Oct 12, 2021
Whether you’re interested in re-organizing and renovations or you just love a good reality TV show, you’ve likely followed many of the TV shows about organizing since the early 2000’s, from Neat with Hellen Buttigeig in Canada to Mission Organization, Clean Sweep, and Enough Already, which featured today’s guest, Australian-born Peter Walsh. In this episode, you'll hear all about the staggering amount of clutter that the average Australian has in their home and how the pandemic has influenced people to declutter and restore their homes, with Space Invaders at the forefront of helping them to declutter and restore their homes. We touch on the role of overwhelm in preventing people from making a change, and why Peter chooses to talk about a different family situation with a different type of clutter on each episode. Peter tells us about the underlying themes that run through clutter: trauma, abuse, and isolation, and why organizers must deal with them in order to help people declutter. Next, we explore how clutter tells the story of your life and why he believes that the role of an organizer is spiritual. He shares his policy to honor emotional treasure, offer people options when it comes to financial treasure, and the tension that exists between design and organization in every show. We get real about the discrepancy between what is presented on TV and online and what is possible for you, before taking a moment to celebrate television’s role in inspiring an increasingly sophisticated audience. Peter delves into his 20 years of experience and how this has enabled him to complete so much in just two days, as well as telling a powerful story about an experience he had with Oprah, which highlights that, at heart, we are all the same. We hope you join us to benefit from Peter’s wealth of knowledge and experience today!
Key Points From This Episode:
- Peter’s journey, starting with Clean Sweep, and now with Space Invaders. [00:02:48]
- The staggering amount of clutter that the average Australian has in their home. [00:03:26]
- How the pandemic has influenced people to declutter and restore their homes. [00:04:07]
- The role of Space Invaders in helping people to declutter, renovate, and upcycle. [0:04:13]
- The feeling of being overwhelmed that stops people and how to overcome this. [00:05:25]
- Why every episode focuses on different family situations and types of clutter. [00:05:46]
- The underlying themes that run through clutter: trauma, abuse, and isolation. [00:06:35]
- Why you must deal with the underlying issues in order to help people declutter. [00:07:03]
- Peter’s role guiding clients through a process of dealing with their things. [00:08:20]
- How your clutter tells the story of your life. [00:08:34]
- The shared root between ‘organic’ and ‘organizer’ and the implications this holds. [00:10:01]
- Why Peter believes that organizers are agents of the spiritual. [00:10:42]
- Finding the treasures in your home as an important part of downsizing. [00:13:34]
- His policy to honor emotional treasure and offer options for financial treasure. [00:15:56]
- Lucas’s role in hunting for treasure while Peter tries to get rid of clutter. [00:17:49]
- The tension that exists between design and organization in every show. [00:18:47]
- The discrepancy between what is on TV and online and what is possible for you. [00:20:21]
- The role of television in inspiring today’s sophisticated audience. [00:20:30]
- Why Peter enjoys being an executive producer on Space Invaders. [00:23:01]
- How Peter’s 20 years of experience have set him up to achieve a lot in two days. [00:27:03]
- Peter’s favorite story, while Oprah was renovating her house. [00:28:39]
- Why the stuff we own has power, and that we are all the same, at heart. [00:29:00]
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Peter Walsh on Twitter — https://twitter.com/PeterWalsh
Peter Walsh on Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/PeterWalsh/
Peter Walsh on Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/peterwalshorganizer/
Peter Walsh on YouTube — https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7pBDyC68uihwKtEpjaZOrw
Peter Walsh Design — https://peterwalshdesign.com/
Space Invaders — https://9now.nine.com.au/the-block/space-invaders
Let it Go: Downsizing Your Way to a Happier Life — https://www.amazon.com/Let-Go-Downsizing-Richer-Happier/dp/059313589X
NAPO — http://napo.net/join
NAPO Podcast — https://napopodcast.com