Detox Your Space

In part 2 of this two-part episode, Anna uses her own D.R.E.A.M. method to completely transforms Shani’s bedroom into a beautiful, relaxing space that absolutely changes everything. Hear how Shani’s life has changed and how she’s now living the D.R.E.A.M. Get Anna's new book, D.R.E.A.M Home: Detox Your Space, Transform Your Life today!

Part 1 of a 2-Part Episode Shani is a single mom who works full time from home while raising her active 6-year-old daughter. Shani’s faced more than her share of challenges with the recent death of her best friend and now moving her disabled mom into the home she shares with her daughter. While she owns a two bedroom home in Los Angeles, Shani finds herself spending most of her time in her bedroom, whether it’s at her desk in the corner, watching TV with her daughter or crashing on her bed after a busy day.  Enter Anna. Anna’s on a mission to help Shani create her own peaceful space where she can relax and close the door, allowing her to take a few minutes to herself. Anna helps identify what’s keeping Shani stuck and sets her on a path toward healing.  Get Anna's new book, D.R.E.A.M Home: Detox Your Space, Transform Your Life today!

More and more people are working remotely every day, with a large percentage of them choosing home over a local coffee shop or co-working space. But how can we do our best work when sitting in the midst of everyday life and the clutter that comes with it? Anna talks with life coach Diann Wingert about the trend in telecommuting and how to tap into focus and creativity through our homes.    ABOUT DIANN: After two decades of being a successful therapist, Diann changed walked away from her private practice to become a masters level certified coach, helping women over 40 ditch their excuses, discover their courage and go after their most audacious goals. Diann passionately believes that this stage of life is the most powerful, if we are willing to let go of whatever is holding us back. Diann's powerful combo of expertise on the midlife brain and menopause, coupled with her own unique personal experience makes her the go-to resource for women 40+. Personally, since turning 40, Diann has gotten divorced, raised her three children to adulthood, embraced Buddhism,   traveled the world, gone skydiving, studied German, remarried and became a first time entrepreneur. Now in her 6th decade, Diann is looking forward to continuing to learn, evolve and defy her own limits.   

Anna Marshall helps us tackle one of the biggest obstacles keeping us from living a life we love -- procrastination. Anna shares her tips for getting it done. It’s a lot simpler than you think!

We all know that decluttering and getting organized feels good, but did you know that there’s actual science behind it? Join Anna Marshall and Dr. Sarah Sarkis as they break down what really happens when you detox your space. Dr. Sarkis is a licensed psychologist and writer living in Honolulu, Hawaii (originally from Boston Mass).  She has a private practice where she works with adults who are looking to achieve long-term change and growth. She emphasizes collaboration, partnership, and personal empowerment. Dr. Sarkis earned her master’s from Boston College and doctorate from George Washington University.  She approaches psychological wellness from a holistic and integrative perspective. Her style is eclectic and blends psychoanalytic theory, positive psychology, existential psychology, neuro-biology, and functional medicine to bring a truly integrated approach to your quest for a sense of wellness.   In addition to her psychology training, Dr. Sarkis has studied extensively the use of mindfulness, functional medicine, hormones, and how food, medicine and mood are interconnected. Check out her website at Dr. Sarah Sarkis to learn more about her services, areas of interest and upcoming events, blogs and more. Anna Marshall is the best selling author of D.R.E.A.M Home: Detox Your Space, Transform Your Life.

