Selfcare Housekeeping

08/18/2025

🏇The 3 Horsemen of Spatial Health 🏇

We often say: head, heart, home. But when these three are out of balance, so is your space.

🧠 Overwhelm (Head) → mental fog, decision fatigue, “where do I even start?”
❤️ Toxic Shame (Heart) → guilt, embarrassment, hiding, self-blame
🏡 Overstimulation (Home) → noise, clutter, sensory overload, no place to rest

When these horsemen ride together, they often push us toward:

😔 Surrender → numbing out, giving up, believing nothing will change
🚪 Avoidance → denial, staying busy elsewhere, avoiding home

But you’re not powerless. With compassion, small steps, and mindful choices, your space can shift from draining to healing.

💡 Read the full post to learn how to quiet the 3 Horsemen and reclaim your head, heart, and home: https://wix.to/pmjp6ld

08/18/2025

Spatial Health is more than just how you keep your home. It's the connected relationship between your home, body, lifestyle, mental and emotional health. These parts of you make up your spatial health system, which means that imbalance in one area has the ability to impact you in other areas. I like to think of it as a machine with gears, pulleys, and energy source. If one of your gears moves out of place - if one of your pulleys slack or if your energy source loses power, your machine will not function properly. And if that continues, you are at risk of your machine shutting down, altogether. It's that exact same dynamic when it comes to spatial health. I'm on a mission to help you understand your spatial health system, what is impacting it and how to get it back on track. Contact me today and explore what is possible. Email: peacelives@selfcarehousekeeping.com

08/15/2025

Small giving does make incredible change ❤️

On Tuesday, August 5th, our dear friend Nicole was involved in a car accident on th… Carrie Edwards needs your support for Donate to Nicole's Road to Recovery

08/05/2025

🧼✨ "They just need a fresh start."

�That’s one of the most common things we hear when someone is struggling to keep up with their home.

And sure — sometimes, a deep clean can help.�But for many of us, it doesn’t matter how many times we “start fresh.”

Because if the underlying issue isn't addressed…�the clutter, the overwhelm, the disconnection from our space — it all comes back.

This is where spatial health comes in.
When we understand how our heads, hearts, and homes are connected, we can stop treating home care like a to-do list…

�…and start approaching it like a healing practice.
Swipe through this carousel to explore why “just clean it” doesn’t always work — and what does.

💭 Have you ever felt like every fresh start ended up right back where you started?

�Drop a 🏠 in the comments if this resonates — or share your experience. You’re not alone.

For further support on your spatial health journey, submit an intake form on our website: https://selfcarehousekeeping.com

Remember: Head, Heart, Home

07/26/2025

One of the most common misconceptions about spatial health that we find ourselves debunking is this one.

And it’s understandable.

If shutting down, brain fog, numbness, or forgetfulness to the point that your executive function goes offline is not your normal response to stress overload, I can see how this would be hard to wrap your head around.

I’m here to let everyone know that it is the reality for countless folks. And often, they don’t understand what’s happening either.

After all, they know they know how to wash the dishes.
They know that they need to wash the dishes.
But when it comes to ex*****on, that’s where the trouble comes in.

When our brains decide our stress levels are beyond what we can tolerate, they do what they feel is necessary to protect us.

For some brains, that means kicking into high gear and getting active with the things they can control.

But for those that do not see an end to the threat — no hope of relief or regulation — the brain can go into shutdown mode. That shutdown is a form of protection.

This happens to a lot of us.

There is nothing wrong with you.
There isn’t even anything different about you than those who get active during stress.

There is simply a difference in your brain’s interpretation of stress and regulation.

Before you start wondering — no, there isn’t a magic “number” when it comes to stress and when each response kicks in. Everyone is different.

What is consistent is how brains work.

To learn more about spatial health or receive your own spatial health assessment, contact us:

724.299.1752
peacelives@selfcarehousekeeping.com

07/25/2025

🌟 We Hired in Pittsburgh! Let’s Celebrate Together! 🎉

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who shared our job posting—we’ve officially hired our new team member in Pittsburgh! 🖤💛

To celebrate, we’re offering a Standard Care cleaning + FREE Spatial Health Assessment for just $75! 🧼✨

✅ Standard Care includes:

Tidying up

Wiping horizontal surfaces

Bed making

Eye-level dusting

Standard bathroom care

Sweeping, mopping & vacuuming floors

🧠 Your Spatial Health Assessment reveals how well your home is functioning, where stress points live, and how to restore peace and flow to your space.

This offer is a thank-you and a warm welcome rolled into one. 💛

📅 Schedule your visit today:
👉 https://form.jotform.com/251277965364064

⏳ This offer is good until August 31, 2025. Book soon!

07/02/2025

You are not "lazy"

This was created from one of the pages in my Executive Dysfunction Workbook!

Laziness is an intentional unwillingness to work. If you find yourself struggling with something you WANT to do or wish you COULD do because it would eliminate shame/guilt/frustration but you just can't make yourself do it - that's not laziness. That resistance is a sign of something deeper. Instead of criticizing or shaming, we need to understand the "why".
For example - I used to leave dirty dishes piled up in my sink for months to the point that it was disgusting and I was disgusted with myself. Was I lazy? No. I was...
- Struggling with depression
- Overwhelmed with anxiety
- Didn't know where to start
- And felt so exhausted all of the time that some days it was hard to get out of bed
But I shamed myself by telling myself I was lazy so on top of that I felt like a failure and a bad person.
Everyone has moments when they feel unmotivated or less inclined to work. It's a natural part of being human but so many people also have executive dysfunction issues that have nothing to do with not wanting to do something and everything to do with not knowing how to overcome the internal thing that's stopping them. So, I encourage you to approach "laziness" with compassion and understanding (especially within yourself!)

06/25/2025

05/23/2025

I had such a great time presenting at Centerstone’s Trauma Con yesterday. Such a wonderfully curated and intentional conference. I’m looking forward to next year!

05/15/2025

🌿 Exciting News! 🌿

We're honored to share that our founder, Shanon Williams-Hughes, will be a featured speaker at the Mental Health & Motherhood Summit!

Her talk is titled:
"Reclaiming Space and Sanity: A Spatial Wellness Approach to the Mental Load of Motherhood."

As both a three-year mommy and the pioneer of Spatial Health & Wellness, Shanon has learned firsthand how the spaces we live in can either support or sabotage our well-being—especially during the beautiful, messy, overwhelming journey of motherhood. And yes… she definitely has some notes. 😄

She'll be diving into how our physical environments impact our mental load, and how intentional, trauma-informed space-making can help us restore calm, clarity, and care—for ourselves and our families.

🧠❤️🏠
Head, Heart, Home.

05/06/2025

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05/05/2025

"Lazy" is not a real thing. People always deserve compassion and a willingness to understand. You are doing a great job❤️