Elyse Metzger has been a professional organizer in San Diego for over six years – but long before that, she was "the organized one" in every job, friend group, and family gathering. After years of organizing homes (while her own life felt chaotic), she's learned that getting "organized" isn't about perfection. It's about mindset.
Now she's sharing what she's learned (and still learning) about creating systems that actually fit your life. Each episode blends mindset shifts with practical advice to help you feel more put together and in control – tackling the real struggles like overwhelm, unrealistic expectations, and the pressure to "have it all together."
This isn't your typical organizing podcast with "5 tips for your closet." It's an honest conversation about managing life's chaos, one mindset shift at a time.
Send us Fan Mail In this final episode of Tame the Chaos, I ask a question many women rarely stop to consider: are you actually living the life you have, or your old one? Sharing a little bit of my identity reassessment from the past year and a half, I realized my home was still holding onto my old self instead of reflecting who I've actually become. My three golden rules for organizing a home (and a life) that actually fits who you're becoming: → Organizing is not one size fits all. → ...
7 Jul 2026
What I Gave Up to Feel Like Myself Again | Ep 14
Send us Fan Mail I thought I was doing everything right. But a closer look made me realize I was running on empty. In this episode, I get personal about the five things I gave up this year to feel lighter, both physically and mentally. From overconsumption and social media to obligations without joy, burning out, and perfectionism, I trace it all back to one thing: an overachieving, Type A personality that was quietly costing me. This isn't a tips episode. It's an honest look at what it actua...
23 Jun 2026
Does Your Husband See the Mess? (I Asked Mine) | Ep 13
Send us Fan Mail Do you ever feel like you're the only one in the house who cares about picking up messes? You won't want to miss this conversation. In this episode, Elyse sits down with her husband Tim to ask him exactly what he sees (and doesn't see) around their home. What starts as curiosity about mess turns into a real conversation about the mental load, why two people living in the same space can experience it so differently — and what actually helps. If you've ever wondered what your p...
9 Jun 2026
Is It Time to Declutter? How to Know for Sure (and keep it from coming back) | Ep 12
Send us Fan Mail Ever feel like your own home is dragging you down? When you walk in the door, you feel heavy rather than light and relaxed? It's not in your head. It's your home telling you something. We get so used to our spaces that we stop seeing them. We could walk past the same pile every day until it becomes invisible. But that low-level unease, the avoiding certain rooms, the repurchasing things you know you already own somewhere – those are the signals worth paying attention to. In t...
26 May 2026
Your Home Knows When You're Running on Empty: Bathroom, Fridge & Pantry Reset | Ep 11
Send us Fan Mail Get a peek inside a professional organizer's real bathroom, fridge, and pantry — how Elyse sets up her skincare counter, preps veggies for the week, and organizes her pantry so healthy choices are always within reach. You're rushing through your morning routine, your bathroom stuff is scattered, the fridge is empty, and you can't even grab something quick on your way out the door. It’s obviously a chaotic morning. But it might be something more… When life gets overwhelming, s...
12 May 2026
How to Start Organizing When You're Overwhelmed | Ep 10
Send us Fan Mail When life feels out of control, your home is the one thing you can control. Most of us freeze instead of act. Here's how to start. You don't have to wait until the spiral stops to start organizing. In this episode, Elyse shares her honest advice for what to do when overwhelm is keeping you frozen — and why the "make a plan, get a system" approach is the worst thing you can do in that moment. In this episode: → What "spiraling" actually means (and why it's not a character flaw...
28 Apr 2026
What Life Taught Me About Organizing | Ep 9
Send us Fan Mail The most important things Elyse has learned about organizing didn’t come from organizing. They came from real life. In this episode of Tame the Chaos, Elyse Metzger shares four life lessons that completely changed the way she thinks about her space — and they have nothing to do with bins, labels, or the perfect system. Here’s the thing: we treat organizing like it’s a separate skill that we either have or don’t. We look for the right hack, the right system, the right Saturday...
