What is Clutter Coaching? Clutter Coaching refers to assistance with clearing and sorting those piles of paper, jumbles of clothes and stacks of boxes that get in your way and weigh you down. If you have an accumulation of things that you no longer need or love, but you are keeping anyway, you have clutter. There are three types of clutter and they all affect the flow of chi and the flow of life, bring down your energy, and get in your way. The first one is physical clutter which you can identify by applying the phrase: Love it, use it, or lose it. This includes clothes that don’t fit, odd socks, anything broken, unwanted gifts, personal letters and Christmas cards from people you don’t remember, collections of recipes you will never cook, piles of magazines and newspapers you will never read, expired coupons, old makeup you don’t use, and expired medications and vitamins. Mental clutter is the next category. It is the unnecessary stuff you carry in your head like schedules that are too full, lists of jobs you need to do, decisions you’ve been putting off, guilty thoughts, judgmental thoughts, belief systems that no longer serve you, and constant internal commentary. Old files in your computer come under this heading. The third kind of clutter is emotional. These are the things you carry in your heart such as ungrieved losses, unfaced fears, unexpressed anger, unfulfilled dreams, regrets, and people and situations from the past that you have not released. Removing clutter can be extremely freeing by symbolically getting rid of things that have been weighing you down. As a clutter coach I help make the process of identifying, sorting, tossing and organizing easier and more pleasant by guiding you through a clearly defined system.