If you’ve ever looked around your house and thought "How did I end up with so much stuff?" —
this episode is for you.

In this honest and relatable conversation, I’m breaking down how clutter and consumer culture might be quietly contributing to your fatigue, stress, and overwhelm. We’re talking about the physical, mental, emotional (and even environmental) costs of all that “stuff” — and how shopping less can actually help you feel more energized, calm, and in control.

Key Takeaways:

• The Hidden Physical Drain of Clutter: constant tidying, sensory overload, and how it steals your time and energy.
  
  
• The Mental Load of Managing Stuff: decision fatigue, research rabbit holes, and low-level stress you may not even realize is there.
  
  
• The Emotional Toll: guilt over unused purchases, the fleeting high of shopping, and how consumer culture preys on women’s insecurities.
  
  
• The sneaky role of capitalism, advertising, and social media in keeping you stuck in the buy-declutter-repeat cycle.
  
  
• Why real joy and energy come from experiences, rest, and connection — not from accumulating more.
  
  
• Simple, practical steps to shop more mindfully, declutter without overwhelm, and make peace with the things you already own.

Helpful Resources: 

Take the Fatigue Fingerprint Quiz: fatiguefixer.ca/quiz

Learn more about Project 333 (Capsule Wardrobe): bemorewithless.com/project-333

Explore your local 'Buy Nothing' group for community-based sharing

DM me your decluttering wins on Instagram: @sarahvadeboncoeur


Dr. Sarah Vadeboncoeur is a Naturopathic Doctor, mom, and fatigue fixer who’s on a mission to help women fix their fatigue and get the health care they deserve. You can find her talking about all things fatigue on Instagram and learn more about her services at drsarahv.ca.

The Fatigue Fixer is produced by Story Studio Network.