Heather AardemaCoach, Author, Speaker, National Board & Functional Medicine Certified Health Coach, Certified Decluttering & Life Coach

Clutter Isn’t the Problem—Your Thoughts Are: Overcoming Clutter Shame and Finding Compassion

Name: Clutter Isn’t the Problem—Your Thoughts Are: Overcoming Clutter Shame and Finding Compassion
Uploaded: 2025-01-14T23:30:25+00:00
Duration: 1 min 15 s
Channel: Heather Aardema
Description: This YouTube talk (Heather Aardema) reframes clutter not as a moral failing but as a reflection of nervous-system state and childhood experiences, and…

14 Jan 2025 · 1 min

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This YouTube talk (Heather Aardema) reframes clutter not as a moral failing but as a reflection of nervous-system state and childhood experiences, and emphasizes self-compassion and brief breathing exercises to reduce shame. The speaker notes that distress compounds because both the clutter and the negative thoughts about it impact physiology and psychology, creating a 'double negative.'

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And I want you to know that there is nothing wrong with clutter. That it doesn't make you immoral, that it doesn't make you a bad person. Clutter is much more of a representation of your current nervous system state and childhood trauma than probably anything else. And so my first suggestion is to take in a nice, slow inhale and exhale and to start being kind to yourself about the clutter and about why it's there. You know, it's not so much the clutter itself that is so bad or makes us feel so bad, but it's the thoughts that. That we have about the clutter that feels so heavy. And that's a net negative. We have the clutter which is impacting us. It's impacting our physiology, it's impacting our psychology. And then we have the thoughts about the clutter as well. So it's a net negative. It's a double. A double negative. And that's no fun.