We attempt to explain Loss Aversion theory. Neither of us are economists or behavioural therapists but we try our best to explain what it is and how we see it's impact on decluttering. We also chat Wordle, why Kirsty loves A Country Podcast and how Amy has an awe inspiring ability to listen to many different podcasts! Make sure to listen to the end- we share a couple of the ones we love to listen to! In this episode we ● Define loss aversion theory and give examples of what loss aversion theory ...
Feb 20, 2022•30 min•Ep 296•Transcript available on Metacast Today we tackle one of the big decluttering hurdles - sentimentality. What happens when you live with someone who has a different level of sentimentality? We received and email this week from the lovely Tarren requesting tips and tricks for getting her very sentimental husband on board with the decluttering journey. So get ready Tarren and listeners we have filled this episode with practical tips and advice on how to navigate through the memories and sentimentality that can get brought up when y...
Feb 13, 2022•31 min•Transcript available on Metacast It's our first time back together recording in 2022! This year we want you to tell us what to talk about on the podcast. If you have themes and topics that you'd love us to cover, please email, DM, PM, carrier pigeon it so we can get planning. We want to give a huge shout out to all of you who loved our '100 things to declutter' series over January! We had a record 91,000 downloads in the last 30 days! Grab a cuppa and giggle along with us as we share what we each got up to over January, gi...
Feb 06, 2022•26 min•Transcript available on Metacast *Apologies for the sound quality of todays ep, we blame December '21!* We know that a new year brings fresh motivation to declutter your home, so over January 2022 we will be bringing you 100 things you can declutter today. Today we have our last list, 20 pieces of paper you don't need, you will find a helpful downloadable guide here . Things mentioned in this episode and other helpful links: ● Our Decluttering services around Australia & the world ● Podcast episode on Paperwork ● Podcast ep...
Jan 30, 2022•37 min•Ep 293•Transcript available on Metacast *Apologies for the sound quality of todays ep, we blame December '21!* We know that a new year brings fresh motivation to declutter your home, so over January 2022 we will be bringing you 100 things you can declutter today. Today we have divided the list into two, 10 things that you can donate to a women's shelter and 10 things you can borrow from a neighbour, you will find a helpful downloadable guide here . Things mentioned in this episode and other helpful links: ● Our Decluttering services a...
Jan 23, 2022•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast *Apologies for the sound quality of todays ep, we blame December '21!* We know that a new year brings fresh motivation to declutter your home, so over the month of January 2022 we will be bringing you 100 things you can declutter today. Today we have 20 things that your kids have outgrown, you will find a helpful downloadable guide here . Things mentioned in this episode and other helpful links: ● Our Decluttering services around Australia & the world ● Podcast episode on Bathrooms ● Podcast...
Jan 16, 2022•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast We know that a new year brings fresh motivation to declutter your home, so over the next 4 weeks we will be bringing you 100 things you can declutter today. Today we have 20 things that go out of date, you will find a helpful downloadable guide here . Things mentioned in this episode and other helpful links: ● Our Decluttering services around Australia & the world ● Podcast episode on Medicines ● Podcast episode on Pantry ● Podcast episode on Freezers ● Podcast episode on Paperwork ● Podcast...
Jan 09, 2022•36 min•Transcript available on Metacast We know that a new year brings fresh motivation to declutter your home, so over the next 5 weeks we will be bringing you 100 things you can declutter today. Today we start with 20 things you have kept but don't use, you will find a helpful downloadable guide here . Things mentioned in this episode and other helpful links: ● Podcast episode on CD's & DVDS ● Podcast episode on books ● Podcast episode on sentimental items ● Podcast episode on sentimental papers ● Podcast episode on applia...
Jan 02, 2022•32 min•Ep 289•Transcript available on Metacast **mild language warning for today's episode - not suitable for little ears** Every December we take a little break from recording and bring you some of our favourite episodes to listen to. Over the last 4 Monday's we have brought you our favourite famous guest episodes. Up this week and rounding out our series is the awe inspiring Maz Compton!! Maz is a media personality who's been working in the industry for two decades. She's spent her life on tv and radio interviewing celebrities (on the red ...
Dec 26, 2021•39 min•Transcript available on Metacast This December we are taking a little break from recording and bring you some of our favourite episodes to listen to. For the month of December we will be bringing you our favourite famous guest episodes! Gretchen Rubinis one of today’s most influential and thought-provoking observers of happiness and human nature. She’s known for her ability to distill and convey complex ideas with humour and clarity, in a way that’s accessible to a wide audience. She’s the author of many books, including the bl...
