Hoardganize Podcast: Recent Episodes
Rachel Seavey
Hoarding Specialist and Extreme Cleaner Rachel Seavey discusses how to help yourself when you are overwhelmed with clutter. Rachel is the owner of Collector Care Professional Organizers located in the San Francisco bay area. Rachel and her team have been featured on the CBS Sunday morning show, The Hoarders show, and the Lady Brain Show. This podcast features organizing tips and hacks as well as true stories from within the trenches. Learn how to tame your clutter so that you can gain control of your life. Sunday's at 6pm!
Dear Collectors!
Please Save the Date!
https://mentalhealthsf.formstack.com/forms/2025virtualhdconferencereg
June 12 and 13, 2025
I will be speaking at 2:15 on Thursday. This event is FREE! Please support the MHASF and looking forward to seeing you there xoxoxo
The 2025 Virtual Mini-Conference on Hoarding Behavior brings together experts in the field of Hoarding Disorder (HD) to discuss new research, share clinical insights, and explore approaches in treating HD. This conference is for individuals with lived experience, their family members, mental health professionals, researchers, clinicians, and any other parties interested. This event is hosted by the Hoarding Behavior Program at The Mental Health Association of San Francisco and funded by the City of San Francisco’s Department of Disability and Aging Services.
Here is the link to sign the petition to save the critical programs that help low income and senior collectors!
https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/save-the-hoarding-behavior-program-at-the-mental-health-association-of-san-francisco/
Hey Collectors!
In our last episode, we talked about the practical side of decluttering — having a plan, knowing where things go, and making space in your schedule. But today, we’re going deeper. Because sometimes, the hardest clutter to clear out... isn’t physical. It’s emotional.
Are you keeping items out of guilt, obligation, or fear?
If you’ve ever held onto something because it reminds you of someone, or because you might need it "someday," or because it cost you a lot of money — this episode is for you. Until next time, Rachel xoxo
Hey Collectors!
Today we’re diving into something that seems simple on the surface, but often gets overwhelming fast — decluttering. Whether you're staring at a messy garage, a packed closet, or that junk drawer you’re scared to open... this one’s for you. Before you pull everything out and create an even bigger mess, I want to share the five key things you should know before you start. These tips can save you time, stress, and serious frustration.
Decluttering is one of those tasks that always takes more time than you plan for. You might think you’re just tackling the bathroom cabinet — but suddenly you’re deep in expired sunscreen and half-used travel bottles from 2017.
It's great to be prepared so tune in for five tips to help you feel prepared when starting your decluttering project...
Hey Collectors!
On this episode, we’re joined by Deborah Derrickson Kossmann, psychologist and author of the deeply moving memoir Lost Found Kept.
In this conversation, Deborah takes us into the heart of a childhood home filled with memories—and decades of her mother’s compulsive hoarding.
Through the emotional excavation of physical space, she uncovers much more: a layered portrait of grief, love, mental illness, and the power of objects to hold meaning.
Whether you’ve lived through something similar or are simply drawn to stories of healing and family complexity, this episode is for you.
Available here: https://www.lostfoundkept.com/
Hey Collectors!
Todays episode is all about the process. Let me give you a couple of hints - it's not about containers. Sorting, and organizng are different actions.
My professional organizer colleagues have created fancy acronyms for the process, I have not. I am sure I could but I have yet to be tempted. My process is just like theirs. All professional organizers more or less have the same process. Some of us are dealing with more stuff than others.
Have you found yourself strolling through Marshalls and couldn't help buying six new containers even though you have no intended purpose for them? Stop it. You're not following the process. Tune in for my abbreviated non acronymically version of how to get organized...
Hey Collectors! On this episode of the Hoardganize Podcast I discuss how to declutter your kitchen of potentially toxic items. Below are some of the utensils and cookware that may contain chemicals that are harmful to you and your family (don't forget your fur kids either).
Utensils & Cookware That May Contain Chemicals 1. Nonstick Cookware (Teflon) * Chemical: PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) and formerly PFOA (perfluorooctanoic acid) * Risk: At high temperatures (over 500°F), nonstick coatings can break down and release toxic fumes. * Tip: Use nonstick only on low/medium heat, avoid scratched pans, or switch to ceramic-coated alternatives.
- Plastic Utensils & Storage * Chemical: BPA, phthalates, and other plasticizers
- Risk: Heat (like dishwashers or microwaving) can cause plastics to leach these into food.
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Tip: Use BPA-free plastics, or switch to glass, stainless steel, or silicone.
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Aluminum Cookware (especially uncoated) * Chemical: Aluminum
- Risk: Acidic foods (like tomato sauce) can cause leaching; long-term exposure to aluminum is under investigation for health impacts.
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Tip: Use anodized aluminum or switch to stainless steel.
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Copper Cookware * Chemical: Copper
- Risk: Can leach into food if not lined (usually with stainless steel or tin). Too much copper can be toxic.
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Tip: Use only lined copper cookware.
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Melamine Dishes * Chemical: Melamine
- Risk: Can leach into food, especially when microwaved or used with hot foods.
- Tip: Avoid microwaving melamine and use ceramic/glass for heating.
Remember, you can always see our episodes in person, on our youtube channel!
Hey Collectors!
We all have items that we would rather keep to ourselves, right? SO what if you are going to have house cleaners or professional organizers come over? What do you do with that stuff?
It's nothing to be ashamed about, we are all adults here. I promised to be irreverent so here we are ya'll.
Tip #1 The nightstand is a great place to hide stuff.
Tip #2 It's ok to tell people not to work in certain areas. We all have an idea of where not to go.
TIP #3 If you have your kinky stuff all around the house collect it together and then put it into your nightstand.
Stop letting your anxiety of what we might find hold you back from having your home organized. WE have seen it all. Believe me. It's nothing to be embarrased and ashamed about. And guess what? There is actually a place where it belongs.
Are you a member of our facebook group yet? Search for the Hoardganize Podcast private group to meet other cool Collectors and for exclusive information and rants.
Hey Collectors!
On this Hoardganize podcast episode, Varian Pierce and I discuss the topic of forgiveness.
Forgiving ourselves, and forgiving others, and how it helps us grow. A lot of us carry around shame, which Varian describes as the "second arrow".
Do you struggle with constant guilt around your clutter? Tune in!
Links:
San Francisco Mental Health Association Hoarding Groups:
https://www.mentalhealthsf.org/hoarding
Buried in Treasures:
https://a.co/d/f8zUyzr
Hey Collectors it's Self Care Sunday! (self care can be anyday)
Here are my CLUTTER FREE tips that I cover in the podcast
- Wash your hair. Conventionally or dry shampoo. Massage your scalp. Use aromatherapy oils peppermint on the temples.
- Close your eyes. Meditation. Enhance the experience with a little lavender oil in a small cloth and inhale gently.
- Brush your teeth. Find your dentures spend some time on oral health. Put on nourishing lip balm.
- Massage your neck and lymph nodes with moisturizer or oil. Massage towards the heart.
- Stretch out your chest and back as best as you can. working on overall fitness. Simple stretching, bone strengthening exercises all of these are self care
- Massage your feet. If you can't reach them do small foot exercises To stretch your tired feet.
Self care can also look like: 1. Turning off the news for a while 2. Reading a book 3. Learning something new 4. Drinking more water 5. Cooking something for yourself 6. Getting some fresh air 7. Embracing your spiritual self
Guided meditations:
https://healingworksfoundation.org/guided-imagery/a-guided-meditation-for-healthful-sleep/
My favorite podcast to listen to while meditating:
https://www.sarahblondin.com/podcast
On this podcast I am pleased to introduce you to Jean-François Lappas!
