Why (and how) to stop letting emotions drive your decluttering

Feel things. Let go anyway.

If feelings ran the show while decluttering… some of us would still have everything.

• Baby clothes that were barely used.

• Books we never finished.

• Expired medicine.

Emotions are persuasive.
They sound like nostalgia, guilt, or “what if” thinking—and they’re loud.

But here’s the truth:
Emotions aren’t always the best co-pilot for creating calm in our homes.