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An Open Letter to Mental Health Providers
To Whom It May Concern: Recently, it has come to my attention that many of you have been contacted or seen a patient whose parent is a hoarder. Shockingly, I…
Read MoreNot Your Average Drama Queen
Last night I had a short conversation with another adult child who was having a rough evening. The need to express herself was not out of the ordinary, but she…
Read MoreWriting as Healing
I am going to share something that I wrote on the plane when I flew into DC for the first time last August. I didn’t really know what my mother’s…
Read MoreDo I hoard?
After revealing that my mother has hoarding disorder and that she was once featured on the show Hoarders, I almost inevitably get asked: Do you a hoard too? My response…
Read MoreAbout me
Today is the day I choose to take a stand for myself. *laughing* That almost sounds as though I am spineless and that I lay down and become a doormat…
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