episode 35: When a “Micro Area” of Your Home Is Massively Aggravating! (And How to Shift It)

> Let’s Purify! Episode 65: A Three-Step Daily Purifying Ritual

> Let’s Purify! on Instagram

> Let’s Purify! on Facebook

> Subscribe to the Let’s Purify! Holistic Declutter Coaching newsletter

> Progression Counseling