SuccessFULL With ADHD
Do you struggle with overwhelm, chaos, and negative self-beliefs when trying to accomplish life with ADHD?
As a late-diagnosed ADHD Coach, ADHD Expert for over 20 years, and managing an ADHD household of 5, I understand the struggles that come along with living a life of unmanaged ADHD.
The SuccessFULL With ADHD podcast shares my guests' journeys with ADHD, how they overcame their struggles, tips for other individuals with ADHD, and what life looks like now for them!
Additionally, experts including Dr. Hallowell, Dr. Amen, Dr. Sharon Saline, The Sleep Doctor, Dr. Gabor Maté, Jim Kwik, and Chris Voss, join the SuccessFULL With ADHD podcast to provide insight on ADHD and their tools to manage it.
Tune in to “SuccessFULL with ADHD” and start your journey towards success today!
* The content in this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.*
SuccessFULL With ADHD
How to Declutter with ADHD with Katy Wells
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This episode is one that hits your home and your heart. I’m joined by Katy Wells, author of Making Home Your Happy Place and host of Maximize Minimalist. Together, we unpack the biggest lies we’ve been sold about decluttering—especially how harmful those messages can be for ADHD and neurodivergent brains.
We go far beyond “just get organized” and dig into how clutter impacts your nervous system, identity, emotions, and stress levels. Katy shares a compassionate, realistic, and ADHD-friendly approach to decluttering that doesn’t rely on perfection, Pinterest aesthetics, or overwhelm. If clutter has ever sent you into a shame spiral or made you feel like you’re failing at adulthood, this conversation is for you.
Katy Wells, author of Making Home Your Happy Place: The Real-Life Guide to Decluttering without the Overwhelm, created Holistic Decluttering—an approach that tackles clutter at its roots and pairs it with simple, sustainable systems. As host of The Maximized Minimalist podcast (5 million listens), Katy helps families break the cycle of clutter that keeps coming back. Her work has been featured on NBC News Daily, Martha Stewart, and Real Simple. She lives in Asheville, North Carolina with her husband and two sons.
Episode Highlights:
[0:51] – Introducing Katy Wells and why this conversation goes way deeper than “stuff”
[2:03] – The biggest decluttering myths we’ve been fed and why they harm ADHD brains
[5:51] – The shocking research linking clutter, cortisol, and focus
[8:27] – Why mess and clutter are not the same thing (and why that matters)
[11:56] – ADHD-friendly decluttering: one category, one decision at a time
[16:54] – “Only Handle It Once” and designing your environment for follow-through
[20:32] – Finding your baseline instead of chasing impossible standards
[24:45] – Decluttering as a lifestyle, not another exhausting to-do list
[33:00] – The four types of clutter: superficial, scarcity, sentimental, and identity
[40:33] – Letting go without regret and why decluttering is a skill you can build
[49:55] – Creating a home that feels possible, supportive, and truly yours
Links and Resources:
Katy’s website: https://www.katyjoywells.com/
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