Mindy A. Godding

I'm Mindy Godding, downsizing guru and a Certified Professional Organizer® with 22 years experience working with clients to reduce clutter and change their relationship with possessions. In that time, I've learned that clutter is never really about the stuff. It's about the story we're telling ourselves when we hold on.

In my signature talk, Wired to Acquire, I unpack the psychology of possessions and trace what happens when those values pass from one generation to the next: what gets kept, what gets fought over, and how to respectfully release while honoring the memories in the stuff.

I speak with humor and real-life storytelling from behind closed doors in clients' homes. I explore the reality that clutter often represents an aspiration, a memory, or a version of ourselves we haven't given up on yet. Audiences arrive expecting a lecture on bins and labels and leave with a new lens on why we keep what we keep and real tools to take back control.

This talk flexes to fit your format. We can customize a 20-minute podcast conversation, a 45-minute keynote, or a workshop with practical takeaways for your unique audience. My themes resonate strongly with:

✅ Women in midlife podcast audiences, exploring what we hold onto and why
✅ Senior living communities and realtors, reframing downsizing and transition as moments of empowerment
✅ Wealth management & fiduciary companies, expanding programming to examine legacy and offer helpful resources for all stages of life
✅ Estate, elder law & divorce attorneys, on the human behavior underneath the division of assets

My clients include Modera Wealth Management, LifeSpire Senior Living, Davenport Financial Advisors, Erickson Senior Living, Langley Federal Credit Union, AARP, NAPO, NASMM, and NAWBO.