How to Declutter Together Without Losing Your Cool (or Your Partner) with Colette Roy (Ep 261)

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How to Declutter Together Without Losing Your Cool (or Your Partner) with Colette Roy (Ep 261)

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Deanna chats with Colette Roy about the emotional and practical challenges of organizing with your partner. They dive into how clutter affects relationships, why communication is key, and how to tackle big home projects together (like the garage) without the arguments.

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Tired of fighting every time you try to tackle a home project with your partner?

In this episode of the Wannabe Clutter Free podcast, host Deanna Yates sits down with professional organizer Colette Roy to talk about how to declutter shared spaces without losing your cool—or your relationship.

Whether you’re tackling the garage, the basement, or just trying to agree on what to toss, Colette brings real talk and practical strategies for making home organization a team effort (without the tension). Drawing from her course How to Organize Your Garage Without Killing Your Partner, Colette shares why organizing together is so tricky, how emotional clutter plays into the chaos, and how better communication can lead to smoother projects and stronger connections.

You’ll walk away with smart, relationship-friendly tips to finally get that garage in shape—without turning it into a battleground.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

Why clutter can create hidden emotional tension between partners
How to navigate different communication styles during organizing projects
Tips to set healthy boundaries and share the load fairly
The power of understanding your partner’s perspective when decluttering
How to transform your garage into a peaceful, functional space—together

Time Stamps:

00:00 – Intro + what to expect in this episode

02:53 – Meet Colette Roy & her clutter-with-compassion approach

03:55 – Smart strategies for getting started on home projects

07:11 – Why clutter causes friction in relationships

13:12 – What makes organizing with your partner so hard

17:03 – How to design a garage that actually works

22:01 – Key communication tips for couples

27:00 – Why home projects spark arguments

28:36 – Behind the scenes of Colette’s course

32:46 – Practical communication tools you can use today

40:40 – Understanding needs: yours and your partner’s

43:11 – Why having personal space matters

47:11 – Rapid fire wrap-up + final thoughts

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Music: Fresh Lift by Shane Ivers - ⁠⁠⁠https://www.silvermansound.com⁠⁠⁠

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