# How to declutter when you feel like a failure

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDxSouthHowardAvenue
- Speaker: Monica Fay
- Year: 2023
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Medicine and health, Art, architecture and design
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/monica_fay_how_to_declutter_when_you_feel_like_a_failure)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Do you ever feel the need to explain why your home is a disaster? Mess makes us feel vulnerable, says declutter expert Monica Fay. Harnessing 15 years of professional organizing experience, Fay explores why an untidy space isn't a personal failure—it's an opportunity to fine-tune our relationship with possessions.

## Lectures

1. [How to declutter when you feel like a failure](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/monica_fay_how_to_declutter_when_you_feel_like_a_failure/02f6d89dea0f), 18 min (TED's player)