ABOUT US
The Institute for Holistic Decluttering
We see clutter differently. It is not a flaw to fix or a problem to conquer. It is a messenger. Here you learn to read what it is pointing toward, your body, your energy, the life you actually want, and then you do the work to build it. Letting go gets lighter, even genuinely fun, and every step is yours to celebrate. That is the work we teach here.
ABOUT THE FOUNDER
Meet the founder, Heather Aardema
Hi, I'm Heather Aardema, founder of the Institute for Holistic Decluttering. I'm a Board Certified and Functional Medicine Certified Health Coach and a Certified Decluttering Coach. After twenty years in advertising, building the very FOMO that fills our homes, I left corporate, came through a toxic-mold illness, and rebuilt my life and my business from a camper in my driveway.
I built the Institute because a lighter home was never the goal. It was the byproduct of a lighter life.
You can read more of my personal story over at School of Living Lighter.
HOW WE WORK
You are not behind, and you have never failed at this.
A home fills up when a body is carrying too much, when the nervous system is bracing, when energy is spent. So we begin where it truly begins, with the body and a real sense of safety, which is exactly what makes the work feel lighter and even fun. You make the choices, you do the letting go, and every win is yours. We work across three dimensions at once, and when they move together, the change holds.
Body
You build the energy, rest, and regulation that make letting go feel light instead of hard.
Mind
You loosen the stories and identity you have wrapped around the things you own.
Home
You shape a space that reflects who you are becoming and supports the life you want.
WHO IT'S FOR
This is decluttering that feels like coming home.
For coaches and practitioners, we offer professional training, including the Holistic Decluttering Certificate, designed to meet NBHWC continuing education standards. For everyone ready to live lighter, there is the book, the summit, and a growing body of work on what it really takes to let go.
You are not here to get rid of things. You are here to come back to yourself, do the work, and celebrate a home that finally feels like you.
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