Decluttering Untangled with Heather Tingle : How to declutter when you're overwhelmed, ADHD or Autistic
In this podcast, Heather will teach you what really works, and what doesn't, to successfully declutter your home - as when you're overwhelmed, ADHD or Autistic, it isn't just a case of hiring a skip and having a big sort out - it's not that easy!
Heather is an expert in working with families that live in chaos, and all the challenges that brings. She is Autistic and has ADHD so knows all about how neurodiversity links to clutter. As a naturally messy person herself, she can show you how to live in a clean, clutter free and organised home regardless of the issues you face. She thrives on creating strategies and systems that work for real families. Transforming your cluttered homes to calm, safe spaces can also improve your mental, physical and financial health, learn all about it in this podcast.
Heather Tingle has been a member of The Association of Professional Declutterers and Organisers since 2016. She and her family have had hoarding tendencies, living in messy homes, stuck in that never ending, exhausting cycle of chores and tidying. She decluttered her home and found a new, calmer and more content way to live. She now supports clients in person and online to achieve the same outcome in their own homes - and now you can learn how she does it through this podcast too!
Episodes
144 episodes
143 - How can I declutter when I'm sentimental about everything?
SummaryTwo clients, one week, the same sentence. "I'm worried because I'm sentimental about everything." It's a phrase Heather hears often, and one that quietly convinces people they're worse at decluttering than everyone else.
142 - "Do I Own Too Much?" Why Minimalism Isn't the Goal
SummaryHeather debunks the myth that decluttering means minimalism, emphasising that a home should reflect personal love and functionality rather than societal ideals of minimalism. She discusses practical tips for organis...
141 - Why Can't I Keep On Top of My Home?
Summary:If you've ever put loads of time and energy into decluttering and getting organised, only to watch it completely unravel the second life gets difficult, this episode is for you. Heather talks through one of the most common...
140 - Make Procrastination Work For You: The Swap Trick
SummaryIn this episode, Heather shares the trick she occasionally uses on herself, and with clients, to get a decluttering task started when it really doesn't want to happen. By pairing a dreaded decluttering task with ano...
139 - The Placeholder Method: Stop Waiting, Start Acting 'As If'
SummaryHave you ever stood in a room, able to see exactly what needs to happen, but nothing will move because one thing is waiting on another thing, which is waiting on another thing?That is the bottleneck, and in t...
138 - From Alone to Understood: The Decluttering Shift You Never Knew You Needed
SummaryWhen did you last tell someone in real life what your home actually looks like? Not a partner, not someone you live with. A friend. A colleague. Someone you chose to tell? For most of us, the honest answer is never.I...
137 - Why Am I So Frustrated With My Decluttering Progress?
SummaryIf you've hit a wall with your decluttering and you're starting to get annoyed at yourself at your lack of progress, this episode is for you. Heather unpacks why lack of progress usually has nothing to do with laziness, and...
136 - Seeing potential in discards, are you in danger of Wishcycling?
SummaryYou can see the potential in it. You know someone out there would love it, fix it up, give it a new life. So into the charity bag it goes — because that feels like the kindest thing to do. But what if that well-meaning dona...
135 - When You and Your Partner See Clutter Differently (And the Resentment Is Building)
SummaryIf clutter is causing tension in your home, you are not alone. Whether it's a partner, spouse, housemate or family member, living with someone who has a different relationship with stuff than you do is genuinely hard, and t...
134 - What to do when you hate your home
SummaryHeather Tingle shares practical strategies for coping with the overwhelming feeling of hating your own home. She discusses how to create pockets of calm, enjoy your space now, and find small ways to improve your env...
133 - The Junk Drawer Series: Decluttering those random screws and hardware
SummaryIn this episode, Heather Tingle tackles the clutter of DIY hardware bits in your junk drawer. Learn how to organise, declutter, and decide what to keep or let go of, making space and reducing stress.<...
132 - The Junk Drawer Series: Decluttering Instruction Manuals
SummaryIn this episode, Heather Tingle tackles the common clutter of instruction manuals, exploring why we keep them and how to let go. She offers practical tips on assessing their value, reducing clutter, and managing rel...
131 - The Junk Drawer Series - Batteries
SummaryIn this episode of Decluttering Untangled, Heather Tingle guides listeners through the process of organising and properly disposing of batteries found in junk drawers. She emphasises the importance of not throwing b...
130 - The Junk Drawer Series - How to deal with business cards
SummaryIn this episode, Heather Tingle explores the clutter and inefficiency caused by business cards, offering practical tips on decluttering and modern alternatives like digital contacts and QR codes. Business cards feel...
129 - How to deal with purchases that didn't work out
SummaryIn this episode, Heather Tingle explores the psychological reasons behind the difficulty of letting go of purchases that went wrong and provides practical strategies to resolve this common decluttering challenge.
128 - How to fix the problem of gifts that never get given
SummaryYou bought the gift. You meant well. You have absolutely no idea where it is now.This episode came in as a listener request and it is one of those topics that the moment you mention it, everyone nods. The gifts bough...
127 - Are you measuring your decluttering progress wrong?
SummaryYou spent hours decluttering. You are tired. You look around the room and it looks basically the same. Sound familiar?That feeling is one of the most common things Heather hears from clients, and it is one of...
126 - How to declutter the spare room of doom
SummaryThat room. You know the one. It started out as a guest bedroom, a home office, maybe a gym. Now it is a dumping ground with a closed door and a whole lot of delayed decisions behind it.In this episode, Heather Tingle...
125 - The Declutter Hack: Make Fewer Decisions and Get More Done
SummaryHeather Tingle shares a powerful decluttering strategy: using category rules to minimise decision fatigue and make decluttering more manageable. Learn how to set effective rules for different categories of items to ...
124 - The Projects Box: An ADHD-Friendly Way to Deal With "Potential" Crafty bits
SummaryDo you have bits and pieces scattered around your home that you keep meaning to do something with? In this episode, Professional Declutterer and Organiser Heather Tingle introduces the Projects Box. A simple, one-rule syste...
123 - How to declutter and organise wires, chargers and cables
SummaryIn this episode of Decluttering Untangled, Heather Tingle addresses the common issue of cluttered electrical wires, cables, and chargers in homes. She emphasises the emotional and psychological challenges associated...
122 - Neurodivergent Cleaning Tips When Routines Don’t Stick
SummaryIn this episode of Decluttering Untangled, Heather Tingle discusses the often-overlooked distinction between cleaning and decluttering. She shares her personal struggles with maintaining a clean home post-declutteri...
121 - Decluttering Keys: Clarity and safety
SummaryIn this episode of Decluttering Untangled, Heather Tingle discusses the often-overlooked emotional and practical challenges of decluttering old keys. She explores the psychological burden these keys can represent, including feeli...
120 - The 10-Minute a day decluttering myth (Especially for Neurodivergent brains)
SummaryIn this episode of Decluttering Untangled, Heather Tingle explores why the common advice to “just do ten minutes a day” often doesn’t work for people with ADHD and other neurodivergent brains. She explains how this...
119 - Why traditional decluttering methods don't work for ADHD brains
SummaryIn this episode of Decluttering Untangled, Heather Tingle discusses the challenges faced by individuals with ADHD and neurodivergent brains when using traditional decluttering methods. She emphasises that these meth...