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This episode explores the connection between clutter and emotional wellbeing, featuring insights from Dr Lee David on how Cognitive Behavioural Therapy can address the root causes of clutter.

Why do you find yourself constantly overwhelmed by clutter despite trying countless organisation systems? Could your cluttered spaces be telling you something deeper about your emotional wellbeing? What if the key to lasting change lies not in better storage solutions, but in understanding the feelings driving your relationship with possessions? 🔗 Read / Listen more: https://declutterhub.com/413 This episode will transform how you think about clutter by exploring the revolutionary concept that clutter is "emotions first, stuff second." Lesley delves into evidence-based strategies from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy that address the root causes rather than just the symptoms of clutter accumulation. Dr Lee David, a GP and CBT therapist, shares groundbreaking insights into how clutter connects to mental health conditions including depression, anxiety, OCD, perfectionism, and neurodivergence such as ADHD. He reveals why traditional decluttering approaches often fail and introduces practical tools from his therapeutic practice that can break the cycle of shame and overwhelm that keeps people trapped in cluttered spaces. About the Declutter Hub Podcast We're Ingrid and Lesley and are…

People in this episode

Hosts: Ingrid, Lesley

Guest: Dr Lee David

Topics covered

• clutter
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
• mental health
• emotional wellbeing
• decluttering strategies

Keywords

• clutter
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
• mental health
• depression
• anxiety
• OCD
• ADHD
• decluttering

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