Peter starred in the popular organization and design series Clean Sweep with Peter Walsh on Discovery’s TLC Network. The series produced over 120 episodes and has run almost continuously since 2003.

He is the author of six best-selling books on the subject of organizing including How to Organize (Just About) Everything; It’s All Too Much: An Easy Plan for Living a Richer Life with Less Stuff, and Does This Clutter Make My Butt Look Fat?

His new book is Let It Go, Downsizing Your Way to A Richer, Happier Life.

Peter was a regular guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show where he was dubbed the “Get Your Life Organized Guy” which led to his own series, Extreme Clutter with Peter Walsh on OWN.

We want to hear from you! Tell us your burning tidying questions or share stories about how KonMari has impacted your life. Find us at www.sparkjoypodcast.com and click “Ask Spark Joy” to leave a question or comment for a chance to be featured on next week’s show.

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In this episode, you’ll enjoy:

• How Peter got his start-you’ll never believe what he WASN’T interested in doing in the beginning
• How it all came together for Peter and organizational design became his great passion
• The importance of humor and empathy in working with people who are experiencing guilt and shame over clutter
• Peter’s take on why we accumulate so much-the hope of chasing a dream life through acquiring more and more “stuff”
• How Peter shocks his clients with his plan for discarding 70-80% of their stuff-but they find he was on the money!
• What Peter thinks of Marie Kondo. Peter and Marie on the Rachel Ray Show
• Stories about what often gets edited from reality organizing shows. To go behind the scenes of Tidying Up with Marie Kondo check out:

Ep 67 | Review of Netflix's "Tidying Up with Marie Kondo"

Ep 68 | Behind the Scenes: Netflix's "Tidying Up with Marie Kondo" with Tricia Fidler and Jane Grodem

• Suggestions on how to manage the uncertainty of life during the pandemic
• Peter’s annual challenge on his YouTube channel. Peter Walsh's 31 Days to Get Organized
• How to play Trash Bag Tango!
• Peter’s great ideas for turning family organizing into learning games while we are staying home
• The importance of a schedule and maintaining a sense of routine while social distancing and staying at home
• Peter’s own experience surviving the coronavirus

Favorite organizing tip:
“Retreat into quiet at least 5 minutes a day. Although it may not seem to be a tidying tip, it will help you center yourself and to give you the space to step back into the busy world.
Also, take a media break!”

What is sparking the most joy for Peter:
“We are seeing what is happening in the world could be a massive reset button. Staying connected with those we love and getting back in touch with those people who are most significant in our lives.”

How to get in touch with Peter:
Peter Walsh Design
Peter’s Books
Extreme Clutter with Peter Walsh
Clean Sweep with Peter Walsh
Peter’s very active FaceBook community
Peter's YouTube channel

Gems:

“I’ve discovered over nearly 20 years of doing this that we are all human and all in the same boat. We all go off the rails occasionally!”

“At the end of the day, you are stronger than your stuff.”

“Stuff is associated with happiness. People buy things thinking that they are buying happiness but they are really buying a shadow of happiness. Instead of buying a product, we are buying a promise.”

“What is the vision you have from the life you want? Does the stuff you own help you get what you want from this room?”

“If you don’t respect your space, if you overload it, it’s the same as dishonoring as person, you are dishonoring your space. You will never be happy in that space.”

“Stuff is a distraction. Issues around clutter are about loss and trauma and neglect and abandonment.”

“The issue is really, ‘How do I deal with the fear and the anxiety we are all facing at the moment.’ And, people are looking to organizing as a way of feeling some control.”

You can find Karin Socci at The Serene Home
You can find Kristyn Ivey at For the Love of Tidy

Special Guest: Peter Walsh.

Peter starred in the popular organization and design series Clean Sweep with Peter Walsh on Discovery’s TLC Network. The series produced over 120 episodes and has run almost continuously since 2003.

He is the author of six best-selling books on the subject of organizing including How to Organize (Just About) Everything; It’s All Too Much: An Easy Plan for Living a Richer Life with Less Stuff, and Does This Clutter Make My Butt Look Fat?

His new book is Let It Go, Downsizing Your Way to A Richer, Happier Life.

Peter was a regular guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show where he was dubbed the “Get Your Life Organized Guy” which led to his own series, Extreme Clutter with Peter Walsh on OWN.

We want to hear from you! Tell us your burning tidying questions or share stories about how KonMari has impacted your life. Find us at www.sparkjoypodcast.com and click “Ask Spark Joy” to leave a question or comment for a chance to be featured on next week’s show.

While you’re there, sign-up to join our Spark Joy podcast community and get notified when each episode airs. You can also join the Spark Joy podcast community on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter at the handle @sparkjoypodcast.

Join The Spark Joy Club today!

