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It’s a quirky title, but the words of this bumper sticker are as good a message as any for us humans right now. In this time of global uncertainty it seems that our collective anxiety has gotten [...]

All our window shades needed replacing in the living room. The resulting effect of a temporary half-curtain treatment has been a stunning revelation. What we see now is none of the usual [...]

As I see it… Things that we love, use or need… not clutter. Wild, colorful messes… not always clutter. If we’ve embraced (made friends with) our piles, our quirky [...]

What is meaningful to you? One of my articles was published recently in Life by Me, a beautiful online space that features some brilliant minds and big hearts –  both famous and unknown. Every [...]

“I’m overwhelmed and exhausted.” “It robs me of energy.” “It’s too daunting.” I hear this a lot from folks for whom stress and stuff is their daily [...]

Does the clearing ever end? One of my 30-Day email message subscribers recently renewed the series and shared these insights… “Thank you Stephanie. This [clearing] is a life long [...]

This little troll pig became our clearing mascot at a recent Your Spacious Self retreat that I offered at Kripalu. Isn’t she adorable? One of the ways we honor the clearing process, is to [...]

I just finished teaching another one of my fabulous retreats at the Kripalu Center where we spend two and half days embracing the myriad (excruciating and comical) ways we hold on to stress and [...]

Raise your hand if you’ve ever had a thought like this: “I paid a fortune for this thing, I can’t possibly get rid of it now.” “They’re too nice, and besides I [...]

To save or not to save (stuff). In this case most definitely save…? The video below tells an amazing story of an unknown Chicago street photographer, Vivian Maier, who shot (and squirreled [...]