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...

  • #166 "Just-in-time shopping": Overcome fear-driven purchases, save money and space, and spend mindfully

  • #165 Distraction-free idea capture: Transforming chaotic thought streams into actionable to-do lists

  • #164 Digital hoarding and digital clutter with Dr Jan Eppingstall

  • #163 The Lazy Genius approach to planning, productivity and prioritising, with Kendra Adachi

  • #162 From Fibble to Focus: Defibble your executive dysfunction with Jo Cavalot

  • #161 Addressing shame with creativity: dancing with your inner critic with artist Steve Chapman

  • #160 Dehoarding with the seasons: get inspired by nature when everything is overwhelming

  • #159 Just because we want it doesn't mean we have to have it

  • #158 What does "trauma-informed" mean when it comes to hoarding? With Dr Jan Eppingstall

  • #157 Dehoarding dilemmas: Swallow the frog or save the worst til last?

  • #156 Identifying the shopping triggers that create our urge to impulse buy

  • #155 Self-stigma and hoarding with Dr Jan Eppingstall

  • #154 We don't need to love it. We just need to do it.

  • #153 Making a noticeable difference: Master the 80/20 rule to tame your hoarding habits

  • #152 Unpacking Aesop: Misunderstood lessons from The Tortoise and the Hare on hoarding

  • #151 An amnesty on discarding guilt - is it possible? With Dr Jan Eppingstall

  • #150 13 pieces of terrible hoarding advice you're sick of hearing

  • #149 ADHD, hoarding and clutter with Susie Boutal, ADHD and Declutter Coach

  • #148 The woman who sold every item of clothing she owned

  • #147 Habituation, "clutter blindness", and hoarding with Dr Jan Eppingstall of Stuffology

  • Remix: How to dehoard when you're drowning with KC Davis of Struggle Care and Domestic Blisters

  • #146 Where Dragons Live and what we leave behind

  • #145 Understanding stigma and hoarding using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and compassion, with Dr Jennifer Krafft

  • #144 Breaking through analysis paralysis: 13 tools and techniques for making progress when you have hoarding disorder

  • #143 Letting go of coping mechanisms that no longer serve us

  • #142 Physical disability, chronic illness, chronic pain and hoarding with Dr Jan Eppingstall

  • #141 Micro trends are ruining our lives. Here's what to do

  • #140 How to cope with - or help - a partner who hoards, with Laura Silverstein, Certified Gottman Couples Therapist

  • #139 Chronic disorganisation with Jo Cooke of Hoarding Disorders UK

  • #138 The Accountability Effect: Accountability, encouragement and mutual support when tackling hoarding and dehoarding

  • #137 How to tackle a laundry backlog - or how to summit Mount Washmore

  • #136 The lies, contradictions and justifications we tell ourselves about our stuff - I dissect and debunk 19 of them!

  • #135 Don't know where to start? 31 things you can dehoard today

  • #134 What therapists and mental health professionals need to know about working with hoarders, with Dr Jan Eppingstall

  • #133 What to prioritise when you can only do the absolute basics

  • #132 How to dehoard when you’re really, really busy: tackling clutter in tiny time slots

  • #131 Compassionate productivity with Meg Kissack of the Daily Pep: Challenging the Cult of Productivity, Rethinking Self-Care and Embracing Vulnerability

  • #130 Loneliness and hoarding with Vassia Sarantopoulou: build human connections and combat hoarding-related shame

  • #129 Is this the hill you want to die on? Psychological flexibility, rigidity and hoarding with Dr Jan Eppingstall

  • REMIX: Couples and hoarding: An interview with relationship therapist Laura Silverstein

  • #128 Time management and hoarding: How living in a hoard impacts your time, stress and productivity

  • #127 Overcoming overspending with Paige Pritchard, Money Coach

  • #126 Insight and hoarding with Dr Jan Eppingstall: Unravelling anosognosia, clutter blindness, denial, psychological reactance and overvalued ideation

  • #125 Clearing hoarding hurdles: Anticipating and overcoming roadblocks in the dehoarding process

  • #124 How the little-known Hummingbird Method can help you to dehoard the areas you’ve been avoiding

  • #123 The emotional impact of emergency dehoarding: confronting paralysis, shame, terror, panic and exhaustion

  • #122 From ’it’ll do’ to ’make do’

  • Remix: When you need to declutter urgently

  • Remix: Dehoarding: where to start

  • #121 Can virtual reality help to treat hoarding disorder? With Dr Hannah Raila

  • #120 What a crooked church spire can tell us about failure and flaws and weirdness

  • #119 Homelessness and hoarding with Dr Jan Eppingstall of Stuffology

  • #118 Can we use AI to help us dehoard? Is it just hype or a promising solution?

