Episode 5: Transformational Decluttering Guided by Intuition w/ Jessy Smith, Dancer and Business Owner
“if you're just miserable and unhappy, take the time and space to yourself, without the interjection of others. And figure out, what is it that's making me unhappy or what do I need to have more joy in my life?”
ABOUT THIS EPISODE: In this episode, we sit down with Jessy Smith, dancer and owner of MinimizingNYC, to dive deep into the transformational world of minimizing and organizing, and her personal story of stepping into her intuitive power. We get to explore what often lies beneath all the material and emotional clutter that can take over our spaces thus blocking our road to self actualization and living a life of joy and purpose. We also get to unpack the distinct connection between Jessy’s influences as an immersive theater artist, and her intuitive practice of guiding people as they discover the agency they have in their ability to transform their space and personal narratives in ways they never imagined. We also delve into navigating the balance between creative careers and running a business and the ways in which pursuing multiple passions can influence and support one another.
ABOUT JESSY SMITH: In 2017, a friend introduced her to the book The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing. She had been living in Downtown Brooklyn for almost 10 years at that point, with a career as a professional dancer, choreographer, immersive theater artist, teacher, rehearsal director, (see more about that here), after-school art teacher, micro B&B host and gardener. Needless to say, she had accumulated some clutter. She did a complete overhaul on her place, went through every item that she owned, purged and then decided to take an improv comedy class at the Upright Citizens Brigade. Now, somehow, she failed that class. She guesses improv was not the magic that she was after...
What she did discover is that she really like cleaning, organizing and letting go of stuff. She also loves helping people sweep the clutter aside to uncover the full potential of their space and their life. So, she started with one client and began developing her own method of minimizing. Listening, observing, and positive affirmations are all an integral part of what she practices with her clients, as well as continued research and mindfulness. With each new project, she finds herself more fully realizing her own potential as a minimizing maven. She currently resides on the top floor of a beautiful sun-drenched brownstone in Bed-stuy, Brooklyn.
Connect with Jessy and Minimizing NYC on IG @minmizingnyc and her website minmizingnyc.com
In this episode we mention:
Marie Kondo’s Inspirational Book - The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing' and Then She Fell, the unprecedented immersive theater experience by Third Rail Projects in which we both performed for several years before it closed in 2020 due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.