Closet Therapy: How Decluttering Your Wardrobe Can Heal Your Soul with Shaniece Jones (Ep 283)

About the episode

Discover how decluttering and organizing your closet can ease stress and restore balance. Shaniece Jones shares how “closet therapy” helps you create peace, clarity, and a clutter-free mind.


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What if your closet could tell the story of your inner world?

Professional organizer and “Closet Therapist” Shaniece Jones joins Deanna to reveal how decluttering your space can become a powerful tool for emotional healing and intentional living.

From grief and burnout to clarity and calm, Shaniece shares her journey from biologist to organizer, showing how our closets mirror our mental health and how small changes can create massive shifts in how we feel.

You’ll learn how to turn your closet into a peaceful retreat. Don’t worry. Luxury labels or walk-in wardrobes are not required.

Key Takeaways:

1. How decluttering can move you from burnout to balance

2. Why your closet reflects your emotional and mental state

3. Practical steps to create a calm, organized space you love

4. How mindset shifts make letting go easier

5. What redefining “luxury” really means for intentional living

About Shaniece Jones:

Shaniece Jones is a scientist-turned professional organizer, founder of the lifestyle brand Closet Therapy, and a guide for women seeking to reclaim clarity and calm in their homes and their minds. With a background in biology and neuroscience, Shaniece brings a unique, holistic lens to the world of organizing: she doesn’t just tidy spaces—she helps her clients uncover what’s beneath the clutter, release what no longer serves them, and create environments so they can show up fully in life.

After earning a biology degree and working as a scientist, Shaniece also spent time in fashion styling—with the juxtaposition of science and style informing her curatorial approach to organizing. She endured profound personal loss (the death of her sister and mother) which catalyzed her understanding of how physical clutter mirrors emotional and mental overwhelm.

Now based in Los Angeles (with roots spanning New York and Los Angeles), she works with a diverse clientele—from everyday women to A-list clients—helping them transform their closets, their homes, and their lives.

Time Stamps:

00:00 – Welcome & Preview
02:44 – Shaniece’s Journey: From Biologist to Closet Therapist
04:59 – Grief, Loss & Finding Clarity Through Decluttering
10:07 – Turning Your Closet into a Safe Haven
12:25 – The Mindset Shift that Makes Organizing Easier
16:42 – What Science Teaches Us About Clutter & Mental Health
24:15 – How Life Transitions Show Up in Our Spaces
26:55 – Creating an Elevated, Peaceful Space (Without “Luxury” Budgets)
35:21 – Letting Go of the “What-If” Items
43:22 – Rapid Fire: Clutter-Free, Happiness & First Steps


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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