Hoardganize Podcast
164 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★ - 43 ratingsHoarding Specialist and Extreme Cleaner Rachel Seavey discusses how to help yourself when you are overwhelmed with clutter. Rachel is the owner of Collector Care Professional Organizers located in the San Francisco bay area. Rachel and her team have been featured on the CBS Sunday morning show, The Hoarders show, and the Lady Brain Show. This podcast features organizing tips and hacks as well as true stories from within the trenches. Learn how to tame your clutter so that you can gain control of your life. Sunday's at 6pm!
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Episodes
Clutter Vacation
June 10, 2018 23:12 - 9 minutes - 11.7 MBOn this episode of the Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey invites you to take a vacation away from your clutter! Take time away from the stacks and piles so that you can gain clarity about what it is you truly want ...
Clutter Keeper
June 04, 2018 01:00 - 16 minutes - 20.4 MBOn this episode of the Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey discusses the responsibility and transference Collectors hold towards their possessions ... Do you feel like your belongings will be emotionally hurt if you let them go? Do you feel disloyal when donating an item that served you well once? Do you feel responsible for getting all of your donated possessions to the right place? Then you have got to tune in ...
Excuses
May 14, 2018 01:00 - 12 minutes - 15.7 MBOn this episode of the Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey discusses her favorite client excuses on why they cant get organized. Rachel discusses her three favorite excuses along with Client stories in order to help you understand how your excuses are just another way to sabatoge your organizing goals. Tune in ...
Motivation and Organization
May 07, 2018 00:28 - 10 minutes - 12.7 MBOn this episode of the Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey discusses how your lack of motivation is holding you back from getting organized. Would you rather be on Facebook then doing your chores? Tune in to learn some techniques to keep you motivated while doing the mundane ...
Beliefs about getting organized
April 23, 2018 22:30 - 8 minutes - 10.2 MBOn this episode of the Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey discusses the belief of whether or not you think you can get organized. Do you constantly tell yourself you "can't get organized" or "will never get organized"? Tune in to learn how your beliefs are holding you back from the organized life you deserve ...
The four letter F word
April 16, 2018 01:00 - 24 minutes - 34.1 MBOn this episode of the Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey discusses the four letter f word that is holding you back from the life you deserve - FEAR. Listen to the five most common fears that Collectors have about letting things go and five tips to combat those fears so that you can create the organized life you have always desired.
Playing With Fire - Candles in a hoard
April 09, 2018 01:00 - 12 minutes - 17.2 MBOn this episode of the Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey discusses the dangers of burning candles while living in a hoarding situation. Rachel also discusses safer alternatives to provide light and to help with odors.
Collector Connection - Bonus Episode
April 05, 2018 16:12 - 7 minutes - 10.3 MBOn this BONUS episode of the Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey discusses the importance of peer support and hoarding. Rachel also provides you with the opportunity to connect with people who struggle with clutter just like yourself! Tune in ...
Visualize the home you deserve
March 26, 2018 01:00 - 31 minutes - 40.3 MBOn this episode of the Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey invites you to visualize the home you have always wanted. Create a map that leads exactly to the sanctuary you deserve. Mapping is a tool to help you decipher what it is you truly want inside of your home. Stop being indecisive over items that are holding you back from creating the home you have always wanted.
Professional Organizing Rates AMA #3
March 12, 2018 00:44 - 15 minutes - 21.1 MBOn this episode of the hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey discusses Professional Organizing Rates on her Ask Me Anything #3. How much do professional organizers charge? Tune in to find out how much and why ...
Disaster Preparation
March 05, 2018 02:00 - 15 minutes - 21.7 MBOn this episode of the Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey discusses being prepared for a disaster. Are you prepared for an emergency? Can you access your emergency supplies - or are they buried in the clutter? Five tips to help you prepare for any emergency, even if you have clutter.
Hoardganize - Death and Clutter
February 19, 2018 02:00 - 15 minutes - 21.5 MBOn this episode of the Hoardganize podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey discusses the difficult topic of death and clutter. If you died today who would be left to clean up your mess tomorrow? Don't wait until you are on your death bed to give away your fine China. Tune in to learn 5 tips on how to deal with your clutter, while you are still alive.
