Ep. 242: When Clutter Pulls at Your Heartstrings: Letting Go Without Losing Yourself

About this episode

In this episode, Jennifer discusses the emotional challenges of letting go of clutter, particularly items with sentimental value.

Send us Fan Mail I want to start today differently than I normally do. No big intro. No recap of last week. No warm-up. I just want to say something out loud that I've been sitting on for a while. Something I've been avoiding. And the fact that I've been avoiding it is actually the perfect setup for everything we're going to talk about today. Okay. Here goes. I have boxes of baby things in my house. And I haven't opened them. Not because I don't have time. Not because I don't have space. But ...

People in this episode

Host: Jennifer Roskamp

Topics covered

• clutter
• letting go
• emotional attachment
• parenting
• minimalism

Keywords

• clutter
• letting go
• baby items
• emotional attachment
• midlife
• moms over 40

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