THE INSTITUTE FOR HOLISTIC DECLUTTERING
Decluttering that starts with the body, not the stuff.
A home for the holistic approach to letting go, where doctors, coaches, and clinicians explore why lasting change begins with energy, safety, and the nervous system.
Four ways we're exploring holistic decluttering
The certification is for organizers, coaches, and practitioners. The book, the summit, and the speaker series are for anyone ready to live lighter.
EVENT
The Summit
Doctors, therapists, nervous system experts and organizers on one question: why is letting go so hard? Airs March 8–12, 2027.
BOOK
Safe Enough To Let Go
Decluttering for the second half of life, publishing January 19, 2027. Join the launch team and help bring it into the world.
CERTIFICATE
Decluttering Certification
Train in the holistic method and earn continuing education toward your NBC-HWC recertification. The waitlist is open now.
MONTHLY
Expert Speaker Series
A monthly conversation with a leading voice in holistic health and intentional living.
Coming soon
WHY IT DOESN'T STICK
54% of Americans feel overwhelmed by their clutter. 78% have no idea what to do about it.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PRODUCTIVITY & ORGANIZING PROFESSIONALS
Because clutter was never logistical.
It's a body carrying too much, a nervous system that never feels safe enough to let go, and an identity built around the things you own.
ABOUT THE FOUNDER
Hi, I'm Heather Aardema.
I'm the founder of the Institute for Holistic Decluttering (IFHD) and School of Living Lighter. I'm a Board Certified and Functional Medicine Certified Health Coach and a Certified Decluttering Coach. After 20 years in advertising — building the very FOMO that fills our homes — I left corporate, survived a toxic-mold illness, and rebuilt my life and business from a camper in my driveway. I've lived on both sides of clutter, and I built IFHD because lasting change starts with the body — and no one was talking about that.
School of Living Lighter is the practice, where I work directly with people in their own homes. The Institute is the field it grew into — where the method gets taught, credentialed, and opened up to the professionals advancing it.
10+
years in practice
3,500+
clients served around the globe
500+
active members in The Living Lighter Experience
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