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How to Keep House While Drowning
- A Gentle Approach to Cleaning and Organising
- Narrated by: KC Davis, Dr Raquel Martin
- Length: 3 hrs and 2 mins
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Summary
Brought to you by Penguin.
This is a book for anyone who feels overwhelmed by life and is looking for an accessible and gentle way to care for their home—and themselves.
Have you ever looked at a pile of dishes in the sink and wanted to crawl back into bed? Or found yourself staring at the overflowing recycling bin thinking, why is my life such a mess?
But what if we stopped seeing a clean house as a reflection of our worth and instead as a kindness to our future self?
How to Keep House While Drowning will introduce you to six life-changing principles to revolutionise the way you approach domestic work, all without a single to-do list. Most importantly, it will help you get free of shame and guide you in coping with stress...and that ever-mounting laundry pile.
This book will help you:
- Find ways to make your home serve you.
- Break down domestic work into manageable tasks.
- Stop negative self-talk around housework.
- Give yourself permission to rest, even when things aren't finished.
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
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- MrsGW
- 08-07-22
Life changing book
Absolutely loved this book. It has completely changed my outlook on my home and I am so grateful to KC Davis for writing and reading it.
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- Jennifer
- 15-11-22
Excellent, kind advice
Very easy to listen to, kind simple advice that lifts you up. Short accessible chapters and very inclusive. Really recommend this book
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- Lou
- 24-12-23
Excellent book
This book puts a whole new meaning into cleaning de cluttering and still surviving guilt and shame that has perhaps stemmed from childhood, critical parenting or simply your own interpretation of lifes expectations. This book is a great listen and has the power to be life changing.. Thankyou
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- Leah West
- 18-03-24
Reduced overwhelm
Great for refocusing and reframing tasks in a way that reduces overwhelm. Gave me motivation to start and keep going, and to stop feeling bad about it all.
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- Alex Todd
- 28-06-22
10/10 recommend
I will be definitely be listening to this again. Full of wisdom and super practical
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- Baytree Cottage
- 04-11-22
Everyone should read this book!!!
This book has honestly changed my life. I have health issues, mobility issues, chronic pain and chronic fatigue, work and oh and am a single Mum to 2 children and have always felt guilty about the ‘state’ of my house.
This book has helped me to let go of the guilt, to start to make my house work for me rather than the other way round. It’s challenged my assumptions and really helped me to shake off the ‘shoulds’.
It’s so easy to listen to and digest - just brilliant 🙂
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- Louise
- 05-11-22
For anyone who feels overwhelmed by housework
This is not just for the neurodivergent, but those with depression, trauma, burn out or overwhelm around housework for any reason.
Like many reviewers, I was surprised to find myself in tears as KC identified some of the deep emotional interactions I have with this area of my life and how it related to my self worth.
KC is indeed gentle in her approach. The book feels like having a chat with a good friend who holds your hand and says "you're not alone. You can do this and I'm here to help". She is extremely compassionate and understanding.
She offers lots of practical tips and hacks as well as helping the reader make profound shifts in the way they relate to housework.
The book is really broken down into bitesize chapters, with a fast track option for those who are really overwhelmed and key points highlighted and reiterated as you go through. It is expertly structured.
I'd reccommend this book to any who are overwhelmed by housework or who live with someone that struggles. I'd be inclined to preemptively gift it to any new mother.
It sounds weird but I didn't want to put it down because it was so helpful.
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- Katherine Kelly
- 17-12-22
Reframed the overwhelming idea that my house needs to be perfect, starting with the steps made life more achievable
Reframed the overwhelming idea that my house needs to be perfect, starting with the steps made life more achievable
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- Domi Johnson
- 31-05-22
The most relevant book I’ve ever read/listened to
I downloaded this book as I’d seen it mentioned on TikTok and when I saw it was only 3 hours long I thought what do I have to lose…within the first chapter I had tears streaming down my face and they didn’t stop until the end! I also suffered with PND last year after having my second daughter and I’ve been left feeling lazy and unable to ‘reset’ ever since.
This book changed all of that in just three hours and I now feel like I can get my life and my home back. Thank you
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- Charlotte Norris
- 28-06-22
Brilliant manual for self-kindness
I think the book could be titled "Lessons in self kindness for those with ADHD". I took little bits away from the keeping house bits but so much more away in terms of stopping being so damp hard on myself. I am 50 years old and was only diagnosed a year ago. Realising that not doing the things I've been told 'everyone' does or not doing them the way I think I 'should' and not feeling like a failure for it is the greatest gift I can receive. Thank you KC ❤️
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