The Emotional Labor Podcast - Ingrid Jansen

The Emotional Labor Podcast

Ingrid Jansen is a friend, colleague, and gifted entrepreneur based in London. Ingrid co-founded, with her pal Lesley Spellman, The De-Clutter Hub, an online membership platform for cluttered folks needing the support to make their way from chaos to clarity. The two women host a podcast with 1.5 million downloads, and they host a FaceBook group with 18 thousand members. It goes without saying these women are a force of nature. And so, it was my great good future to catch up with Ingrid.

We talked about her client base, “95% women!” and their biggest pain point, “Overwhelm!” and the weight and volume of the emotional labor needed to make everyone around them feel safe and happy. Which of course is very valuable, but Ingrid’s insightfulness brings her clients to finally start asking, “Why do I feel like I have to do so much? Why am I so giving to everyone, but not to me?”

Shifting that dynamic, Ingrid tells me, requires communication, collaboration, and outsourcing if you can do it. Ingrid incorporates to plant the seeds of success with words of praise, “You’ve got so much going on and/but look at what an amazing job you ARE doing and give yourself the credit you deserve. I want to help people live the life they want to live.” When I asked Ingrid for any parting thoughts she encouraged our listeners to stop comparing ourselves to other people’s idea of “perfect,” and feel happy and comfortable with your idea of “good enough.” I just loved that.

Listen to Ingrid's Declutter Podcast here: https://declutterhub.com/the-podcast/