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This Mother Means Business | Business Growth Strategy, Sustainable Business Growth & Leadership for Female Business Owners

Declutter Made Doable with Megan Golightly of GoSimplified

April 23, 2026 • Laura Sinclair

0:00 | 37:01

In this episode, Laura is joined by Megan Golightly, founder of Go Simplified, for a practical and eye-opening conversation about decluttering, organization, and the psychology behind why we hold onto things. Together, they explore the emotional weight of clutter, the stress it creates, and how letting go can free up time, energy, and mental space in both life and business.

In this episode you will hear:

00:00 – Introduction to Megan Golightly and today’s conversation on decluttering, organizing, and the psychology of letting go

02:26 – Why Megan took her work online

04:26 – The psychology behind clutter and the stories attached to it

06:31 – The inner voice that keeps people stuck

06:50 – The UCLA study, cortisol, and visual clutter

07:55 – “I’ll get to it eventually” and the avoidance cycle

08:39 – Breaking the “elephant” into bite-sized chunks

11:19 – The most common psychological excuses for keeping things

13:07 – Megan’s shift from in-person organizing to online offers

15:57 – The deeper psychology behind clothes, sentimentality, and identity

18:15 – Why decluttering can actually work better online than in person