Hoardganize - My Worst Hoarding Cases AMA #2
February 12, 2018 02:00 - 18 minutes - 25.5 MBOn this episode of the Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey answers the burning question of what is the worst thing she has ever seen as a professional organizer? Tune in to compare where you fit in her range of extreme ...
Hoardganize - De-clutter your phone
February 05, 2018 15:17 - 7 minutes - 10.7 MBOn this episode of the Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey gives you five tips on how to de-clutter your phone. Are you constantly on your phone? Do you dislike de-cluttering? Would your rather be on Facebook then doing your laundry? Then you have got to tune in ...
Hoardganize - Clutter, dust, and respiratory issues
January 28, 2018 19:55 - 15 minutes - 21.6 MBOn this episode of the Hoarganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey discusses clutter and how it attracts dust that might be causing you significant respiratory issues. If you have breathing problems, dust, and clutter - tune in ... Rachel has five tips to help you reduce the dust, dust mites, and allergens.
Hoardganize - Why am I a professional organizer?
January 22, 2018 02:00 - 17 minutes - 24.4 MBOn this episode of the Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey answers her most popular question asked ... how and why did she get into the business of working with extreme clutter? Why am I a professional organizer? Tune in ...
Hoardganize - Bags of Shame
January 15, 2018 02:00 - 16 minutes - 22.4 MBOn this episode of the Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey discusses "Bags of shame". Do you shovel all your clutter into a bag when you have guests coming? Does the cable guy stopping by trigger a mad "Stash and Dash"? Do these stashed items become "time capsules" of your cluttered life? Tune in to learn five tips on how to tackle those Bags of Shame! Reference Credits to the FlyLady and Andy Warhol :)
Hoardganize - Perfectionism and Clutter
January 08, 2018 02:00 - 13 minutes - 18.7 MBOn this episode of the Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey talks about perfectionism, ocd, and how all or nothing thinking can leave you in clutter chaos.
Hoardganize - Less than perfect
January 01, 2018 17:46 - 11 minutes - 15.5 MBOn this episode of the Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey delves into the world of perfectionism. Rachel discusses her own set backs and how being less than perfect has helped her move past them.
Clearing Ancestral Clutter with Kathleen O'Keeffe
December 18, 2017 16:52 - 23 minutes - 33 MBOn this episode of the Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey and Energy Healer Kathleen O'Keeffe discuss Ancestral Clutter. Do you have items that have been passed down through generations that you are not willing to purge? Do you have hoarding tendencies due to Ancestral Clutter? Learn all about clearing ancestral clutter. **Bonus** Kathleen helps me (er-hum) clear my Ancestral Clutter. A very intimate podcast with yours truly ... and the very powerful healing of Kathlee...
Understanding Spiritual Clutter with Julie Coraccio
August 14, 2017 01:00 - 20 minutes - 29.2 MBOn this episode of the Hoardganize Podcast Professional Organizers Rachel Seavey and Julie Coraccio discuss Spiritual Clutter. Tune in to learn all about spiritual clutter and how to clear it. PO and Life Coach Julie shares her personal "mean girls" story that brought spiritual clutter into her life. Tune in to hear how she cleared her spiritual clutter ... and how you can clear yours!
Hoarding Mitigation: It’s Never Too Late to Conquer Chronic Disorganization
August 07, 2017 01:00 - 31 minutes - 44 MBIs disorganization a challenge for you? Okay, so maybe you’re not like the TV show Hoarders but over time, with aging, and your already weak organizing skills, things really can get worse. This podcast, Hoarding Mitigation: It’s Never Too Late to Conquer Chronic Disorganization is about stopping the slide from chronic disorganization to the telltale signs of hoarding. You'll learn action you can take right after the podcast to stop the slide!!
Rachel's Routines - Five MUST DO Chores
July 24, 2017 01:03 - 15 minutes - 20.9 MBOn this episode of the Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey discusses the five must do chores in life and how to incorporate them into your schedule.
Rachel's Routines - Exercise
July 17, 2017 01:00 - 8 minutes - 12 MBOn this episode of the Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey discuses ways that you can get a work out, right from bed or your easy chair. Easy exercise tips for out of shape, disabled and/or aging listeners.
