Time management expert and Secrets of Supermom host Lori Oberbroeckling joins Deanna to talk about why energy runs out before time does, how clutter quietly sabotages your best-laid plans, and the small routine changes that actually stick.

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Connect with Lori:

• ⁠Secrets of Supermom Website⁠
• Secrets of Supermom Instagram

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You bought the planner. You made the schedule. You had a whole plan. And then a super busy day happened.

Sound familiar? This week Deanna sits down with Lori Oberbroeckling, a working mom of four, corporate project management leader, and host of the Secrets of Supermom Show. Lori has spent years helping busy, ambitious moms figure out why their best systems keep falling apart. Spoiler: it is almost never the plan.

In this episode, Lori introduces her framework of energy bleeds, energy blocks, and energy boosts, and explains why your home environment plays a much bigger role in your daily productivity than most time management advice will ever admit. When your physical space is draining you before you even start your to-do list, even a perfect schedule cannot save you.

Lori also shares the moment she and Deanna both recognized in themselves: we think we need a better planner, when really we need more energy boosts built into our days first.

If you have ever felt like you are doing all the right things and still ending every day depleted, this episode is going to reframe everything.

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:

• Why a cluttered, chaotic home is an energy bleed that quietly tanks your whole day
• How to do a simple time and energy audit to figure out where your energy is actually going
• What to do when you hate a task but still have to do it
• Why routines fall apart and the one question to ask before you try to build one
• The small change that helped Lori's family of six stop tripping over shoes
• How to get your family actually on board with new home routines

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Introduction to Lori Oberbroeckling

03:05 Why home environment matters to your schedule

08:25 Energy bleeds, blocks, and boosts explained

10:01 What to do when you have to do an energy bleed task

16:18 How to find your energy boosts when you do not know what they are

20:24 Flying trapeze and other energy boost revelations

21:32 Why routines fall apart and how to build ones that stick

24:11 Small changes that create big impact for the whole family

26:58 Getting family buy-in with carrots, not sticks

29:28 Why the planner is not the problem

32:27 Where to start when everything feels out of control

34:26 Rapid fire: what clutter free means, what is making Lori happy, and one takeaway

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Digital clutter doesn’t feel as obvious as a cluttered closet. But if you’ve ever had that pit-in-your-stomach moment of not being able to find a photo that matters, you know this isn’t small.

In this episode I’m breaking down the three phases of getting your photos in order (Declutter, Organize, Maintain), the two specific starting points that build momentum without making any hard decisions, and the triple backup system that means you’ll never lose a photo again.

In this episode you’ll learn:

• Why photo clutter is an emotional problem, not a storage problem
• The three-phase framework: Declutter, Organize, Maintain
• The burst photos trick that eliminates hundreds of photos in 20 minutes
• The calendar method for going through your entire catalog one day at a time
• The triple backup system that keeps your photos safe forever

Resources mentioned:

• Snag Photo Freedom Formula ($37)
• ⁠⁠⁠Instagram @WannabeClutterFree⁠⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠⁠Episode 304: The 15-Minute Declutter Method⁠⁠⁠

This episode is Part 5 of a series. Start with Episode 304 if you haven’t already.

Next episode: The Paper Clutter System That Took Me From 6 Piles to Zero

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TIMESTAMPS

02:03 The Invisible Weight of Digital Clutter

04:56 Understanding the Emotional Impact of Photo Clutter'

07:30 Framework for Organizing Photos

09:54 Three Phases of Photo Management

12:31 Practical Tips for Decluttering Photos

15:41 Maintaining Your Photo Organization

18:24 Quick Wins for Photo Organization

20:45The Calendar Method for Photo Management

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Your kids are more capable than you think. Katie Kimball, creator of Kids Cook Real Food and founder of the LifeSkillsNow summer camp, shares the practical systems that take kids from passengers to contributors -- and why cooking is the gateway to all of it.

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⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠RESOURCES⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

• Snag your ticket to the FREE #LifeSkillsNow Family Workshops

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Connect with Katie:

• Raising Healthy Families Website

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What if the key to a calmer home (and a lighter mental load) was already walking around your house asking for snacks?

In this episode, Deanna Yates sits down with Katie Kimball of Raising Healthy Families, a former classroom teacher, two-time TEDx speaker, and mom of four. Katie created Kids Cook Real Food (named the best online cooking class for kids by the Wall Street Journal) and runs LifeSkillsNow, a virtual summer camp that teaches kids everything from cooking and budgeting to entrepreneurship and mending their own clothes.

This conversation is all about kids as contributors, not passengers. Katie shares how her teaching background shaped the way she thinks about agency, choice, and raising the bar for what kids can actually do. She talks through the moment she realized her mental and physical load didn't have to fall entirely on her, the summer she intentionally taught her kids to cook, and the chore system her family is still using ten years later.

