Date: November 13, 2023

This recording talks about level of emotions. Valerie start the discussion by presenting the map of emotions and how people’s emotional states can fluctuate during the different life events and in the decluttering process. She emphasizes taking small, gradual steps rather than binge decluttering. Then members had an opportunity to share their struggles with decluttering and feeling overwhelmed by their clutter. Others members discussed feeling of discouraged but got support from the Doers Academy Program. A member also shares a traumatic experience from years ago when others tried to do a large cleanout of her home by a dump truck method. Overall the discussion provided support and understanding for the emotional challenges of decluttering and trauma processing