J.F. spent years chasing success, only to realise he was running in the wrong direction. Burned out and disconnected, he left a 14-year corporate career—not to find something new, but to finally reconnect with himself. That shift changed everything. He stopped letting fear make his decisions. He learned to set boundaries that actually protected him. He built an inner voice he could trust. Now, as co-founder of WABYA, he helps others do the same.
What is WABYA? What is coaching?
Put simply, coaching helps achieve your personal and professional goals.
through guided self-discovery, it allows you to explore who you are - and to become the best version of yourself.
consultants improve situations; coaches improve people.
mentors say “follow me.” a coach reveals where you're standing on the map and asks, “where shall we go next?”
therapists examine the past to help you cope with the present. a coach builds on your present to create your future.
your best friend has opinions and agendas. your coach has a process.
Sign up today! The pricing is very affordable.
https://wabya.com/pricing/
I have a coach Collectors, why shouldn't you? You deserve it!
Hey Collectors!
I have the pleasure of introducing you to Varian Pierce from the Mental Health Association in San Francisco! Varian is a member of MHASF's Peer Response Team (PRT), and works with people who struggle with hoarding and collecting. He is well known in the community as being grounded and compassionate. As a peer he understands the physical and emotional tolls that clutter can bring.
On this podcast we discuss the cycle of change. I want you to take notes. What part of the cycle are you on and why?
You don't want to miss this episode!
For more information on the Mental Health Association of San Francisco's clutter and hoarding programs, please visit the link below.
https://www.mentalhealthsf.org/hoarding-behavior/
Hey Collectors!
This week I have the pleasure of introducing you to Darla DeMorrow of www.heartworkorg.com
Darla DeMorrow is a Certified Professional Organizer® with more than a decade of practical experience helping individuals, families and small business owners who need a better way to organize their life without feeling guilted into impractical minimalism, unattainable Pinterest-fantasy, or pricey organizing gadgets. You will learn an efficient way of organizing that works for people who are somewhat organized, people who are disorganized, and even people who have ADHD. www.heartworkorg.com
Darla shares five steps to help you declutter and organize.
We also talk about common issues we find with our clients as well as solutions to help gain more clarity and control over your clutter.
Darla discusses her many books, digital organizing and more ... you don't want to miss this information packed episode.
You can bring peace to your home through organizing with 5 simple steps.
What if decluttering wasn’t painful? We focus on finding your treasures.
Why declutter when you can learn how to stop clutter before it even starts?
Where do you want to see organizing success in just 15 minutes?
How will it feel to live a clutter-free life in a home you love?
Getting organized is good. Staying organized is better. You can learn to do both using the proven SORT and Succeed system.
Whether you are organizing your home, downsizing your home, looking for organizing solutions for people with ADHD, or want to save money,this home organizing book will take just about an hour to readso you can get started and stop clutter from stealing your life. Even better, stay organized with lasting changes.
Simplify your life by breaking emotional barriers, learn neat ways to save money, and simplify your life.
Tired of all the unrealistic, quick-fix decluttering that you've seen on TV? Each chapter covers the topics that come up again and again in real-life home organization appointments.
Cure Your Clutter Troubles Learn why this book will really help you get organized, and why it might not.
Organizing and the Brain Learn what the latest scientific research tells us about the brain and what that has to do with decluttering and organizing your home.
Put each one of the SORT and SUCCEED steps into practice Start getting organized with your own home organizing projects in the next hour.
"I don't know where to start!!!" You'll love having a defined plan to organize your whole house. Even people with ADHD can follow this plan, one space at a time. Or create your own. They key is to get started.
Avoid common organizing traps Many people feel overwhelmed and avoid making decisions to get organized. Learn how to respect what your body is telling you, stop feeling overwhelmed, and even improve relationships by getting more organized.
Make lasting changes throughout daily routines
Apply what we know about brain science and behavioral conditioning. Use the 24-hour rule and other powerful, effective tools to learn to stay organized.
Have you read all the decluttering books, but still aren't organized? Have you watched unrealistic decluttering and purging shows on TV? Organize your home with SORT and Succeed, and you’ll see change in your own home, on your timeline. This isn’t just a decluttering book. Get the proven plan for organizing each room and space in your home, in just five simple steps.
Start here to declutter at home. Start today. SORT and Succeed. Get your copy today.
www.heartworkorg.com
Hey Collectors!
BACK from a sabatacle , ready for more recording!
Professional organizing tips and tricks that most organizers don't share.
Make sure you join our private facebook group and follow our Hoardganize facebook page for more information and the latest and greatest in organizing and hoarding disorder.
Hey Collectors!
Have you ever wondered if your distressed home can be bought as is?
Can you just leave the THINGS you don't want, and ALL of the repairs that need to be made, and walk away with a check?
These are the exact questions I ask Laurel Sagen from Laurel Buys Houses!
Tune in to learn if this is an option for you.
Laurel also shares information on how you can get her book on Hoarding for FREE! So stay tuned in to the whole episode to hear how. Here is the link to buy the book: https://www.amazon.com/Hoarding-Much-More-Than-Clutter/dp/B0BZKDT5CC
With decades in the field as a general contractor and realtor she has a lot to say. Her book is intended for dother realtors, family members and not the Collector themselves.
Content warning: "H" word used often.
As always dear Collectors feel free to email me with comments at hoardganize@gmail.com.
Until next time.
Hey Collectors!
On this weeks podcast I interviewed Rachel Arbuckle with 2000PACES and learned so much about organizing photos. This is definitely one of my favorite podcasts I have recorded. My note page was full of notes I was writing while recording. I am SO motivated to get my own photos in order!
Most of us have stacks of loose photos, thumb drives, old phones, laptops, pcs, and other devices full of photos. How do we organize our photos so that we can share our legacy with our friends and family? How do you sift through the minutia and produce something shareable. How can you cherish your most favorite photos if they're in a box somewhere?
Rachel Arbuckle shares three (Actually 4!) tips on how to professionally organize your photos. Make sure you have a pen and paper ready, because you do not want to miss this episode!
Rachel also discusses her business that she created (2000PACES) as resource for our listeners and anyone worldwide who needs professional help downsizing and organizing their photos.
Here is Rachel's story:
In 2014, a series of fierce fires roared through San Diego County, the largest of which started on the mountain just behind my home. I had only minutes to grab a few items. My instinct was to gather all of our photos, but I panicked when I realized my precious memories were all over our home in boxes, picture frames, and albums. I grabbed what I could and our family headed to safety. After many days of worry, we were able to return home to the memories we had to leave behind. Thankfully, our home was spared, but others in our community were not as fortunate. This experience not only solidified my commitment to protect my family’s collection of photos but prompted me to found 2000 Paces Photo Organizing, encouraging you to organize and protect your important memories.
If you are interested in working with Rachel and her Team, please visit this link for a Free Phone Consultation .
Until next time Collectors!
xoxox
PS This recording is also in video on youtube
Hey Collectors!
On this episode I ask expert Madison Gunn from Absolute Trust Counsel several questions about estate planning and wills. This is a follow up to the last few episodes where we discuss preparing for death. This episode includes incapacitation which is a state I hadn't considered before recording this.
What happens if you get in a car accident? What happens to you, your stuff and your family? Are they protected if you get incapacitated somehow? What about if you die?
