#46 You're not overwhelmed by your life. You're overwhelmed by your brain.
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