Resources
The resources listed here will help you to understand clutter and equip you to take action towards lasting change in your spaces.
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Creating Calm Spaces eBook
Creating Calm Spaces is a comprehensive ebook and practical guide for those wanting to keep their spaces uncluttered, organised and functional. Containing a wealth of information about systems and strategies to shift mindsets and clutter.
Other free resources
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Podcasts
Sorting Through Memories: Decluttering after Death - Hear Arwen from Calm Space, as a guest on the Don’t Be Caught Dead Podcast, talk about how clutter and possessions can add to the complexity of handling a death or crisis. The episode also covers a few steps you can take to be more prepared.
Be Uncluttered - A thoughtful deep dive into living an uncluttered life with Declutter Coach Rebecca Mezzino and Life Coach Tara Tuttle.
Overcome Compulsive Hoarding - Follow the decluttering journey of a person with hoarding disorder as they seek to make change in their home. A thoughtful insight into the lived experience of someone with this condition.
DIY Photo Organising - A comprehensive look at photo organising. Professional Photo Organisers Fiona & Chantal share their knowledge to help with all aspects of photos.
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Books
Buried in Treasures - A practical workbook for those who experience compulsive acquiring, saving, and hoarding.
Fair Play - A new way to navigate sharing domestic tasks and the mental load in the home.
Simplicity Parenting – A method for a slower, less cluttered existence for parents and children.
Stuff - Compulsive Hoarding and the Meaning of Things - A deeper look at understanding hoarding behaviour.
How to Keep House While Drowning - A compassionate guide to managing domestic and personal care tasks when life is difficult.
What Matters Most - About how being organised and taking care of your legal and financial responsibilities can make tough times a bit less difficult.
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Clutter Image Rating Scale
The Clutter Image Rating Scale, (by Randy Frost and colleagues), was developed to help individuals and service providers assess the level of clutter, severity of hoarding behaviour and likely impact on the people living in cluttered homes.
The rating scale shows a series of pictures of various rooms ranging from clear to heavily cluttered.
You can view the Clutter Image Rating Scale here.
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Calm Space Downloadables
Calm Space - Donation and Recycling Guide - Brisbane
A downloadable resource with local options for some of the most commonly encountered items in homes that can be donated, recycled or disposed of safely and sustainably.
A simplified visual explanation of the causes of clutter and steps to take to address the build up.
30 Things You Can Declutter Now
Get started with this list of simple items you can declutter today.
