That Hoarder: Overcome Compulsive Hoarding
Hoarding disorder is stigmatised and people who hoard feel vast amounts of shame. This podcast began life as an audio diary, an anonymous outlet for somebody with this weird condition. That Hoarder speaks about her experiences living with compulsive hoarding, she interviews therapists, academics, researchers, children of hoarders, professional organisers and influencers, and she shares insight and tips for others with the problem. Listened to by people who hoard as well as those who love them and those who work with them, Overcome Compulsive Hoarding with That Hoarder aims to shatter the stigma, share the truth and speak openly and honestly to improve lives.
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Episodes
Friday May 06, 2022
Friday May 06, 2022
"The real world is messy, people are messy, they don't come with like nice little squares and nice labels. The world doesn't work that way. But the way we make sense of the world works that way."For the full show notes and transcript for this episode, visit the website at Overcome Compulsive Hoarding. Twitter: @ThatHoarderFacebook: Overcome Compulsive Hoarding with That HoarderYouTube: Overcome Compulsive Hoarding with That HoarderReddit: Overcome Compulsive Hoarding with That HoarderHelp out: Support this project Support the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Friday Apr 29, 2022
Friday Apr 29, 2022
"You don't dare ever throw anything out or sort anything out or give anything away in case it turns out to be a mistake. That fear takes over everything in a way that is just not proportionate to the consequences."For the full show notes and transcript for this episode, visit the website at Overcome Compulsive Hoarding. Twitter: @ThatHoarderFacebook: Overcome Compulsive Hoarding with That HoarderYouTube: Overcome Compulsive Hoarding with That HoarderReddit: Overcome Compulsive Hoarding with That HoarderHelp out: Support this project Support the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Friday Apr 22, 2022
Friday Apr 22, 2022
"This is really important for everyone, and I bang on about it all the time with my kids. And my clients. If you don't write the task down in a list, those tasks lurk at the edge of the four or so slots of your working memory - I'm sounding very teacherish now - so this is valuable mental real estate. And it impacts your ability to do other focused work. So you always have these random to dos floating around as you're attempting to pay attention to your project that you're currently working on. If it's on a list, it's out of working memory." For the full show notes and transcript for this episode, visit the website at Overcome Compulsive Hoarding. Twitter: @ThatHoarderFacebook: Overcome Compulsive Hoarding with That HoarderYouTube: Overcome Compulsive Hoarding with That HoarderReddit: Overcome Compulsive Hoarding with That HoarderHelp out: Support this project Support the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Friday Apr 15, 2022
Friday Apr 15, 2022
"You put your stuff in bags, you drop it off with a warm fuzzy feeling inside, because they are going to earn some money because of you. So your excess clothes are going to help fund cancer research or arthritis research, or a children's hospice. And you can feel great about that. And you can also feel reassured that those clothes are going to someone else who really wants them. And so it's not wasteful."For the full show notes and transcript for this episode, visit the website at Overcome Compulsive Hoarding. Twitter: @ThatHoarderFacebook: Overcome Compulsive Hoarding with That HoarderYouTube: Overcome Compulsive Hoarding with That HoarderReddit: Overcome Compulsive Hoarding with That HoarderHelp out: Support this project Support the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Friday Apr 08, 2022
Friday Apr 08, 2022
"This paradox of such high standards leading to such low standards is a real one. And it's something we each need to examine for ourselves and come to our own conclusions."For the full show notes and transcript for this episode, visit the website at Overcome Compulsive Hoarding. Twitter: @ThatHoarderFacebook: Overcome Compulsive Hoarding with That HoarderYouTube: Overcome Compulsive Hoarding with That HoarderReddit: Overcome Compulsive Hoarding with That HoarderHelp out: Support this project Support the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Friday Apr 01, 2022
Friday Apr 01, 2022
If you tackle a smaller task, your sense of achievement will power you on to the next task. And your enthusiasm for the project is likely to last longer.For the full show notes and transcript for this episode, visit the website at Overcome Compulsive Hoarding. Twitter: @ThatHoarderFacebook: Overcome Compulsive Hoarding with That HoarderYouTube: Overcome Compulsive Hoarding with That HoarderReddit: Overcome Compulsive Hoarding with That HoarderHelp out: Support this project Support the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Friday Mar 25, 2022
Friday Mar 25, 2022
"If you give it to your brother, and he puts it in the bin, then it's in the bin. If you give it to an animal shelter and they put it in the bin, then it's in the bin. If you give it to Oxfam, and they put it in the bin, then it's in the bin. So the key is to put it in the bin yourself and not force other people to be part of this dysfunctional chain. Because you're creating work and costing people money."For the full show notes and transcript for this episode, visit the website at Overcome Compulsive Hoarding. Twitter: @ThatHoarderFacebook: Overcome Compulsive Hoarding with That HoarderYouTube: Overcome Compulsive Hoarding with That HoarderReddit: Overcome Compulsive Hoarding with That HoarderHelp out: Support this project Support the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Friday Mar 18, 2022
Friday Mar 18, 2022
Most hoarders need some degree of professional help if they're going to get through this problem. But the number of therapies available is overwhelming and bewildering. So today, we're going to talk about some of the types of therapy on offer for hoarding disorder. For the full show notes and transcript for this episode, visit the website at Overcome Compulsive Hoarding. Twitter: @ThatHoarderFacebook: Overcome Compulsive Hoarding with That HoarderYouTube: Overcome Compulsive Hoarding with That HoarderReddit: Overcome Compulsive Hoarding with That HoarderHelp out: Support this project Support the show
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Friday Mar 11, 2022
Friday Mar 11, 2022
If you can work out exactly what's tripping you up, exactly what is making you need to get distracted, that's immensely helpful. Because if you can address those worries in yourself, you may find that you're just more capable of staying on the task at hand when you don't have whatever fear or worry it is hanging around For the full show notes and transcript for this episode, visit the website at Overcome Compulsive Hoarding. Twitter: @ThatHoarderFacebook: Overcome Compulsive Hoarding with That HoarderYouTube: Overcome Compulsive Hoarding with That HoarderReddit: Overcome Compulsive Hoarding with That HoarderHelp out: Support this project Support the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Friday Mar 04, 2022
Friday Mar 04, 2022
Your home does not exist to hold on to the ghosts of everybody you've ever met, or every dream you've ever had, or every purchase you ever made.For the full show notes and transcript for this episode, visit the website at Overcome Compulsive Hoarding. Twitter: @ThatHoarderFacebook: Overcome Compulsive Hoarding with That HoarderYouTube: Overcome Compulsive Hoarding with That HoarderReddit: Overcome Compulsive Hoarding with That HoarderHelp out: Support this project Support the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.