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The Emotional Reason You’re Holding On to Too Much Stuff | Clutterbug Podcast # 292

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Sep 22, 2025
Explore how your attachment style influences your relationship with clutter. Discover the emotional roots of why it's hard to let go of possessions, with insights on secure, anxious, avoidant, and disorganized attachments. Gain practical tips for decluttering, whether merging households or tackling inherited items. Learn how understanding these attachments can lead to a calmer, more peaceful home environment. Embrace the journey to simplify your life and create space for what truly matters.
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INSIGHT

Attachment Styles Shape Your Relationship To Stuff

  • Attachment styles (secure, anxious, avoidant, disorganized) shape how we relate to people and possessions.
  • Cas argues our relationship with stuff mirrors the relationships we build with others and affects daily life.
ADVICE

Do A Focused 45–60 Minute Declutter

  • Stop debating and spend 45–60 minutes actively decluttering one area, like clothes for fall.
  • Remove items that undermine your confidence and donate or trash them immediately.
INSIGHT

Security Eases Letting Go

  • Secure attachment people trust relationships and decisions, feeling less scarcity about keepsakes.
  • That trust makes letting go easier because memories survive without every object.
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