Clutter Free Confidence: How to Trust Your Decisions without Overthinking with Todd Smith (Ep 266)

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Feeling stuck between what feels right and what others expect? In this episode, Deanna and Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) expert Todd Smith explore how clutter fuels overthinking and how to build clutter-free confidence by trusting your intuition. Learn how to simplify decisions and let go of guilt for good.

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Resources Mentioned

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• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get my children's book: Lenora and Her Super Duper Messy Room⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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Connect with Todd Smith

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In this episode of the Wannabe Clutter Free podcast, host Deanna Yates is joined by Todd Smith, creator of the top-ranked podcast Stress Management for Highly Sensitive People. Together, they dive into what it means to live as a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) in a world that often feels too loud, too fast, and too demanding.

Todd shares how learning to trust his intuition helped him break free from emotional clutter and chronic stress, and how HSPs (and sensitive moms especially) can do the same.

They explore how physical clutter mirrors mental overload, how guilt and external pressure can cloud your judgment, and why tuning into your inner voice is the real key to clarity. Whether you’re deeply sensitive or simply stuck in a cycle of overthinking and overwhelm, this conversation will help you clear space for confident, clutter-free decision-making.

🎧 This episode will help you discover:

• What it really means to be a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP)
• How physical and emotional clutter impacts your ability to make aligned decisions
• How to tell the difference between intuition and overthinking
• Why family expectations and social pressure can block your clarity
• Simple practices to declutter your mind and create more emotional space

Time Stamps:

00:00 – Introduction and Episode Overview

00:24 – Meet Todd Smith: Helping Highly Sensitive People

02:56 – Understanding Highly Sensitive People (HSPs)

06:32 – The Work of Byron Katie: Managing Stress

12:55 – Decluttering and Emotional Attachment

19:15 – Dealing with Family and Social Pressure

24:31 – Trusting Your Intuition

25:25 – Intuition vs. Overthinking

26:42 – How Environment Shapes Sensitivity

28:45 – Cultural Perceptions of HSPs

30:54 – Sensitivity as an Evolutionary Advantage

31:36 – How to Hear Your Inner Voice

35:24 – Letting Go of the Need for “Perfect” Decisions

37:39 – The 3 Secrets for Highly Sensitive People

42:22 – Rapid Fire Questions + Final Thoughts

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Music: Fresh Lift by Shane Ivers - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.silvermansound.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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