Anna reconnects with Janine Sharell, a TV producer who shares her personal experience working with Anna and how she's now living the life she's always wanted. From Janine: I met Anna Marshall six years after my marriage had ended. In the divorce, I got the house — a reminder of a 10-year marriage that didn’t work. My little 3-bedroom, 2.5-bath ranch style home was supposed to be a starter house, one we’d live in for a few years then sell and buy something bigger and better. But plans don’t always work out. Although my husband had moved out years ago, the same paint was on the walls, the furniture was in the exact same position, and the same sad feeling — that what I had could have been so much more — still remained. My house brought me down. It wasn’t warm and welcoming. Instead, it was cluttered, physically and emotionally, and I felt stagnant. Even the sound of the doorbell made me cringe! I didn’t want anyone to see what a mess laid behind the front doors. I knew I was ready to move on but everything felt the same. Enter Anna Marshall. Anna’s daughter and my son played on the same little league team. She and I were the first to arrive at the team’s awards banquet and we sat together. She asked what I did for work. I explained that I was a reporter and producer at CNN for many years, and at the time, I was freelancing, which is code for sitting by the phone, looking voraciously for work, and jumping at any job that came my way, even those I once would have thought were below me. Anna said she was a home stager who wanted to start using her talent to heal spaces and change people’s lives. She explained that she would enter homes that weren’t working, whip them around, and make them sing! She’d done just that for a man who had recently inherited his family home only to find he couldn’t live there because the memories were crowding him out. She had transformed his home, and he was able to start a new life there. It dawned on me that what Anna did was what I needed most. After speaking with her, I realized it wasn’t the house that was bringing me down, it was the energy in the house, or lack of it. She said objects carry energy and that things needed to be moved around, and possibly removed, for me to start feeling better — the clutter, the mix of overcrowded spots and underutilized places, and the all too familiar reminders of what was and what wouldn’t be. I wanted my space healed! From the day Anna walked into my home, things changed, starting with letting go of items that I no longer needed or that I had inherited but never used. She painted my bedroom and turned my bed to face the beautiful view of my tree out the window. She said she needed to change my perspective, and boy, was she right! Anna also transformed my children’s playroom into a home office for me, re-purposing the over-sized armoire, that ate up most of my bedroom, into a storage closet for the office! In the office, an unused closet with no doors got shelves and became instantly useful for my printer and paperwork! We rarely used the living room, mostly because I didn’t know how to set it up; my desk was in the corner facing the wall, and the fireplace read LOG CABIN! What do you do with that? Anna was amazing. She faux-finished the rocks on the fireplace, which softened the color. She re-aligned the furniture and turned the room we NEVER used into the room we use MOST! After years of no use, it became our family’s favorite room. Blocked doors that once were never used had swung open with possibilities. We could feel the energy change that Anna said was needed. What Anna did not only had a profound effect on me, but it touched my two children in a way that surprised me. Eight and eleven, I thought they were too young to care or notice how our house looked. How wrong I was! They cared, they saw how happy these changes made me, and they got it! They saw me sitting at my desk in my new office being happy to be there. My desk was no longer in a corner of my living room facing the wall; it was in a brand new space, one that allowed creativity to flow and work to get done! Within weeks, I landed a new job as a producer on a reality show. It was the full-time staff position I longed for but thought was out of reach. The changes Anna made to my life and my children’s lives are immeasurable. Another amazing thing happened! Just as the old energy and memories were painted away, a wonderful man came into my life and I found love again! It was something I had hoped for but thought would never happen. My home and my life now flow in a positive direction. We are grateful for her work, her vision, her heart, and her fabulous taste! Get Anna's new book, D.R.E.A.M Home: Detox Your Space, Transform Your Life today!

We’re talking about my favorite subject, spring cleaning. It’s time to feel fresh, new and alive again -- summer’s almost here! It’s reported that 76% of Americans spring clean every year, but so many of them get stuck and never even finish what they started. I’ve got four tips on how to get through and actually complete your spring cleaning. Anna Marshall works with a diverse array of clients, designing functional rooms on any budget that look incredible but, more importantly, inspire people to live the way they’re meant to. Now as the best selling author of D.R.E.A.M. Home and host of the brand new podcast, Detox Your Space, Anna has expanded her reach even further to help even more people transform their homes --  and their lives. Get Anna's new book, D.R.E.A.M Home: Detox Your Space, Transform Your Life today!

Anna Marshall and Stacey Maimin share three simple steps to clearing out your home, heart and mind, helping you move forward in a positive, productive way.  About Stacey: Stacey Maimin has always been a creative person, not only have with the gift of creating beauty in things physically, but finding the beauty in human nature and understanding how the human mind works. Her intuition helps her understand one step ahead in most of my coaching. Stacey had a long and successful career as a hairstylist. But she found connecting with her clients was the most fulfilling part. She followed her passion and became a certified life coach. Stacey believes that she’s on this planet to help others live up to their potential one person at a time. Join Anna and Stacey in a conversation that will help you uncover what’s holding you back and motivate you to take those first steps forward.  Get Anna's new book, D.R.E.A.M Home: Detox Your Space, Transform Your Life today!

