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Clutter isn’t just on your counters—it’s in your calendar, your head, and your habits. Health & wellness coach Melanie Cohen shares how eliminating physical and mental clutter helps midlife women break emotional eating cycles, reduce stress, and feel better in their bodies and lives. We talk hoarding parents, childhood trauma that echoes decades later, menopause “mystery” symptoms (hello, itchy ears), and ridiculously simple goals that create momentum fast.
The powerful link between clutter, stress, and emotional eating
Why childhood experiences (often before age 7) can shape adult behaviors
How to spot “invisible” mental clutter and release it without shame
A realistic way to set ridiculously simple goals that actually stick
Why organizing your kitchen and work zone changes what you eat and how you show up
Midlife/menopause realities no one warned us about—and what to do next
00:00 – Sponsor: Freedom Builder System (Biz Builder AI + Community)
02:00 – Welcome & workshop shout-out
03:10 – Meet Melanie: leaving a 20-year career to start over in her 50s
05:30 – Clutter + weight loss: the deeper connection
08:00 – Early experiences and how they echo in adulthood
10:10 – Drowning dream → feeling “weighed down” by stuff & stress
13:20 – Minimalist? Not required. Finding your threshold for enough
15:10 – Desk, kitchen, and the environment→behavior equation
16:30 – Emotional eating 101 (and why clutter fuels it)
18:30 – Set up your kitchen to make healthy the easy choice
21:00 – Why “we already know what to do” isn’t the real problem
22:00 – Midlife metabolism, menopause myths, and messy realities
26:00 – One tiny action beats big, vague promises
27:10 – Melanie’s closing mantra: ridiculously simple goals
Melanie is a health & wellness coach who helps women eliminate physical and mental clutter so they can feel confident in their bodies, minds, and lives. A former weight-loss coach with two hoarder parents and her own transformation story, Melanie blends organizing, mindset, and compassionate coaching to create sustainable change.
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Website: https://thoughtfullycoaching.com
Podcast: Lighten Up! The Art Of Living Clutter Free
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Ridiculously Simple Goals: pick a drawer, a shelf, or one cup—and start.
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