Decluttering Untangled with Heather Tingle : How to declutter when you're overwhelmed, ADHD or Autistic

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  154 - What to do about clothes that don't fit 02.10.2026 13мин

  Send me a text message about this podcast Summary In this episode of Decluttering Untangled, Heather talks about the clothes that don't fit right now, and why packing them away in a separate box often isn't the answer. Whether it's the bag under the bed marked "one day" or the vacuum pack in the loft, out of sight can quickly become out of mind, especially for neurodivergent brains, and that box can end up holding a lot of quiet guilt along with the clothes. Heather shares a different approa...
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  153 - Why Hasn't Anything I've Tried Worked? (It's Not Because You Don't Want It Enough) 25.09.2026 22мин

  Send me a text message about this podcast Summary Have you ever been told, or told yourself, that if you really wanted a tidier home you'd have done it by now? In this episode Heather gets into why that message is so untrue, and why wanting it badly is rarely the missing piece. Money, health, energy, the people you live with, inherited stuff and sheer volume all play their part, and so do systems that were built for someone else's brain. Sometimes, though, what keeps you stuck is more psycho...
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  152- ADHD and the Guilt of Unfinished Dreams 18.09.2026 16мин

  Send me a text message about this podcast Summary Heather Tingle shares a personal reflection on why decluttering sometimes means releasing more than objects. In this episode, she unpacks how a box of old business supplies surfaced an abandoned subscription box idea and what that revealed about identity, sunk cost, and the difference between a dream and the stuff attached to it. Letting go of stored items can also mean letting go of guilt, without giving up the possibility of a future versio...
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  151 - The missing piece thats holding your decluttering efforts back 11.09.2026 16мин

  Send me a text message about this podcast Summary This episode started with a comment from an Untangled Life member: "but that's the missing piece, isn't it, no accountability." Heather takes that and runs with a live confession: she set herself a DeclutterCon bonus challenge to find and sell £60 worth of stuff from her own home to pay for a course she's doing. She's found £90 to £100 worth. She's sold none of it, because she hasn't listed a single item. Heather unpacks why announcing someth...
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  150- Is Tidying Actually Making Your Home Worse? 04.09.2026 16мин

  Send me a text message about this podcast Summary Is Your Tidying Actually Making Your Home Worse? We've all done it, shoved something into whatever drawer had space, told ourselves "away" counted as "organised," and called it a day. In this episode Heather digs into a pattern she sees in almost every client's home: drawers and cupboards with no real system, no zoning, just wherever things happened to end up. She walks through exactly how this spirals, the hunting, the giving up, the leaving...
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  149 - What to Do If You Feel Like You'll Never Get Decluttered and Organised 28.08.2026 13мин

  Send me a text message about this podcast Summary Ever hit the point in decluttering where it feels like nothing's changing, no matter how much work you've put in? In this episode Heather talks about the invisible wall so many people hit partway through their decluttering journey. The point where progress feels invisible and it's easy to think "what's the point, nothing's ever going to change." Heather breaks down why this happens: shrinking dopamine rewards as you get used to letting ...
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  148 - The Amazing Storage Solution We Never Think About! 21.08.2026 17мин

  Send me a text message about this podcast Summary 147 episodes in, and Heather realises she's never actually done a full episode on one of her favourite neurodivergent-friendly storage solutions: hooks. In this episode she talks through why hooks work so well for messy brains, busy lives, and anyone who forgets things exist the second they're out of sight. Starting with the fruit-bowl-turned-doom-pile most of us have by the front door, and a client's tiny porch that had become a genuine shoe...
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  147 - ADHD, Time blindness, and why decluttering doesn't go to plan! 14.08.2026 17мин

  Send me a text message about this podcast Summary You said you'd "just tidy the side" at 11 o'clock. You look up and it's half past one, the kitchen looks worse than when you started, and you genuinely can't account for the last two hours. In this episode, Heather Tingle talks about time blindness. A genuine, documented part of how many ADHD brains work. Drawing on her own experience of starting ADHD medication and noticing, for the first time, what time feels like when it isn't "bendy...
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  146 - Why "Just Declutter Before You Move" Is Terrible Advice for an ND Brain! 07.08.2026 35мин

