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Got Clutter? Get Organized! with Janet

Got Clutter? Get Organized! with Janet

Written by: Janet M. Taylor
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Overwhelmed? Buried in clutter? Ready for a change? Got Clutter? Get Organized! with Janet M. Taylor is a top-rated weekly podcast for women ready to move from overwhelmed to organized — for good. Janet, a Life Organizer with 30+ years of experience, brings expert guests, real conversations, and practical strategies for decluttering your space, schedule, and mindset. As seen on HGTV's Mission: Organization and The Rachael Ray Show. Clear the Clutter. Claim Your Power.Janet M. Taylor Self-Help Success
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  • Clearing More Than Clutter: How A Cancer Diagnosis Changed What I Kept, What I Let Go, and How I Live

    Clearing More Than Clutter: How A Cancer Diagnosis Changed What I Kept, What I Let Go, and How I Live
    Oct 12 2026
    This month is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and returning guest Dr. Angela Chester joins Janet for a conversation about clearing more than clutter. Dr. Angela, a pastoral counselor in Long Beach, California, and a breast cancer survivor of over 15 years, shares how her diagnosis forced a life audit she never chose: what she prepared for physically, what she released emotionally, and what she learned about loving herself through a body and appearance that no longer felt like her own. Dr. Angela describes the "nesting" instinct that took over once she learned she'd need chemotherapy, surgery, and radiation, and why she chose to cut her hair short before treatment rather than watch it fall out on its own terms. She talks about the people around her as "co-survivors," each carrying their own version of the experience, and reflects on the fear that keeps so many people holding onto things long after they've stopped serving them. As a pastoral counselor, she connects that fear to faith, explaining why releasing what's broken makes room for what's next. Janet shares her own story of caring for her mother through leukemia treatment, including the day she cut her mother's hair, and the recovery pillow she held onto long after her own surgery had healed. In Organizing with Janet, she opens up about clothing she kept for years after a hysterectomy recovery until a friend encouraged her to let it go. In Taylor's Tip Time, Janet walks through how to decide what to release during a health recovery, how to find the right place to donate it, and how to take a moment to say thank you for the healing itself. Toss It Tuesday tackles old medications, medical supplies, and equipment that no longer serve your health. This week's quote: "You don't have to hold on to every reminder of what you went through. Letting it go doesn't erase your story. It honors how far you've come." Clear the clutter, claim your power. It starts with honoring your healing by clearing the space around it. If today's episode was meaningful to you, please follow the podcast and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. Your reviews help other women discover the show and remind them they are not alone on this journey. Connect with Dr. Angela Chester: Website: https://drangelachester.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drangelachester Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrAngelaChester PASSIONEER Magazine: https://passioneermag.com Products Mentioned on This Show: NOK Box: https://linkly.link/2FBkO My Body Passport (click the link before you check out to receive the Janet Taylor discount): https://www.mybodypassport.com/contact CONNECT WITH JANET M. TAYLOR Book a Session: https://janetmtaylor.trafft.com/ Free 15-Min Consultation: https://linkly.link/2FBkK Website: https://www.janetmtaylor.com Podcast: https://www.gotcluttergetorganized.com Janet's eBooks: Prepared and Organized: https://linkly.link/2Eikc Get Your Affairs In Order: https://linkly.link/2FBnw 7 Affirmations to Organize Your Life: https://linkly.link/2Eikt Amazon Organizing Picks: https://linkly.link/2Zsk2 Support the Show: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/gcgowithjanet Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/livinglifetotallyorganized Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/janettheorganizer YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/janetmtaylor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    34 mins
  • The Organized Woman's Guide to Protecting Her Health, Her Time, and Her Life