These are questions we don't like to face.
I face them daily with families who are searching their loved ones homes and belongings to see if there are any documents that can help them determine their loved ones requests.
While we are sifting through all of their belongings, we save every usb stick, every laptop, every device. What if there's a will on there? How do we open the files? So much time an energy being spent on searching for something that most likely was never created. Lots of extra resources spent looking through every document file. I have seen people spend hundreds to have safe's cracked open only to find nothing relevant inside.
It's time to take your life back Collectors. It's time to get your affairs in order. Don't leave your family members frantic in an emergency because they can't find your important documents.
Links mentioned in show:
Webinar information:
https://bit.ly/ATCFebruaryWebinar
#AbsoluteTrustCounsel #AbsoluteTrust #EstatePlanning #EstatePlanningBasics #FreeWebinar #Will #Trust #PowerOfAttorney #AdvanceHealthCareDirective
Hey Collectors,
Continuing on with our theme of legacies, what we leave behind and getting our affairs in orders comes this podcast. While a bit grim, I need you to listen with intent.
Your stuff will probably out live you. What do I mean by that? I mean by the rate at which items decompose - your stuff - will probably out live you.
So what's the solution?
Tune in ...
I would love to hear your comments about this episode. The topic is important to me, and it's hard to deliver with as much grace as I had hoped. Was it helpful or do you need me to sugar coat things more? What emotions came up? Hit me up hoardganize@gmail.com
Until next time Collectors ...
Rachel Seavey
Professional Organizer and Life Coach
Hey Collectors!
Embracing discomfort is critical to getting your home in order. While you are de-cluttering you will experience all sorts of discomfort and emotions and you have to learn how to push past them to create the organized life you desire.
Tune in, while I cover several methods on how to embrace your discomfort - instead of running from it and not getting anything done.
Notes: I mention the private facebook group in this episode which is a great place to share your discomfort and achievments. It's our private group under the hoarganize podcast support group on Facebook.
For information on Coaching please visit: https://collectorcare.com/product/coaching-for-collectors/
For my favorite podcast / youtube for mediation check out Sarah Blondin She has some amazing stuff out there.
To be a guest on the Hoardganize Podcast please email hoardganize@gmail.com
Hey Collectors!
Join me on another unscripted podcast on the go!
This topic is a bit heavy but I need you to listen to it.
Shame is something we all carry around and it is suffocating us. Shame can weigh you down and paralyze you. I understand this. Take some time and do this exercise with me. Lighten up your life load. The less shame you carry around the more space you have to declutter.
Hey Collectors - happy new year!!
Are you looking for a practical way to tackle your clutter? Do you want to get organized, but don't know where to start?
On this episode, I share a six step plan to help you get organized. It requires focus, and for you to take massive action. Are you ready to finally live the life you deserve?!
Tune in!
Hey Collectors,
Time is such a precious thing. We only have a limited amount. Its something you cannot hoard.
What would happen if you suddenly died today? Who would be left going through your belongings? What would they find? How would they feel? Would they be able to find your most precious items?
This episode invites you to start getting your affairs in order. You never know how much time you have on this beautiful earth, and its time to start managing your clutter. You don't want your legacy to be what your house is now, do you?
Tune in, and let me know what you think? hoardganize@gmail.com
Until next time dear friends,
Rachel
Hey Collectors!
Podcasting on the go here in my box truck woot woot!!
Let me know what you want the next topics to be? Clutter? Hoarding? Organizing? Time Management?
Let me know ..
hoardganize@gmail.com
The Hoardganize podcast is back!!!
After taking some personal time off, I am now back, and ready to go!
Most episodes will be on the fly, some will have video and some will not. Make sure you are subscribed so you don't miss a thing!
It is about to get real y'all. I will be presenting my most authentic non filtered self.
Happy Holidays and make sure you stay tuned!
On this episode of The Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey discusses being prepared in the event of an emergency.
Are you prepared in the event of a fire? What does that mean to you? Rachel provokes thought while asking listeners to journal their responses to ten related questions.
You can also hear how unprepared she was when there was a fire drill and why it inspired her to do this episode.
Links mentioned:
Keeping it Real Decluttering and Organizing Class:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/end-of-life-planning-organizing-for-death-decluttering-for-end-of-life-tickets-319925805697
Hey Collectors! On this podcast I interview Elizabeth Nelson cofounder and speaker for COH Children of Hoarders. Elizabeth shares her experience growing up with a mother who hoarded. We chat about the COH mission, and how I can personally up my game by elevating and validating the children of hoarders that I work with frequently. Links: www.childrenofhoarders.com Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/ChildrenOfHoarders/ Sign up for our Keeping it Real Workshop here: https://www.eventbrite.com/o/rachel-seavey-and-julie-coraccio-38514133863 Support the Podcast here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/rachelseavey
On this episode of the Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer discusses her organizing methods of central and master sorting.
Long overdue, the episodes have been put together and condensed to that you can learn how to put these sorting methods immediately to use.
Wether you are a novice declutterer or a professional in the field, these sorting methods are easy to follow.
Learn all about organizing by taking a Keeping it Real Organizing and Decluttering online workshop. You can find Julie Coraccio and I on eventbrite here: https://www.eventbrite.com/o/rachel-seavey-and-julie-coraccio-38514133863
Support the podcast by buying me a coffee here:
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/rachelseavey
Join our amazing facebook community here:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/hoardganize
On this episode of the Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey discusses her recent travels in Costa Rica and the astonishing amount of folks who are happy with very little stuff but a lot of love and life.
Rachel asks herself, and invites you to think of your situation at home. Are you happy or are you settling for less?
Are you living your "best life"? Are you keeping up with the Jones's? Could you do with less stuff and more love?
Tune in for more thought provoking questions.
This podcast mentioned Rachel Seavey and Julie Coraccio's Keeping it Real workshops, coaching and classes on Eventbrite. That link is here: https://www.eventbrite.com/o/rachel-seavey-and-julie-coraccio-38514133863
To donate to support the Hoardganize Podcast visit https://www.buymeacoffee.com/rachelseavey
On this episode of the Hoardganize Podcast, Rachel Seavey interviews Tiny House builder and owner Michael Bartz.
Michael is an actor, writer, as well as podcast producer and host of In Over My Head.
In Over My Head was born out of the Telus STORYHIVE 2020 Podcast Edition.
Through hands-on training and mentorship, Michael made his show a reality.
He looks forward to the show growing and educating people all over the planet on how to reduce their environmental footprint.
Michael loves the community that podcasting creates, and is always looking to collaborate with like-minded folks. If you would like to get in touch, please email: info@inovermyheadpodcast.com
Michael's podcast:
www.inovermyheadpodcast.com
Keeping it Real Organizing Classes and Workshops:
https://www.eventbrite.com/o/rachel-seavey-and-julie-coraccio-38514133863
Laura Spaulding is our first interview of the season! Laura Spaulding is the owner and president of Spaulding Decon, the first nationally franchised decontamination service to offer crime scene, hoarding and meth-lab cleanup throughout the United States. Is a crime scene cleanup company the right fit for your hoarded home? Tune in to find out ...
The Hoardganize Podcast is back! Tune in for updates, information about upcoming guests, and more! Links from episode
Keeping it Real Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/o/rachel-seavey-and-julie-coraccio-38514133863
Buy Me Coffee:
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/rachelseavey
Be a guest on the show: hoardganize@gmail.com
On this episode of the Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey shares her basic sorting method.
