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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Update frequency: every 7 days
Average duration: 44 minutes
Episodes: 214
Years Active: 2021 - 2025

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

So I haven't missed an episode of this podcast since October 2021 including publishing on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve last year. Every week, brand new content.

And I think I deserve a couple of …

01:11:58 | Fri 30 Dec 2022

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

So I haven't missed an episode of this podcast since October 2021 including publishing on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve last year. Every week, brand new content.

And I think I deserve a couple of …

00:29:20 | Fri 23 Dec 2022

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

"If we want to make more progress, I think the best way of doing that is to look not just at what we achieved and didn't achieve, but what worked and what didn't. Because then we can do more of what …

00:35:35 | Sat 17 Dec 2022

#71 Dehoarding: where to start

Where to start when dehoarding your home? I'm asked it a lot and it's a huge question, and not one with a simple answer. In this episode, I take you through both the physical and psychological places…

00:43:48 | Fri 09 Dec 2022

#70 Resilience and hoarding with Dr Jan Eppingstall of Stuffology

The research into resilience in the sphere of positive psychology does indicate that we can practice and develop our resilience. And that starts with awareness, then acceptance of where we are right …

01:20:35 | Fri 02 Dec 2022

#69 Negative self-talk, cognitive restructuring and hoarding

Whenever anything goes wrong, whether it's something terrible I've done, all the way to just being in a traffic jam, I find a way to yell at myself in my own head about what a terrible person I am an…

00:57:27 | Fri 25 Nov 2022

#68 Money and hoarding and money hoarding

"One extreme is that a hoarder can shop compulsively, spend a lot of money, get into debt because of buying so many things and get into real financial trouble because of the hoarding.

"But the other …

00:51:24 | Fri 18 Nov 2022

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

Everything in a hoarded home is so much more difficult.

For the full show notes and transcript for this episode, visit the website at Overcome Compulsive Hoarding / http://www.overcomecompulsivehoa…

00:43:08 | Fri 11 Nov 2022

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

"ACT promotes accepting what is outside of your personal control, and committing to action that improves and enriches your life. That's kind of in a nutshell. But to understand ACT, and how it works,…

01:13:11 | Fri 04 Nov 2022

#65 Breaking bad habits in hoarding and acquiring

" There's something within us that feels like it's a solution, even if it's, in reality, a massively maladaptive one that has destructive consequences."

For the full show notes and transcript for t…

00:37:08 | Fri 28 Oct 2022

#64 What you can do for Future You

"If you want to be the kind of person who goes running every day, you have to start running. If you want to be the kind of person who cooks from scratch every day, you have to learn to cook. If you w…

00:42:54 | Fri 21 Oct 2022

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

Bereavement or loss can act as one of the types of trauma that could spark or intensify hoarding disorder. And there's a phenomenon called Grief Hoarding, where somebody dies and a loved one takes in…

01:17:06 | Fri 14 Oct 2022

#62 Poverty, minimalism and hoarding

Why do I find those empty spaces so anxiety provoking? And why do I find them so devoid of personality? And so why do I associate stuff with soul and personality?

For the full show notes and transc…

00:33:52 | Fri 07 Oct 2022

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

"So think of embracing imperfect solutions as a counter to perfectionism."

For the full show notes and transcript for this episode, visit the website at Overcome Compulsive Hoarding / http://www.ov…

00:40:38 | Sat 01 Oct 2022

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

"So you'd be wanting to think about which emotion it’s soothing, and helping people put in place other strategies. Because if you're going to take away one behaviour, which would be the hoarding, you…

00:36:16 | Fri 23 Sep 2022

#59 What OHIO and DOOM have to do with hoarding

"So today I am going to talk about DOOM. And I'm going to talk about OHIO. And I'm going to talk about how DOOM and OHIO relate to hoarding, as well as executive dysfunction, and some other stuff."

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00:42:35 | Fri 16 Sep 2022

#58 Self-sabotage and hoarding with Dr Jan Eppingstall

"We don't do things for no reason. So what is the need? If we recognise that we're doing this behaviour, what's the need that that self-sabotage fulfils?"

For the full show notes and transcript for…

00:57:15 | Fri 09 Sep 2022

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

Lazy people don't lie awake at night thinking about whether they're a terrible person because they threw away a scribbled shopping list from 2014.

For the full show notes and transcript for this ep…

00:26:03 | Fri 02 Sep 2022

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

"We all have the same thoughts, there are other moms out there who had all the same types of thoughts that I had. But where people with OCD go a little bit different is that they tend to think that t…

00:46:25 | Fri 26 Aug 2022

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

"So that lack of control over each and every decision was both terrifying and liberating at the same time. I liked somebody taking that out of my hands. And I hated somebody taking that out of my han…

00:35:13 | Fri 19 Aug 2022

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