Rachel's Routines - Healthy Eating
July 10, 2017 01:00 - 13 minutes - 18.9 MBOn this episode of the Hoardganize Podcast, Pro Organizer Rachel Seavey discusses how your body is the home of your soul. It's important to be just as mindful about what you put into your mouth as to what you bring into your home. Learn five ways to not weigh yourselves down with junk (food).
Rachel's Routines - Waking Up With Purpose
July 03, 2017 01:00 - 12 minutes - 17 MBOn this episode of the Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey discusses the importance of having a healthy morning routine. Five tips on how to wake up with purpose.
Working Through (my own) Sadness
June 26, 2017 00:39 - 8 minutes - 11.6 MBOn this raw un-edited version of the Hoardganize Podcast Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey manages to put out an episode even though she's going through heart ache. Rachel demonstrates that even through paralyzing grief she's able to get off her a$$ and get things done.
Hoardganize - The Thrill of the Hunt
June 19, 2017 01:00 - 10 minutes - 14.9 MBOn this episode of the Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey discusses compulsive shopping and the high that it brings. Do you compulsively buy things even thought you don't have space? Learn five tips to help with obsessive acquiring and the clutter it brings.
Hoardganize - Bonus Episode Interview with Shane
June 18, 2017 20:16 - 4 minutes - 5.97 MBOn this episode of the Hoardganize Podcast Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey asks her nine year old son how he feels about organizing. Shane discusses three reasons he likes being organized and three reasons he doesn't like being organized.
Hoardganize Survivor - Rescuing Yourself
June 12, 2017 01:00 - 7 minutes - 10.1 MBOn this episode of the Hoardganize Podcast Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey closes up the "Survivor" series with tips on how to rescue yourself out of the Land of the Hoard. Rachel also discusses safety issues that can self sabotage your rescue. Your rescue crew resides within Collectors! It's time to save yourselves.
Hoardganize Survivor - Isolation Island
June 04, 2017 23:54 - 10 minutes - 14.2 MBOn this episode of the Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey continues her Survivor series. This weeks episode is all about Isolation Island. Are you lonely and in need of human contact? Tune in to learn five ways to feel less Isolated when living in The Land of The Hoard.
Hoardganize Survivor - Critter Island
May 29, 2017 01:00 - 19 minutes - 26.5 MBOn this episode of the Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey discusses living on critter island. Are you sharing your home with critters? Tune in to find out what you can do to escape Critter Island.
Hoardganize Bonus Episode - Collectors Need Love Too!
May 28, 2017 16:55 - 9 minutes - 13.3 MBOn this episode of the Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey encourages Collectors to get out there and date! Rachel shares a true love story of a Collector who puts herself out there and receives love and support, instead of the shaming she expected. PS FANS: This is a make up / bonus episode - last week Rachel was taking care of her sick dog and unable to record. She is not lost on Survivor Island!
Survivor - The Land of The Hoard
May 15, 2017 01:00 - 6 minutes - 8.69 MBOn this episode of the Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey discusses how your home might be like an episode of survivor. Do you have no running water or electricity? Are you fighting over food with rodents and bugs? Then you have dropped yourself of on an island which Rachel likes to call the land of The Hoard. Tune in to hear more ...
How to Help Your Family Member Who Hoards
May 08, 2017 01:00 - 7 minutes - 10.2 MBOn this episode of the Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey discusses five tips on how to help your family member who hoards, and five tips on how NOT to help your family member who hoards. Are you being helpful or harmful? Tune in to find out ...
Scratching The Surface - Beliefs + Clutter
May 01, 2017 01:00 - 8 minutes - 10.5 MBOn this episode of the Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey discusses beliefs and clutter. Are you a waste not want not type of person? How do your beliefs play in to your clutter? Perhaps you believe that you can't get organized and you are burying yourself with negative thoughts, feeling paralyzed? Tune in to hear about beliefs that can be holding you back from organizing success.
Scratching the Surface - Physical Limitations + Clutter
April 24, 2017 01:00 - 18 minutes - 23.2 MBOn this episode of the Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey discusses physical limitations and clutter. Do you find it hard to declutter and organize your home because you have physical limitations? Do you get started but then the aches and pains hold you back? Tune in for five tips to help you sort and organize in ways that will help increase stamina and reduce pain.
