Making Home Your Happy Place

A Real-Life Guide to Decluttering Without the Overwhelm

By: Katy Wells

Narrated by: Katy Wells

Read by the author.

Are you overwhelmed by clutter, constant mess, and the mental load of daily responsibilities? It's time to break free from the chaos and create a home that works for you—using a fresh approach to decluttering that will simplify your space, reduce stress, and free up your time and energy.

Katy Wells, mom and host of the top-rated The Maximized Minimalist podcast, transformed her stressful, cluttered home into a calm, organized space where she now has time to relax with her family. In Making Home Your Happy Place, she shares the same proven tools that have helped thousands of busy families simplify their routines, regain control, and live with greater ease.

In this step-by-step guide, you'll discover how to:

• Overcome overwhelm with actionable strategies to break through mental and physical clutter, so you can regain control and start moving forward.
• Declutter with confidence by using proven techniques to tackle your home with clear, actionable steps that will bring immediate results and visible progress.
• Uncover the deeper roots of clutter by identifying the emotional ties, limiting beliefs, and habits that keep you stuck—and learn how to release them with clarity and compassion.
• Create effortless systems to maintain a peaceful home that works for you, making organizing feel natural and sustainable in your everyday life.

You can have the peaceful, joyful home you've always wanted—a space where you can breathe easier, think clearer, and finally feel the freedom to enjoy more of what you love. Ready to make it happen?

Helps you understand your clutter!

This book was a refreshing and deeply supportive take on decluttering. Instead of pushing rigid systems or a one-size-fits-all method, it approaches the process holistically, acknowledging that our homes, schedules, and emotional lives are all interconnected.

What I appreciated most was the tone. It was gentle without being vague, encouraging without being unrealistic. The author understands that life is full—families, work, energy levels, emotions—and decluttering doesn’t happen in a perfectly curated vacuum. Rather than promoting a “perfect home” ideal, the book supports progress in a way that feels attainable and compassionate.

The suggestions were tangible and practical. Each chapter offered realistic steps that could be applied to everyday life, not just to a picture-perfect Pinterest space. Instead of prescribing a cookie-cutter formula for organizing, the book invites readers to reflect on their own habits, values, and season of life. That made the advice feel personal and sustainable.

I also loved that the focus went beyond just physical clutter. It encouraged readers to consider mental and emotional clutter, helping create space not just in drawers and closets, but in routines and mindset as well. The result is a decluttering process that feels empowering rather than overwhelming.

If you’re looking for a supportive, realistic, and holistic approach to simplifying your life, this book is an excellent place to start. It doesn’t demand perfection—it encourages steady, meaningful change.