Clutter Free Academy

Sometimes we can be the greatest force of holding ourselves back in life. But we can learn how to find confidence when our minds have already defeated us. Listen in as Kathi and Lynn discuss Lynn Cowell's new book, "Make Your Move ~ Finding Unshakable Confidence Despite Your Fears And Failures", and join in the conversation of how to make your move from a place of paralyzing fear to an unshakeable confidence in God's promises.

Are you trapped in your Christmas traditions with seemingly no way out? Listen in as Author/Speaker Host Kathi Lipp discusses decluttering our idea of Christmas with Author Alex Kuykendall and her new book: "Loving My Actual Christmas". Alex shares how to manage our expectations without them managing us and listening in on other's expectations, too. Reboot your Christmas this year - adjust the traditions but keep what is important to you and relish the experience of Christmas.

Declutter parent/child relationships today as we listen to a conversation with host Kathi Lipp and co-host Erin MacPherson with Erin's parents, Glen and Ellen Schuknecht, who are family counselors, and teachers, as they join the podcast to share about their new book, A Spiritual Heritage". We build a spiritual heritage when we consistently connect with our kids, love our kids and never stop believing in them.

Listen in as host Kathi Lipp and co-host Erin Macpherson help us prepare for Christmas without all the clutter. Sometimes traditions are for a season. Let go of the stress this year and get purposeful about your peace this Christmas.

Ever feel overwhelmed by all that surrounds you in your home? Maybe our blessings have become a burden. Join Kathi Lipp and KariAnne Wood, the author of "So Close to Amazing", as they discuss how to live the life you want to live by simplifying and decluttering, DIY style.

According to author Lynn Cowell, 7 out of 10 girls feel like they don't measure up. How can we build our daughters up from the inside out so they don't let comparison rule their lives? Join us as our host, Kathi Lipp, interviews Author Lynn Cowell to discuss her new book, "Brave Beauty" and learn how to root out fear in our children's lives and teach our girls to rely on the power of the Holy Spirit rather than their own strength.

Ever feel like God is punishing you when life is hard? If so, maybe Jesus has been stolen from you. Somewhere along the way we can forget that our God is good and not standing over us ready to punish us if we have a misstep. If you feel like you have lost an understanding of Who Jesus is, Come and find Him again as Kathi Lipp and Jami Amerine discuss Jami's book, "Stolen Jesus".

Feel lost when you enter a Costco? You are not alone. Listen in as Kathi offers tips to help guide you through Costco as a savvy shopper. Equipping us with strategies and surefire tips for preparedness that will remove the stress out of shopping (and maybe even make it fun!) your trip to Costco will never be the same.

Ever feel like the digital age has taken over your life and the lives of your loved ones? Listen in as Kathi interviews Arlene Pellicane to discuss Arlene's new book, "Calm, Cool and Connected". Learn five digital habits for a more balanced life and how to tame the modern tools to take back our lives. Leave a comment on our website to be entered to receive a free copy of Arlene's new book.

Tonya Kubo joins Kathi for Part 2 of the Kickstart to Clutter Free series. They discuss how people in the Clutter Free Academy group are escaping their clutter and enjoying a more clutter free life. So many people with clutter problems are afraid of being judged.  The Facebook group Clutter Free Academy is judgment free.  Everyone in the group has or has had a clutter problem too. They are learning to take care of the future by doing stuff today. You can do the same.  Listen in to learn how.

Kathi and guest, Tonya Kubo, discuss what they have learned during the Clutter Free Bible Study - What Jesus Has To Say About Your Stuff. It seems to be that people with clutter often struggle with boundaries. They say yes to too many things and put themselves last. Then because we don't handle the clutter correctly we are mean to ourselves. We just try to do too much and set ourselves up for failure. Kathi has broken the process down into tiny steps that everyone can complete in her Kickstart to Clutterfree. Listen in to learn more!  

Chock-full of tips to help us survive in the rugged terrain of the dogged morning routine, Author, Speaker and Clutter-Free guru Kathi Lipp guides us with many failproof strategies to get out the door with a smile on our face. And, yes, we can get up and going even with kids. Links to the resources Kathi uses are in the podcast post on our website. Listen in today and comment to be entered for a free giveaway of the book, "Overwhelmed". In the words of Kathi, "Be the wise woman who gets focused and gets out the door in a powerful way each and every day."

Ever feel like you will never get a handle on your breakfast routine? Kathi Lipp guides us in this episode to developing strategies with several practical tips that will help you to eat healthier and be less stressed for breakfast. Get unstuck with a variety of different tools to aid in easier cooking, recipe ideas, prep ideas for ahead of time, and storage ideas that Kathi shares to take the hassle out of breakfast. Come on in and get your breakfast time rejuventated! Bonus: GET A FREE DOWNLOAD of 30 breakfast ideas from Kathi.

Can I Actually Have a Quiet Time

Do you have a morning routine that works for you? Kathi and Erin discuss how to have a clutter free morning and give you three strategies to make mornings much easier. Implement these tips now to start the new school year stress-free.

Kathi and Cheri Gregory, co-author of Overwhelmed, have a mashup of Clutter Free and Overwhelmed. They discuss how the two overlap.  Clutter makes people overwhelmed or if people tell you they are overwhelmed, when you talk to them they end up discussing clutter somewhere in their life. Kathi and Cheri discuss 5 steps to keep from getting overwhelmed as your declutter. Listen in to learn about each of those 5 steps and how you can implement them in your own life.

Divorce-Proofing Your Young Marriage

Kathi and Glynnis pick up the conversation from where they left off last week. Glynnis Whitwer is the author of Doing Busy Better. Women are busy and have too much to do.  While being busy is not wrong, we just need to do it better. Stop feeling guilty when you work and guilty when you rest.  There is a sustainable balance between the two and the book, Doing Busy Better, can help you find it. Listen to their discussion and check out the show notes for the free gift and a chance to win a free copy of Doing Busy Better.

Kathi talks with her guest, Glynnis Whitwer, author of Doing Busy Better. Glynnis points out, "This book is for the woman who works too much!  The woman who feels guilty when working and guilty when they rest." They discuss how being busy is not wrong, we just need to do it better.   There is a sustainable balance between rest and work.  We need to find that balance. Glynnis explains four kinds of bad busy.  Listen in to learn more!

Life is noisy. What would happen if every day - for the next 40 days - you soaked in God's love as He intimately whispered words of rest just for you? Kathi talks with Bonnie Gray, author of Whispers of Rest 40 Days of God’s Love to Revitalize Your Soul  Why is it hard for women to carve out time to take care of themselves? We feel we have to take care of everyone else first.  Even after everyone else is cared for we resist and hold back from caring for ourselves.  We have a sense of guilt about taking care of our own needs. Bonnie suggests injecting pockets (nanoseconds) of time into your life to spend with God and beautiful things in your life. Check out the show notes for details about a book giveaway.