Declutter for CHANGE

Heather Clark
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The Declutter for CHANGE Podcast is for women who have done everything “right” and still feel tired, restless, and quietly disconnected from themselves. We’re not just talking about stuff. We’re talking about the mental load you carry. The emotional labor you never put down. The version of you that keeps everything running but is slowly running herself into the ground. I’m Heather Clark, Life Declutter Strategist. I believe clutter shows up everywhere, in your MIND | BODY | SOUL | HOME, and that change doesn’t happen by adding more habits or trying harder. It happens when you stop carrying what was never meant to be yours. The podcast challenges the idea that exhaustion is normal, questions the identities you’ve built your life around, and gives you practical ways to let go so you can create space for calm, clarity, and a life that actually feels like yours again.

  1. 2d ago

    068 How to Turn Your Physical Workspace Into a Living Vision Board with Maggie Minor

    Are you forcing yourself to work in a sterile, generic environment that feels more like a corporate cubicle than a reflection of your true identity? Artist and intuitive design expert Maggie Minor joins me to share why we talk ourselves out of the things that bring us pure joy, and how to turn your entire home office into a living, three dimensional vision board. Maggie explains how watching gallery buyers talk themselves out of original art in favor of cheap, mass produced posters inspired her to study how physical environments affect human potential. We pull back the curtain on the popular "Zen clutter" trend, exploring why people jam their desks with cheap knickknacks because they are secretly terrified of empty, negative space. She shares her raw personal story of giving away every single piece of her furniture for a minimalist clean slate, how to identify your office's subconscious focal points, and why investing in pieces that trigger genuine emotion changes your internal sense of worth. The IKEA Blind Spot: Why we settle for generic, twenty dollar framed posters when our souls are actively craving original, complex pieces that move us The Seduction of Zen Clutter: How filling a room with ten different Buddha statues or Japanese candles is actually a symptom of a manic, racing mind avoiding true quiet The Clean Slate Experiment: Maggie’s raw experience of giving away all her belongings to force herself to ask the hardest questions about her modern identity Subconscious Programming: Understanding why the exact spot your eyes land when you zone out from your computer screen is your office's most critical zone The Performance Trap: Differentiating between standard vision board targets that create internal performance anxiety versus visual anchors that prompt pure emotional alignment The Permission Slip For Quirkiness: Throwing away professional design rules to fill your office space with items that make you laugh or remind you why you left corporate life The 4 Pillar Tiny Shifts MIND: Clear the Digital Static. Your analytical mind cannot find space to create if your virtual workspace is a mess. Spend time streamlining your computer files, clearing your digital desktop, and treating your digital landscape like an open, clean canvas. BODY: Lean into Tactile Comfort. Pay deep attention to how your working space physically feels to your touch. Whether you need a chair with a specific texture or choose to abandon the traditional desk entirely to work from a cozy sofa, honor what your physical body actually craves. SOUL: Anchor Your Moments of Awe. Ask yourself the raw question that most moms and busy business owners completely avoid: What actually brings my soul true joy? Find a distinct visual representation of a moment where you felt total, breathless awe and place it right where you can always see it. HOME: Take the Three Day Focal Point Challenge. Look straight up past your computer screen to your primary focal point. Strip away any generic decorations, guilt induced family gifts, or messy static, and replace them with one singular item that moves your soul. Leave it there for three days and watch your energy shift. MORE INFO:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.declutterforchange.com/links/⁠⁠ JOIN HEATHER: https://www.lettinggolab.com/byoc-blitz CONNECT WITH MAGGIE: Maggie is an artist, author, and Intuitive Feng Shui consultant who helps people turn their homes and offices into living, 3D vision boards that actively support their goals. Her unique approach is backed by 20 years of global humanitarian work, a journey that sharpened her spatial eye and gave her a deep, practiced empathy for people navigating big life transitions. Today, she blends that profound human understanding with intuitive design to help clients curate spaces that match their future selves. https://www.instagram.com/maggieminordesigns/ https://www.youtube.com/@Maggie_Minor https://www.maggieminordesigns.com/intuitive-feng-shui

