
Episode #161
Interior Design for Overwhelmed Moms: How to Create a Calmer, More Cohesive Home (Without Being a Minimalist) with Anita Yokota | Ep. 161
How to design your home to make you CALMER! This week, licensed therapist turned interior designer Anita Yokota breaks down why a cluttered, chaotic home literally spikes your cortisol and keeps your nervous system stuck in fight-or-flight, and how to create a calmer, more cohesive space without becoming a minimalist or throwing away everything you own. If you've ever felt paralyzed by a room you don't know how to fix, guilty for wanting your home to feel good, or just plain touched-out by the noise and the STUFF, this one is going to feel like a deep breath. In this episode, we get into: Why does my messy house make me feel so anxious? How does clutter affect your nervous system and stress? How do I make my home feel calmer with young kids? How do I create a cohesive home without being a minimalist? How do you choose a color palette for a room? How many colors should be in a color palette? How do you add warmth and texture to a room? Where do I start when a room feels overwhelming? How do you decide what to keep on a budget? What's one small thing I can do today to feel calmer at home? --------------------------------------------------------------------------- IMPORTANT LINKS • ✨ Join our Mom Club on Patreon HERE ✨ • Truly Free Marketplace Lifetime Membership + $10 gift card HERE • Get her new book HERE --------------------------------------------------------------------------- how to break up with your phone, phone addiction, screen time for parents, how to put your phone down, being present with your kids, phone addiction help, how to stop scrolling, social media addiction, dopamine and phones, phone use and parenting, cell phone addiction, how to use your phone less, screen time and kids, phones and child development, present parenting, how to be more present with your kids, digital minimalism, breaking phone habits, phone free parenting, catherine price, the power of fun, anxious generation, jonathan haidt, mom phone guilt, quitting social media, motherhood podcast, mom podcast, parenting podcast, podcast for new moms, podcast for first time moms, crunchy mom podcast, natural mom podcast, holistic motherhood, nontoxic living, low tox mom, granola mom, gentle parenting podcast, natural parenting, motherhood advice, mom life, stay at home mom, Christian motherhood, faith and motherhood, intentional motherhood, conscious parenting, present motherhood, screen free parenting, learning to mom, postpartum support, expecting mom podcast