  Send me a text message about this podcast Summary In this episode of Decluttering Untangled, host Heather Tingle speaks with Emma Sales about the unique challenges neurodivergent individuals face when moving house. They discuss the importance of planning, the emotional aspects of moving, and practical tips for decluttering and packing. Emma shares insights from her book, 'Unpacked Neurodivergence and Moving House,' emphasising the need for personalised strategies and the acceptance of...
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  145 - Is the 'House Hushing' decluttering trend right for you? 31.07.2026 13мин

  Send me a text message about this podcast Summary There is a new decluttering trend doing the rounds called House Hushing, coined by Myquillyn Smith, known online as The Nester. Heather breaks down what it actually involves, where it works brilliantly, and why she has some real reservations about it for anyone with a genuinely full house or an ADHD brain. What You Will Learn What House Hushing is and the three steps behind it, the Holding Area, the Pause, and the ReturnHow House Hushing fit...
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  144 - The extend and split decluttering mistake most people make 24.07.2026 11мин

  Send me a text message about this podcast Summary You know that moment when the kitchen cupboard finally shuts, because you've moved half of what was in there to a back stock cupboard in the garage or a shelf in the cellar? It feels like a win. It isn't. In this episode Heather unpacks one of the most common (and sneakiest) decluttering mistakes, splitting or extending a category so some of it can live in a different room. It solves the problem in room one for about five minutes, then quietl...
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  143 - How can I declutter when I'm sentimental about everything? 17.07.2026 13мин

  Send me a text message about this podcast Summary Two 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. In this episode, Heather breaks sentimentality down into four levels, most of what feels precious isn't actually equal, and talks through how neurodivergence can shape emotional attachment to belongings. She shares the story ...
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  142 - "Do I Own Too Much?" Why Minimalism Isn't the Goal 10.07.2026 13мин

  Send me a text message about this podcast Summary Heather 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 organising, the importance of having backups, and embracing a lived-in, personality-filled space. Chapters 00:00 Introduction: Debunking the myth of minimalism 00:29 Why decluttering isn't about minimalism 01:00 The importance of a ...
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  141 - Why Can't I Keep On Top of My Home? 03.07.2026 12мин

  Send me a text message about this podcast 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 patterns she sees in client homes and inside the Untangled Life membership: building systems that only work when everything is going well. She explains why that happens, what to do instead, and how designing for your worst...
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  140 - Make Procrastination Work For You: The Swap Trick 26.06.2026 9мин

  Send me a text message about this podcast Summary In 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 another dreaded task that has a fixed deadline, she's worked out how to make procrastination work in your favour instead of against you. Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Decluttering Strategies 02:48 The Letter of Two Evils Trick 05...
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  139 - The Placeholder Method: Stop Waiting, Start Acting 'As If' 19.06.2026 17мин

  Send me a text message about this podcast Summary Have 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 this episode we're sorting it out. I walk you through the placeholder method: a simple, slightly-messy-in-the-short-term approach that gets everything moving again, even when the thing you're waiting for hasn't arrived yet. We use the s...
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  138 - From Alone to Understood: The Decluttering Shift You Never Knew You Needed 12.06.2026 21мин

  Send me a text message about this podcast Summary When 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. In this episode Heather gets personal about the thing that makes decluttering so much harder than it needs to be. Not the stuff itself, but the secrecy, the shame, and the exhaustion of carrying it alone. She talks about what she ...
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  137 - Why Am I So Frustrated With My Decluttering Progress? 05.06.2026 11мин

  Send me a text message about this podcast Summary If 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 everything to do with what else is going on in your life. From the aftermath of a heatwave to the stress of everyday life quietly draining your energy, there are so many reasons why progress slows down. And then there's th...
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  136 - Seeing potential in discards, are you in danger of Wishcycling? 29.05.2026 10мин

  Send me a text message about this podcast Summary You 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 donation is actually creating a problem for the very charities you want to support? In this episode, Heather talks about wishcycling — the habit of donating items in the hope that someone else will do the rescuing — and what to...
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  135 - When You and Your Partner See Clutter Differently (And the Resentment Is Building) 22.05.2026 26мин

  Send me a text message about this podcast Summary If 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 the resentment that builds on both sides can start to feel impossible to navigate. In this episode, Heather Tingle draws on a decade of working in clients' homes, as well as her own personal experience, to talk honestly abou...