  2. Aug 17

    067 What A Junk Removal Expert Wants You To Know About Your Clutter with Cameron Unger

    Look around your house right now. If your garage is packed with boxes, your drawers are overflowing with cheap impulse buys, and you cannot park your car inside, your physical space is creating serious mental fatigue. Cameron Ungar, the founder of the green junk removal company Trash and Stash, joins me to talk about what his crews actually see when they back up their trucks, and why our relationship with our belongings goes way deeper than simple organization. We talk about the hard reality of mass consumerism, how cheap retail outlets hook our brains into buying useless items, and how clearing out a space is often the first step to processing intense grief and loss. Inside This Episode The Stash Program. How Cameron runs a certified B Corp junk removal business that splits resale profits between a childhood cancer foundation and his crew to keep good items out of the dump. The Duck Poop Lesson. A raw story about a grieving widow, a flock of indoor ducks, and how removing physical items became her first real step back into the world. The Circular Economy. Why keeping products in use, like passing down an outgrown bicycle, is infinitely better than recycling them or throwing them in the trash. The Appliance Crisis. Why Cameron's crew threw away five vacuums in a single day, and how modern manufacturing is designed to make us buy more garbage. The 4 Pillar Tiny Shifts MIND: Start With Low Stakes. Beat decision fatigue by starting your decluttering journey in a small space like a bathroom cabinet. Making quick decisions on items you do not care about builds the mental momentum you need for the harder rooms later. BODY: Support Local Repair. Before you throw a broken item or appliance in the trash, see if it can actually be fixed. Seek out local repair shops instead of immediately buying a cheap, plastic replacement. SOUL: Separate The Person From The Object. Let go of the guilt that comes with clearing out a late relative’s home. Remind yourself that an item is just a physical piece of wood or fabric, not the actual life or memory of the person you lost. HOME: Keep The Item Spinning. Before you throw something away, look at it through the circular filter. Ask yourself if it can be sold, donated, or passed on to someone else who can keep using it. MORE INFO:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.declutterforchange.com/links/⁠⁠ JOIN HEATHER: https://www.lettinggolab.com/byoc-blitz CONNECT WITH CAMERON: https://www.facebook.com/trashandstash https://www.instagram.com/yourlocaltrashandstash/ https://www.tiktok.com/@trashandstash https://www.trashandstash.com/