    The Organized Woman's Guide to Protecting Her Health, Her Time, and Her Life
    Oct 5 2026
    This month is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and Janet is talking about something deeply personal: an illness that kept a nagging cough with her from May through July, and the wake-up call it gave her about protecting her health first. In this solo episode, Janet shares 8 practical ways to organize your life around your health, your time, and your wellbeing: scheduling your annual exams, staying hydrated, eating right without deprivation, finding movement that works for you, using a 15-minute nightly reset to prevent morning chaos, planning your week around your real capacity, finding a mentor, and making time for genuine fun. In Organizing with Janet, she shares a story about a friend caught without basic first aid supplies during an emergency, and why every home needs at least bandages and wound care on hand. In Taylor's Tip Time, Janet walks through how to purge, sort, and categorize a medicine cabinet by expiration date so you can find what you need in seconds, especially during cold and flu season. Toss It Tuesday tackles the small stuff, like expired nail polish, that quietly clutters your space. Janet also shares two of her go-to emergency preparedness products, the NOK Box and the My Body Passport, both designed to keep critical information organized and accessible when it matters most. This week's quote: "Your health is not one more thing on your list. It is the list. Protect it like everything else depends on it, because it does." Clear the clutter, claim your power. It starts with one appointment, one habit, one decision. Protect your health. Coming up this month: Talaya Dendy on reclaiming your space, routine, and yourself after "the fog," Dr. Angela Chester on clearing more than clutter after a cancer diagnosis, and Dr. Wendy Coulson returning to talk about organizing your health records with the My Body Passport. If today's episode was meaningful to you, please follow the podcast and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. Your reviews help other women discover the show and remind them they are not alone on this journey. Products Mentioned in This Episode: NOK Box: https://linkly.link/2FBkO My Body Passport (click the link before you check out to receive the Janet Taylor discount): https://www.mybodypassport.com/contact CONNECT WITH JANET M. TAYLOR Book a Session: https://janetmtaylor.trafft.com/ Free 15-Min Consultation: https://linkly.link/2FBkK Website: https://www.janetmtaylor.com Podcast: https://www.gotcluttergetorganized.com Janet's eBooks: Prepared and Organized: https://linkly.link/2Eikc Get Your Affairs In Order: https://linkly.link/2FBnw 7 Affirmations to Organize Your Life: https://linkly.link/2Eikt Amazon Organizing Picks: https://linkly.link/2Zsk2 Support the Show: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/gcgowithjanet Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/livinglifetotallyorganized Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/janettheorganizer YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/janetmtaylor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    24 mins
  • The Fall Declutter: Clearing Emotional Clutter

    The Fall Declutter: Clearing Emotional Clutter
    Sep 28 2026
    As we enter the final quarter of the year and approach the holiday season, there is one kind of clutter that no organizing system can address — the emotional weight we carry from unresolved hurt, resentment, and unforgiveness. This week, Janet M. Taylor sits down with transformational specialist Dr. Dravon James to talk about how releasing that emotional clutter through the practice of forgiveness can help you step into the holidays feeling lighter, freer, and more at peace. Dr. Dravon James is the founder and director of Everyday Peace, the author of Forgiveness: The Pathway to Happiness, a coach on SiriusXM's Road Dog Trucking Show, a healthcare leader with over three decades of experience, and an actress with credits including a recurring role on HBO's The Wire. She is also the founder of the Next Step Leadership Academy, where she leads women to their next level of greatness using the power of everyday peace. In this conversation, Dr. Dravon shares her own deeply personal journey to forgiveness following an unexpected divorce after nearly 25 years of marriage, and how that experience led her to develop a deeper and more intentional forgiveness practice. She explains why forgiveness is truly a gift you give yourself, why it does not mean that what happened was acceptable, and why it never requires reconciliation or even a conversation with the other person. Dr. Dravon walks through a powerful two-column journaling exercise to help listeners identify the gap between how they currently feel and how they want to feel entering the holiday season, and explains why forgiving yourself is always the essential first step. She also addresses why the holidays can feel so emotionally heavy for so many people, and how to prepare with intention rather than being caught off guard year after year. Janet shares a client story about a woman who spent years as a caregiver for her mother and, after her mother's passing, worked with Janet to rebuild her systems, take back control of her finances, and clear her closet of everything that no longer represented the life she was stepping into. This episode also includes Organizing with Janet, Taylor's Tip Time with strategies for working through mental and emotional clutter, and a Toss It Tuesday reminder about releasing items connected to chapters of your life that have already closed. Connect with Dr. Dravon James: Website: www.drdravonjames.com Instragram: https://www.instagram.com/drdravonjames/ CONNECT WITH JANET M. TAYLOR Book a Session: https://janetmtaylor.trafft.com/ Free 15-Min Consultation: https://linkly.link/2FBkK Website: https://www.janetmtaylor.com Podcast: https://www.gotcluttergetorganized.com Janet's eBooks: Prepared and Organized: https://linkly.link/2Eikc Get Your Affairs In Order: https://linkly.link/2FBnw 7 Affirmations to Organize Your Life: https://linkly.link/2Eikt Amazon Organizing Picks: https://linkly.link/2Zsk2 Support the Show: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/gcgowithjanet Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/livinglifetotallyorganized Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/janettheorganizer YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/janetmtaylor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    30 mins
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