Dec 19, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Ep 287•Transcript available on Metacast This December we are taking a little break from recording and bring you some of our favourite episodes to listen to. For the month of December we will be bringing you our favourite famous guest episodes! In 2020 while Peter was quarantining after returning to Australia from the USA, we managed to steal some of his time and pick his brain with all our questions. You may know him from his days as Oprah's Decluttering Guru, or TV shows such as The Living Room , The Rachel Ray Show and Space Invader...
Dec 12, 2021•55 min•Ep 286•Transcript available on Metacast This December we are taking a little break from recording and bring you some of our favourite episodes to listen to. For the next few Monday's we will be bringing you our favourite famous guest episodes! You may have heard of Courtney, either from her blog Be More With Less , or her Project 333 and if you haven't - you're about to!! Courtney shared with us some great wisdom around getting curious and advice on shifting our self talk to be more positive, along with a few details about her de...
Dec 05, 2021•57 min•Ep 285•Transcript available on Metacast Every December we take a little break from recording and bring you some of our favourite episodes to listen to. For the next 5 Mondays we will be bringing you our favourite famous guest episodes! Up this week we have the wonderful Brooke McAlary chatting to us about her brilliant book 'Care'. Brooke is a beautiful friend of ours and we very much enjoyed this catch up. We hope you enjoy the episode and are inspired to schedule in some downtime in the midst of the holiday chaos. Oh and if you have...
Nov 28, 2021•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast Who doesn’t love Bluey!? If you don't know what we are talking about we'll try to bring you up to speed. This Aussie kids show about a family of dogs has taken the world by storm in creating such a buzz for its wholesome, beautiful storylines containing simple, yet powerful life lessons. One of those being about decluttering, so when Amy had one of her clients sit her down to watch it we knew we had to talk about it! We are not the target market so forgive us as we call characters by the wrong n...
Nov 21, 2021•19 min•Transcript available on Metacast Do you love to treasure hunt? We love treasure hunting with clients! There's nothing quite like the look on a client's face when they find that missing passport or birth certificate or that lost earring they thought was long gone. Some of our clients also love to treasure hunt outside the home - hands up if you too love finding a treasure on the side of the road?! Today we encourage you to look for the gold in your homes when you are decluttering by picking out the treasures and letting go of th...
Nov 14, 2021•27 min•Ep 282•Transcript available on Metacast *Trigger warning - today we chat about losing your home to a fire, some listeners may find this triggering and choose to skip this episode or listen at another time* Nomes is a longtime listener, passionate member of our community, and all round wonderful person. In March 2018, Nomes tragically lost her home in a fire. Today almost 4 years on from that traumatic experience she tells us what her journey has been like thus far. She has incredible insight to share and lots of wisdom and advice to o...
Nov 07, 2021•1 hr•Transcript available on Metacast **Trigger warning - things mentioned briefly in today's episode such as domestic violence, divorce, separation and death may be triggering for some listeners** When we received a request from one of our listeners (thanks Owen! - go check out his episode ' Sea Change ' from earlier this year) to do an episode on estate planning, we knew just who to turn to! Anna Hacker is the National Manager of Estate Planning for Australian Unity and today we give her permission to take over the podcast and sha...
Oct 31, 2021•46 min•Transcript available on Metacast Did you know that shopping bags don't have to take over your house and that they can actually be nicely organised?! Over a week ago Amy posted a video to our socials showing us all her hack for folding reusable plastic shopping bags - well it created quite a stir! We even had our friend and fellow podcast host Mandy from Too Peas DM us on Instagram with her own questions after seeing it. So thanks Mandy, today's podcast was inspired by you! Since grocery stores phased out single use plastic shop...
Oct 24, 2021•29 min•Ep 279•Transcript available on Metacast With NSW out of lockdown (and Victoria not far behind - we hope!) restrictions are easing for many and the kids are finally heading back to school!!!! This episode is an old one that dropped back in January 2020 - so please forgive past Amy and Kirsty for not knowing what was coming!!! We are bringing it to you as a helpful refresher with getting back to some kind of normal, re-establishing routines and setting up new ones. During this time of massive transition we also strongly encourage y...
Oct 17, 2021•34 min•Ep 278•Transcript available on Metacast To do lists...Do you love them or do you hate them?! We cover all the things today, how they can be helpful, do you even need them and most importantly how to declutter them! Come join us for some laughs and giggles as we suggest swapping your to do list for a 'ta-da list' (thanks to Lauren from our community for that idea a few years ago) and help you uncover that maybe what you want out of life is to do less. Big shout out to Rachel Hickingbotham for suggesting this topic! In this episode we: ...
