'Clutter Intervention' by Tisha Morris offers practical advice on decluttering your space and your life. Morris takes a spiritual and new-agey approach to tackling excess stuff, providing motivation and insights into the emotional reasons behind clutter.

As someone who has read a lot on cluttering, there isn't much new knowledge here. I think if it could have been more of a workbook, it would have far better benefited me. On the other hand, there are people I know who could benefit from reading this if they haven't read a lot of decluttering books yet. (Reposted review from personal GoodReads account.)

In "Clutter Intervention", life coach Tisha Morris offers a spiritual and emotional framework for reconsidering one's relationship to "stuff". A particularly helpful guide for those whose organization efforts are spurred by major life changes.

If you don't do 'woo woo' then this is not the book for you. I wasn't sure what to expect when I started reading it but found myself engrossed quite quickly. Although I don't have much stuff, comparatively, to clear out of my physical living space, I certainly have a lot of mental and emotional clutter to get rid of. Tisha Morris delves into the 'why' of clutter (of all kinds) rather than the 'how to get rid of it', exploring and explaining the connection between unresolved emotional issues and the clutter that surrounds you in physical form (collections, papers, well...stuff); how letting go of this physical stuff allows fresh new energy to come in to replace all the old stuff that's holding you back. Why are you keeping it? What purpose does it serve? Could someone benefit from it or enjoy it more than you are? What's its story?

I think I enjoyed this because I'm going through a decluttering phase at the moment and find myself stopping and pondering the same items over and over again, putting some aside to deal with later. But I am getting there and this has given me a bit of insight into why I do this - how is each item connected to me? What does it represent? Am I ready to let it go?

If you want a step-by-step 'how to declutter', this isn't the book you need and you will find others that will help with the practical aspect of that, but I would recommend it if you want to delve deeper into the decluttering process and really figure out what it is that ties you to your items.

This was well-written and philosophical but the author's system just didn't work for me.

I received this free ebook from Net Galley in return for an honest review.

Great book , This book not only gives you good ideas but also discusses the psychological aspect too ,

I live my life surrounded by "abundance " - household items, food stocks, books and even email and pin interest. My family teases me constantly about this. I have used anti-clutter books with some pretty good success yet eventually it all builds up again. Now, with this book, I am able to see the psychological underpinnings to this. I haven't worked it all through yet but I feel optimistic. I highly recommend this book. I do believe in energy flow etc. so that aspect of the book I have no trouble with.. A well-written and useful book.

Thank you to NetGalley for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Clutter Intervention could be titled The Psychology of Clutter. It is not a book about intervention with clutter as much as it is a book about why one lives the way one does with their “stuff.” If you are looking for a good, practical read to help you win the battle with clutter, then I would suggest any book by Marie Kondo. If you want to know what in your psyche makes you want to have clutter, then Clutter Intervention might help.

The last chapter had some ideas that border on practical tips for dealing with clutter. The rest of the book read like a psych textbook.

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Tisha Morris is a Feng Shui expert and she has written a wonderful book about the emotional reasons that we have clutter and how most clutter involves emotions that we haven't processed. She walks you through the different types of clutter you might have and how to deal with it physically and emotionally, A wonderful read for those who like Marie Kondo.

This book was more woo-woo than I had realized going in, but that was fine with me as I appreciate that viewpoint. She mentions feng shui often and also brought up the act of burning sage to clear away bad energy, for instance. The author has a healing arts background.

The author encourages us to change our mindsets rather than offering a method of decluttering. I really liked the beginning section with the hero’s journey metaphor. I personally didn’t need the entire chapter on relationships but I saw how it fit into the overall theme of the book. It all has to do with our personal identities and the reasons why we hold on to “things”.

The end of the book gets into digital clutter. I’ve been reading a lot of clutter-related books lately and surprisingly, few books touch on this topic. The author refers to this kind of clutter as mental clutter, which is so true.

I received this book for free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Millennial new age look at how to clear the clutter from your life.

There are some practical clutter removal tips scattered throughout Clutter Intervention: remove the easy stuff first, declutter fast to keep your energy high, and make a prioritized to do list of next steps. However, the majority of the book is about how to remove the emotional baggage that makes you want to keep stuff you never use or don’t fit into anymore. It may be an image of yourself from twenty years ago. It may be a gift that you didn’t even like when you received it. It may be mementos, paperwork or clothes from an old career. Unresolved grief may force you to keep a loved one’s stuff for sentimental reasons.

Clutter Intervention uses some new age techniques like burning sage and using feng shui. Personally, that part wasn’t for me but people who already believe in that type of think will be thrilled to see how to incorporate into their decluttering process. The best part of the book was the digital decluttering section. This topic is seldom explored in decluttering books.

Ever since I read the gold standard of decluttering books, The Life-changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo, I have been looking for a more practical decluttering book. I need a book with step-by-step lists of how to declutter. Typically, I do a great job in one room, get tired and don’t continue. Clutter Intervention did not satisfy that need. However, it is recommended for readers that are more open to the “why” of decluttering rather than the “how”. 3 stars.

