Why It's Hard to Let Go: Emotional Attachment to Our "Stuff"

Feeling sentimental? Join Simple Spaces founder, and Certified Professional Organizer Katie Tracy as we discuss some of the emotions behind many common ways contemporary American families are impacted by clutter. Participants will gain insight surrounding emotional attachment to "stuff", decision making processes, as well as strategies for addressing the different and varied manifestations of emotional attachment that make "letting go" so difficult. Enjoy this class on its own, or as a wonderful supplement building upon Katie's other course, House Full of Stuff. You're sure to gain insight and inspiration to help clients identify and understand both physical and emotional clutter, and its impact on daily life.

Katie Tracy, Certified Professional Organizer. Organizing is about so much more than just the stuff. It is about relationships, emotions, the past, and the future. Katie's passion is to connect the worlds of physical organizing and mental health so that clients can clear both the stuff AND the mental clutter. She does this through one-on-one work with clients, continuing education classes with mental health professionals, and involvement in the social services industry. Katie has a Bachelors degree in Sociology and a Masters in Human Resource Management. She is an active member of The Institute for Challenging Disorganization (ICD), a Certified Professional Organizer, and author of: Behind the Closed Door: The mental stress of physical stuff. Katie shares a simple life in New Jersey with her husband and teen daughters.