You'll also hear why Katie calls cooking the gateway life skill, how the skills gap happened across generations, and the three-part framework she uses to help any parent hand something off to their kid in a way that actually sticks.

If you have ever stood in your kitchen thinking it would be faster to just do it yourself, this episode is for you.

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:

• The summer everything changed: how Katie went from "forgetting the faces of the children she was feeding" to building a family system that actually works
• What her classroom teaching taught her about agency, choice, and why raising the bar is always a good idea
• Why teenagers need even more autonomy than young kids -- and how she built Teens Cook Real Food around that
• The story of her 14-year-old vacuuming on a day off with no one asking him to
• Cooking as the gateway life skill: why starting in the kitchen spills over into everything else
• The three-part framework for handing something off to your kid: teach the skill, find the motivation, set the expectation

TIMESTAMPS:

• 00:00 -- Katie's Parenting and Cooking Journey
• 04:37 -- What Teaching Taught Her About How Kids Learn
• 07:31 -- Raising the Bar: Kids Are More Capable Than We Think
• 10:33 -- Teaching Teens: Why Choice Is Everything
• 13:14 -- Cooking as a Pathway to Empathy
• 19:20 -- The Long Game: What It Looks Like When It Works
• 22:27 -- The Life Skills Gap: What Kids Are Missing
• 30:05 -- Values, Vertical Transmission, and Family Culture
• 32:36 -- Cooking Is the Gateway Life Skill
• 36:50 -- LifeSkillsNow Summer Camp and Where to Start

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You can declutter your entire home and still end up right back where you started. I know because I’ve lived it. This episode is the piece that makes everything permanent. I’m teaching you the closing shift, the exit bin, and why stacking habits beats scheduling them every time.

In this episode you’ll learn:

• Why I went from owning almost nothing to filling up a house, and what finally broke the cycle
• The restaurant-inspired closing shift my family does every night
• What the Lightning Tidy is and how to make it fun for your whole family
• Why the one-in-one-out rule doesn’t work (and what to do instead)
• The habit stacking trick that makes routines stick forever

Resources mentioned:

• ⁠Effortless Home Course ($27) ⁠
• ⁠⁠Instagram @WannabeClutterFree⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠Episode 304: The 15-Minute Declutter Method⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠Episode 305: The Joy Anchor Method⁠⁠
• Episode 306: The Motivation Cliff

If this episode resonated with you, share it with one person who needs to hear it.

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Introduction to Clutter-Free Living

02:18 The Journey to Minimalism

04:45 Establishing a Daily Routine

07:13 The Closing Shift Explained

09:44 The Exit Bin Strategy

12:28 Habit Stacking for Success

14:23 The Invisible Weight of Clutter

21:03 Looking Ahead: Future Topics

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Behavioral scientist Leidy Klotz reveals how your home feeds or starves three core psychological needs, why clutter blocks connection, and how to make your spaces actually work for your family.

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⁠⁠⁠⁠RESOURCES⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Connect with Leidy:

• ⁠In a Good Place by Leidy Klotz: Available wherever you get your books
• Subtract by Leidy Klotz
• Leidy's website: leidyklotz.com

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What if the reason you feel stuck, distracted, or disconnected at home has less to do with your habits and more to do with your spaces?

Leidy Klotz, an engineering professor at the University of Virginia, is the author of Subtract and his brand-new book In a Good Place. He has spent over a decade studying the relationship between our physical environments and our psychological well-being, and today he is breaking it all down for us.

This conversation changed how I think about my home. We are not just talking about decluttering (although we do get into that). We are talking about why our spaces either feed or starve our deepest needs, and what we can do about it.

In this episode you will learn:

• The three core psychological needs your home either supports or works against
• How clutter literally gets between you and the people you love
• Why you use your spaces the same way every day (and a simple research-backed way to break out of it)
• The renovation trap: when updating your home actually makes it less meaningful
• How to involve your kids in decisions about your home (and why it changes everything)
• The beautiful story of Josie's Way and what it teaches us about legacy and space

Content note: Leidy shares openly about his daughter Josie, who passed away unexpectedly at four years old. Her story is woven throughout this conversation and is both heartbreaking and deeply beautiful.

Time Stamps: 00:00 Introduction and Leidy's background

05:40 The intersection of environment and behavior

11:24 The three core psychological needs: agency, growth, and connection

17:25 Agency and connection in the home (plus tips for renters)

20:30 How clutter literally blocks connection

26:50 Behavioral changes through environmental cues

32:23 The family that moved dinner outside

36:06 Functional fixedness: why adults are worse at this than kids

40:42 Nostalgia, the renovation trap, and protecting what matters

50:57 Josie's Way: remembering through spaces and stories

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You started decluttering. It felt amazing. And then somewhere around day 7, your house felt just as cluttered as when you started, even though you know you did the work. That moment has a name. I call it the motivation cliff, and in this episode I'm explaining exactly why it happens and what to do about it.

