The Secret Life of Clutter
Stories of Home and Healing
Will be published approx. on 18. December 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-0-349-42788-1 (ISBN)
Description
'I loved it; it's original. A perfect way to trash your trash.' RUBY WAX
'A thoughtful and surprisingly emotional account of our complex relationship with stuff ' GRAHAM ALLCOTT
'Wonderful, moving and inspiring' JAMIE CATTO
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In The Secret Life of Clutter, ten intimate and touching stories take you on a profound journey as people discover what their cluttered homes reveal about their lives, and make life-changing shifts when they start to let go and move on.
The secret to creating a calm and nurturing home is to uncover the psychological reasons that lie beneath your clutter, and to understand that what is blocking you in your home and your life is often the key to moving forwards.
The insights revealed in this book will help you understand some of the factors that may be sabotaging your efforts to make more space. It will inspire you to take action and create a home that you love, that loves you back - a home that reflects who you are and the life you want to live.
'A thoughtful and surprisingly emotional account of our complex relationship with stuff ' GRAHAM ALLCOTT
'Wonderful, moving and inspiring' JAMIE CATTO
_____________________________________________________
In The Secret Life of Clutter, ten intimate and touching stories take you on a profound journey as people discover what their cluttered homes reveal about their lives, and make life-changing shifts when they start to let go and move on.
The secret to creating a calm and nurturing home is to uncover the psychological reasons that lie beneath your clutter, and to understand that what is blocking you in your home and your life is often the key to moving forwards.
The insights revealed in this book will help you understand some of the factors that may be sabotaging your efforts to make more space. It will inspire you to take action and create a home that you love, that loves you back - a home that reflects who you are and the life you want to live.
Reviews / Votes
I loved it; it's original. A perfect way to trash your trash. -- Ruby Wax A thoughtful and surprisingly emotional account of our complex relationship with stuff. It's a love letter to clarity and a recognition that when we make the decisions that create more physical space, we often create mental headspace and momentum in our lives too. If you don't want your possessions to possess you, then this is a book you must read -- Graham Allcott, author of HOW TO BE A PRODUCTIVITY NINJA Tending to your home can also be a profound way of tending to your inner space. In THE SECRET LIFE OF CLUTTER, Helen Sanderson tells wonderful, moving, and inspiring stories of people whose blocked homes mirrored a blockage in their life. A beautiful read, filled with compassion and understanding, it helps guide you to parts of yourself that may be forgotten or buried under stuff, so you can bring your home and your life into harmony -- Jamie Catto, author of INSANELY GIFTEDMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Little, Brown Book Group
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
240 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-349-42788-1 (9780349427881)
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Schweitzer Classification
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Additional editions
E-Book
05/2022
Piatkus Books
€3.99
Available for download
Person
Helen Sanderson is the founder and creative director of Ministry of Calm. She is a space therapist, interior designer, professional organiser, author and public speaker. With her background in psychotherapy, she's an expert in the psychology of space and the design of quiet rooms and wellbeing environments. Helen speaks regularly at events such as Ideal Home, Mind Body Spirit, Grand Designs Live and 100% Design. She has appeared on BBC Radio, Sky TV and been featured in The Telegraph, Financial Times, Mail, Cosmopolitan, Good Housekeeping and Red.