This method is great for beginners, those who struggle with a lot of clutter, and anyone who is helping someone in this situation.
Sorting = Decision making. Learn how to build your decision making muscles with this basic sorting method.
October Challenge - Declutter your junk drawer! Win an AMA with Rachel if you join our private facebook group and post pictures of your progress.
Links mentioned:
Hire me as your personal coach: hoardganize@gmail.com
Buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/rachelseavey
On this episode of The Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey introduces the July Challenge, shares her personal break from the podcast, and more!
July Challenge - The Great Digital Hoard Declutter
Declutter your phones, computers, icons, voicemails, applications, history, photos, software, hardware, cables, cords, devices, vhs players, dvd and cd players, tape players, walkmans, discs, floppies, tapes, cds, dvds, records, any media.
Below are the links of things discussed.
Scheduling a coaching call: https://calendly.com/rachelseavey/60min
Working with Rachel in person: https://calendly.com/rachelseavey/collector-care-complimentary-organizing-assessment
Join the Tuesday Decluttering Group:
https://calendly.com/rachelseavey/hoardganize-group-call
Meels On Wheels Presentation - How to help someone who hoards. https://youtu.be/k0svQesdVpg
Buy me coffee and help support the website: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/rachelseavey
On Tonight's Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey interviews Diane Quintana and Jonda Beattie about their new book "Filled up and Overflowing - What to do When Life Events, Chronic Disorganization, or Hoarding Go Overboard".
Filled Up & Overflowing was written to help you and your family members, friends and spouses find answers to questions and concerns about the safety and comfort of their loved one in their space.
Diane N. Quintana is a Certified Professional Organizer and owner of DNQ Solutions, LLC, based in Atlanta, Georgia. She is a seasoned productivity and organizing expert in her field. Diane led the organizing team for an episode of A&E Hoarders show in 2011. She gave several after-care productivity and organizing sessions for the segment participant. Diane has been featured in Real Simple Magazine and has appeared on the Atlanta Friends and Neighbors Show.
Speaker and Author: An accomplished speaker and author of four books including Flying Solo: A Guide to Organizing Your Home When You Leave Your Parents’ Nest and Now What? A Simple Organizing Guide, Diane most recently co-authored the illustrated children’s books Suzie’s Messy Room and Benji’s Messy Room with Jonda Beattie.
Diane is a mother and former elementary school teacher. She has lived and worked in four countries including Asia and the United States.
Diane teaches professional men and women and working families how to become organized. She provides them with strategies and solutions for maintaining order in their busy lives. Diane specializes in residential and home-office organizing and productivity strategies in metropolitan Atlanta and in working with people challenged by ADD, Hoarding, and chronic disorganization.
Jonda Beattie of Time Space Organization
(TSO) knows firsthand about people, organizational skills and time management. She began her teaching career at 19, served as the lead Special Education teacher in Dekalb County for 3 years and taught in the public-school system for 30 years. She uses her listening and problem-solving skills, knowledge of different learning techniques, ADHD specialization and paper management skills to help tackle tough organizational issues.
A one-time military wife, mother of two, divorced parent, widow and caretaker of an elderly parent, Jonda understands how change affects life. She helps clients organize their space and manage their time before, during and after life transitions such as job changes, health issues, divorce, combined households, downsizing, and children leaving or returning home.
Connect With Jonda & Diane https://releaserepurpose.com/best-books-on-organization/
Check out their new book: https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B08R96XDJX&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_FAGJM5MESE2D3ZZ1WRT8
On this episode of the Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer and Coach Rachel Seavey breaks down organizing other types of paperwork.
On the last episode Rachel covered essential paperwork bills, investment statements, taxes, etc. But what about other kinds of paperwork will you come across?
As you are going through your piles of paperwork you will be sure to find things like reference paperwork, recipes and coupons. What do you do with them?
Tune in to hear how to organize receipts, recipes, coupons, notes and more!
On this episode of The Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey discusses organizing paperwork.
Are you unsure what documents you keep and for how long?
Tune in!
For a free printable to go with this episode email hoardganize@gmail.com
On this episode of the Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey discusses challenge updates for the Use it or Lose it Challenge.
Tuesday Decluttering Group starts this March at 4pm PST. Meet other Collectors and dedicate a time to work on your decluttering as a group. This will be hosted on Zoom and you are welcome to use video or not.
To sign up visit: https://calendly.com/rachelseavey/hoardganize-group-call
On this episode of The Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey discusses the art of decluttering your hygiene products. Rachel discusses toiletries and medicine expiration dates as well as how to get rid of or give away expired and non expired products.
Do you have expired medicine or toiletries you are not using taking up space in your home?
Tune in ...
On this episode of The Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey discusses different methods of decluttering and organizing your pantry, fridge, freezer and more!
Do you have an excess of expired food?
Do you feel guilty throwing food out?
Tune in to learn organizational tips and tricks as well as how to deal with the guilt of throwing away food.
On this episode of the Hoardganize Podcast Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey over shares her experience with the Tony Robbins coaching program.
After being prompted several times recently about her coaching methods, costs and philosophies Rachel discusses her personal struggles and how strong framework changed and shaped her life.
On this episode of The Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey discusses the importance of using the items that you have chosen to keep.
Rachel also explores keeping things for the wrong reason, and goes through some of her own belongings during the episode to see if they should be kept and used or given away.
On this episode of the Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey discusses decision fatigue, and the importance of staying clear of negative self and talk and self sabotage.
Rachel has a Q&A with a listener who wrote in with questions about momentum.
On this episode of the Hoardganize Podcast Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey shares her experience with trading negative thoughts for gratitude. This same strategy can help you stay focused while you are decluttering. Living in a state of overwhelm, sadness, anxiety and shame will not help you clear clutter. This one tool will help you on what matters most, living a happy life.
On this episode of the Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey offers five tips on starting the new year with a more organized lifestyle.
Instead of making a resolution to get organized, make a plan to get organized! Rachel also covers the rules for the January Challenge!
Here's to a new year Collectors!
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On this episode Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey discusses all the fun that she has had on the podcast in 2020.
This episode covers guest updates, recaps of topics, the December Decluttering challenge, our upcoming January Challenge, The BIG REVEAL and much more!
What were your favorite episodes of 2020? Make sure to leave a comment!
On this episode of the Hoardganize Podcast, Professional organizer Rachel Seavey discusses perfectionism and clutter.
It's no secret that perfectionism can hold you back from getting organized but why? How can you tell if you have thoughts and beliefs about perfectionism?
Perfectionism and all or nothing thinking can be holding you back! Learn 3 tips and additional tools to help squash perfectionism.
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On this episode of the Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey discusses decluttering her own stuff while she joins in on the December De-cluttering Challenge!
Tune in as Rachel goes through her bedroom and picks out things to give away. Rachel describes why she is making that decision and what her thoughts and beliefs are throughout her own decluttering.
Do you get hung up on with what to keep and what to give away? Rachel's insights will help you understand the process, and help you create the space you've always wanted.
Stop living in shame and clutter and start listening to the Hoardganize Podcast!
On this episode of the Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey goes over the unofficial rules of the December Decluttering Event.
This 25 day challenge encourages you to get rid of at least 25 things that are holding you back from living an organized lifestyle. Follow along with Rachel as she gets rid of 25 of her own belongings.
Tune in to hear what to work on each day, and for a chance to win a coaching session with Rachel.
