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EPISODE · Mar 31, 2026 · 39 MIN

Ep. 229: Why Nothing Has Cleared the Clutter (Even When You've Tried So Hard)

from The Intentional Midlife Mom Podcast | Simple, Practical Life, Home & Mindset Solutions for Moms Over 40 · host Jennifer Roskamp, CLC

Send us Fan MailBefore we dive in, I just want to take a second and say…if you're new here, welcome. I hope this conversation is exactly what you needed to find today. And if you've been here for a while, you know how I do this. No fluff. No hype. Just real talk for real women living real lives.And today's topic iis one I have been wanting to sit down and talk about for a long time. Because I think it's one of those things that so many women carry quietly…this low-grade frustration, this subtle sense of failure and nobody is actually naming what's really going on.So today, we're naming it.I want to ask you something, and I want you to really sit with it for a second before you answer.Have you ever looked around your house, maybe it's the kitchen counter that never seems to fully clear, or that one corner of your bedroom that just always has something piling up in it, or the junk drawer you've cleaned out four times but somehow it's back to chaos and thought:Why is this still like this?Not just "ugh, I need to deal with this." I mean the deeper version of that question. The one with a little shame tucked underneath it. The one that sounds more like:Why is this still like this… after everything I've tried?Because here's who I'm talking to today. I'm not talking to the woman who has never thought about this. I'm not talking to the woman who just discovered the concept of decluttering last week. I'm talking to the woman who has tried. The woman who has genuinely, repeatedly, sometimes desperately tried to get a handle on this and can't figure out why it won't stick.That's who this episode is for. And I have some things I want to say to her today that I think are going to feel really important.So stay with me.Resources mentioned in this episode:Clutter Languages Guide- clutterlanguagesguide.comGet some powerful mantras to inspire, encourage, and life you up when you need as little something intentional to focus on. We have a beautiful pdf download of the 6 Mantras For Intentional Moms you can keep or print. Request them right HERE.Visit The Intentional MomFollow us on Instagram HEREVisit our YouTube Channel HERERate & Review The Intentional Mom Podcast on Apple . We'd love to hear your thoughts on the podcast. If you listen on Spotify, you can rate & review us there, too. 

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Send us Fan MailBefore we dive in, I just want to take a second and say…if you're new here, welcome. I hope this conversation is exactly what you needed to find today. And if you've been here for a while, you know how I do this. No fluff. No hype....

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