Decluttering your life can have a profound impact on your sanity and mental well-being. Today, Jessi is joined by Allie Casazza, a minimalist who helps women declutter their hectic homes and lifestyles through her work. Allie and Jessi chat about Allie’s struggles with food and body and how a perspective shift finally helped her overcome these struggles. They discuss the therapeutic impacts of decluttering and how your relationships with others (and even yourself) can improve from decluttering. They dive into letting go of the lack mindset and empowering yourself to practice generosity when clearing junk out of your life.    In this episode: Why this time of year is the best for decluttering your life How Allie got into decluttering and minimalism after struggling with the chaos cycle How your environment impacts your sanity and mental well-being Stepping away from sports and the effect this had on her mental health Not feeling good in her body, getting diagnosed with PCOS and struggling with hormonal issues How there is shame no matter what you do with food  The perspective shift that Allie had in her relationship with food and her body Where to start if you’re wanting to declutter your life How your relationships with others and yourself will improve from decluttering  The therapeutic nature of decluttering Strategies to adopt for decluttering your life and creating an intent for your space  Getting real with yourself and getting rid of things that aren’t in alignment with your intentions Overcoming people-pleasing and fears around wasting money The empowerment that comes with letting things go and giving with a generous spirit How Allie works with clients and why she decided to create courses to help a wider audience The importance of clearing out junk in your life and taking back your ownership   Links: Allie's Self-Paced Online Course Your Uncluttered Home 21-Day Food Freedom Challenge (Holiday Edition) Allie’s Free January Challenge Declutter Like a Mother Her Facebook Community, The Purpose Show Community with Allie Casazza   Connect with Allie: Instagram  Listen to her chart-topping podcast,  The Purpose Show   About Allie: Allie Casazza is from Southern California, married to Brian and mom to their four young children. Known as “The Life Minimalist”, she inspires and encourages her audience at AllieCasazza.com. Allie is also the host of The Purpose Show, a chart-topping podcast, and the creator of multiple online programs, including Your Uncluttered Home - an online decluttering course that earned her national attention for her philosophy of simplicity that feels doable. Her business is built on minimalism and how we can all live a more purposeful life if we cut out all the excess stuff to create space for enjoying and showing up for the one life we get! Allie has been featured on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Huffington Post, The Hallmark Channel, and even ABC News. Her realistic, doable, every-woman-friendly philosophy of minimalism and simplified living is catching fire as women everywhere lighten their loads! Allie used to struggle to make it through each day. She battled depression, fatigue, and the unsettling feeling that she didn’t have what it took to do this mom thing well. Once she realized the root of her burden was the overwhelm of physical and mental clutter, she got to work. By letting go of the excess, getting intentional about what took up her space and time, and placing everything in her home and life under the lense of purpose, she found joy, contentment, and abundant life.  Allie’s message has now reached millions of women in almost every country!   Join me for The Food Freedom Breakthrough Masterclass. This class is for those who know they want to improve their relationship with food and their body, but are afraid of spiraling out-of-control and want a proven, step-by-step system to go from feeling crazy around food to normal again! You can either live your life at war with your mi