Oct 10, 2021•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast We are ridiculously excited to have Sammy from Rosella Street with us today! Rosella Street is a marketplace and platform that helps people lower their consumerism and connects them together in a safe and sustainable way. Brought together by their passion for the planet co-founders Sammy, Mick and Dilyar, decided to create a platform that could provide solutions to many of the current problems we see in the world of online buying/selling. We love how beautifully Rosella Street's values alig...
Oct 03, 2021•42 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week's episode was recorded on RUOk Day, so we took the opportunity to check in on each other and to have a little chat about how this never ending lockdown is going for us. As you may have noticed our topic for today is self-sabotage. After this theme popped up in a few virtual sessions recently, we decided it was worth a whole episode. We look at lots of good ideas and tips on how you can interrupt this pattern of behaviour, as well as delving into what actually is self-sabotage, wha...
Sep 26, 2021•39 min•Ep 275•Transcript available on Metacast Jacqui Cousins has worked as a community mental health nurse for over 15 years. She is also a Mental Health First Aid Trainer and does all the mental health first aid training with our staff. Jacqui loves professional organisers and is as passionate as we are about helping people create a calming environment in their homes, that supports bringing an equilibrium back into their lives. She is so full of passion and wisdom and we are really excited for you to listen in as she shares from her w...
Sep 19, 2021•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast Guest interview time - today you get to meet Katie! Katie is Kirsty's friend and client and they get chatting about all things decluttering and moving. Katie and her family have moved a few times and are preparing to move yet again, so she knows a little something about how helpful decluttering can be. Be encouraged and uplifted as Katie shares how she went from feeling overwhelmed and uncomfortable in her own home, to her and her husband Cam becoming decluttering superstars resulting in a calme...
Sep 12, 2021•53 min•Ep 273•Transcript available on Metacast Rounding out our mini series is this week's episode 'Love It'. Asking yourself 'Do I love it' can grant you the permission to keep or let go of an item you have been umming and aaahing over. How many things do we keep because we feel that we HAVE to, not because we actually LOVE them? Spoiler alert: It's ok to keep things that you absolutely love!! We also tackle some of the big issues like what to do when you love everything and can I still love the person that gave me something I don't love? W...
Sep 05, 2021•22 min•Ep 272•Transcript available on Metacast Do you use it? Following on from last week’s episode, today we are posing to you this question - Do you use it? We often buy things with good intentions or ideas in mind (we call this aspirational you) but often end up with an overflowing cupboard or room filled with said items. Get ready to clear the clutter by asking yourself some hard hitting questions to get some clarity on what is actually being used in your home. Don't forget to come over to our Facebook community to let us know what you u...
Aug 29, 2021•17 min•Transcript available on Metacast Do you need it? Need is such a subjective thing, only you can truly know what you need but sometimes figuring that out can be a little tricky! We love questions (as you all know!) so this week we suggest adding this one to your decluttering toolkit to pull out when you need it (pun totally intended!). Today is the first of a 3 part series over the next couple of weeks where we'll be looking at questions that can serve you well on your decluttering journey. Join us as we share laughs - cue Amy's ...
Aug 22, 2021•25 min•Transcript available on Metacast **trigger warning** - things mentioned into day's episode such as death, road accidents and divorce may be triggering for some listeners** And the amazing guests just keep on coming! Get ready to meet Ruth. Ruth is a treasured member of our community. You'll also see her around our regular Facebook Community being her encouraging self and now you get to hear her on the podcast! She has two older children; one with diagnosed hoarding disorder and both who are very sentimentally attached to things...
Aug 15, 2021•39 min•Transcript available on Metacast Meet Owen. Owen is an avid listener of our podcast and just happens to be one our oldest friends. Owen is a man of many talents and interests - he is an osteopath, leads a very active lifestyle and loves to travel. You may have seen Owen in our Facebook community being encouraging or asking (and answering) great questions. Today we get to ask him the questions and uncover more about the awesome man that he is. We hope from this conversation we all learn something and put a smile on your face! Th...
Aug 08, 2021•39 min•Ep 268•Transcript available on Metacast **language warning - some mild language in today's episode - so not suitable for little ears** It's part 2! We are back with more Maz Compton today. Maz is a real kindred spirit and we are so excited to bring you more of her wisdom and truth bombs. So come join us as we hear more of Maz's story and the amazing life lessons she has has learnt. Oh and make sure to catch up on Part 1 from last week if you missed it - (we've linked last week's ep below to make it easy for you to find). In this episo...
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