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Veteran professional organizer and TV host Peter Walsh joins us to uncover the deeper meaning behind our clutter and share tips to help you create comfort and joy at home during these challenging times.
\\n\\nPeter starred in the popular organization and design series Clean Sweep with Peter Walsh on Discovery\\u2019s TLC Network. The series produced over 120 episodes and has run almost continuously since 2003.
\\n\\nHe is the author of six best-selling books on the subject of organizing including How to Organize (Just About) Everything; It\\u2019s All Too Much: An Easy Plan for Living a Richer Life with Less Stuff, and Does This Clutter Make My Butt Look Fat?
\\n\\nHis new book is Let It Go, Downsizing Your Way to A Richer, Happier Life.
\\n\\nPeter was a regular guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show where he was dubbed the \\u201cGet Your Life Organized Guy\\u201d which led to his own series, Extreme Clutter with Peter Walsh on OWN.
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\\n\\nIn this episode, you\\u2019ll enjoy:
\\n\\nEp 67 | Review of Netflix\'s "Tidying Up with Marie Kondo"
\\n\\n\\n\\nCorrection: In this episode it was cited that Americans make up 50% of the world\'s population. As of 2021, Americans make up 4.25% of the total world population.
\\n\\nFavorite organizing tip:
\\n\\u201cRetreat into quiet at least 5 minutes a day. Although it may not seem to be a tidying tip, it will help you center yourself and to give you the space to step back into the busy world.
\\nAlso, take a media break!\\u201d
What is sparking the most joy for Peter:
\\n\\u201cWe are seeing what is happening in the world could be a massive reset button. Staying connected with those we love and getting back in touch with those people who are most significant in our lives.\\u201d
How to get in touch with Peter:
\\nPeter Walsh Design
\\nPeter\\u2019s Books
\\nExtreme Clutter with Peter Walsh
\\nClean Sweep with Peter Walsh
\\nPeter\\u2019s very active FaceBook community
\\nPeter\'s YouTube channel
Gems:
\\n\\n\\u201cI\\u2019ve discovered over nearly 20 years of doing this that we are all human and all in the same boat. We all go off the rails occasionally!\\u201d
\\n\\n\\u201cAt the end of the day, you are stronger than your stuff.\\u201d
\\n\\n\\u201cStuff is associated with happiness. People buy things thinking that they are buying happiness but they are really buying a shadow of happiness. Instead of buying a product, we are buying a promise.\\u201d
\\n\\n\\u201cWhat is the vision you have from the life you want? Does the stuff you own help you get what you want from this room?\\u201d
\\n\\n\\u201cIf you don\\u2019t respect your space, if you overload it, it\\u2019s the same as dishonoring as person, you are dishonoring your space. You will never be happy in that space.\\u201d
\\n\\n\\u201cStuff is a distraction. Issues around clutter are about loss and trauma and neglect and abandonment.\\u201d
\\n\\n\\u201cThe issue is really, \\u2018How do I deal with the fear and the anxiety we are all facing at the moment.\\u2019 And, people are looking to organizing as a way of feeling some control.\\u201d
\\n\\nYou can find Karin Socci at The Serene Home
\\nYou can find Kristyn Ivey at For the Love of Tidy
Special Guest: Peter Walsh.
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