The One Thing Your Wellness Routine Is Missing

There’s a drawer in your home you haven’t opened in six months. You know the one. And yet your sleep routine is dialed in. Your nutrition is on point. Your fitness schedule hasn’t missed a beat. Somewhere along the way, wellness conquered everything, except the place you live.

A new wave of experts are making the case that the home is the last frontier of the wellness era. Not just clean, not just organized, but intentional. A space that reflects who you actually are and supports who you’re becoming. Faith Roberson, a certified life coach, professional organizer, and author of the newly released What Stays and What Goes, calls it “Soul Work”, and she’s part of a growing movement that believes your environment is as important to your health as anything else you’re already doing.

At LIVunLtd, we spend our days thinking about how physical space affects how people feel, and how a room’s energy, layout, and intention can change everything about how you show up in it. We asked Anjie Cho, a feng shui expert and licensed architect, and Faith Roberson, a professional organizer and certified life coach, to share some thought-starters for those looking to create an intentional home.

Both are available as a resource to our members with LIVunLtd Lifestyle Services.

Why Feng Shui Is Hitting Differently Right Now

We spent so much more time at home during the pandemic that folks started to re-think their homes, and notice that our homes affect us tremendously. Many of us now spend a portion of our work week working from home, and so again, we’re noticing and appreciating our homes on a new level. There’s a need to look at how our home spaces can support us, especially when it comes to work-life balance. In NYC in particular, we also have circumstances where we have a hectic, busy life outside our homes — so when we get home we long for a space that is peaceful, nourishing, and suited for us — rather than one that causes more stress and anxiety.

The One Spring Shift Anyone Can Make

Spring is connected to the wood element in feng shui. The emergent energy of the wood element is invigorating, healing, and growth-oriented. My favorite single tip is to bring in fresh-cut seasonal flowers. Especially right now, we see the trees in full bloom, tulips beginning to unfurl, and the city is waking up from its winter slumber. Cherry blossom branches, or tulips, can lift the energy in our homes.

The Room That Matters Most

The bedroom is the room that is closest to us from a feng shui perspective. It is where we spend many hours asleep in a passive, yin, and receptive state. It represents our hearts, and us. So it’s helpful to notice when the energy of your bedroom feels off, to keep it tidy, and work with the feng shui in this area.

What Good Energy Actually Feels Like

It will feel supportive and nourishing, as opposed to stressful, difficult, or anxiety-inducing. It doesn’t necessarily need to be spacious or well decorated, but rather attended to, easeful, and mindful.

On Beautiful Homes With Difficult Energy

A home that is “beautiful” can still offer difficult energy. Sometimes there can be a string of challenges created by our environments that have nothing to do with how it looks. Feng shui is not much about beauty, but rather it’s an invitation to balance the invisible and the visible.

If Her Home Could Say One Thing

I would like my home to feel like it’s my companion and family member.

Learn more about Anjie Cho’s work at anjiecho.com.

Faith Roberson

Professional Organizer, Certified Life Coach & Author of What Stays and What Goes

What “Soul Work” Actually Means

Soul Work isn’t really about stuff — it’s about the stories, identities, and emotions attached to the stuff. That realization changes the starting point completely. Instead of asking, “Where should this go?” we begin with, “Why do I have this, and who does it represent?” That shift moves organizing from a surface-level task to a deeply clarifying process.

The Principle Most People Skip

Most people skip awareness because it requires honesty without judgment. It’s much easier to jump straight into buying bins or labeling drawers. But without awareness, our organizing habits and patterns often fall short of fully supporting us. We end up with a prettier version of the same problem.

Emotional Tagging: What Happens When You Open That Drawer

Emotional tagging is a helpful exercise for those moments when an object triggers a memory or version of yourself that keeps you attached. The practice is simple but powerful: you name the emotion. Literally. Take a Post-it note, write down what you’re feeling, and place it on the object. That small act helps you separate the feeling from the thing. When you choose to let the item go, you’re not just releasing the object — you’re releasing the emotion attached to it.

Before You Buy a Single Storage Bin

If your grandmother didn’t need it, neither do you. Repurpose what you already have. Make it a challenge to organize what you own before measuring for containers.

Why the House Is Still a Mess

A messy house isn’t a reflection of who you are — it’s a reflection of what you value. Nothing is wrong with you if you have a messy house. It’s only wrong if it doesn’t feel right to you. What are your values? Is it community, family, peace, simplicity, adventure, spirituality? When you focus on uplifting your core beliefs, your home naturally falls in line.

Junk Drawer: Acceptable or Unacceptable?

Acceptable — with intention. A junk drawer can be a healthy boundary for life’s small, miscellaneous realities. The key is that it’s contained, not chaotic. It should hold what you’ve decided not to overthink, not what you’ve avoided deciding about altogether.

Pick up Faith Roberson’s What Stays and What Goes here and visit organizewithfaith.com to learn more about her bookable home services.

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