How To Declutter Your Home: 5 Tips That Actually Work

The Mel Robbins Podcast

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Education, Mental Health, Relationships, Self-improvement, Society & Culture, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 10.6K Ratings

🗓️ 23 November 2024

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

If you find that the clutter keeps piling up, this episode will blow your mind. You’re going to learn a foolproof decluttering method that has transformed Mel’s home. The incredible Dana K. White, founder of the hit blog, A Slob Comes Clean, and author of How to Manage Your Home Without Losing Your Mind, is here to help you tackle your clutter and the overwhelm that comes with it. Today she shares a five-step process that’s revolutionized the way countless people manage their lives—and it’s not about buying more containers or wasting time making everything look perfect. This is decluttering like you’ve never heard it before, designed to make your life easier, your mind clearer, and your home more peaceful. This episode will give you the first step to finally feeling less underwater (no matter what your shelves, desk, or bathroom counter looks like right now!). This is an encore episode with new and exciting insights from Mel at the top. For more resources, including links to the studies mentioned in the episode, click here for the podcast episode page. If you liked this episode, which was packed with personal stories and open dialogue from Mel, you’ll love this one: How To Create Better Relationships: 6 Surprising Lessons From 28 Years Of Marriage Connect with Mel: Watch the episodes on YouTube Get Mel’s new book, The Let Them Theory Follow Mel on Instagram The Mel Robbins Podcast Instagram Mel's TikTok Sign up for Mel’s personal letter Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to ad-free new episodes Disclaimer

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0:00.0	Hey, it's your friend Mel and welcome to the Mel Robbins podcast.
0:07.6	I hate to tell you something you may not know about me. I am a slob. I mean, it's almost embarrassing and
0:14.6	something I would rather not talk about, but the time has come for me and you to face this issue head on.
0:20.4	If you have people coming over anytime soon and you would rather they not get past the welcome mat.
0:26.5	Or if you just have parts of your house, for me it's like the bathroom doors or the laundry room that are hidden disasters.
0:32.2	Shut the door, Chris.
0:33.3	You know, when the company's going to sit right next to me right now because you're not alone and
0:37.5	you are in the right place you and i have got to talk about clutter because clutter weighs you down
0:43.1	mentally and physically i mean just think about it when you walk into a room that's packed with stuff
0:47.6	or you open up a drawer and you can't find what you're looking for your brain feels it you may be in
0:52.8	your car looking at old soda cups or tissues that are left from the day before
0:56.5	this was me this morning.
0:57.7	I had to find some of my car.
0:58.6	I'm like, how long have those coffee cups been in the backseat?
1:01.4	Or you may be in the house or office looking at a cluttered counter or kitchen.
1:04.7	Just take a second to notice.
1:07.2	Isn't that clutter weighing you down?
1:14.0	I'm here to tell you it's not only weighing you down, it's holding you back.
1:18.8	No, you do not need to buy more storage bins to hide the mess.
1:23.1	You don't need to take a trip to the big store to get organized or color code anything.
1:24.4	Start cleaning up your act.
1:28.7	You can take back your home and your life with a few simple decluttering steps that actually work in real life for real people like you and me.
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