December ❄️
De-Cluttering 👍🏼 Challenge 🙌🏽 25 Days 🎄 to get rid of stuff that is holding you back from living the life you want to live! (Unofficial) Rules: Get rid of one thing everyday from December 1 to December 25th! Originally, it was only donate, but after feedback 😁😁😁 it can be donate, sell or even give an item away to someone. Every five days we will tackle a room in our homes together. Dec 1-5 Bedroom (Clothing, shoes, belts, hats, wallets/purses) 👗 Dec 6-10 Bathroom (Hygiene products, accessories, linens, hair dryers, etc) 🚽 Dec 11-15 Kitchen (Tupperware, appliances, utensils, food, condiments) 🥘 Dec 16-20 Living Room (Books, media (cd, dvd, vhs, albums, cassette tapes!), stationary) 📚 Dec 21-25 Storage areas & Misc (Garage, gardening, cleaning, tools) 🧽 Then Dec 26- January 1 you must get rid of all of those items (if you haven't already) 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼 Only on the Podcast Facebook Page: The person who posts the most photos of what they have gotten rid of or participates the most, wins one complimentary coaching session! 👆🏽👆🏽👆🏽👆🏽👆🏽
On this episode of the Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey continues her coaching session with podcast listener Sophia.
Sophia shares her challenges as she faces her stuff. Rachel and Sophia discuss beliefs, motivation and strategy when it comes to Sophia's overwhelm with clutter in her home.
For de-cluttering inspiration and to gain more insight into why you or a loved one's clutter ... tune in!
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Have questions or comments? Email hoardganize@gmail.com
Thank you kindly for your support!
On this episode of the Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey chats with listener Sophia from Europe about her overwhelming clutter journey.
Sophia articulates how she feels emotionally and physically when she has to deal with her clutter. I know you will be able to relate.
Tune in next week to listen to the second half of our coaching session where we set organizing goals.
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Is your clutter getting in the way of your relationships?
On this episode of the Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey discusses clutter and how it can get in between your relationships.
Are you in a relationship or share your living space with someone who does not understand your hoarding or clutter?
Are you single and don't feel worthy of dating because of your hoarding or clutter?
Tune in to learn strategies on how to have healthy relationships while working on your clutter.
Don't forget to join the Hoardganize Podcast Facebook group for our challenge in December and other podcast related content.
On this episode of the Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizers Rachel Seavey and Julie Coraccio discuss the basics of selling stuff online.
- Do you have items of value that you want to get rid of by selling them online?
- Are you not sure about what to sell and what to donate?
- Is selling your stuff worth your time, energy and space?
- Are you curious about which online platform you should use when selling items?
- Are you concerned about being scammed while selling your stuff online?
Tune in for an in depth chat designed to help you clear your clutter by helping you understand the online selling process.
Julie is an award-winning professional organizer, author and certified life coach in Raleigh, NC. She is passionate about supporting people in creating the life they choose, deserve, and desire. She hosts the popular weekly podcast Clear Your Clutter Inside & Out.
She is passionate about supporting you in getting organized and clearing clutter so you can share your gifts with the world.
You can connect with Julie by visiting her website at:
https://reawakenyourbrilliance.com/
Tune in to Julie's Podcast:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/clearing-clutter-inside-out/id914959979%20
On this episode of the Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey discusses the importance of having a body double if you struggle with disorganization.
Learn what a body double is, what a body double does, and who the right body double is for you.
Tune in ...
Looking for peer support for clutter? Join our new Facebook Group on the new Hoardganize Podcast Facebook Page!
On this episode of the Hoardganize Podcast Rachel provides three tips on maintaining organization.
If you want to live an organized lifestyle, and if you don't want to backslide or have your mess come back again - there are some things that just must be maintained. Tune in to learn how ...
On this episode of the Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey has a coaching client guest on. Bill is a cartoonist who has Autism, ADD, and clutter. Bill bravely opens up his heart and his home in this guest series.
In addition to getting to know Bill, you will hear what it's like to work with a coach, and how coaching can help you get through your clutter obstacles.
On this episode of the Hoardganize Podcast Rachel Seavey discusses the corona virus blues and ten things you can do to make yourself feel happy.
2020 has been a crazy year and if your anxiety and depression are at an all time high, then you are not alone. Tune in for 10 tips on self care during the pandemic ...
On this episode of The Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey shares five tips on how to help your loved one who hoards.
Do you have a neighbor, friend, lover, or associate who's hoarding has you concerned? Would you like to know how to help them?
Tune in ...
On this episode of the Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey discusses how the clutter and dust in your home are not helpful to your immune system during the pandemic.
Tune in for 5 tips on reducing the dust in your home ...
On tonight's episode of The Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey discusses how "normal" people live in their "normal" homes.
Do you wonder if normal people save as many bags as you do?
Do you own the normal amount of shoes?
How do normal people stay so organized???
Tune in for 3 tips on how to live a normal organized life ...
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On this episode of the Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey discusses how to break clutter down into manageable bite sized pieces.
Does the thought of cleaning your entire house make you feel overwhelmed? Try breaking up your project into smaller tasks, and then break those down.
Tune in for more information on how to make your clutter project more manageable, and how to be happy about it!
On this episode of the Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey discusses how the power of the Law Of Attraction can help you get organized.
Do you constantly think that you are unable to or will never get organized ? You won't. What we think about we bring about.
Tune in for 3 Tips to help you attract the organized lifestyle you truly desire ...
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On this episode, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey provides 5 tips on working with a Professional Organizer in your home during the Covid-19 Pandemic.
Are you afraid of the Coronavirus and worried about letting someone in your home to help you declutter and get organized?
Tune in ...
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On this episode of the Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey reaches out to new and aspiring Professional Organizers with tips and tricks on getting their new businesses popping!
Are you unsure how to build your Professional Organizing Business? Tune in ...
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On this episode of The Hoardganize Podcast Rachel Seavey discusses Life Coaching and it's benefits. Are you interested in learning more about life coaching? Are you curious on how it's different than professional therapy?
Tune in to learn more information on Life Coaching Services. To join in on the conversation please answer the following two questions in the comments section:
- Why not start improving now?
- What are the benefits of not improving now?
You can also text Rachel your answers directly at 925-548-7750.
To hire Rachel as your personal life coach visit www.collectorcare.com or email rachel@collectorcare.com
#lifecoaching #rachelseavey #hoardganize
On this episode of the Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey discusses where to begin decluttering within yourself and within your home.
One of the questions that Rachel gets asked the most is "where do I begin?". This topic was covered in one of her very first episodes and this is the sequel and follow up with more tips and more depth about internal growth.
Tune in to find if you are ready to begin, and where ...
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On this episode of the Hoardganize Podcast Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey shares insight on why people are hoarding toilet paper and stockpiling many other things during this pandemic.
Are you feeling overwhelmed, anxious or depressed right now? What we focus on we feel. Rachel discusses strategies to feel better both mentally and physically during shelter in place.
For the rest of the month of APRIL 2020 Rachel will be offering her life and clutter coaching services for 50% off! Visit www.collectorcare.com and fill out a contact form to get started.
On tonight's Hoardganize Podcast Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey shares five organizing tips during a quarantine, isolation, shelter in place, etc.
These are new and uncertain times and I know a lot of you are nervous and unsure. The best thing you can do to gain certainty and clarity is to create weekly schedules for yourself and your family.
Creating a schedule not only brings certainty but in brings order into a chaotic world. While we can't control what's going on around us, we can control the state of our organization inside of our homes.