14 Apr 2026
Why You Can't Let Go (And What Your Garage Is Really Holding) | Ep 8
Send us Fan Mail Download The Home Blueprint (free): https://discovertheorganizedway.com/the-home-blueprint/ Every home has a place where things go to be forgotten. The garage. The attic. The storage unit. Out of sight, out of mind… except not really. Deep down, you know it's there. And it's taking up more mental space than you realize. In this episode of Tame the Chaos, Elyse Metzger dives into what she calls The Holding Space — and why your garage, attic, and storage aren't just cluttered. ...
31 Mar 2026
What Your Home Knows About You That You Don't | Ep 7
Send us Fan Mail What if your home was trying to tell you something? Not about your stuff but about your life. In this episode, I'm introducing something I've been thinking about for a long time. I call it The Home Blueprint, and it completely changed how I look at my home and my clients' homes. After being in hundreds of homes, I started noticing that I could read someone's life just by walking through their space. Every room reflects something back at you — your habits, your identity,...
17 Mar 2026
I Packed for 5 Ski Trips This Winter: Here's What Actually Worked | Ep 6
Send us Fan Mail You know that feeling when a trip is coming up and instead of being excited, you're already mentally exhausted? The packing, the gear, the extra person you're packing for, and the mountain of laundry waiting when you get home? Yeah. Me too. This episode is for you if you love the idea of a vacation but get a little overwhelmed by the packing reality of it — especially winter trips, where everything is bulky, cold weather gear takes up half your suitcase, and you can't just th...
3 Mar 2026
A New Way to See Your Space: What Your Home Is Telling You | Ep 5
Send us Fan Mail What if every room in your home was reflecting something back at you about your own life? Not just your stuff, but what you're holding on to, what you're avoiding, and what you're ready to let go of. It sounds a little out there, but once you start seeing your home this way, you can't unsee it. In this episode of Tame the Chaos, Elyse Metzger shares something she discovered after years of organizing for other people - a pattern she never noticed in her own home until she star...
24 Feb 2026
Your Space Mirrors Your Mind (and Vice Versa) | Ep 4
Send us Fan Mail Have you ever walked into your home after a hard day and felt even more stressed out? Or noticed that when life gets chaotic, your home seems to reflect that chaos right back at you? That's not a coincidence. Your physical space and your mental state are deeply connected - and it works both ways. When you're stuck in life, your space reflects that. And when your space feels stuck, your life can too. In this episode of Tame the Chaos, Elyse Metzger gets personal about a chapte...
3 Feb 2026
Realistic Expectations: The Organizing Advice Nobody Tells You | Ep 3
Send us Fan Mail What if the first step to getting organized... is lowering your expectations? Professional organizer Elyse Metzger shares the organizing advice nobody talks about - and it's not another list of hacks or product recommendations. It's about giving yourself permission to stop chasing a home that doesn't exist. It's about working with your life instead of fighting against it. In this episode of Tame the Chaos, Elyse gets real about what happens in her own home when life gets busy...
3 Feb 2026
Welcome to Tame the Chaos: Why I'm Not Your Typical Organizing Podcast | Ep 1
Send us Fan Mail After five years, hundreds of clients, and countless hours inside other people's homes, professional organizer Elyse Metzger shares the biggest secret she's learned about organizing - and it has nothing to do with bins, labels, or color-coded systems. It's about the story you've been telling yourself. It's about the expectations you have of how a home is "supposed" to look. In this debut episode of Tame the Chaos, Elyse introduces the podcast and gets refreshingly honest abou...
3 Feb 2026
Stop Organizing for a Life You Don't Live | Ep 2
Send us Fan Mail You can buy all the bins, follow all the tips, and even hire a professional organizer to help you get organized. But why do you still feel like you're failing at organization? Because we're starting in the wrong place. It's not about your stuff. It's about what's going on in your head, and whether you're organizing for your actual life or some version that doesn't really exist. In this episode of Tame the Chaos, Elyse gets personal about the nearly two years she spent living ...
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