In this episode you'll learn:

• What the recalibration dip is and why your brain makes progress invisible
• The one metric that your brain can't trick you on
• How to make decluttering enjoyable enough to actually sustain
• The identity shift that turns you from a starter into a finisher
• Why motivation follows action, not the other way around

This episode is Part 3 of a series. Start with Episode 304 (the 15-minute declutter method) and Episode 305 (the Joy Anchor Method for sentimental items) if you haven't already.

Comment HOME on my latest Instagram post (@wannabeclutterfree) and I'll send you the link to Effortless Home.

Resources mentioned:

• Effortless Home
• 19 for $19 Ultimate Decluttering Bundle (includes the 500 Item Challenge tracker)
• Decluttering Playlist on Spotify
• Episode 304: The 15-Minute Declutter Method
• Episode 305: The Joy Anchor Method

If this episode resonated with you, share it with one person who needs to hear it.

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Why the decluttering quit day hits around day 7

01:16 What the motivation cliff is and how to recognize it

04:01 The recalibration dip explained

08:37 Tool 1: Count items out the door, not how your home looks

13:04 Tool 2: Joy during the process, not after it

19:11 Tool 3: Finish what you start, even if it’s small

24:04 How Effortless Home and the 500 Item Challenge tracker can help

28:35 What’s coming next in the series

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If you’ve ever held onto something not because you need it but because of what it means to you, this episode is for you.

I’m teaching you the Joy Anchor Method, a simple way to keep what matters and let go of what’s weighing you down.

What you’ll learn:

• the reframe that makes it easier to know what sentimental items to keep
• the step-by-step method for handling sentimental collections
• How to use the Photo Bridge for items you can’t keep but can’t release
• A simple question I asked my client to help her get unstuck

Comment PHOTOS on my latest Instagram post (@wannabeclutterfree) to get the link to Photo Freedom Formula.

Next episode: The Motivation Cliff – Why You Quit Decluttering at Day 7 (And How to Not)

Resources mentioned:

• ⁠Photo Freedom Formula Course ⁠
• ⁠⁠Instagram @WannabeClutterFree⁠⁠

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 The Emotional Weight of Sentimental Clutter

03:01 Understanding the Joy Anchor Method

10:34 Implementing the Joy Anchor Method

21:30 Creating a Photo Bridge for Memories

31:34 Navigating the Motivation Cliff

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If you’ve ever said “I want to declutter but I don’t know where to start,” this episode is your answer.

I’m breaking down the sequencing mistake that makes decluttering feel impossible, the 15-minute pulse check method you can use in any room today, and a reframe that changed how I think about letting go.

Plus, I’ll tell you about Effortless Home, my room-by-room system for busy families who want a clutter free home without the weekend overhaul.

What you’ll learn:

• Why starting with the hardest room is the #1 reason people quit
• The 15-minute pulse check method (three categories, one timer, done)
• How to reframe “letting go” so it feels like a gain, not a loss
• The room-by-room system inside Effortless Home

Next episode: How to Declutter Sentimental Items Without Guilt (The Joy Anchor Method)

Resources mentioned:

• Effortless Home Course ($27)
• ⁠Instagram @WannabeClutterFree⁠

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00: Introduction to Decluttering

00:23: Identifying the Problem - "You have a sequencing problem."

01:41: Where most people go wrong with decluttering

4:29: Step One - Where to Start for Decluttering Success

07:23: Step Two - 15 Minute Pulse Check

08:51: The Sorting Categories to Get You Moving Quickly

15:41: The Mindset Shift that Flips Decluttering

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Do you feel like you're constantly managing your home instead of enjoying it? Like no matter how much you declutter, the chaos just keeps coming back?

In this solo episode, Deanna breaks down why routines are the missing piece and how building the right ones can completely change the way your home feels.

Resources mentioned:

• Effortless Home Course ($27): comment HOME on any Instagram post at @WannabeClutterFree and Deanna will send the link straight to your DMs, or grab it in the show notes
• Finish by Jon Acuff
• Join the email list to be the first to hear about something exciting coming soon

Links: Effortless Home Course Join the Email List Instagram @WannabeClutterFree

In this episode you'll learn:

• Why decluttering without routines is like mopping the floor with dirty water
• The real reason your mental energy is gone by 4pm (hint: it's not laziness)
• Why most routines fail on day two and what Jon Acuff calls "the day after perfect"
• The STICK framework: five steps to building routines that actually last
• Why fewer things in your home makes your routines easier to stick to

If this episode resonated with you, share it with one person who needs to hear it.

