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

Overwhelmed While #Decluttering? Start Here.

Name: Overwhelmed While #Decluttering? Start Here.
Uploaded: 2025-01-24T18:00:06+00:00
Duration: 56 s
Channel: Heather Aardema
Description: A short conversational YouTube clip (Heather Aardema) about approaching decluttering with care for the nervous system. Speakers advise against…

24 Jan 2025 · 1 min

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A short conversational YouTube clip (Heather Aardema) about approaching decluttering with care for the nervous system. Speakers advise against overwhelming strategies (for example, pulling all clothing onto the bed) because the visual overload can trigger shutdown, avoidance, and long-term consequences like not sleeping in the bed. Emphasis: be gentle with your nervous system when decluttering; use less overwhelming methods.

One of the things that I've learned is that you want to be nice to your nervous.
System when.
You are decluttering. And when you're thinking about decluttering.
I used to say, as long as you start, you.
Can'T get it wrong.
But I don't really.
Agree with that anymore. So, for example, let's say you were going to do category.
By category, and.
You'Re going to focus on clothing.
And so you.
Walked through your home.
Found all of your clothes, and decided.
To put all of them on top.
Of your bed. Well, looking.
At all the clothes on.
Your bed is.
Going to be so incredibly overwhelming.
To the nervous system that.
You might stop.
Give up, and three.
Months later, you're still not sleeping in.
Your own bed because all of the.
Clothes are still there.
So you.
Really want to be nice to your nervous.
System when.
You are thinking about decluttering. And decluttering.