Next Level Soul Podcast with Alex Ferrari

FLASHBACK FRIDAYS: END the Chaos in YOUR REALITY! Top Techniques to DECLUTTER Every Part of Your Life! with Tracy McCubbin

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Mar 21, 2025

Tracy McCubbin, a decluttering expert and author of "Making Space, Clutter-Free," transforms chaos into clarity. She discusses the emotional and financial toll of clutter, sharing insights on how attachment to possessions can hold us back. Tracy delves into the journey of releasing items and the liberation that follows. She emphasizes the importance of community and mindfulness in the decluttering process. Personal stories reveal the balance between joyful memories and the emotional weight of consumerism, guiding listeners toward a clutter-free, more meaningful life.

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ANECDOTE

Unexpected Beginning

Tracy McCubbin's decluttering business started unexpectedly while working as a personal assistant.
Friends and acquaintances began asking for help organizing, leading to a full-fledged business.

ANECDOTE

Storage Unit Boom

Alex Ferrari observes the prevalence of large storage facilities, indicating a societal issue with accumulating possessions.
He notes the irony of paying for storage, highlighting the unnecessary expense.

INSIGHT

The Real Cost of Clutter

Tracy McCubbin notes that items stored in storage units are rarely worth the cumulative storage costs.
She suggests considering the ongoing cost of clutter, both monetary and emotional.

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Tracy has always referred to herself as “obsessive compulsive delightful,” but who knew she could turn that trait into a booming business? While working for a major television director in Los Angeles, Tracy discovered she had the ability to see through any mess and clearly envision a clutter-free space. Coupled with keen time-management and organizational skills, Tracy soon found more and more people were asking her for help. Before she knew it, dClutterfly was born. Twelve years and thousands of decluttered homes later, Tracy knew it was time to take what she had learned working with her clients and write a book to help others dealing with clutter. She is author of the newly published book Making Space, Clutter-Free: The Last Book on Decluttering You’ll Ever Need and is a regularly featured expert in the media, including The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, goop, Home & Family, Real Simple, mindbodygreen, NBC, KTLA Morning Show, KCAL9, and more.

In addition to her impressive organizing tool belt, Tracy grew up with family members who hoarded and knows firsthand that the effects of living amongst an accumulation of possessions goes far beyond the home’s walls. This personal experience gives her an advantage over most professional organizers as she has a unique understanding of the mindset of the organizationally and spatially-challenged. When she is not dCluttering, Tracy is the proud Co-Executive Director of OneKid OneWorld, a non-profit building strong educational foundations for children in impoverished communities throughout Kenya and Central America. OKOW is providing kids with the basic (yet essential) fundamentals like desks and books, as well as paying teachers’ salaries, building classrooms and even installing solar power technology so students can study at night. OKOW’s most recent project #OneGirlOnePad will provide access to reusable feminine hygiene kits to over 4,000 girls in Kenya, allowing them to attend school all year round. OneKid OneWorld is Tracy’s “full time, non-paying passion.”

Please enjoy my conversation with Tracy McCubbins.

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