Tame the Chaos with Elyse Metzger
Elyse Metzger has been a professional organizer in San Diego for over six years – but long before that, she was "the organized one" in every job, friend group, and family gathering. After years of organizing homes (while her own life felt chaotic), she's learned that getting "organized" isn't about perfection. It's about mindset.
Now she's sharing what she's learned (and still learning) about creating systems that actually fit your life. Each episode blends mindset shifts with practical advice to help you feel more put together and in control – tackling the real struggles like overwhelm, unrealistic expectations, and the pressure to "have it all together."
This isn't your typical organizing podcast with "5 tips for your closet." It's an honest conversation about managing life's chaos, one mindset shift at a time.
Episodes
11 episodes
Your Home Knows When You're Running on Empty: Bathroom, Fridge & Pantry Reset | Ep 11
Get a peek inside a professional organizer's real bathroom, fridge, and pantry — how Elyse sets up her skincare counter, preps veggies for the week, and organizes her pantry so healthy choices are always within reach.You're rushing throu...
How to Start Organizing When You're Overwhelmed | Ep 10
When life feels out of control, your home is the one thing you can control. Most of us freeze instead of act. Here's how to start.You don't have to wait until the spiral stops to start organizing. In this episode, Elyse shares her honest...
What Life Taught Me About Organizing | Ep 9
The most important things Elyse has learned about organizing didn’t come from organizing. They came from real life.In this episode of Tame the Chaos, Elyse Metzger shares four life lessons that completely changed the way she thinks about...
Why You Can't Let Go (And What Your Garage Is Really Holding) | Ep 8
Download The Home Blueprint (free): https://discovertheorganizedway.com/the-home-blueprint/Every home has a place where things go to be forgotten. The garage. The atti...
What Your Home Knows About You That You Don't | Ep 7
What if your home was trying to tell you something? Not about your stuff but about your life.In this episode, I'm introducing something I've been thinking about for a long time. I call it The Home Blueprint, and it completely changed how...
I Packed for 5 Ski Trips This Winter: Here's What Actually Worked | Ep 6
You know that feeling when a trip is coming up and instead of being excited, you're already mentally exhausted? The packing, the gear, the extra person you're packing for, and the mountain of laundry waiting when you get home? Yeah. Me too....
A New Way to See Your Space: What Your Home Is Telling You | Ep 5
What if every room in your home was reflecting something back at you about your own life? Not just your stuff, but what you're holding on to, what you're avoiding, and what you're ready to let go of. It sounds a little out there, but once you s...
Your Space Mirrors Your Mind (and Vice Versa) | Ep 4
Have you ever walked into your home after a hard day and felt even more stressed out? Or noticed that when life gets chaotic, your home seems to reflect that chaos right back at you? That's not a coincidence.Your physical space and your ...
Realistic Expectations: The Organizing Advice Nobody Tells You | Ep 3
What if the first step to getting organized... is lowering your expectations? Professional organizer Elyse Metzger shares the organizing advice nobody talks about - and it's not another list of hacks or product recommendations.It's about...
Stop Organizing for a Life You Don't Live | Ep 2
You can buy all the bins, follow all the tips, and even hire a professional organizer to help you get organized. But why do you still feel like you're failing at organization? Because we're starting in the wrong place.It's not about your...
Welcome to Tame the Chaos: Why I'm Not Your Typical Organizing Podcast | Ep 1
After five years, hundreds of clients, and countless hours inside other people's homes, professional organizer Elyse Metzger shares the biggest secret she's learned about organizing - and it has nothing to do with bins, labels, or color-coded s...