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ADHD Experts Podcast
520- How to Organize a Messy Home: Strategies for Clutter and Stress in ADHD Families
Sep 24, 2024
Tracy McCubbin, founder of Declutterfly and best-selling author, shares her expertise on decluttering for families with ADHD. She emphasizes tailored organizing systems to tackle emotional attachments to belongings. The discussion covers strategies for decluttering challenging spaces and the importance of motivation in the organizing process. Tracy encourages a collaborative approach to managing clutter and reassures that organization is morally neutral, focusing on creating a peaceful home environment.
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- Emotional attachments to belongings can impede decluttering, making it essential to recognize these feelings for rational decision-making.
- ADHD often leads to executive dysfunction, which complicates organization due to difficulties in focus, decision-making, and motivation.
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Emotional Attachments to Clutter
Decluttering can be particularly challenging due to the emotional attachments people form with their belongings. Individuals often imbue their items with personal meaning, leading to difficult decisions about what to keep or discard. This emotional connection can be rooted in nostalgia, grief over lost loved ones, or sentimental feelings about past phases of life. Understanding these emotional ties can help individuals recognize that they have the power to detach from these feelings and make more rational decluttering decisions.
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