by Sara Skillen | May 3, 2021 | Blog
This past week, I listened to an episode of one of my favorite podcasts, This Jungian Life. The show features three Jungian analysts talking about all sorts of topics with a psychological perspective – fascinating stuff (at least for me anyway). The episode was...
by Sara Skillen | Apr 5, 2021 | Blog
Previously on The Stuff Behind The Stuff… When we last left our heroine, she was mulling over an objective, systematic approach to decluttering decisions and reminiscing about her days in the legal/financial world. Well, maybe not exactly reminiscing, but...
by Sara Skillen | Mar 8, 2021 | Blog
Once upon a time, in a city far, far away, I used to work in corporate America. I was a paralegal/compliance officer/stock plan administrator in the legal department for a huge, overly-complicated real estate investment company. This all sounds way more business-y and...
by Sara Skillen | Feb 22, 2021 | Blog
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can literally goof up my brain. When I’m talking with clients, particularly in some of the very first conversations, I frequently hear words of fear, struggle, and confrontation. Sometimes even warlike terms....
by Sara Skillen | Feb 1, 2021 | Blog
I’m often in organizing sessions where a client will say something along the lines of: “When I show you this you’re gonna think I’m ______________.” “I’m SO embarrassed to tell you that ________________.” “Please don’t laugh at me, but I couldn’t resist...
by Sara Skillen | Jan 25, 2021 | Blog
So I had this one Instagram post earlier in the month that got quite a few comments. It always surprises me what resonates – the picture wasn’t all that great. No one would mistake me for being an IG expert or “influencer” or anything like that...
by Sara Skillen | Jan 11, 2021 | Blog, mindfulness, Uncategorized
I was thinking about compassion, or loving-kindness meditations this past weekend. Research shows that practicing this type of meditation, whether directed towards others, self, or both, can do all sorts of amazing things – increase wellbeing, decrease...
by Sara Skillen | Apr 20, 2020 | Blog, Uncategorized
“Clutter is the result of postponed decisions.” – Barbara Hemphill “Almost any decision is better than no decision at all.” – Brian Tracy “I’m terrible at making decisions.” – lots of my clients – Many...
