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Self-sabotage is a common behaviour that can significantly affect our ability to make progress on our Journey and prevent ourselves from getting – and staying – stuck. Recognising the signs that we are self-sabotaging, and understanding the root causes of it is crucial in overcoming it so that we can ask for the help we…

  Have you ever avoided working on your Journey videos even when you know that doing them is what will get you closer to your Clutter Free Goal and Best Life? If you’re saying ‘no’ you’re in denial! I often procrastinate with starting my morning exercise routine, even though I know that it helps me…

  15 SIGNS IT’S TIME TO ASK FOR HELP BY TALKING TO A THERAPIST / COUNSELLOR Clare’s Clutter Clearing Secret: She had a therapist to help her explore her fear of change You can clear your clutter FAST, or you can clear your clutter FOREVER, but you can’t clear your clutter FOREVER FAST. To find…

  Let me ask you a few questions. First: How long did you have your clutter challenge before you started to ask for or search for help?  Second: How many friends, family, authorities had TOLD you that you needed help before you accepted it or went looking for it yourself? I suspect well-meaning friends, family,…

Everyone on their Journey experiences the fear of change at some point. It can be triggered by what you learn and realise about you, your home and your clutter on Step 1. It can be triggered when you start to successfully let go of digital and physical paperwork clutter on Step 2. It can be…

Whether it’s an overnight trip, weekend away or holiday / vacation, people who struggle with clutter struggle to pack. We ALWAYS pack too much, especially if we also struggle with ADHD. Packing is a challenge because of the infinite choices, options, possibilities and ‘unknowns’ of going away. The weather, the activities, the venues – all…

What would you do if someone invited themselves to your home? Maybe a friend or relative who says they are looking for a bed for a night or two, could they stay with you? (Although let’s be honest, they’re rarely that subtle!) Maybe your heart rate and anxiety levels would go through the roof and…

STUCK IN A CYCLE OF SELF SABOTAGE It’s common for people on their Journey to clear areas and rooms in their home and then find themselves stuck in a cycle of self-sabotage that means they get stuck on their Journey. It’s rarely done consciously. We’ve been so used to failing in the past that it’s…

When you’re clearing your clutter the Clutter Clearing way, you’re not just clearing it, you’re clearing it so it never grows back. It’s understandable that we have a fear that it will grow back. We’ve never cleared all our clutter before, and we’ve never been able to keep any space that we have made in…

Attachment issues refer to the way that you relate to other people. They can be secure, which means you relate to people in a sensitive and responsive way, or insecure which means you feel insecure about, and in your relationship with other people. Your style of attachment is learned and develops at an early age,…