Thanks to the publisher, Llewellyn Publications, and NetGalley for an advanced copy.

Another interesting book on clutter intervention. A good read and helpful for most people but not all. However that is normal for all these type of books. Still a good book and I recommend it.

his is a great book and for those who like to accumulate "stuff" a good look at maybe why you do it and how to move some of that out of the way. I liked the section on closets because that in part fits me. House is perfect and the closets, while organized are what I call organized chaos. Made me take a good look at my unnecessary stuff and what in the name of all things holy am I keeping those bags for?
She has a great approach to house keeping, literally and she's very gentle in her suggestions. Some people need a big push to dejunk their homes or spaces. Others don't. It's a great book and I would have liked more truthfully. I liked it enough to go and get her other book to read.

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As a pack rat on the road to recovery, this book helped me gain a new perspective on my clutter. I have a hard time getting rid of "things' and this really made me look at them and go "oh, they really are weighing me down." Looking forward to putting this book to good use.

This is more than just a book on decluttering. It deals with the psychology of why you have so much 'stuff' and helps you devise a strategy that doesnt just deal with the surface level stuff. Looking into the different 'identities' that you have, or have had, it also looks specifically at different categories of physical objects that you may be struggling with. This book may well bring decluttering success to those who struggle with the more superficial books in this genre.

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Clutter Intervention is similar to other de-cluttering books in Tisha Morris's advice about dealing with excess, but she takes a spiritual, new-agey approach. She's very much about the energy and vibrations of the items in the household, the yin and the yang, which, admittedly, I'm generally not drawn to. She's not in your face about healing arts, but if you already believe in the power of crystals and burning sage and inner child work, and have too much clutter, this might be a perfect resource for you.

The author mentions that she has published books about clutter and feng shui before but was inspired to write Clutter Intervention after her mother suddenly passed away and she realized how much stuff was hiding behind closed doors - literally and figuratively. This is a situation I relate to all too well. She makes comparisons between our homes and our wellbeing, and often closets full of boxes contain items we are not emotionally ready to deal with, so we stash them away. There are emotional connections behind why we keep the things we do.

I like how the chapters are organized. She touches on common things that people find hard to part with, like items from past relationships, gifts, parents who have trouble parting with their children's items, even after they've grown up. If you fall into one of these common situations, you'll recognize yourself right away. The chapter on grief talks about the five stages of grief, and I must admit to myself that there's something bigger that I need to deal with than just boxes of typewriter ribbons and men's clothing. Perhaps those of us searching for solutions with clutter should reach out for a different type of self-help book altogether.

I often tease my mom, who is an avid reader (of mostly "the classics") and reviewer on Goodreads, and tell her that she never rates any book fewer than four stars. She always tells me that she always researches the books she reads ahead of time to try to figure out if they're worth her time.

Ah. Not so much with me. I will see a book that looks interesting and dive right in. I have a personal philosophy that I will give any book a chance, and I almost always finish it. I think I've stopped and quit reading less than a dozen books in my lifetime.

So. Tisha Morris's Clutter Intervention book is one of the ones I wish I'd researched further before starting. I absolutely did read the whole book all the way through (no skimming!) and have determined that this book is not my thing.

I don't feel like I have a clutter problem, per se, but as a person with a lifetime of items, if I see an interesting book about clutter prevention and maintenance, I like to read it. The last "clutter help" book that I read was Marie Kondō's Spark Joy, which I loved (I am also a fan of The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up.)

Maybe any book after reading Marie Kondō would be a let down.

Here's the main thing. I didn't realize that Tisha Morris was a practitioner of the Healing Arts. I didn't know she was into Feng Shui. Which is fine, but it's just not my thing. I don't take as much of a holistic view of my world as someone like she does. I actually snickered a little when I read her suggestion/idea to burn a bundle of sage to clear "negative energy" from furniture. Then I felt a little bad.

Again--it's just not my thing.

It may absolutely be your thing!

Also, this book made reference to her other books (particularly Mind Body Home) more than I cared for. At times this book seemed like an ad for her other books.

Back to Marie Kondō for me I guess, until I find something as good or better!


I received an ARC of this book from the publisher via NetGalley. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book!

Great book full of fantastic ideas and tips. Great for helping people to cut down

This book aims to tackle the root causes of clutter getting deep below the surface so you can address it once and for all. Even though it does not provide a lot of practical ''how to'' advice its approach will have you clearing through those dusty boxes in no time when you realise why you are hanging onto them in the first place. It is a great book to read before you begin any de-cluttering project as it will really help you to make the decision on what to keep and what to discard. I think anyone will feel differently about their stuff after reading it and will want to re-evaluate what they choose to keep in their life. It is a good in depth read and really does offer some well thought out advice. The author is very knowledgeable on the subject and I will definitely be looking up some of her other titles. An excellent read that is very relevant today as people are becoming more and more swamped in endless piles of stuff. Thank you.