The Cost Of Clutter + The Minimalist Method For Your Health & Home | Shira Gill

In this episode of The Art of Being Well, I sit down with Shira Gill, home organizing expert, speaker, and author, to explore the power of minimalism and intentional living. We dive into how clutter impacts mental health, sleep, and relationships, why so many of us feel overwhelmed by our stuff, and the simple shifts that create lasting change. Shira shares practical tips for decluttering every area of life—from your closet to your kitchen to your mind—so you can create more space for what truly matters. If you’re ready to simplify, de-stress, and transform your home and life, this episode is for you.

Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Shira Gill is a globally recognized home organizing expert, speaker, coach, and content creator with a less-is-more philosophy. Over the past decade, she has helped thousands of people around the world reduce clutter and create more space for what matters. Shira’s books center around the intimate relationship between people’s homes and lives and how they inform and inspire each other. Her work and home have been featured in Vogue, Dwell, Better Homes & Gardens, House Beautiful, Architectural Digest, Domino, Forbes, goop, Harper's Bazaar, HGTV, InStyle, Parents, Real Simple, and The New York Times. She has also been a guest on Good Morning America.

A few of my favorite things we cover in this episode: 

•   How getting laid off while eight months pregnant led Shira to discover her passion for organizing.
• Why clutter and disorganization create stress, anxiety, and even impact health and relationships.
• The culture of consumerism and how we are conditioned to believe that more will make us happier.
• The inner-outer connection and why mental and emotional struggles often manifest as clutter.
• The power of a “purchase pause” and how a one-month break from shopping can reveal deeper patterns.
• Why decluttering leads to better sleep, weight loss, and improved relationships.
• Bedroom minimalism and how to create a calm, hotel-like sleep sanctuary.
• Closet editing and the “capsule wardrobe” approach to owning fewer, better things.
• Kitchen organization hacks and the three essential knives every home chef needs.
• Relationship clutter and how to assess draining relationships and set healthy boundaries.

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In Health,

Dr. Will Cole