Organizing That Fits You: Personality-Based Decluttering with Tara Bremer (Ep 254)
About the episode
In this episode, Deanna chats with Tara Bremer, founder of House Peace, about using psychology to manage clutter, reduce stress, and create personalized organizing systems. Learn how to involve your family, build resilience, and maintain a clutter-free home with simple, sustainable strategies.
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Connect with Tara Bremer
In this episode of the Wannabe Clutter Free podcast, host Deanna Yates sits down with Tara Bremer, founder and CEO of House Peace, to talk about how to organize your life and build resilience amid the chaos of daily life. With a background in counseling and psychology, Tara offers a fresh, compassionate perspective on why traditional organizing advice doesn’t work for everyone—and how to create systems that actually fit your lifestyle and personality.
Together, they explore practical, psychology-driven strategies to help busy moms manage clutter, reduce stress, and bring more peace into their homes. You’ll learn how to tailor your organizing approach to your strengths, involve your family (even your kids!), and develop sustainable habits that don’t rely on perfection.
Whether you’re constantly juggling a million responsibilities or just craving more breathing room in your home and schedule, this episode is packed with relatable advice and realistic tips you can implement right away.
Key Takeaways:
1. Organizing strategies for different personality types
2. How to create sustainable systems (even with a busy family)
3. Using visual cues, body doubling, and small habits to maintain order
4. Tips for involving children in decluttering without nagging
5. How to define what “clean and organized” means for your family
About Tara Bremer:
Tara is the founder, owner, and CEO of House Peace and has been bringing peace into homes since 2013. She holds a BA in Psychology from Purdue University, and a Master's in Counseling from Moravian Theological Seminary. She brings this knowledge of the human condition, behavioral psychology, and habit formation to every home she visits, all with a judgement-free mentality. Tara puts her experience to the test every day with her own family, as a wife and mother of three.
Time Stamps:
00:00 Welcome and Introduction
00:09 Meet Tara Bremmer: Founder of Housepeace
00:17 The Importance of Organizing and Resilience
00:31 Tara's Unique Perspective and Background
01:06 Listener Appreciation and Community Engagement
02:01 Diving into the Conversation with Tara
02:36 Tara's Personal Journey and Business Beginnings
03:54 Understanding Personality Types in Organizing
09:00 Challenges and Solutions in Home Organization
16:21 Chaos Resilience and Mindset Shifts
21:23 Practical Tips for Reducing Clutter Stress
25:08 Understanding Different Personality Types
26:48 Practical Tips for Organizing with Kids
28:22 Defining Cleanliness and Setting Boundaries
32:41 Habit Formation and Sustainable Systems
36:17 The Continuous Process of Decluttering
41:07 First Steps to Tackling Clutter
43:35 Where to Find More Tips and Insights
44:17 Rapid Fire Questions and Closing Thoughts
Music: Fresh Lift by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
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About Deanna Yates
Based in San Diego, CA, Deanna helps high-achieving moms clear the clutter from their homes and lives.
Through coaching, courses, summits, and her top-ranked Wannabe Clutter Free podcast, she supports modern women in building organized, peaceful homes where they can thrive.
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