  • REMIX: Perfectionism and hoarding with Dr Jan Eppingstall of Stuffology

  • #117 The dark side of conscious consumerism: when shopping feels like activism, can you save the world and promote your values by acquiring stuff?

  • #116 Hoarding vs squalor vs Diogenes Syndrome with Dr Jan Eppingstall

  • #115 Is selling your stuff worth it? The pros and cons of selling your clutter: a hoarder’s perspective

  • #114 What if I regret dehoarding? Overcoming the fear of regret and letting go

  • #113 Batching: the pathway to tangible results and motivation for hoarders

  • #112 Executive function, executive dysfunction and hoarding with Dr Jan Eppingstall

  • #111 Do you have spares of your spares? Do you have backups of your backups?

  • #110 Do you own your stuff or does it own you? Freeing yourself and your home with Jasmine Sleigh, author of Being Owned

  • #109 When you feel like giving up: dehoarding when it’s really hard

  • #108 From indecisiveness to empowered choices: 27 practical tips for overcoming decision-making challenges in hoarding

  • #107 Things that look like hoarding but aren’t: ADHD, depression, autism, OCD, OCPD and more

  • #106 The Art of Letting Go: Navigating emotional clutter blocks with Tracy McCubbin

  • #105 Embracing the path of least resistance: finding ease in the journey when overcoming hoarding

  • #104 From sticky substances to mouldy messes: tackling the really gross bits when dehoarding

  • #103 Scarcity and hoarding with Dr Jan Eppingstall

  • #102 Turn your chair around: beginner’s mind and the power of perspective in hoarding

  • #101 Wishcycling, the 5 Rs, and hoarding - what you need to know

  • #100 19 things I’ve learned about hoarding - and the gas man came

  • #99 Why stuff? From Blankies to Belongings: understanding the connections between hoarding, attachment styles and excessive attachment to possessions with...

  • #98 The power and potential of curiosity in hoarding

  • #97 What to do with bits and bobs - how to organise miscellaneous items when dehoarding your home

  • #96 15 common (and annoying) myths and misconceptions about hoarding disorder

  • #95 Shame and hoarding with Professor Luna Dolezal

  • #94 Sunk Cost Fallacy and hoarding with Dr Jan Eppingstall of Stuffology

  • #93 Animal hoarding with Dr Mary Dozier

  • #92 How to resist freebies (and why we love them) as people who hoard

  • #91 National Hoarding Awareness Week with Heather Matuozzo of Clouds End

  • #90 23 dehoarding tasks you can achieve in a weekend

  • #89 Trauma, empathy, environmentalism and hoarding with Dr Jan Eppingstall

  • #88 The myth of tough love: why self-hate isn’t a sustainable motivator for hoarders

  • #87 Papering over the cracks - when short-term fixes get in the way of long-term progress

  • #86 14 hoarders from history from a US president to a multitude of artists

  • #85 How to ask for help - professional organisers and hoarding with Declutter Hub’s Lesley Spellman

  • #84 Cognitive dissonance and hoarding with Dr Jan Eppingstall of Stuffology

  • #83 Instant gratification vs delayed gratification and hoarding

  • #82 Dehoarding when you’re drowning with KC Davis of Struggle Care

  • #81 14 things to never, ever do when dehoarding

  • #80 4 teeny tiny things that actually help with dehoarding

  • #79 Parents who hoard, how hoarding affects children with Dr Jan Eppingstall

  • #78 From child of a hoarder to professional organiser - an interview with Tracy McCubbin

  • #77 Stop demonising hoarders for clicks and views

  • #76 Vicious cycles, virtuous cycles and hoarding

  • #75 Anthropomorphism and hoarding with Dr Jan Eppingstall of Stuffology

  • #74 Couples and hoarding: An interview with Laura Silverstein, Certified Gottman Couples Therapist

  • #73 Subverting the word of the year

  • Remix: Trauma and hoarding: an interview with Dr Jan Eppingstall of Stuffology

  • Remix 2-in-1: Giving gifts, getting gifts, and what to do with unwanted gifts

  • #72 A deeper kind of end-of-year review

  • #71 Dehoarding: where to start

  • #70 Resilience and hoarding with Dr Jan Eppingstall of Stuffology

  • #69 Negative self-talk, cognitive restructuring and hoarding

  • #68 Money and hoarding and money hoarding

  • #67 What a trip away from home taught me about hoarding

  • #66 Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and hoarding - a deep dive with Dr Jan Eppingstall of Stuffology

