The Decluttered Mom Podcast

Everyone has felt overwhelmed in life before. It could be in motherhood or business. It can last months or years. Whether dealing with a significant illness, a broken bone, relationship hardships, or financial stress, just life. Life can is challenging. These tiny reframes and mindset shifts can help you through hard times. In this episode, Diana discusses the life-changing mindset shifts that hel...

Have you ever felt like your life is just one big rush, constantly switching between work and family life with no time to truly enjoy the precious moments? Inspired by a heartfelt conversation between Diana and her mom, sharing her regret of always telling her kids to hurry up when they were children. In this episode, Diana shares her personal goal to reduce the hurry in her family's life and...

This week’s episode is a guest interview with Katie, a stay-at-home mom who recently moved to a new home with her husband and their 2-year-old and 6-month-old children. Katie shares her experience of feeling overwhelmed after their move and deciding she needed a change.  Despite multiple attempts to declutter on her own, Katie joined Diana’s program and made a huge impact in their home.  In this e...

When life gets busy, and our to-do list becomes never-ending, it's easy to feel overwhelmed. The fear of missing something important can cause stress and anxiety. This is an Instagram Live recording of Diana as she works through her time management process to regain control and manage her tasks more productively. In this episode, Diana guides you through her effective 3-step process to overco...

Do you wish you had more time for reading? Once we became busy moms, sometimes things we enjoy are the first thing to get axed from our schedule. But if you want to read more fiction, non-fiction, self-improvement, business, or just magazines, we must find ways to make it happen.  In this episode, Diana explains how she created small reading goals to get out of her reading rut and back into finish...

If you missed the first two parts of this three-part series, be sure to listen to Ep039: Part 1 and Ep040: Part 2 of Diana’s ADHD Journey. Diana recorded the audio for this series during an Instagram Live in the summer of 2022. This week we wrap up the series with the final installment of a three-part series about Diana’s late diagnosis of ADHD. The information conveyed is not intended to diagnose...

In this week's episode, you'll hear the second part of Diana's journey with ADHD. In case you missed it, make sure to listen to the first part, Ep039: My ADHD Journey - Part 1 . This podcast series originated from an Instagram Live session during the summer of 2022. This week's episode is the second installment of a three-part series that follows Diana's experience with di...

This week, we’re starting a three-part series that focuses on a topic frequently mentioned in Diana’s DMs and our Member Community - her journey with ADHD. Managing a household and daily life can be extra challenging when you have ADHD, which is why we the series from an Instagram Live recording by Diana last summer. In the first episode of a three-part series, Diana shares her journey with her ad...

This week Diana talks to Juliana, a mom of two kids, ages 3 and 2. After moving and having a new baby, she stumbled upon Diana’s Instagram account. She related to Diana’s Reels about being overwhelmed with the mental burden that often comes when you have extra stuff in your home. After working through the Minimal-ish Starts Here program, she created more time to do what she loves. In this episode,...

It’s April! Spring weather is around the corner in Denver, and it’s also Diana’s birthday month! Many people ask her about giving and receiving gifts around Christmas time and then again when they find out it’s her birthday. And while she doesn’t go all out for her birthday, she still gets asked by family and friends for ideas on what she wants or needs. In this episode, Diana shares some practica...

We’re doing another Q&A episode! Sometimes Diana receives questions about her life or requests for advice outside of decluttering or simplifying. Today she’s answering a few of them. If you like these question-and-answer episodes, let us know by leaving us a review. In this episode, Diana answers some personal questions that she receives from this community. Questions Diana answers in this epi...

Today Diana interviews Olivia, a wife, mother of two daughters, ages 3 and 1, and a member of MInimal-ish Starts Here. Olivia’s family recently moved from a one-bedroom apartment to a four-bedroom home, so their house wasn’t full of stuff. But Olivia wanted more time to do things she loved and needed help with habits, systems, and routines. When Olivia joined the program, she realized she could de...