In this episode, you’ll enjoy:

• How Peter got his start-you’ll never believe what he WASN’T interested in doing in the beginning
• How it all came together for Peter and organizational design became his great passion
• The importance of humor and empathy in working with people who are experiencing guilt and shame over clutter
• Peter’s take on why we accumulate so much-the hope of chasing a dream life through acquiring more and more “stuff”
• How Peter shocks his clients with his plan for discarding 70-80% of their stuff-but they find he was on the money!
• What Peter thinks of Marie Kondo. Peter and Marie on the Rachel Ray Show
• Stories about what often gets edited from reality organizing shows. To go behind the scenes of Tidying Up with Marie Kondo check out:

Ep 67 | Review of Netflix's "Tidying Up with Marie Kondo"

Ep 68 | Behind the Scenes: Netflix's "Tidying Up with Marie Kondo" with Tricia Fidler and Jane Grodem

• Suggestions on how to manage the uncertainty of life during the pandemic
• Peter’s annual challenge on his YouTube channel. Peter Walsh's 31 Days to Get Organized
• How to play Trash Bag Tango!
• Peter’s great ideas for turning family organizing into learning games while we are staying home
• The importance of a schedule and maintaining a sense of routine while social distancing and staying at home
• Peter’s own experience surviving the coronavirus

Correction: In this episode it was cited that Americans make up 50% of the world's population. As of 2021, Americans make up 4.25% of the total world population.

Favorite organizing tip:
“Retreat into quiet at least 5 minutes a day. Although it may not seem to be a tidying tip, it will help you center yourself and to give you the space to step back into the busy world.
Also, take a media break!”

What is sparking the most joy for Peter:
“We are seeing what is happening in the world could be a massive reset button. Staying connected with those we love and getting back in touch with those people who are most significant in our lives.”

How to get in touch with Peter:
Peter Walsh Design
Peter’s Books
Extreme Clutter with Peter Walsh
Clean Sweep with Peter Walsh
Peter’s very active FaceBook community
Peter's YouTube channel

Gems:

“I’ve discovered over nearly 20 years of doing this that we are all human and all in the same boat. We all go off the rails occasionally!”

“At the end of the day, you are stronger than your stuff.”

“Stuff is associated with happiness. People buy things thinking that they are buying happiness but they are really buying a shadow of happiness. Instead of buying a product, we are buying a promise.”

“What is the vision you have from the life you want? Does the stuff you own help you get what you want from this room?”

“If you don’t respect your space, if you overload it, it’s the same as dishonoring as person, you are dishonoring your space. You will never be happy in that space.”

“Stuff is a distraction. Issues around clutter are about loss and trauma and neglect and abandonment.”

“The issue is really, ‘How do I deal with the fear and the anxiety we are all facing at the moment.’ And, people are looking to organizing as a way of feeling some control.”

You can find Karin Socci at The Serene Home
You can find Kristyn Ivey at For the Love of Tidy

Special Guest: Peter Walsh.

Our guest today is Brad Stulberg. Brad researches, writes, and speaks on health and human performance. He is an award winning author of the new book The Passion Paradox and the bestselling book Peak Performance. Brad caught our attention when he wrote an article for Outside entitled Use the KonMari Method to Tidy Your Mind.

We want to hear from you! Tell us your burning tidying questions or share stories about how KonMari has impacted your life. Find us at www.sparkjoypodcast.com and click “Ask Spark Joy” to leave a question or comment for a chance to be featured on next week’s show.

While you’re there, sign-up to join our Spark Joy podcast community and get notified when each episode airs. You can also join the Spark Joy podcast community on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter at the handle @sparkjoypodcast.

Join The Spark Joy Club today by heading over to our website, and clicking Join The Club!

In this episode, you’ll enjoy:

• Use the KonMari Method to Tidy Your Mind

• How a moment of workplace burn out impacted Brad's health and inspired him to study high performance from an evidence based perspective

• The damaging impact of "busyness" and how to KonMari our way out using three key steps

• The alternative phrase we can use to replace the classic "I'm busy" response to set boundaries - being a minimalist so you can be a maximalist

• How to stay on top of behavioral addictions that end up being time and energy vampires

• How to be OK with saying "no"

• Brad's new book The Passion Paradox, that explores both the positive and negative sides of pursuing your passion

• Tips on how to avoid obsessive passion and lean into harmonious passion

• Why having a sense of community is so important for your mental health

• Why people rarely stumble upon a passion

• The three things to seek in interests that set themselves up well for passions

Brad's favorite tidying tip: Take the intertnet (social media and email) off of your phone

What Sparks Joy for Brad: His 13-month-old who is learning how to walk!

To connect with Brad Stulberg, visit, bradstulberg.com or follow him on Twitter

Gems:

• "What percentage of your time and energy are you spending doing things that align with your core values?"
• "I am not prioritizing this with my time and energy."
• "To be really be good at something, you have to do very few things to go very deep."
  
• "It's exactly when it feels like you don't have control, that it's time to exert your control."
• "It's very hard to be balanced at the same time you're passionate."

You can find Karin Socci at The Serene Home
You can find Kristyn Ivey at For the Love of Tidy

Special Guest: Brad Stulberg.