To YouTube or not to YouTube - Bonus Episode
April 21, 2017 15:24 - 3 minutes - 4.44 MBProfessional Organizer Rachel Seavey asks listeners if they would find it more helpful for her to record video for her YouTube channel or if she should just leave it audio. Rachel's nine year old son has suggested this, please let her know if he is right!
Scratching the Surface - AD/HD + Clutter
April 03, 2017 01:00 - 8 minutes - 11.7 MBOn this episode of the "Scratching the surface" series, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey discusses strategies for helping you manage your attention issues while de-cluttering. Are you always running late because you are looking for something? Do you start multiple projects, but never finish any of them? Then this podcast is perfect for you! Learn five tips on how to manage your adhd and clutter.
Scratching the Surface - Anxiety and clutter
March 27, 2017 01:00 - 7 minutes - 9.69 MBOn this episode of the Scratching the Surface series, Rachel Seavey discusses Anxiety and clutter. Does all of the clutter around you cause major anxiety? Are you anxious about what other people think? Tune in to learn five tips to help you manage your anxiety.
Scratching the Surface - Depression + Clutter
March 20, 2017 01:00 - 6 minutes - 8.78 MBOn this episode of the Hoardganize Podcast, Rachel Seavey delves further into the "Scratching the surface" series and discusses depression and clutter. Do you have depression and clutter? Learn 5 tips to help you release the pain and emotion of this overwhelming combination.
Scratching the Surface - A Series of Unfortunate Events
March 13, 2017 01:00 - 9 minutes - 13.4 MBOn this episode of the Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey continues with the "Scratching the surface" Series and discusses documenting your personal experiences on why you clutter. This information will help you develop new habits and organizing techniques, as you learn to understand why you collect and save.
5 Tips on Annihilating Dirty Dishes
March 06, 2017 02:00 - 11 minutes - 16.4 MBOn this episode of the Hoardganize Podcast Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey shares tips and tricks on how to annihilate your dirty dishes! Do you have filthy nasty dishes? Not sure where to start? Tune in to learn how to tackle the grime and reclaim your kitchen.
Hoardganize - Scratching the Surface - Why?
February 27, 2017 02:00 - 15 minutes - 21.5 MBOn this episode Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey explores why you might be cluttering. There are many reasons why people clutter and usually not just one. Understanding why you clutter is imperative to your de-cluttering success!
Hoardganize - Excuses
February 19, 2017 23:00 - 7 minutes - 9.94 MBOn this episode Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey discusses excuses! Mainly her excuses on why she has not been podcasting. Life happens, even to those who are organized!
Cleaning and organizing before the holidays!
November 27, 2016 23:00 - 8 minutes - 11.1 MBOn this episode of the Hoardganize Podcast, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey discusses cleaning and organizing before the holiday clutter comes in! Tune in to listen to Rachel's favorite tips and tricks that help her prepare for incoming stuff!
Hoardganize Podcast - 5 Reasons I am Thankful for You
November 23, 2016 02:17 - 5 minutes - 7.56 MBIn the spirit of thanksgiving, this podcast is all about 5 Reasons I am thankful and grateful for my clients and listeners. Yes! Without you I would not be here recording this. So thank you, thank you, thank you!
5 Tips on Organizing Your Crowded Closet
November 13, 2016 23:00 - 14 minutes - 20.9 MBDo you have a crowded closet? Is it difficult for you to access your closet because it is blocked with clutter? On this episode, Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey gives you five tips on organizing your crammed closet.
What Now? 25 Ways To Reward Yourself #10
November 07, 2016 01:13 - 15 minutes - 19.9 MBWelcome to episode 10 , the final episode in the "Where do I begin Series". Professional Organizer Rachel Seavey discusses 25 ways to reward yourself while you are de-cluttering your home and life. Listen to this episode anytime during the series, so that you can learn TWENTY FIVE ways to reward yourself that do not include acquiring clutter.
Clearing Mental Clutter - Interview with Julie Coraccio
October 30, 2016 22:00 - 22 minutes - 29 MBProfessional Organizers Rachel Seavey and Julie Coraccio discuss clearing mental clutter. Are you constantly thinking about the past or the future? Would you like to be more in the present? Professional Organizer and Coach, Julie Coraccio explains mental clutter and techniques to work through it. Tune in to learn methods on how to identify your mental clutter and how to clear it so that you can focus your energy on your body, mind, spirit, and home.