Swedish Death Cleaning

with Heather Nickerson,

Co-Founder and CEO, Artifcts

This week on the Art of Aging, host Michael Hughes chats with Heather Nickerson, Co-Founder and CEO of Artifcts. During the episode, Mike and Heather discuss the concept of Swedish death cleaning including defining the term, curbing misconceptions, exploring the emotional connection individuals have with certain possessions, how Swedish Death cleaning helps tell the story of possessions, and more.
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Notes:

Highlights from this week’s conversation include:

  • What is Swedish death cleaning (1:18)
  • How our relationships with possessions change over time (3:36)
  • What is Artifcts? (4:53)
  • The emotional connection of certain possessions (6:29)
  • Special connections with items at certain age stages (9:31)
  • How Swedish death cleaning helps tell the story behind possessions (12:21)
  • Getting started with Swedish death cleaning (16:33)
  • Thinking about possessions as collections rather than individual items (19:11)
  • Connecting with Artifcts (21:25)
  • Abundant Aging questions for Heather (23:05)

 

Abundant Aging is a podcast series presented by United Church Homes. These shows offer ideas, information, and inspiration on how to improve our lives as we grow older. To learn more and to subscribe to the show, visit abundantagingpodcast.com. 

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