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.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 44 minutes
- Episodes
- 214
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
#34 On giving your stuff to people who don’t want it
"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 th…
#33 Different types of therapy for hoarding disorder with Dr Jan Eppingstall
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 …
#32 How to stop getting distracted when dehoarding your home
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 tha…
#31 You can’t save everything
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.
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#30 Create new habits and make them stick
#29 Perfectionism and hoarding with Dr Jan Eppingstall of Stuffology
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#28 Avoid analysis paralysis by having ’systems’
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#27 Make it easy for yourself by eliminating barriers
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#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
We have to be honest, even if it's just with ourselves, that the way we're living is damaging us
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#23 Shame is toxic
"I have never been able to say to a mental health professional or to anybody. I am a hoarder, I need some help. Because of the shame."
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#22 What if I need it? Defeating objections to dehoarding
"I can't throw away these scissors. What if I need them? I can't throw away this notebook. What if I need it? I can't throw away this out-of-date food, what if I need it?"
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#21 The arguments AGAINST setting goals for your new year’s resolutions
Who do you know who is still going to the gym today, or walking 10,000 steps a day today who vowed to do those on January 1st this year? Who do you know who went on a diet on January 1st this year, a…
#20 What to do with unwanted gifts
"People don't give you gifts to burden you. And if keeping hold of something will burden you, then that's the opposite of the point of a gift.
"It's not disrespectful to get something and to quietly…
#19 Giving gifts, getting gifts: hoarders at Christmastime
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#18 Keeping things within reach
So I want to talk today about a revelation I had.
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#17 Being the child of a hoarder: an interview with Elizabeth Nelson
#16 Dealing with overwhelm
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