  3. Aug 10

    066 Why Your "Emotional Support Clutter" is Holding You Back with Famous Ashley Grant

    Are you drowning in "someday" piles and letting years of accumulated household baggage secretly hijack your mental bandwidth? Content creator and podcaster Famous Ashley Grant joins me to share the reality of uprooting fifteen years of married life in less than a month, and how purging her space completely rewired her daily brain chemistry. Ashley explains how an unexpected phone call shrank her moving timeline to a matter of weeks, forcing her to confront what she calls her "emotional support clutter." We pull back the curtain on the mental exhaust of ADHD decision fatigue, exploring the hilariously real moments when an overstuffed brain misplaces everyday items, like putting an umbrella in the refrigerator. She shares her raw personal story of transitioning from Florida sunshine to a freezing Kentucky winter, how an intense pantry clear out birthed a massive automated meal planning system, and why letting go of the items you think define you is the only way to make room for your actual future. The Emotional Support Clutter Trap: Recognizing how piles of old mail, unread medical records, and outgrown clothes act as heavy anchors for negative energy instead of actual support The Twenty Dollar Replacement Rule: A brilliant, practical strategy for letting go of stubborn household items by realizing how cheap and easy they are to replace if you ever truly need them again The Moving Truck Filter: How intentionally opting for a smaller moving container forces necessary, aggressive boundaries on what gets to enter your next chapter The Fridge and Washing Machine Incidents: Laughing through the realities of ADHD mental static, from misplacing plant waterers to finding everyday accessories next to the milk carton The Six Month Meal Pivot: How a survival strategy to clear out moving day pantry clutter turned into a lifelong, automated spreadsheet system that completely eliminates dinner anxiety The Sentimental Photo Trick: Using digital tracking to physically release boxes of old trophies, holiday ornaments, and childhood mementos without losing the memories attached to them The 4 Pillar Tiny Shifts MIND: Anchor Everything in Your Calendar. Stop relying on an overworked mind to remember your daily life. Put your deadlines, your habits, your appointments, and even your designated decompression time directly into a digital calendar so your thoughts finally have a definitive place to live. BODY: Commit to Consistent Physical Movement. Treat exercise as a non negotiable appointment with yourself. Schedule your workouts directly into your week and show up for them, using that physical release as your personal church, your therapy session, and your ultimate brainstorm generator. SOUL: Set a Deadline for Your Someday Projects. Stop hoarding boxes of craft supplies or unfinished goals out of future guilt. If you buy materials for a creative project, put a firm completion date in your calendar immediately, and if you miss that window, lovingly pass those supplies on to someone who will actually use them. HOME: Execute the Twenty Dollar Purge. Walk through your rooms and identify the physical static you are holding onto out of pure habit. If an item is causing you stress, has been hidden in a storage box, and could easily be replaced for less than twenty dollars down the road, give yourself permission to let it go today. MORE INFO:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.declutterforchange.com/links/⁠⁠ JOIN HEATHER: https://www.lettinggolab.com/byoc-blitz CONNECT WITH ASHLEY: https://www.facebook.com/FamousAshleyGrant https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashleygrant/ https://famousashleygrant.com/ If you have navigated a major life purge, fought through the decision fatigue, etc. and want to help inspire this community with your own ups and downs, I would love to chat with you. Email me directly at podcast@declutterforchange.com to apply for a guest spot!

  4. Aug 3

    065 Your Clutter Is Winning Because You Lack True Awareness with Anja Lavigne

    Look around your room right now. If you are staring at a pile of random paperwork, a cluttered kitchen counter, or a piece of furniture you secretly hate, your house is actively draining your energy. Former home stager Anja Lavigne joins me to talk about why we hoard random things out of pure guilt and how clearing out the physical junk can actually make you feel physically better. We talk about the real reasons we keep family heirlooms we don't even like, how to stop turning your workout gear into a permanent clothes rack, and why managing your home is something you have to do regularly, just like getting a haircut. The Toy Dog Ear Test. What keeping a single piece of an old childhood toy through five different apartments says about your emotional baggage. The Expensive Furniture Trap. Why keeping an ugly cabinet just because a relative gave it to you creates constant negative static in your day. The 3 Mug Limit. How to design your space for the way you live every single day instead of hoarding extra dishes for a party you never throw. The Library Hack. A brilliant trick to borrow party platters and small appliances from your local library so they do not clog your kitchen cupboards. The 4 Pillar Tiny Shifts MIND: Map Your Space. Draw a quick sketch of your main room. Put a heart around the spots you love and a triangle around the parts that annoy you so you know exactly where to start changing things. BODY: Run the 5 Minute Circuit. Open your windows to let the fresh air in. Set a timer on your phone and spend exactly five minutes cleaning off a main surface like the kitchen counter or the bathroom sink. SOUL: Try the Broom Sweep. Ditch the loud vacuum for a bit. Sweep your front porch or your kitchen floor with a regular broom while intentionally focusing on letting go of the stress from your week. HOME: Shop Your Own House. Before you buy new decor online, move tables or artwork from one room to another to completely change the vibe of your space for free. MORE INFO:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.declutterforchange.com/links/⁠⁠ JOIN HEATHER: https://www.lettinggolab.com/byoc-blitz CONNECT WITH ANJA: https://www.instagram.com/anja.housecoach/ https://www.facebook.com/anja.lavigne https://www.facebook.com/Anja.housecoach https://www.anjahousecoach.com/ WorkSpace Alchemy: https://www.anjahousecoach.com/workspace-alchemy-download 1st & 2nd session FREE: https://www.anjahousecoach.com/house-and-soul-alchemy-circle

