Make Space for Happiness: How To Stop Attracting Clutter and Start Magnetizing the Life You Want

McCubbin (Making Space), founder of the L.A. company dClutterfly, helps readers identify emotional reasons behind the urge to overbuy in this approachable, thoughtful book. She shares the seven “Emotional Clutter Magnets”—feelings people hope to attract, including self-confidence, free time, and true connection—that people try to solve by buying and stuffing their lives with material excess. McCubbin’s tips are relatable, concise, and bolstered by personal anecdotes. She acknowledges the role marketing plays in one’s purchases and includes timely reflections on the shifting role of home and clutter due to COVID. She offers achievable goals for moving to a place of what she calls “healthy acquisition”—making informed decisions about purchases that enhance one’s life and attract what people are truly seeking. McCubbin’s advice is accessible and will appeal to a variety of readers, particularly those looking for the initial motivation to declutter. Readers looking to take next steps in their decluttering journeys may also enjoy Matt Paxton’s Keep the Memories, Lose the Stuff.