  • #65 Breaking bad habits in hoarding and acquiring

  • #64 What you can do for Future You

  • #63 Grief and loss and hoarding with Dr Jan Eppingstall of Stuffology

  • #62 Poverty, minimalism and hoarding

  • #61 Embracing imperfect solutions and partial remedies when dealing with hoarding

  • #60 Cognitive behavioural therapy and hoarding with Sarah Rees, CBT therapist

  • #59 What OHIO and DOOM have to do with hoarding

  • #58 Self-sabotage and hoarding with Dr Jan Eppingstall

  • #57 Are hoarders lazy? I think you’d be surprised...

  • #56 OCD and hoarding with Jenna Overbaugh, OCD therapist (who also has OCD)

  • #55 My experience of hiring a hoarding clearance firm - the good, the bad and the terrifyingly ugly

  • #54 Compulsive acquiring and hoarding: how to stop with Dr Jan Eppingstall

  • #53 The Endowment Effect and hoarding

  • #52 When you need to declutter urgently

  • #51 6 dehoarding facts that aren’t discussed enough

  • #50 Compulsive acquiring and hoarding: why we acquire with Dr Jan Eppingstall

  • #49 Sitting with discomfort: distress tolerance and hoarding

  • #48 Routines: oppressive limitations or helpful structures?

  • #47 Shopping your own stuff: what does it mean and how can it help people who hoard?

  • #46 Tiny habits and micro-movements with Dr Jan Eppingstall of Stuffology

  • #45 The gas man came AGAIN plus did CBT have a long-term impact?

  • #44 How hoarders can use the Fear Ladder to approach dehoarding with more confidence and trust

  • #43 Questions to ask yourself when making decluttering and dehoarding decisions

  • #42 Motivation and hoarding with Dr Jan Eppingstall

  • #41 Q&A: I answer listeners’ burning questions about hoarding, dehoarding and my own experiences

  • #40 ADHD and hoarding with Dr Sharon Morein

  • #39 Fear of making mistakes and its impact on hoarding

  • #38 Procrastination and hoarding, with Dr Jan Eppingstall

  • #37 What to do with clothes that don’t fit when dehoarding your home

  • #36 Sometimes it’s ok to be wasteful. Sometimes it even helps

  • #35 The power of the quick win when dehoarding your home

  • #34 On giving your stuff to people who don’t want it

  • #33 Different types of therapy for hoarding disorder with Dr Jan Eppingstall

  • #32 How to stop getting distracted when dehoarding your home

  • #31 You can’t save everything

  • #30 Create new habits and make them stick

  • #29 Perfectionism and hoarding with Dr Jan Eppingstall of Stuffology

  • #28 Avoid analysis paralysis by having ’systems’

  • #27 Make it easy for yourself by eliminating barriers

  • #26 Putting like with like

  • #25 Trauma and hoarding: an interview with Dr Jan Eppingstall of Stuffology

  • #24 We’re looking but we don’t see

  • #23 Shame is toxic

  • #22 What if I need it? Defeating objections to dehoarding

  • #21 The arguments AGAINST setting goals for your new year’s resolutions

  • #20 What to do with unwanted gifts

  • #19 Giving gifts, getting gifts: hoarders at Christmastime

  • #18 Keeping things within reach

  • #17 Being the child of a hoarder: an interview with Elizabeth Nelson

  • #16 Dealing with overwhelm

  • #15 Is digital clutter really that bad?

  • #14 Why do I keep buying stuff?

  • #13 A weird motivation for hoarders: death?

  • #12 ”But throwing it away would be a waste of money”: defeating objections to dehoarding

  • #11 Does hoarding really have a 97% recidivism rate?

  • #10 The gas man came

  • #9 Panic, panic, panic

  • #8 One of my worst nightmares just happened

  • #7 Resisting the lure of pretty boxes - or stop buying storage to store your junk

  • #6 So do we just pick a room and start?

  • #5 A moment of despair in the middle of the night

  • #4 Why hoarding TV shows are a disaster

  • #3 My experience of having CBT for hoarding disorder

  • #2 The stigma that surrounds hoarding disorder | Overcome Compulsive Hoarding with That Hoarder

  • #1 How I Got Here | Overcome Compulsive Hoarding with That Hoarder

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