The Story Behind the Stuff: Emotional Decluttering with T.K. Coleman

Are you burdened and overwhelmed by stuff? T.K. Coleman joins Dawn and encourages us to start with the story! When we unpack the story we find that is where the emotional declutter lives.

IN THIS EPISODE:

0:00 Intro

:52 - Why do we sometimes feel bad after decluttering?

6:10 - You have permission to get rid of things as slowly as you need!

8:57 - Decluttering is not one size fits all

9:34 - The story of the cork

13:50 - The correlation between our internal and emotional clutter

21:00 - T.K.’s entrance into minimalism

24:02(GEM) - The t-shirt example

28:30 How telling the story helps

ABOUT THE T.K. Coleman

T.K. Coleman has been an educator and entrepreneur for the past twenty years. He is a co-founder of the Praxis apprenticeship program, a former head coach for Seth Godin's altMBA, and the former Education Director for the Foundation for Economic Education. Combining his experience in entrepreneurship, finance, philosophy, and theater, he delivers compelling workshops on entrepreneurship, creativity, and economic thinking to HS and College students around the country. In July 2022 T.K. joined The Minimalists Podcast as their new Co-host and is excited to help people declutter the habits and ideas that hold them back from the life they truly want.

LINKS:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialtkcoleman/ T.K.’s book, Emotional Clutter: https://www.theminimalists.com/emotionalclutter/ the minimalists: https://www.theminimalists.com/

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