In preparation for the RCIV, I’m glad to spotlight Melody LeBaron as part of the “Getting to Know Your Presenters” Blog Series.

Check out this special Q&A with Melody and then click over to her speaker page to learn more about her upcoming RCIV presentation or watch this special sneak peek video.

Q: Tell us a little bit about your story: how did you get involved in the work you currently do?

As a child, I had a deep connection to nature and I realized that in some homes I felt that same peaceful, positive power that I felt in nature—but in other homes I sensed only stuck, stagnant, sometimes even disturbing energy.

As a teen, I had an innate ability to de-clutter and organize rooms, to get the life-force energy flowing again. But in my late 20s, as a mother of 3 preschoolers during a time of stress, I found myself living in a home with clutter in every room. Our home office was the worst, the path from the door to the desk surrounded by waist-high piles. I had to keep the doors to several rooms closed and locked, because it wasn’t safe for my babies to be in those rooms.

I didn’t know it then, but our obstacles show us where our path is—and I was about to find mine.

I was overwhelmed, exhausted and depressed when I went to a parenting conference and saw that booklet about de-cluttering and organizing. I almost didn’t buy it, thinking “I know how to de-clutter and organize. I don’t need to read a booklet about it.” But in a moment of humility, I realized I didn’t know how to get out of the mess I was in.

That booklet was about creating sustainable systems that grow and evolve as our life and work does. Inspired, I made a commitment and in the 45 minutes a day that all 3 kids were napping, I implemented what I’d learned. In just 6 months, I’d permanently de-cluttered and organized my home and work space, my time and my life.

Opportunities flowed into the space I’d created, the teachers I was ready for appeared, and I received training in Space Clearing and Feng Shui, as well as Professional Organizing. I now work with clients all over the world who are up-leveling their lives by transforming the spaces they live and work in!

Q: What about your role provides you with the most energy?

I love helping others get organized in a way that works for them. I love helping clients partner with their homes by helping them understand and harness the power of Feng Shui.

Q: What do you do to balance all that you have going on? So, being an entrepreneur can be BUSY, busy stuff! With work, family, social life, travel, fun, and your own health, how do you find time for it all?

I walk outside daily, really connecting to nature. I also do yoga daily and attend classes weekly. These practices are both grounding and transcendent for me.

Q: What 1 to 2 self-care tips can you share with our readers today? Something that is unique to you and your work; something that will have our readers understanding the types of things you’ll be teaching them in the RejuveNation Collaboration talk you will be giving us.

Understanding that your home is alive, intelligent and wants to partner with you is the FIRST STEP to transforming your relationship with it. Next, you’ll want to de-clutter and organize your rooms. And then, you’ll want to Feng Shui the space so that it activates YOUR GOALS.

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Again, be sure to check out Melody’s speaker page and learn more about her presentation. And if you haven’t done so already, register for the RejuveNation Collaboration, which starts Monday, October 21st.