Episode: 236
How To Declutter Your Home: 5 Tips That Actually Work
with Dana K. White
Declutter your life like never before
The incredible Dana K. White, founder of the hit blog, A Slob Comes Clean is here to help you tackle your clutter and the overwhelm that comes with it.
Dana shares a five-step process that makes your life easier, your mind clearer, and your home more peaceful.
With practical tips and Dana’s relatable humor, this conversation is your ultimate guide to tackling clutter..
This is an encore episode with new and exciting insights from Mel at the top.
There is no video for this episode. To see the original episode with Dana K. White on video, please jump to the resources.
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Decluttering isn’t about making things look pretty; it’s about making your life easier.
Dana K. White
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Key takeaways
When your home feels overwhelming and out of control, it’s because you’ve exceeded your personal clutter threshold, and the only fix is to declutter until it’s manageable.
Decluttering isn't about perfection or staging; it's about creating a space you can handle without spinning out or feeling defeated by your own home.
The first place to start is not the pantry or closet; it’s the most visible area of your home, because seeing real progress motivates you to keep going.
Always start with trash first, because there’s no emotion or decision-making. It’s just action that instantly makes your space feel better and less overwhelming.
A container isn’t for storing stuff; it’s a boundary that helps you decide what stays and what goes, because your home is a finite space.
Guests Appearing in this Episode
Dana K. White
Dana K. White is a decluttering expert, author, and speaker who simplifies home organization and helps people create spaces they love.
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Book: How to Manage Your Home Without Losing Your Mind
Bring your home out of the mess it’s in—and learn how to keep it under control! Housekeeping expert Dana K. White shares reality-based cleaning and organizing techniques that will help you learn what really works.
Do you experience heart palpitations at the sound of an unexpected doorbell? Do you stare in bewilderment at your messy home, wondering how in the world it got this way again? You’re not alone. But there is hope for you and your home.
Resources
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- The New York Times: Why We Clutter, and What To Do About It
- Forbes: The Top 9 Expert Strategies to Declutter Your Home
- Psychology Today: The Many Mental Benefits of Decluttering
- Journal of Environmental Psychology: The dark side of home: Assessing possession ‘clutter’ on subjective well-being
- Dana K. White: What is the difference between cleaning, decluttering and organizing?
- The New York Times: The Unbearable Heaviness of Clutter
- CPTSD Foundation: How Our Emotional and Relational Trauma Creates Clutter
- VeryWell Mind: How Clutter and Mental Health are Connected
- Forbes: Why Decluttering Your Home Gives Your Brain an Instant Therapeutic Boost
- North American Journal of Psychology: Toward an understanding of psychological home and clutter with emerging adults: Relationships over relics
- The Journal of Design, Creative Process & the Fashion Industry: The “Joy of Letting Go”: Decluttering and Apparel
- ADDitude: How to Declutter with an ADHD Brain: Organization Solutions for Real Life
- Medium: Decluttering Tips for Neurodivergent People: Simplify Your Space for Better Mental Health
- Minnesota State University: Online Resources on Cluttering: The Other Fluency Disorder
- The Journal of Consumer Affairs: Having less: A personal project taxonomy of consumers’ decluttering orientations, motives and emotions
