Your childhood homes from 0 to 18 shaped how you think, what you believe and how you take care of your home today. Understanding this early impact on your life can help you make sense of your lifestyle.
If you lived with a clutterer growing up, you might be burdened with that kind of space now;...
For over 40 years, I have been in the training and human learning profession. When the idea of learning styles became popular in the '90's I learned as much as possible about it and then integrated it into the learning programs at Starbucks Coffee Company.
"The term 'learning style' refers to the...
Interview with Lisa, Empowered Living Show.
September 21, 2016
Click here to watch: https://youtu.be/qMR_5r5yKSo
Your body and everything in your life is mirrored in your space.
When I started my work inside of homes with clients, I started with coaching couples. After a few clients, I began to clearly see how nightstands told a story about the couple’s relationship.
There are important clues and personal symbolism embellishing your nightstand right now. When you...
Studies have shown that how your body sits in a chair triggers your brain to think and your body to feel in a certain way. It triggers memories from our past and possibilities for our future. It elicits feelings that have been anchored into our experiences.
“An upcoming field of...
One of my favorite books about the human-home relationship is Home-Psych - The Social Psychology of Home and Decoration, Joan Kron. She states that the next thing in home decorating was the social psychology of home and decoration, beyond style and an exploration of how we shape our environments...
Nearly 20 years ago Pattie Hanmer and her partner at the time had a dream. They dreamed of a sanctuary on a hill with a water view and places to create and enjoy life.
This interview is testament to when you have a real dream and you keep making steps forward to achieve it, it does come true.
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"What Minimalism is really all about is reassessment of your priorities so that you can strip away the excess stuff—the possessions and ideas and relationships and activities—that don’t bring value to your life."
- Colin Wright
Mindful Minimalism
The term minimalism appeared in...
This video will help you see and feel the depth of our crisis with plastic. It's reality that we must now dive deeply into to resolve together.
A friend of mine, Susan Boelman, RCKN Outdoor Sisterhood, just shared with me that this company, Final Cycles, is planning to build a plant here in...
Clutter isn't just a modern times problem. We've been gathering things since the beginning of humanity. Our relationship to stuff is complex and just clearing clutter isn't going to address the real issue... our perception of what we think we need and what we really need.
In this intriguing...
The Story of Stuff
We have a problem with Stuff: we have too much of it, too much of it is toxic and we don’t share it very well. But that’s not the way things have to be.
- Annie Leaonard
Annie Leonard began telling her story in 2007, in a documentary, The Story of...
Check out this fascinating article by a Seattle Reporter who had her nightstand analyzed by Tamra Fleming!
Original article in the SeattlePI, January 26, 2006.
Click here to read:
https://www.seattlepi.com/lifestyle/article/Are-your-dreams-on-your-nightstand-1193988.php