If you have always wanted to declutter your closet, clean out your junk drawer, organize your garage, there is not a better time than when you are forced to socially isolate.
Pick up your calendars hard or soft copies and start scheduling all of the organizing tasks that you haven't made time for yet with your usually busy schedules. Now is the time to get things done. Pass time being productive and healthy and you will come out of this crisis a stronger and more organized person.
THROUGH THE MONTH OF APRIL 2020 ALL COACHING IS 50% OFF send me an email to rachel@collectorcare.com for more details.
On this episode of The Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey discusses why massive action is the cure all for clutter.
On this episode you will learn how to:
1. Create a vision of the organized life you want to live.
2. Understand why it is you want to be organized and what gifts being organized will bring.
3. Chunk organizing projects into manageable bits, and come up with an overall strategy on how to organize each space or room.
Make sure you have a pen and paper because there are exercises that you will need to write down and reflect upon.
Stop living in chaos and start raising your standards and take action today!
Need coaching or hands on help? Rachel provides organizational coaching to Collectors all over the world. Rachel will help you understand why you clutter and how to overcome living in chaos with a step by step custom plan. To hire Rachel as your Coach for Clutter visit www.collectorcare.com
On this episode of The Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey discusses tips on how to prepare for a big hoarding or clutter cleanup job with a cleanout crew.
This episode is for anyone with excessive clutter - be prepared to have your cleanup go as smoothly as possible if you need one in the future.
Some people are forced by the fire marshall, the police department, home owner associations, landlords, to clean up their clutter or they will lose there home. Other people are flat out tired of the mess and want to take massive action to get their homes decluttered. Whether this is a forced or conscious decision, there are tools on this podcast to allow your cleanup to run smoothly.
Rachel discusses having realistic expectations, ways to prepare and diffuse situations, and tips for self care during these big cleanups.
Need coaching help to prepare you for a big cleanout? Rachel helps people all over the world prepare for large hoarding or clutter cleanup jobs. This is over the phone, or can be done via facetime, Zoom, or Skype. You don't have to go through this alone. Rachel will help coach you through the entire process. rachel@collectorcare.com or visit the Collector Care Website and fill out a contact form.
On this episode of the Hoardganize Podcast Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey provides you with 30 questions to ask yourself while you are decluttering.
Are you currently downsizing and trying to get organized? Do you get "stuck' on particular Items?
This robust list provides you with thirty different questions to ask not only about STUFF but these questions will challenge some of your old thoughts and beliefs that are holding you back.
Stop letting irrelevant items get in the way of the happy organized life that you truly deserve and desire.
- Do I still love it?
- Do I still like it?
- Do I need it?
- Would I buy it again?
- Do I wear it?
- Is there a duplicate?
- How easy would it be to get another one?
- Would I get that exact item or choose something else?
- Do I use it?
- Do I cherish it?
- Do I already have a similar item?
- Would the person I am saving this for really want it?
- Am I going to really make the effort to get this item to someone?
- When was the last time I used this?
- Does this drain my energy or lift it?
- Does this make me feel overwhelmed or depressed?
- Does this make me feel good or happy?
- Will I take the time to repair or fix this?
- Is this really important to me?
- Is this outdated?
- Is it in good enough condition to use?
- Would someone with much less appreciate it more?
- Is there a charity I would like to donate this to?
- Have I been hanging onto this “just in case”?
- Is this trying to fill a need inside me?
- What could I focus on if I didn’t have this clutter?
- What have I not done because clutter has been in my way?
- In what ways would my life improve if I removed this clutter?
- Does this fit my vision of a clutter free life?
- Is this item included in my home when I imagine in clutter free?
On this episode of The Hoardganize Podcast Professional Organizers Rachel Seavey and Bobby Jackson discuss learning styles and how understanding your learning style can help with getting organized. Rachel and Bobby also discuss Bobby's Amazon #1 Best Selling Book "From Stressy & Messy to Organized & Optimized". Catch us in person on YouTube under The Hoardganize Podcast "New Amazon #1 Best Selling Author of 'From Stressy & Messy to Organized & Optimized," Bobby Jackson is not only a Professional Organizer, but has been in education for over 7 years. He has two Master's Degrees in Forensic Biology and STEM Education. At the age of 29 he is a leader at the Board of Education in his school district as a Science Specialist". Order his book on amazon
On tonight‘s Hoardganize podcast Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey shares three easy tips to decluttering your kitchen.
Do you have stuff all over your countertops and floor because there’s nowhere for it to go? Are you too embarrassed to have people over because your house smells of garbage and dirty dishes? Sick and tired of the fruit flies circling around? There’s nothing more stressful than a disorganized and dirty kitchen. Tune in for three simple strategies on organizing your kitchen.
*** And tune into my YouTube channel to see actual videos of my kitchen today. I spot checked myself. Very simple-nothing perfectionistic. Having an organized kitchen helps me create a better flow when trying to leave for work or coming home to prepare dinner. Being organized allows to spend time with the people and animals I care most about.
On this episode of The Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey discusses 7 easy tips to help you create the organized lifestyle you truly desire.
Are you tired of living in filth? Are you tired of being overwhelmed, and feeling embarrassed or shameful?
Are you finally ready to raise your standards and do whatever it takes to get organized?
Rachel covers seven strategies and ideas that will help you throughout the de-cluttering process.
On this episode of The Hoardganize Podcast Professional Organizers Rachel Seavey and Janine Adams discuss using ancestry.com and how to research and organize your genealogy.
Tune in to:
- Learn tips and tricks on how to navigate ancestry.com
- Learn about other valuable resources that will help you trace your roots
- Discover how to record and track your ancestry findings in an organized fashion
On this episode of the Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey and Ellen Delap discuss:
- Organizational tips for people who have AD/HD or ADD.
- What to do if you think you have ADHD.
- Stories about client success and struggles with ADHD.
- Personal struggles and how to overcome perfectionism.
- How to ask for help, and who to ask.
Certified Professional Organizer Ellen Delap launched Professional-Organizer.com in 2000 in Houston, Texas.
Ellen works one on one with clients, streamlining their environment, creating effective strategies for an organized lifestyle and helping clients realize their organization and productivity goals.
Her niche is working with individuals and families with ADHD in their home and at work. She holds specialist certificates in ADD, Chronic Disorganization, Life Transitions, Work Place Productivity, Household Management, and Team Productivity. She is an Organizer Coach having completed the Coach Approach curriculum.
Ellen’s work has been featured on Smead podcasts, as a contributor to articles with the Associated Press, and as a regional speaker with the ADDA-Southern Region conferences. Ellen is past president of the National Association of Productivity and Organizing Professionals and an member of the ADDA-Southern Region Professional Advisory Committee.
On this episode of the Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer discusses holiday gifting for people who struggle with clutter.
Whether you have clutter yourself or you know someone disorganized, these two tips will help you figure out what to gift.
This holiday season collect moments not things. Give away what you are not using and spend time with people you love instead.
To see this episode on video check out my youtube channel at www.youtube.com/collectorcaretips
On this episode of the Hoardganize Podcast Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey discusses scheduling, and how dynamic your calendar can be at getting you organized.
If it isn't scheduled it most likely will NOT happen. Taking the time to strategize your organizational planning will make getting your home organized a breeze.
On this episode Rachel Discusses:
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Identifying tasks that need to be done, and breaking them down in bite sized pieces.
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Being realistic on how long it actually takes for you to get a task done.