  5. Jul 27

    064 Why Talk Is Cheap And Forgiveness Demands Hard Evidence with Johnathan Bui

    When a relationship hits a massive breaking point, most people immediately think about hitting the nuclear option. They turn to legal processes, fight over monetary outcomes, or shut down completely. But the heaviest clutter we carry in our personal and professional lives is the unspoken tension, the unaddressed harms, and the fake apologies we use just to protect our own dignity. Jonathan uses his extensive legal background to bridge the gap between legal conflict and human connection. He breaks down why true resolution is never about forcing someone to see your side, but about entering a clear negotiation for their forgiveness. We look at why wanting things to just go back to normal is an impossible dead end, the exact phrase that completely torpedoes your credibility, and how taking accountability today saves you from paying massive emotional interest on your regrets thirty years down the road. The Nuclear Option Trap: Why running straight to a lawyer destroys relationships and how to use communication for connection instead The Three Apology Blockers: Unpacking the emotional friction that stops people from apologizing, including fear of the outcome and a total lack of confidence The Past Wall Illusion: Why trying to force a relationship back to how it used to be is a fantasy, and how to build a new dynamic based on current truth The Ultimate Phrase Pitfall: Why telling someone you are sorry they feel that way is incredibly dismissive and highly toxic to your goals Karmic Debt with Interest: How avoiding accountability in your twenties creates a massive back end blowout of grief and regret later in life The Hawk Effect: Understanding that forgiveness is a long game, and why people will watch your daily actions to see if your words are real The 4 Pillar Tiny Shifts MIND: Choose Substance Over Fluff. Stop trying to project the image of a good person to the world or online space. Focus entirely on your internal values and make sure your quiet choices actually match the identity you want to own. BODY: Test Yourself in the Real World. You cannot practice true connection or growth in total isolation. Step out into difficult environments, allow people and situations to passively challenge you, and actively practice your communication skills in real time. SOUL: Clear Your Karmic Debt. Stop pushing down the mistakes you made in the past. Own your screw ups, face the uncomfortable truth, and fall on your sword today so your soul does not have to carry a mountain of heavy regret tomorrow. HOME: Stop Sweeping Mess Under the Rug. Every time you ignore an internal conflict in your household or workspace, your personal culture takes a massive hit. Stop waiting for the entire dam to burst and proactively clean up the daily friction before it floods your life. MORE INFO:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.declutterforchange.com/links/⁠⁠ JOIN HEATHER: https://www.lettinggolab.com/byoc-blitz CONNECT WITH JON: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jon-bui/ https://www.instagram.com/thenegotiatedapologyproject/ https://thenegotiatedapology.com

