How To Break Up With Your Stuff

Amy shares a revelation she's had this week about presence, and why it's changed everything from her energy levels to her self-care. She also gets into the science of what a cluttered home is doing to your brain (and your cortisol) without you even realising it, and why sorting your environment is one of the most effective nervous system regulation tools you have. Links mentioned: Break Up With Your Stuff Round 2 waitlist: https://amyelizabethprior.myflodesk.com/breakupwithyourstuffinfowl  Ancient + Brave Electrolytes: http://go.shopmy.us/p-70599183 Ladder (home workouts app): joinladder.com Research mentioned: Killingsworth & Gilbert (2010), Harvard — "A Wandering Mind Is an Unhappy Mind," Science — 47% of waking hours spent mind-wandering McMains & Kastner (2011), Princeton — visual cortex competition; how clutter competes for neural processing Arnold et al. (2012), UCLA — Life at Home in the Twenty-First Century — cortisol levels and cluttered home environments Wilson & Kelling (1982) — the broken windows effect Baumeister et al. (1998) — ego depletion and decision fatigue Free resources 🎁 Struggling to let go of sentimental items? This free guide will help: 👉🏼 The Sentimental Clutter Guide https://amyelizabethprior.com/sentimental-clutter/ Not sure what to actually do with everything once you've decluttered it? This one's comprehensive, and completely free: 👉🏼 Moving It On Without Guilt Guide https://amyelizabethprior.myflodesk.com/movingitonwithoutguilt Work with Amy 🚀👉🏼 https://amyelizabethprior.com/coaching Pro Organiser Academy (building a decluttering business? This is for you):👉🏼 https://proorganiseracademy.com    

You know that good crockery you're saving for best? The candle you won't light? The nice hand cream still in the drawer? This episode is about what that habit is actually costing you, and where it came from. We talk about the summer clear out, yes. But we also go somewhere deeper: how as children we dream without limits, and how slowly, quietly, that gets conditioned out of us. The good stuff gets put away. For later. For when we're ready. For when we deserve it. What if later never comes, and what if the clearing out is how you start letting yourself have the life you actually want? Plus: real wins from the women inside Break Up With Your Stuff, why the identity shift matters more than the bin bags, and how to get some momentum this summer without making it a whole thing.Free resources 🎁 Struggling to let go of sentimental items? This free guide will help: 👉🏼 The Sentimental Clutter Guide Not sure what to actually do with everything once you've decluttered it? https://amyelizabethprior.com/sentimental-clutter/ This one's comprehensive, and completely free: 👉🏼 Moving It On Without Guilt Guide https://amyelizabethprior.myflodesk.com/movingitonwithoutguilt Work with Amy 🚀👉🏼 https://amyelizabethprior.com/coaching Pro Organiser Academy (building a decluttering business? This is for you):👉🏼 https://proorganiseracademy.com

Amy shares practical strategies to declutter your home and reclaim your time, emphasizing mindset shifts and small, consistent actions. Perfect for busy women looking to create a more organized, stress-free environment. What you'll learn in this episode: -Time and energy audit for decluttering -Mindset shifts around outsourcing and cleaning -The compound effect of small decluttering actions -How environment impacts mental health and productivity -Practical tips for quick wins in decluttering Key Takeaways: -Even 10-15 minutes of decluttering can create significant progress. -Outsourcing cleaning and ironing saves time and mental energy. -Changing beliefs about money and outsourcing is crucial for progress. -Small, consistent actions compound into major life improvements. -Decluttering reduces stress, saves money, and increases capacity. Free resources 🎁 Struggling to let go of sentimental items? This free guide will help: 👉🏼 The Sentimental Clutter Guide Not sure what to actually do with everything once you've decluttered it? https://amyelizabethprior.com/sentimental-clutter/ This one's comprehensive, and completely free: 👉🏼 Moving It On Without Guilt Guide https://amyelizabethprior.myflodesk.com/movingitonwithoutguilt Work with Amy 🚀 👉🏼 https://amyelizabethprior.com/coaching Pro Organiser Academy (building a decluttering business? This is for you): 👉🏼 https://proorganiseracademy.com Find Amy online 📱 Instagram: @amyelizabethprior | @breakupwithyourstuff | @proorganiseracademy TikTok: @theamyelizabethprior YouTube: youtube.com/@amyelizabethprior If this one was for you, subscribe, there's a lot more where that came from. And if you loved it, a 5★ rating and review means the world and helps more women find the show. 🙌🏼    

Amy has never really liked the colour red. So why has she just built her entire personal brand around it? In this relaunch episode, her first since January, she shares what's really been going on behind the scenes: the burnout she never thought would happen, the lessons learned from saying yes when she should have said no, and what all of it taught her about self-trust. Plus why it has everything to do with the clutter you've been putting off. Links mentioned 👇🏼 • New website: https://amyelizabethprior.com • The Edit: https://amyelizabethprior.com/the-edit-private-decluttering-consultation/ • Life Upgrade Audit: £77 summer offer (normally £111 + 3 months BUWYS community): https://amyelizabethprior.com/the-life-upgrade-audit/ • Break Up With Your Stuff: https://amyelizabethprior.myflodesk.com/breakupwithyourstuffinfowl Free resources: Struggling to let go of sentimental items? This free guide will help: 👉🏼 The Sentimental Clutter Guide Not sure what to actually do with everything once you've decluttered it? https://amyelizabethprior.myflodesk.com/sentimentalclutter This one's comprehensive, and completely free: 👉🏼 Moving It On Without Guilt Guide https://amyelizabethprior.myflodesk.com/movingitonwithoutguilt Work with Amy: 👉🏼 https://amyelizabethprior.com/coaching Pro Organiser Academy (building a decluttering business? This is for you): 👉🏼 https://proorganiseracademy.com Find Amy online: Instagram: @amyelizabethprior | @breakupwithyourstuff | @proorganiseracademy TikTok: @theamyelizabethprior YouTube: youtube.com/@amyelizabethprior If this one was for you, subscribe, there's a lot more where that came from. And if you loved it, a 5★ rating and review means the world and helps more women find the show. 🙌🏼

This episode of How To Break Up With Your Stuff goes far beyond “new year, new you” cringefest, because the real reason goals fall apart is not laziness or lack of discipline. Amy cuts to the psychological heart of why January feels like Groundhog Day: the change never starts with who you’re becoming. Instead of shallow resolutions and over‑pressured to‑do lists, this episode reveals how your self‑concept and your environment work together… or against you. Amy explains the real reason most goals fail, how your home reflects your identity, and why mindset shifts are the first step to lasting change. Featuring a transformational scripting tool Amy uses with clients, this episode reframes January from to‑do list to identity upgrade. In this episode you’ll learn: The real psychology behind why New Year’s goals collapse How clutter and self‑concept are deeply connected Why behavioural goals fail without identity work How clarity changes behaviour without force Free resources: Struggling to let go of sentimental items? This free guide will help: 👉🏼 The Sentimental Clutter Guide Not sure what to actually do with everything once you've decluttered it? This one's comprehensive and completely free: 👉🏼 Moving It On Without Guilt Work with Amy: 👉🏼 amyelizabethprior.com/coaching Pro Organiser Academy (building a decluttering business? This is for you): 👉🏼 proorganiseracademy.com Find Amy online: Instagram: @amyelizabethprior | @breakupwithyourstuff | @proorganiseracademy TikTok: @theamyelizabethprior YouTube: youtube.com/@amyelizabethprior   If this one was for you, subscribe! There's a lot more where that came from. And if you loved it, a 5★ rating and review means the world and helps more women find the show. 🙌🏼