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Scheduling tasks electronically or manually in your calendar.
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Showing up to do the work.
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Trading expectation for appreciation.
In this episode of the Hoardganize Podcast organizing consultant Geralin Thomas discusses how she’s helped clients from around the globe create curated closets. Tune in to hear Geralin's tips, techniques, and tactics for letting go of clothing that doesn’t fit or flatter. Listeners will enjoy her strategies and words of wisdom about building a better wardrobe.
WHAT YOU WILL DISCOVER in Ep #100
- Geralin's passion for helping people build better wardrobes.
- Geralin's tips for more mindful shopping.
- How to start the decluttering the clothing process.
- Hilarious strategies for figuring out which garments aren’t needed, loved, wanted, or worn.
- Why numbers matter.
- Connect with Geralin: https://www.metropolitanorganizing.com
- Hoarding + Decluttering books by Geralin:
Decluttering Your home: https://www.amazon.com/Decluttering-Your-Home-Techniques-Secrets
From Hoarding to Hope: https://www.amazon.com/Hoarding-Hope-Understanding-People-Hoard
Geralin’s Wardrobe Wisdom Workbook: https://www.metropolitanorganizing.com/personal-style/wardrobe-wisdom-workbook/
On this episode of the Hoardganize Podcast Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey discusses all of the dangers currently going on in her neck of the woods. Currently California is under fire and has had recent earthquakes. Due to a power shut off Rachel is late putting this important information out there ...
Tune in to learn how to prepare for an emergency while you are living in all of your clutter. Its often that lives, pet lives, crucial documents, photos, medication, are all left behind because people were unprepared.
On this episode of the Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey discusses how your Clutter Mindset is keeping you from living the organized life you truly desire ... tune in to hear a few limiting beliefs that are holding you back.
If you don't start letting go of stuff now its VERY likely that in the next five or ten years you will be BURIED IN CLUTTER!
On this episode of the Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey discusses a method of organization that she has coined the visual threshhold. Do you have a lot of clutter? ADHD? Tune in to learn a simple strategy that can create and maintain organization in your life.
#organization #organize #professionalorganizer #clutter #podcast #hoarding #cleaning #clearing #tidyingup #visual #threshhold #organizational #coaching #lifecoach
On this episode Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey and Relationship Coach Jill Collins discuss the crazy eight pattern and how it affects your lives and your clutter.
Discover how this emotional pendulum is creating chaos in your home and in your relationships. Learn how to funnel up, identify your safe problem and get to the root of why you clutter.
On this episode of The Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey discusses the differences between Chronic Disorganization and Hoarding Disorder.
Do you wonder whether you suffer from hoarding disorder? Are you not sure what type of disorganization you have? Tune in for expert advice on identifying the difference between the two, and success strategies for both.
This is episode is for Collectors, Professional Organizers, Therapists, Code Enforcement, Law Enforcement, In home support services or anyone working with the overly cluttered population. It's important to know what it is you are looking at and who it is you are working with to come up with the ultimate success strategy.
On this episode of The Hoardganize Podcast Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey and Dr. Regina Lark discuss how ambivalence is a key factor in holding people back from getting organized. This episode is great for Collectors, Professional Organizers and anyone interested in hoarding or excessive clutter. Learn tips and tricks from the experts in the field ...
#professionalorganizer #lifecoach #clutter #hoarder #hoarding #podcast #free #tips #rachelseavey #reginalark #aclearpath #collectorcare #bayarea #losangeles #california #westcoast
On this episode of the Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey and Coach Ivonne Lynch discuss the 6th human need, the need for contribution. When you donate your belongings you are contributing to your local area. You're helping people who are less fortunate. You are also clearing clutter in your home! Do you collect? This could be the most important human need to help you get organized ... tune in to learn why!
Are you ready to be challenged? Email me at rachel@collectorcare.com to let me know how it feels to go to a homeless shelter and donate food or goods.
On this episode of the Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey discusses the fifth human need, the need for growth. If we are not growing, we are dying.
How can your organizational growth help you achieve fulfillment? Tune in to hear an in depth discussion with Coach Cindy Andrews and Rachel Seavey as they discuss this important human need ...
On this episode of The Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey continues her discussion on the six human needs. This episode covers the fourth need, the need for love and connection.
Do you use your stuff to make you feel loved and connected? Tune in to learn decluttering tips while exploring your need to acquire and save ...
On this episode of The Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey continues discussing the six human needs.
Rachel and guest Coach Jimmy Kay discuss the third human need which is the need for significance. Are you attaching significance to your belongings? Tune in to hear decluttering tips when this happens ...
On this episode of The Hoardganize Podcast Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey discusses the second human need which is for uncertainty and variety.
Do you have a variety of different likes and interests which is causing you to clutter? Does your uncertainty hold you back from the organized life you truly desire? Tune in ...
On this episode of The Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey interviews hoarding and chronic disorganization experts Diane Quintana and Jonda Beattie.
Have you ever wondered if you are a hoarder? Do you tend to label yourself as one? Tune in as I chat with my Atlanta colleagues about this exact topic. Often we are called into a "hoarding situation" which once we have worked with the Client, discover is not.
Tune in to hear stories about people in the same situation, who were not technically hoarders (albeit they had tendencies).
Diane@dnqsolutions.com
DSMV Definition of Hoarding
Persistent difficulty discarding or parting with possessions, regardless of their actual value.
jonda@timespaceorg.com
On ths episode of The Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey discusses the human need for certainty and why it makes you clutter.
Through her training with Tony Robbins, Magali &Mark Peysha, and Cloe Madanes of Robbins Madanes Training and Strategic Intervention, Rachel has learned that there are six human needs. There is the need for certainty, uncertainty, significance , Love, growth and contribution.
Today she will be going more into depth about the human need for certainty and how it relates to the clutter in your home.
On this episode of the Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey explains the Six Human Needs and how they relate to your clutter. Tune in to learn about each need individually, learn about Strategic Intervention, and learn the difference between Life Coaching and Therapy...
On this episode of The Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey discusses how your life story can relate to your clutter and personal organization. What's your story? Tune in for more insight on your personal clutter situation ...
On this weeks episode of The Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey discusses three tips on how to help you de-clutter when everything sparks joy. Tune in ...
On this episode of The Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey discusses what it takes to beat the odds of getting and staying organized. We create our own odds and our own destiny, learn three tips to help you defy the odds and start changing your story today!
On this episode of The Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey defines the term "The Paralysis of Analysis" in regards to decluttering and organization. Learn 3 strategies to help you learn decision making skills that will help you clear away clutter.
On this episode Rachel discusses what the heck she has been up to and what you have forward to listen to in the future!
Make sure you tune in to Season 3 Episode 1 tonight at 6pm where Rachel discusses the Paralysis of Analysis and strategies to help you overcome overwhelm.
On this episode of the Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey discusses the 3 certain things in life death, taxes, and CHANGE. Change can be exciting and it can also be downright scary. How do you get out of playing a victim and find the fortitude to accept change? Tune in ...
On this episode of the Hoardanize Podcast Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey is candid about her recent breakup and shares the tools that she personally used to get out of a a funk and to step up and move on ...
On this episode of the Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey discusses her passion of becoming a life coach - and what that means to her. Support her in her education, growth, and commitment.
Tune in to hear why, how, when, and what this means to her listeners.
On this episode of the Hoardanize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey discusses making your bed. Rachel discusses different methods, suggested bed washing routines and inspiration on making your bed! Experience the joy of resting in a clean bed made with the intentions of bringing you comfort.
