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School of Living Lighter

Address the clutter—in your mind, body and home—so that you can become your lightest self yet! And for most of that time, she believed it.

As a former ad executive, School of Living Lighter founder Heather Aardema spent two decades convincing people that they needed to purchase the latest thing in order to be happy. Struggling to find deeper meaning in her job towards the end of her career, she pulled out the credit card constantly telling herself "I deserved it" ("it" was usually chocolate, alcohol and random things at Target) since she told herself that she was the breadwinner and "had" to keep doing work that was no longer fulfilling. This made life complicated and chaotic. Then, she discovered minimalism—the intentional pursuit of what matters most by removing the distractions that remove you from life—and felt herself getting lighter by the day. She walked away from corporate to pursue her dream of helping other women tackle their clutter, un-complicate their lives, and lose weight for good. And with that, School of Living Lighter was born.

23/01/2026

The beginning of a health crisis?

My dear friend Jennifer’s disconnect from nature. She was the girl who lived outside, climbed trees, and looked up at the sky. Desks, computers, fluorescent lights, and years indoors followed. Here story really touches me because it’s so similar to mine.

This is how clutter can start for us all - a disconnect in the home, in the body and in life. Watch the clip, then watch the full episode (https://www.youtube.com/) to start noticing where disconnection has been hiding and how to move forward in a way that feels light.

22/01/2026

We’re so used to seeing plants as décor.
But in this conversation with Jennifer Payeur, I learned something much bigger.

Plants aren’t passive.
They adapt before we do.
They respond to toxicity without holding onto it.
They regulate, communicate, and prepare for change.

And then this shocked me…
Plants can sense when you’re on your way home - from 2 miles away!

So if plants are already responding to our energy, our stress, our environments…
what are they be reflecting back to us about overwhelm, clutter, and the pace we’re living at?

Watch the full episode (https://www.youtube.com/) to explore how plant intelligence connects to clarity, regulation, and decluttering - in your body and your home.

17/01/2026

Forty percent of the food we raise in America gets thrown away.

I knew that food was one of the top items filling our landfills, but I was shocked when I heard that number from Mira Dessy.

Pantry clutter isn’t just about space. It’s about honoring the time, energy, and hands it took to get food into my home. Even a few forgotten cans carry a cost.

This conversation shifted how I see food clutter. Not as guilt. As responsibility. As respect.

Less waste starts with noticing what we already have.

Watch the full episode (https://www.youtube.com/) and rethink how you relate to the food in your home.

15/01/2026

I eat sugar. It’s delicious. And I know it’s not doing me any favors.
So I’m conscious of the various types of sugar out there and how much I’m consuming.

In this episode, I talk with Mira Dessy about one of the biggest sources of body clutter in the modern kitchen.

Manufacturers don’t list sugar just once anymore.
They list it five, seven, ten different ways - so it rarely shows up as the first ingredient.

This is why I believe ingredient awareness matters.
Not for perfection - but for clarity.

Watch the full episode (https://www.youtube.com/) and start seeing sugar where it’s been hiding all along.

12/01/2026

Ahhhhhh…. sitting in the sand, listening to the ocean. Regulation can look like a lot of different things, but this is one of my favorite ways to regulate my nervous system. Why regulate? Decisions become easier. Life becomes lighter. What about you? How do you regulate?

09/01/2026

Food isn’t just fuel.
It’s a molecular message.

In this episode, Dr. Monisha Bhanote changed how I think about food - it doesn’t just feed us, it communicates with our cells and tells them what to do.

So pause for a moment.
Think about what you last ate.
Was that message supporting your goals…
or working against them?

Watch the full episode (https://www.youtube.com/) to learn how food, timing, and clutter all connect at the cellular level.

08/01/2026

I used to think clutter was just visual.
But it always felt heavy on the inside, and now I know why.

In my conversation with Dr. Monisha Bhanote, I learned that visual clutter quietly activates the stress response - creating a constant cortisol drip in the body.

That low-grade stress leads to inflammation.
Inflammation disrupts sleep.
Poor sleep creates decluttering decision fatigue.

And over time, this accelerates aging and disease.

When we reduce clutter, we reduce stress at the cellular level - and the body responds.

Watch the full episode (https://www.youtube.com/) to understand what clutter is doing to your body - and what you can do about it.

02/01/2026

I used to ask myself what happened each year.
Now I ask a different question: What were my three best decisions?

Not accomplishments. Not outcomes. Just decisions.

That one shift pulled me off autopilot. It helped me live with more intention instead of defaulting to old patterns. And over time, it has noticeably changed how I make choices - month by month, year by year.

This is where agency lives for me. And interestingly, it’s also where clutter starts to lose its grip.

If you’re curious, watch the full episode (https://www.youtube.com/) and try the question for yourself.

01/01/2026

For years, I kept large wall calendars I didn’t need. Not because they were practical - but because they felt like proof. Proof that I wasn’t wasting my life. Proof that I showed up. Proof that I mattered.

Everything changed when I shifted my focus from what happened to what I intentionally chose as three of my best decisions of the year.

Once my best decisions lived somewhere safe - written down and owned - the calendars became neutral.

They no longer had a job. Letting them go became easy.
In this episode, I explain why agency - not willpower - is what actually makes decluttering work, and how better decisions today create less clutter tomorrow.

Watch the full episode (https://www.youtube.com/) to learn the question that made letting go simple.

05/09/2025

The actual mechanics of decluttering are simple. Pick something up and put it somewhere else. It’s the mind clutter that gets in the way. Want to create a letter life and home? Here’s how to keep moving forward.

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