mental health
Collecting, Clutter, and Hoarding: How the Difference May Impact Your Mental Health
It can be challenging to know whether your behaviors or those of a loved one, have moved from normative collecting into something that requires intervention. While many people collect items and others accumulate clutter, the differences between collecting, clutter, and hoarding behaviors are clear.
Read MoreAMA Hoarding: 1 Challenging Question and the Answer You’re Going to Hate
One of the most enjoyable parts of advocacy work is offering website visitors the opportunity to ask me anything about hoarding. Most of the questions submitted come from family members…
Read MoreMontana “Save the Date”
You might think you’ve encountered every situation in your practice, but nothing could prepare you for a client who confesses, “I think I have a hoarding problem.” This revelation can…
Read MoreSeeking Healing From Outside
When I was a kid, I was taught that wrongs should be righted. If someone hit you on the playground, the expectation was that the other child would approach you,…
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