This is StRest! Kerstin Lindquist sits down with Katy Wells — decluttering expert, host of The Maximized Minimalist, and author of Making Home Your Happy Place — for a real conversation about clutter, stress, shopping, family habits, and why so many women feel triggered in their own homes.

Katy shares how she went from being a “no mom” who was buried by laundry, mess, and resentment to creating what she calls a holistic decluttering approach. She explains why clutter is often not just a stuff problem, but a root-cause problem tied to stress, identity, control, guilt, and the systems inside your home. Kerstin and Katy also talk about the difference between true clutter and “expected mess,” why language matters, and why your home may be set up to work against your family instead of for them.

Then the conversation turns practical: donation bins, daily resets, mudroom flow, kids’ rooms, family buy-in, shopping triggers, scarcity clutter, and the emotional reasons people keep buying or holding onto things. Katy also shares where overwhelmed listeners should begin, how to make progress without burnout, and why a good-enough home is better than chasing perfection.

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CHAPTERS

(00:00) From No Mom to Better Way

(01:06) Why Clutter Hits So Deep

(03:29) Meet Katy Wells

(09:49) What You’re Missing at Home