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How to declutter when you feel like a failure

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Monica Fay |

TEDxSouthHowardAvenue

• February 2023

Do you ever feel the need to explain why your home is a disaster? Mess makes us feel vulnerable, says declutter expert Monica Fay. Harnessing 15 years of professional organizing experience, Fay explores why an untidy space isn't a personal failure—it's an opportunity to fine-tune our relationship with possessions.

Do you ever feel the need to explain why your home is a disaster? Mess makes us feel vulnerable, says declutter expert Monica Fay. Harnessing 15 years of professional organizing experience, Fay explores why an untidy space isn't a personal failure—it's an opportunity to fine-tune our relationship with possessions.

This talk was presented to a local audience at TEDxSouthHowardAvenue, an independent event.

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About the speaker

Monica Fay

Monica Fay is a Professional Organizer and a leading expert on the mental processes behind decluttering space and mind. She is an author, former magazine editor, and artist. Her work has been featured on CBS, NBC, ABC, Apartment Therapy, Better Homes & Gardens, Mantra Wellness Magazine, and iHeartRadio. She is the Founder of Organizer Accelerator- a community and curriculum for thousands of professional organizers from over 70 countries. Monica travels the world, meeting professional organizers in different countries to observe and learn how people from all walks of life deal with their belongings. Her mission is to teach people to think differently about the connection between mental wellness and physical mess.

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This talk was presented to a local audience at TEDxSouthHowardAvenue, an independent event.

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