minimalism as mental health

HELLO.

As a 6/2 generator with an open head center, I have ALOT of ideas flow in when I’m ready for them. The written word tends to be my medium, and I don’t know why it took so long for this idea to come through, but here we are.

Minimalism as mental health

It’s been the driving force behind my work all along. From a very young age, I loved moving things around and seeing how it shifted the energy. My mom is an HSP (unknown to her) my sister too, my grandmama, they’ve been all around me. I think honing my skills in sensory sensitivity has led me to where I am today. Very very attuned to energy, and spatial energy in homes specifically.

As a Taurus sun, Virgo rising, I appreciate a good home vibe more than most. In my college years, outside of the very controlled home environment my mom curated, I started to see how the chaos of an untidy living space drives me BATTY. Roommates were a huge challenge to be sure. But slowly I learned the lessons I needed to build the business I have today.

Minimalism taught me calm. My surroundings have the biggest impact on my mental health. They are indistinguishable in fact. When I am feeling off, I have to tidy up first thing. It's what I instinctively know to do at the transition of each season, and any time I need a shift. I have seen it over and over again, as my clients call me when life is in chaos, and it turns out our homes reflect our mental state exactly.

When you clear the clutter, you clear your mind too. This is something most prevalent for women, as studies have shown cortisol levels to be correlated with the number items in a home. AKA less stuff, less stress. I’d argue all genders feel this, but we’ve conditioned men to dissociate in such a way that they don’t feel the tension in the same way.

And once the clutter is cleared, then we can ideate on design choices. More often than not, my clients need both organizational and design help. I have always seen all things home holistically, though I know many see them as completely separate issues.

Especially for neurodivergent humans (me and every single client I’ve ever worked with) the physical landscape being in order allows for more creativity to flow. And the joy of creativity is so much of what makes life fun.

Now I need your input

I’m toying around with taking this concept into a new group course offering, hosted here on substack. I’m thinking weekly 15 minute recorded videos, with a live weekly q+a segment and a workbook to go along with it. Ongoing support through chat, and could also include one to one support via zoom as well. From chaos to calm. Creating your vision, minimizing your life and energizing with design.

You’d have the support of the group, as well as my full support through a 3 month program walking through my method. Does that sound enjoyable? I was thinking of offering this for $333 (but this could be flexible based on feedback).

If you’d be interested in learning more, please respond to this post! I’d love to hear any and all feedback you have for me.