#cleaning #organizing #clutter #hoarding #tips #podcast
On this episode of the Hoardganize Podcast Rachel discusses the art of creating long lasting organizing habits and the fact that it is not that easy. Do you find yourself wanting to change too many things and then only giving yourself a day to master them? You have got to tune in ...
On this episode of The Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey discusses trading in your collections of bad habits and limiting beliefs for collections of gratitude.
How feeling grateful allows you to feel good, even when you are used to feeling bad. Tune in to join in on the challenge!
Follow Rachel on Facebook, Instagram, Youtube and Twitter to see the countless things that Rachel is grateful for! !
On this episode of The Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey invites you to join her in decluttering products and cosmetics that still animal test. With thousands of cruelty free alternatives, there should be no reason to support (and hoard) items that animal test.
image: Eco Minerals
Learn how to be mindful and aware of the purchases you make by researching their impact on the environment. Stop supporting companies that use cruel archaic testing on helpless animals.
Plus - 3 Tips on how to become cruelty free ... tune in!
*Join in on the challenge on Rachel's Facebook, Instagram, Twitter or Youtube page
On this episode of The Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey delves into the land of ambivalence and invites you to measure just how ready you are to get organized. Are you completely fed up with your clutter? Or are you just a little bit fed up? What's it going to take to make that shift? Tune in ...
On this episode of the Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey kicks of the final week of her Clutter Free Summer Challenge by discussing different ways to recycle VHS tapes. If you find yourself hanging on to VHS tapes because you don't know how to get rid of them and/or you are going to convert them "one day" you have got to tune in ...
On this episode of The Hoardganize Podcast Rachel welcomes week #7 of her Clutter Free Summer Challenge by getting rid of expired food!
Do you feel wasteful throwing out food that "could" be good, even though the expiration date has long passed?
Tune in to learn how your limiting beliefs are holding you back from the organized life you desire ...
Hey Collectors!
I hope you enjoy my Poetry slam I wrote about helping people with hoarding disorder/excessive amounts of clutter.
This poem was written with no judgement and intended to provide a small amount of organizing insight in a non traditional way.
On this episode of the Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey kicks off week #6 and gets rid of Ill Fitting Clothing. Clothing that makes you feel frumpy and dumpy are only negative reminders lingering in your closet. Tune in to learn how to make your wardrobe a happier place ...
On this episode of The Hoardganize Podcast, we join Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey during week five of the Clutter FREE Summer Challenge! Rachel discusses how to get rid of your old sheets and towels! If your closet is jam packed with linens you haven't used in decades, you have got to tune in ...
On this episode of the Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey encourages you to re-use or recycle your mix match socks! Do you have piles of socks that don't match? Are you afraid of being wasteful so you just hang on to them, telling yourself you will match them up one day? Learn 7 tips on how to re-use your mix match socks instead of hoarding them. Also, learn how to ethically dispose of mix match socks, holey socks and textiles!
On this episode of The Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey rounds up office supplies for our Clutter Free Summer Challenge Week 3! Do you have a collection of unused office supplies? Then you have got to tune in ...
"One of the most frustrating things EVER is using a post-it note that won't stick" - Rachel Seavey
On this episode of The Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey leads us into week two of our summer challenge!
First, Rachel re-caps how free stuff was purged last week, then she invites Collectors to be extra brave this week as they let go of bags.
Join Rachel as she goes throughout her house in the search for bags that are being unused, and bags that are not needed.
Welcome the Fall with a lot less stuff - by participating in our 8 week Clutter Free Summer Challenge!
Good luck Collectors!
On this episode of The Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey kicks of her 8 week Clutter Free Summer Challenge! Every week both listeners and Rachel will go throughout their home and rid themselves of clutter with hopes to start out the Fall with A LOT LESS stuff!!
Week 1 de-clogs your home's arteries of FREE STUFF! Join Rachel as she rounds up free stuff and kicks it to the curb.
On this episode of the Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey invites you to take a vacation away from your clutter! Take time away from the stacks and piles so that you can gain clarity about what it is you truly want ...
On this episode of the Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey discusses the responsibility and transference Collectors hold towards their possessions ... Do you feel like your belongings will be emotionally hurt if you let them go? Do you feel disloyal when donating an item that served you well once? Do you feel responsible for getting all of your donated possessions to the right place? Then you have got to tune in ...
On this episode of the Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey discusses her favorite client excuses on why they cant get organized.
Rachel discusses her three favorite excuses along with Client stories in order to help you understand how your excuses are just another way to sabatoge your organizing goals. Tune in ...
On this episode of the Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey discusses how your lack of motivation is holding you back from getting organized. Would you rather be on Facebook then doing your chores? Tune in to learn some techniques to keep you motivated while doing the mundane ...
On this episode of the Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey discusses the belief of whether or not you think you can get organized. Do you constantly tell yourself you "can't get organized" or "will never get organized"? Tune in to learn how your beliefs are holding you back from the organized life you deserve ...
On this episode of the Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey discusses the four letter f word that is holding you back from the life you deserve - FEAR. Listen to the five most common fears that Collectors have about letting things go and five tips to combat those fears so that you can create the organized life you have always desired.
On this episode of the Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey discusses the dangers of burning candles while living in a hoarding situation. Rachel also discusses safer alternatives to provide light and to help with odors.
On this BONUS episode of the Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey discusses the importance of peer support and hoarding. Rachel also provides you with the opportunity to connect with people who struggle with clutter just like yourself! Tune in ...
On this episode of the Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey invites you to visualize the home you have always wanted. Create a map that leads exactly to the sanctuary you deserve. Mapping is a tool to help you decipher what it is you truly want inside of your home. Stop being indecisive over items that are holding you back from creating the home you have always wanted.
On this episode of the hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey discusses Professional Organizing Rates on her Ask Me Anything #3. How much do professional organizers charge? Tune in to find out how much and why ...
On this episode of the Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey discusses being prepared for a disaster. Are you prepared for an emergency? Can you access your emergency supplies - or are they buried in the clutter? Five tips to help you prepare for any emergency, even if you have clutter.
On this episode of the Hoardganize podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey discusses the difficult topic of death and clutter. If you died today who would be left to clean up your mess tomorrow? Don't wait until you are on your death bed to give away your fine China. Tune in to learn 5 tips on how to deal with your clutter, while you are still alive.
On this episode of the Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey answers the burning question of what is the worst thing she has ever seen as a professional organizer? Tune in to compare where you fit in her range of extreme ...
On this episode of the Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey gives you five tips on how to de-clutter your phone. Are you constantly on your phone? Do you dislike de-cluttering? Would your rather be on Facebook then doing your laundry? Then you have got to tune in ...
On this episode of the Hoarganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey discusses clutter and how it attracts dust that might be causing you significant respiratory issues.
If you have breathing problems, dust, and clutter - tune in ... Rachel has five tips to help you reduce the dust, dust mites, and allergens.
On this episode of the Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey answers her most popular question asked ... how and why did she get into the business of working with extreme clutter? Why am I a professional organizer? Tune in ...
On this episode of the Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey discusses "Bags of shame". Do you shovel all your clutter into a bag when you have guests coming? Does the cable guy stopping by trigger a mad "Stash and Dash"? Do these stashed items become "time capsules" of your cluttered life? Tune in to learn five tips on how to tackle those Bags of Shame!
Reference Credits to the FlyLady and Andy Warhol :)