The most common question we receive whether its by email or phone calls is how much does it cost to cleanup a home that is hoarded? The answer to that question is not as simple as how many bedroom and bathrooms are...
There are a lot of safety concerns related to hoarding disorder. In this post I want to give you some things to think about, and give you an outline for what to expect if a housing inspector becomes involved with the hoarded home. [Property managers/landlords likely...
In a perfect world, if I had my way, hoarding would be addressed before it became a safety concern. People who hoard would work through their relational traumas and losses, there would be no stigma in our culture preventing people who hoard from getting help, mental...
There are some things we know about biological causes, and some that we’re still learning about, and who knows what we don’t know yet! There has been some initial research on the brain, so let’s start there. We know that the brains of people who hoard are different...
This final blog post will give you some direction on what to do about a hoarded home. There isn’t one answer for every situation. Let’s start with a personal hoarding situation. What to do when you discover a loved one is hoarding? Hopefully, you already have figured...
I’m going to talk about three kinds of professionals who work with hoarding disorder. They each have a different specialty, and when they work together, the person who hoards (and their family members) get the benefit of a collaborative, team approach to addressing...