We’re all addicts in a way. We keep things in our spaces that aren’t necessarily good for us, but they’re what we know. Sometimes things get so comfortable that, even though we’re unhappy, we leave them the same way and don’t feel like we can or want to do anything about it. Some items may even be toxic for our well-being, though we might not always realize it. If you’ve ever had clutter in your home, you know how stressed, anxious, and unwell it can make you feel. Too much “stuff” in your personal space can remind you of all that needs tending, distract you from what’s important and valuable, and even affect the quality of the air you breathe, since clutter can hide dust, dirt, and mold. In order to be truly happy and live the life you “D.R.E.A.M.” of, you have to be able to “let go” of those things that literally and figuratively block your way. My book, and this podcast,  is intended to help you do that.   What I want most now is to share my experience, to help you have the happiest home, thus the happiest life, you have always dreamed of.   Having staged homes belonging to Beyoncé, Madonna, Tom Petty, and so many more people with hectic schedules and diverse tastes, I developed a keen sense of what my clients needed and, with the D.R.E.A.M. method described here and in my book, I was able to help them transform the most challenging spaces into irresistible works of art.   A dream is an ideal, a vision, something notable for its appeal and quality, the fulfillment of which can sometimes seem out of reach. The acronym D.R.E.A.M., which provides the framework for this book, is about five steps you can take right now to make the dreams you have for your home and life a distinct reality. Having a blended family, I totally get all the challenges people can have with shared spaces. Creating an environment in which everyone in your home can thrive is so important. Since creating my “D.R.E.A.M.” HOME, I have a life I love, and now I’m excited to help you transform yours! Get my new book, D.R.E.A.M Home: Detox Your Space, Transform Your Life today!

When Anna Marshall was a little girl, she’d watch her mom completely redesign spaces as an interior designer. Born into a family that remodels and builds new homes, the appreciation and desire for creating beautiful things was in her DNA.   Anna’s passion for design led her into fashion at a young age, landing her first job with a couture designer just out of high school. Soon after, she enrolled in the renowned art academy, Otis Parsons, where she studied design before launching her own brand, Anna Paul. With her designs found in over 600 boutiques nationwide, as well as at premier retailers like Nieman Marcus and Nordstrom, Anna traveled the world sharing her gift and pulling inspiration from the beautiful places she experienced.   But as Anna’s success in fashion grew, so did her pull toward home — both professionally and personally. Now with two babies at home, she decided to close her fashion business and join her family in the high-end staging business, creating beautiful spaces to prepare multi-million dollar estates for sale. Designing and staging homes belonging to Beyonce, Madonna, Tom Petty and so many more, Anna developed a keen sense of what her clients need, transforming the most challenging spaces into irresistible works of art.   It was during that time that Anna experienced her own personal transformation. After she exited the fashion industry she went through a painful divorce. Becoming a single mother of two, Anna was feeling depressed and uninspired. She went into the family staging business, and began freelancing interior design projects. While she was finding success with her own clients’ spaces, she began to notice that her own home was leaving her feeling stuck and negative. She was determined to clear her space of anything that symbolized the life she had left behind, only keeping things that evoked feelings of happiness. Soon she felt revitalized, with a sense of hope and for her own future and excitement for what she could now provide her clients.   Through her own personal transformation, Anna would discover that while she was staging and designing these high end properties to sell for millions, what she really was doing was realigning the spaces in a way that felt inviting and peaceful, leaving most clients wishing they had hired her years before. Anna loved the feedback but felt like she was missing an opportunity to help clients redesign their space to actually enjoy their homes, not just to sell.   Today, Anna works with a diverse array of clients, designing functional rooms on any budget that look incredible but, more importantly, inspire people to live the way they’re meant to. Now as the best selling author of D.R.E.A.M. Home and host of the brand new podcast, Detox Your Space, Anna has expanded her reach even further to help even more people transform their homes --  and their lives.   Get my new book, D.R.E.A.M Home: Detox Your Space, Transform Your Life today!

Imagine living in your dream home without the stress of moving or cost of remodeling. Join host Anna Marshall as she provides simple tips to turning the home you have, into a space you love. Anna has transformed homes belonging to Beyonce, Madonna, Paula Abdul, and so many more. One thing she’s discovered is whether you’re living in a multi-million dollar mansion, or an apartment on a budget, the problems are universal. She knows how to quickly get to the root of the issue, uncover what’s keeping you stuck and help you Detox Your Space to transform your life. Get my new book, D.R.E.A.M Home: Detox Your Space, Transform Your Life today!