Books to Inspire You to Declutter

by Tracy McCubbin

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7 books

Tracy has always lived by the motto, “don’t put it down, put it away,” but who knew she could turn that philosophy into a booming business? While working as a personal assistant, I discovered I had the ability to see through any mess and clearly envision a clutter-free space. Books are more than just words on a page; they're pathways to growth and self-discovery, guiding you toward a more purposeful and fulfilling life. I hope you enjoy these books as much as I do!

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Making Space, Clutter Free

The Last Book on Decluttering You'll Ever Need

Tracy McCubbin, 2019

My first book! Discover the freedom of a beautiful home, personal purpose, and joyful inner confidence with the last home organization book you'll ever need. Learn how to declutter your home with expert Tracy McCubbin, who gets to the root of the problem and offers revolutionary help to anyone who has repeatedly tried to break their clutter's mysterious hold and achieve a clutter-free, minimalist home. Her powerful answer lies in the 7 Emotional Clutter Blocks, unconscious obstacles that stand between thousands of her clients and financial freedom, healthy relationships, and positive outlooks.

Make Space for Happiness

How to Stop Attracting Clutter and Start Magnetizing the Life You Want

Tracy McCubbin, 2022

My second book! Make Space for Happiness gives you a seven-step roadmap to clearing your life and opening yourself up to all the good meant to come your way. Renowned decluttering expert Tracy McCubbin will help you revolutionize your living space and your mindset by focusing on clutter clearing as a path to positivity in every area of your life, helping you to manifest true connection, self-confidence, free time, big love, self-respect, real purpose, and lasting wisdom.

The Year of Less

How I Stopped Shopping, Gave Away My Belongings, and Discovered Life is Worth More Than Anything You Can Buy in a Store

Cait Flanders, 2019

In this beautifully written and painfully honest memoir, the author gives up buying anything but consumables for a year. During that year, she realizes the treadmill of consumerism had kept her stuck and unhappy. Working to live, living to work. She dives deep into the cycles of spending, debt, and regret and realizes how often she had turned to spending, food, and booze to avoid feeling her feelings. Not only did Cait’s journey remind me so much of my own in my 20’s. Spending money, I didn’t have to make myself feel better about things I couldn’t change about myself, all the while ignoring the things I could change; she also reminded me of so many of my clients. Hoping that the stuff they buy will fix their problems.

Theft by Finding

Diaries (1977-2002)

David Sedaris, 2017

By sharing his private journals from 1977-2002, I realized why David Sedaris is one of the funniest writers alive today. This laugh-out-loud accounting of his observations of both the outside world and his inside voice makes this a read you don’t ever want to end. From his relationships with his family to his inability to hold a job to his fascination with accumulating collection, I was reminded again that it’s never about the stuff but about the feelings the stuff gives us. He illustrates the meaning we pile on our clutter with an uncomfortable, painful but hilarious accuracy.

Buried in Treasures

Help for Compulsive Acquiring, Saving, and Hoarding

David Tolin, Randy O. Frost, Gail Steketee, 2013

As a child of an extreme hoarder, this book helped me realize the extent of and truly understand my father’s disorder. The authors do an amazing job of explaining a very difficult and painful mental disorder and offering real treatments that work. If you or someone you love is afflicted with hoarding disorder, this book is a must-read.

The Wreckage of My Presence

Casey Wilson, 2021

In this gorgeous, funny, heartbreaking, and heartwarming book of essays, Casey dives deep into her relationship with everything from her parents to food to The Real Housewives franchise. Her realization about her sugar addiction is parallel to so many people’s addiction to stuff. You could substitute shopping for candy in this book and this book would be about decluttering. If you have ever lost a parent, this book will hold your hand through the grieving process. And laugh a lot along the way.

The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning

How to Free Yourself and Your Family from a Lifetime of Clutter

Margareta Magnusson, 2018

Listen to your grandmother or someone else’s adorable Swedish grandmother. Don’t leave a mess behind! This practical guide to decluttering before you transition reminds us that the messes we make are ours to clean up. Mixed in are some words of wisdom about a life well lived and some delicious recipes—wise words from an elder.