  6. Jul 20

    063 How a Cluttered Mind is Creating Physical Disease with Jeffrey Eisen

    Are you driving yourself into physical burnout by constantly overthinking and suppressing your true feelings? Spiritual life coach Jeffrey Eisen joins me to share how his ultra logical 30 year corporate career left him with bleeding ulcers and Crohn's disease, and how clearing the hidden emotional wreckage from his body completely healed his chronic illness. We dive deep into the profound practice of quieting the mind and opening the heart, breaking down why trying too hard to meditate or forcing popular habits like cold plunges can actually backfire on your nervous system. Jeffrey explains how unexpressed emotions turn into a dense tarfield inside our bodies, how to use raw journaling to empty your mental slate, and why tapping into your natural intuition connects you to a universal intelligence far greater than any database or artificial tool. The Emotional Tarfield: How hiding your daily feelings creates literal density and chronic disease in the physical body The Meditation Trap: Why treating quiet time like a rigid checklist item completely ruins the experience and how to gently let thoughts pass The Muse vs the Mule: Shifting your perspective on technology so you can protect your human creativity while utilizing structural tools The Myth of One Size Fits All: Giving yourself total permission to quit the popular health trends that cause you internal anxiety Nature as a Natural Filter: Using the present moment awareness of the outdoors to instantly shut out corporate noise and daily static Awareness to Change: Utilizing your morning wake up and evening wind down windows to reflect on what is making you feel heavy The 4 Pillar Tiny Shifts MIND: Drop the Obsession with "How." Stop stressing over the perfect step by step instructions for fixing your life. Focus entirely on the what—slowing down, setting a clear intention, and emptying your thoughts—and stop trying to force the exact logistics. BODY: Flush the Suppressed Weight. If you are struggling with physical tension, stress, or digestive issues, acknowledge the emotions you are holding onto. Use raw handwriting or private voice recordings to dump your internal state every single day without filtering your words. SOUL: Tap Into Universal Intelligence. Stop relying on the collective human noise of social media feeds to make your big life choices. Quiet the external chatter, trust your intuition, and allow your natural internal radar to navigate your path. HOME: Audit Your Cluttered Monuments. Walk through your space and open the hidden cupboards where you keep expensive things that never worked but you feel too guilty to throw away. Heighten your awareness of these spaces, release the shame of buying them, and actively choose what stays or goes. MORE INFO:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.declutterforchange.com/links/⁠⁠ JOIN HEATHER: https://www.lettinggolab.com/byoc-blitz CONNECT WITH JEFFREY: https://jeffreyeisen.com/

  7. Jul 13

    062 Your Current Life Chaos Is Yesterday’s Unprocessed Pain with Paul Miller

    When your outer world spins into total chaos, trying to force your life into order from the outside never works. You can organize your closets, download productivity apps, and push through with sheer willpower, but if your inner world is trapped in old programming, you will keep hitting a wall. The hidden clutter we carry is often made of unhealed childhood memories and buried emotions that are secretly pulling the strings of our adult behavior. Paul opens up about his journey through severe trauma, combat as a military veteran, and a painful divorce. He explains how our brains act like a player piano, automatically loading up old survival mechanisms whenever we get triggered or gaslit today. We talk about how to stop avoiding your pain through mindless phone scrolling, how to reparent yourself using simple mirror work, and why feeling like the black sheep of a broken family actually means you have the warrior spirit required to break the cycle for good. The Player Piano Effect: Understanding how old childhood conditioning automatically pulls up and dictates your reactions to current stress The Power of the Nest: Why making your bed, washing dishes, and showering are major tactical victories when you are fighting a massive internal battle The Repression Library: How packing away daily stress and gaslighting creates a heavy stack of emotional books that will eventually blow up in the wrong environment Mirror Work Validation: Why looking yourself in the eye and telling your inner child "it is okay to feel this way" is the ultimate form of self care The Accountability Card: Using pattern recognition and firm documentation to protect yourself and remain solid against toxic manipulation The Black Sheep Illusion: Shifting your identity from the family outcast to the universally nominated healer who is brave enough to take up the mantle of change The 4 Pillar Tiny Shifts MIND: Design Your Future Character. Stop looking back at who you used to be when you were broken. Start looking ten years into the future, decide exactly who you want to become, and begin validating your own mind and choices today. BODY: Disconnect to Quiet the Noise. Your nervous system cannot settle if you are constantly numbing it. Put your phone down, step away from the processed junk food, take care of your basic hygiene, and sit in total silence for a few minutes to let your body catch up. SOUL: Own Your Warrior Spirit. Remember that you are a soul living a temporary human experience, and your soul comes first. Stop ignoring your gut instincts when your biology is screaming at you to leave a bad situation, and trust your natural intuitive radar. HOME: Organize One Spot Just For You. Make a list of four simple daily chores to check off for an easy dopamine hit. Then, pick one small hidden spot, like a single drawer or the area under your bed, and clean it out entirely for yourself. Throw away the trash and donate anything you will not need in six months. MORE INFO:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.declutterforchange.com/links/⁠⁠ JOIN HEATHER: https://www.lettinggolab.com/byoc-blitz CONNECT WITH PAUL: https://www.skool.com/uncivilized-rebirth-6488 https://www.youtube.com/@uncivilizedrebirth