We’re excited about a new type of episode today! Diana asked her Instagram followers to submit questions on two different topics. One topic was about decluttering, simplifying, and anything home management; the other was personal questions about her. In this Q&A episode, Diana answers a few questions about home management and simplifying. Questions in this episode include: Do you make lunches...

The Decluttered Mom’s Instagram account has steadily grown over the past five years to almost 140,000 followers, which is mindblowing! Instagram is a creative outlet for Diana that she enjoys. It’s also where she connects with all of you in stories, reels, and comments. And she loves connecting with this community in her DMs. There is success in having an Instagram Reel go “viral” in that more mom...

This episode is longer than usual, and the topic is a little different than a typical episode, but Diana wants to share an important lesson that was helpful in her life. It’s really tempting to stay in our comfort zone, especially in the past few years, and not add anxiety, worry, or fear to our lives. Diana was told years ago by business coach James Wedmore, “Growth happens out of your comfort zo...

Have you ever wondered what starting your decluttering journey with us would be like? Or what makes our program different? Listen to a new member share why she joined, what’s changed since joining, and the benefits she’s learned along the way. In this episode, Diana speaks with a new member of Minimal-ish Starts Here, Alex Wilcox. Alex is an artist, wife, mom of three, and work-from-home-mom speak...

If you’ve followed Diana on Instagram for a while, you know she likes to time-block her calendar and days. But overall, it helps to get things done! It helps get some tasks started and others finished. In this episode, Diana explains her specific time block for errands and how she uses it to complete tasks. We’ll also discuss: How you trick your brain into getting those low-interest errand tasks d...

Are you stressed over meal planning? Do you like cooking but maybe you’d like a break once a week? Then you’ll benefit from listening to this episode. Diana isn’t a fan of cooking, but she’s learned to understand it’s ok! You don’t have to enjoy everything you need to do for your home or family. Some things just need to get done. In this episode, Diana shares an easy-to-implement tip for giving yo...

How is 2023 going for you so far? If you didn’t have success in January with your New Year’s resolution, you could restart at any time. A new month is a great time to trick your brain and start over again if that’s something you want to do. So many of you shared a recent headline with me. Whether it was a quote or a meme, you sent it my way. Professional tidier and best-selling author Marie Kondo...

A very special guest joins the show today. It’s “Miss Six,” Diana’s six-year-old daughter. Listening to another child’s perspective on organizing and decluttering is a great way to start discussions with your children. Or listen together with them! To listen to Diana’s interview with her older child, visit Ep018 - Kids Decluttering Advice . In this episode, Diana speaks with her six-year-old daugh...

When people talk about mindset shifts, it can be great, or it can be a little toxic. If we start thinking that everything in our life needs to be perfect and we always need to be positive, it could bring up a negative view of ourselves when that doesn’t happen. That isn’t real life! You can apply a mindset shift in a way that is healthy, and that will benefit you and your family. In this episode,...

Have you ever wondered what to do with the sentimental items you decide to keep after decluttering? When we talk about decluttering, it doesn’t mean getting rid of everything. Save items that remind you of a memory or a time in your life. What is saved will look different for everyone but having a process for these items makes it easier to store them and keep them safe. In this episode, Diana shar...

Does the thought of your digital photos overwhelm you? With our phones always with us, we take more pictures and videos than ever. All the duplicates, blurry photos, random screenshots, and similar photos can add up! Then there are so many photos we don’t do anything with because the great pictures get lost in the clutter. In this episode, Diana shares two simple methods to help you declutter your...

It’s the new year's first episode, which means it’s a fresh start! Diana is excited about 2023 and all her ideas to help you this year. As a busy mom, having excess creates more challenges in many ways you might not think of right away. And when you declutter, you see benefits in more areas of your life than just your home. In this episode, Diana discusses three ways clutter is stealing the l...

If you celebrate Christmas or any holiday in December, towards the end of the year, moms can be in full exhaustion mode. You’ve likely been in go, go, go mode since Halloween, and now the new year is right around the corner. There’s hope for a new beginning—a fresh start. When you decide what your resolution, or goal, will be for the new year, decluttering is the one resolution you need. When you...