Therapist KC Davis explains why popular cleaning and organization strategies don't work for many of us, and offers more compassionate ways to reframe our thinking around organization, cleaning, and other care tasks.

Keeping house can be hard work, especially for those of us who are neurodivergent, anxious, depressed, struggling with PTSD and trauma, or just generally fatigued.

Sometimes our to-do lists can be so overwhelming that we experience task paralysis, making it hard to even get started.

KC Davis is a therapist, speaker, podcaster, and author. In her 2022 book, How to Keep House While Drowning, she provides gentle guidance for approaching everyday care tasks, or chores, without shame or unnecessary pressure.