041 | The Inner Work of Decluttering & Home Design with Maggie Minor

"The objects we have in our house are incredibly emotionally charged. The things we buy to numb ourselves or fit in, they can make us feel stagnant or obligated and we bring that energy into our home." One of my secret loves is home decoration. Last summer I went through a huge purge after reading the Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up. It brought me such a sense of peace in my home that I actually had the women in my program The Sovereign Circle go through the exercise too!  It was a joy to sit down with Maggie Minor of Maggie Minor Designs in the latest RWL podcast episode to discuss the deeper emotional layers that are involved in the decluttering process. She shares how we need to address the void that comes when decluttering and invites us to ask, "How do we avoid just filling it up again with stuff?" Maggie shares her experiences of sitting with the discomfort of growing, evolving and letting go of the need to fill the void with more stuff to create space for greater joy and inner and outer alignment. She also shares about her recent big leap moving across the country, listening to her body's wisdom, and the time she spent in the Peace Corps. I hope you enjoy the show! "Our homes are a three-dimensional vision board. So if we design our space to be in alignment with what we want, we are gonna get their quicker. It's going to create flow in our lives." In this episode we discussed: How joining the Peace Corps and living in Bulgaria informed Maggie's life today Life transitions and taking a leap ~ listening to inner guidance to move across the country An exercise to connect with your inner knowing about making a a hard decision The emotional cleanse that comes with decluttering your life Resolving emotions and stories we carry with forgiveness work Curating your space to increase focus and a positive mindset How home decor can improve your mood and the areas of your house to focus on first Her book about being a humanitarian worker Sharing a space with someone else and how to navigate designing the home together "You always know the right answer…If we align ourselves with our bodies, and let the fear leave our bodies, the answers will appear. They are not always the answers we want, but they are always the right answers." Links in this episode: Maggie's Website: http://maggieminordesigns.com Iyanla Vanzant Forgiveness Course - https://www.ownlifeclasses.com/pages/iyanla-vanzant Tony Robbins Gratitude & Resolution Exercise - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-1mxzHlEKI More episodes at risingwomenleaders.com. Maggie Minor believes that what we surround ourselves with has a profound affect on our subconscious and that by simply making a few changes in our home décor we can uplift ourselves and open up our mind to new possibilities. She is the founder of Maggie Minor Designs, a resource for room designs and artwork that provides bold women with the resources to homes and offices that inspire them.  In her former life, Maggie spent almost 15 years traveling the world…as a graduate student in Australia, a student and backpacker in Europe, a Peace Corps volunteer in Bulgaria and a humanitarian worker working in Asia and Africa. Her memoir, Adventures of a Curious Sculptor, recounts her long journey from adventurer to artist….and her appreciation for all of the beauty that surrounds us. Podcast by Meredith Rom - Rising Women Leaders | Spirituality | Personal Growth | Yoga | Entrepreneurship -  Personal growth, intuition, stories, voice, women, yoga, feminine leadership, spirituality, online business, and meditation