  8. Jul 6

    061 How Bad Feng Shui is Secretly Tanking Your Life with Suzanne Roynon

    Did you know your house might be secretly ruining your life? You can change your diet, fix your mindset, and work around the clock, but if your home energy is broken, nothing else will stick. Your physical space acts like a massive magnifying glass for whatever is inside it, meaning a messy house just multiplies your stress, your debt, and your bad luck. Suzanne opens up about her own nightmare house that drained her money and wrecked her marriage, and how switching to traditional compass Feng Shui brought in an unexpected eighty thousand dollars in just three days. We look at why generic internet Feng Shui tips actually backfire, the hidden dangers of mirrored closets, and how to put your workspace into the ultimate power position so you can finally take charge of your life. The Real Estate Mirror Effect: Why moving into a new space can trap you in the exact same divorce, debt, or illness cycles as the previous owners The Dangerous Magnifying Glass: Why putting Feng Shui remedies into a cluttered house just makes your problems bigger and messier The Three House Types: Recognizing if your home is a cash drain, a high net worth prison, or a genuinely lucky space where everyone thrives The Bedroom Mirror Trap: How large mirrored wardrobes separate your energy at night, leading to poor mental health, sleep issues, and body shame The Desk Power Play: Why facing a blank wall ruins your business perspective and how sitting in the command position changes everything The Real Cost of Fake Decor: Throwing out the wedding gifts from your ex and the funny signs that are subconsciously programming your life to fail The 4 Pillar Tiny Shifts MIND: Practice Preemptive Gratitude. Shift your mental station by celebrating your wins before they even happen. Thank the universe for the results you want in advance to clear out the anxiety of waiting and manifest better opportunities. BODY: Break Up the Stagnation. The word clutter literally comes from the same root as blood clots. Stagnation in your rooms leads to physical blocks in your body. Get up and move every thirty to forty five minutes to keep your internal energy flowing. SOUL: Audit Your Knick Knacks. Your subconscious links directly to your soul, and your decor is constantly talking to it. Get rid of ornaments, paintings, or old gifts that carry heavy memories or negative jokes that encourage a bad scenario. HOME: Claim the Command Position. Turn your desk around so your back is against a solid wall and you can fully see the door and windows. Stop crouching in corners facing a blank wall if you want to see the bigger picture in your life. MORE INFO:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.declutterforchange.com/links/⁠⁠ JOIN HEATHER: https://www.lettinggolab.com/byoc-blitz CONNECT WITH SUZANNE: www.instagram.com/Interiors_therapy www.facebook.com/Interiorstherapy www.interiorstherapy.com SLEEP WELL DOWNLOAD: https://store.interiorstherapy.com/product-details/product/68eadf3466345f4a1d3fa60d

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The Declutter for CHANGE Podcast is for women who have done everything “right” and still feel tired, restless, and quietly disconnected from themselves. We’re not just talking about stuff. We’re talking about the mental load you carry. The emotional labor you never put down. The version of you that keeps everything running but is slowly running herself into the ground. I’m Heather Clark, Life Declutter Strategist. I believe clutter shows up everywhere, in your MIND | BODY | SOUL | HOME, and that change doesn’t happen by adding more habits or trying harder. It happens when you stop carrying what was never meant to be yours. The podcast challenges the idea that exhaustion is normal, questions the identities you’ve built your life around, and gives you practical ways to let go so you can create space for calm, clarity, and a life that actually feels like yours again.

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  • Creator
    Heather Clark
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    67
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Heather Clark
  • Show Website
    Declutter for CHANGE

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