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The Risks of Decluttering (And Why They’re Worth Taking in Midlife)
For many of us in midlife, decluttering feels risky. All of the things we’ve accumulated over the years represent connections to previous seasons of life, people we love and also a colossal decluttering effort. It’s not hard to understand why people put it off, even as they look around at their home and think ‘I…
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Navigating Midlife Transitions Using the Power of Decluttering
One of the reasons midlife is such a great time to declutter is the number of transitions that happen around this time in our lives. In fact, you can strategically use decluttering to approach the transition proactively. That puts you in the driver’s seat both logistically and mentally. Midlife transitions usually come with heavy emotions…
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Breaking the Cycle: A Midlife Guide to Inheriting Clutter Mindfully
One of the reasons decluttering in midlife can be so challenging is that we are navigating a double-whammy situation. On one hand we are reckoning with the decades-long buildup of our own stuff. And if that isn’t overwhelming enough, we are now inheriting clutter from our parents as well. Ugh, it’s a lot – literally…
