The Mental Health and Wealth Show is hosted by Melanie Lockert, author of Dear Debt and founder of Lola Retreat. The podcast covers all things money and mental health. On the show, Melanie interviews mental health professionals, financial professionals, and people who share their struggles with money and mental health.
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episode 42: How Clutter Affects Your Mental Health and Wealth: An Interview with Monica Lin
Do you have a clutter problem? Has the lockdown made you buy stuff online that only ends up as additional clutter? In this episode, I interview my friend Monica Lin of Make Room by Monica. Monica is a professional home organizer and clutter coach. She’ll teach you the different types of clutter, how spending habits lead to clutter, and how clutter can affect your mental health and wealth. Listen and learn how to declutter and improve your well-being through your environment.
“We’ve been staying safer at home, but for those of us who are overwhelmed by our clutter, we’re not staying saner at home.” - Monica Lin
Timestamps
3:12 - Different types of clutter that people have
8:37 - The correlation between scarcity mindset and clutter
11:07 - A personal anecdote about Monica’s parents on scarcity mindset
14:58 - Spending habits that lead to clutter and how to counteract those habits
19:00 - More on emotional spending that relates to self-care
22:41 - How clutter affects our mental health
25:52 - Why letting go of stuff is hard and what to do about it
28:20 - How to turn your clutter into cash and donate your stuff without regret
31:03 - Steps to improve mental health through your environment
37:00 - How to not waste money; consider cost per use
39:02 - What #NotAMessyBitch means and how Monica helps her client through her program
Resources
Marie Kondo
Dress For Success
Habitat for Humanity
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear
Connect with Monica
makeroombymonica.com
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Connect with Melanie
mentalhealthandwealth.com
melanielockert.com
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Contact: mentalhealthandwealthshow@gmail.com
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