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 — Introduction 02:15 — Why decluttering without routines doesn't work 05:00 — Decision fatigue and why your brain is exhausted by 4pm 09:30 — Jon Acuff's "the day after perfect" and why day two is the danger zone 13:00 — The STICK framework: five steps to routines that last 20:00 — Why decluttering and routines work together 22:30 — Effortless Home + how to get the link 24:00 — Something exciting is coming soon

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Professional organizers and sisters Meg DeLong and Ea Fuqua share practical, sustainable strategies for organizing your home based on function and intention rather than perfection. Discover how to create spaces that support your lifestyle and embrace real-life solutions without pressure.

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• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tidy Up Book on Amazon⁠
• ⁠IKEA Storage ⁠⁠Solutions⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Connect with Meg & Ea:

• The Tidy Home Nashville
• Instagram
• Facebook
• Pinterest
• TikTok

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Deanna Yates, the host of Wannabe Clutter Free on:

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What does it actually look like when a professional organizer walks through your front door for the first time?

Spoiler: it probably doesn't look like what you're imagining — and it definitely doesn't require a Pinterest-perfect pantry.

Meg DeLong and Ea Fuqua are sisters and the founders of The Tidy Home Nashville. In nearly seven years of professional organizing, they've seen it all. And their message?

Refreshingly real. Function first. Perfection never. And for the love of all things tidy, stop organizing your fridge.

They also just released their first book, Tidying Up, and today they're breaking it all down for us.

In this episode, you'll learn:

• What actually happens during a first consultation (everyone hides stuff in closets, yes, everyone)
• Why organization has to fit how you actually live, not how you think you should live
• The fridge organizing myth and why they're unapologetically anti-fridge
• How to create systems that grow and shift with your family over time
• Why the junk drawer is the best place to start (every. single. time.)
• What Tidying Up is really for (hint: it's not for people who already have it together)
• How to get your whole household on board without becoming the organization police
• Their evolution from perfection → function → intentionality, and what that means for your home

Time Stamps:

00:00 - Meet Meg & Ea: sisters, professional organizers, and the story behind The Tidy Home Nashville

01:33 - What a first consultation actually looks like (and why you don't need to pre-clean)

09:20 - Function over pretty: building systems that fit how you actually live

22:30 - Why big decluttering sessions backfire — and what to do instead

32:07 - Their new book Tidying Up: room-by-room, no perfection required

44:30 - The anti-fridge stance + intentional living as an organizing philosophy

55:55 - Getting the whole family on board + where to find Meg & Ea

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Music: Fresh Lift by Shane Ivers - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.silvermansound.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Feeling burned out and stretched too thin? Former attorney turned burnout expert Michelle Niemeyer shares her "bending time" framework to help you find clarity, fill your energy reserves, and get more done in less time without losing yourself in the process.

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What if the reason you can't get it all done isn't a time problem but an energy problem?

Michelle Niemeyer is a speaker, consultant, and former attorney who burned out after 20+ years in law. That burnout led to an autoimmune diagnosis and became the wake-up call that changed everything.

She shares The Art of Bending Time, a framework that helps you expand what you can accomplish by getting clear on what matters, cutting the junk, and filling your energy reserves. The conversation also explores burnout warning signs, why women struggle with guilt around self-care, and how families can function as a team.

In this episode, you'll learn:

• The burnout sign Michelle ignored for years that eventually made her body shut down
• How one dad doubled his sales in a single week by changing just one thing about his morning
• The simple clarity exercise that reveals what actually fills your cup (most people have never done this)
• Why the phrase "work-life balance" might be the very thing keeping you stuck and overwhelmed
• What 80 unused boats on a Miami dock taught Michelle about the clutter we're killing ourselves to maintain

Time Stamps: 0:00 Introduction 1:20 Who is Michelle Niemeyer and what she does 2:16 What is "bending time" and how it works 3:54 The 80/20 rule and why we waste time on busy work 5:51 Flow state and why physical health matters for productivity 7:11 Why "work-life balance" can actually be destructive 9:25 Signs of burnout: Michelle's personal story 13:56 The clarity exercise: finding what lights you up 17:47 How to weave your "sparks" into daily life 21:06 The power of small moments of connection 26:31 Why women feel guilty taking time for themselves 27:30 Treating your family like a team 33:51 Burnout to autoimmune disease: Michelle's health wake-up call 38:45 Bending time revisited: cutting junk, expanding capacity 41:38 Stop chasing a lifestyle that doesn't light you up 43:29 The boat dock story: things we own but never use

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Music: Fresh Lift by Shane Ivers - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.silvermansound.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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