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Apr 16
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Clever Tips for Tackling Clutter and Kee...

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Laundry piles, miscellaneous papers lying around, or even just items with nowhere to be put away—all these little things build up to what one might consider clutter. But is that clutter always bad? How is it impacting our mental health? Well, licensed marriage and family therapist turned interior designer, Anita Yokota, joins Raj and Noah to break down what clutter means to us, from simple messes to something attached to our psyche and well-being. And of course, how we can get a start decluttering in our own lives.


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