Coping With Loved Ones That Hoard During the Holidays
You are not alone in dealing with loved ones that hoard. Here are some ideas to assist!
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Family & Connections
Hoarding Impacts Everyone
Yes, I DO mean EVERYONE. YLITH = Youth Living in The Hoard Consider the youth who doesn\’t want to get on camera on a zoom or conference call. Or the college student who doesn\’t want to go home for the holidays leaving their clean living space to visit the hoard they worked so diligently to
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Breathing Through Grief and Loss
Grief and loss are hard enough on their own. There are often no words that can describe it sufficiently or fill the gap. The empty hole in our soul can take our breath away and often we gasp for air when we realize our loved one has truly left their body and our earthly realm.
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Finding Healing in the Art of Woodworking
My Grandpa Moses was a millwright for 30 years and retired from the mill in Louisiana. When he first moved to the Pacific Northwest he built a house for his family to live in. It was built so well, that many years later someone purchased the home and moved it to their property close to
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You Don\’t Have to Let Them Move In
The #madness needs to stop. I am utterly horrified that us #AKOPTH are pushed, \”encouraged\” or otherwise manipulated into thinking that WE MUST take in our #PTH Parents That Hoard. It is one thing to take in your “elderly parent” who actually willingly wants and appreciates the gesture and will not destroy our property and
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Join us in The Hoarding Solution Group!
When you encounter a hoarding situation, do you know what to do? If you are working in a field such as real estate or home health or as a first responder, you may encounter hoarding situations frequently. If you are a professional that makes home visits, you may also come across these heavy content homes
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Take a Listen to The Hoarding Solution Podcast
So many people struggle overcoming obstacles and achieving success. The good news is that many people DO figure this out. We figure it out by connecting with others who understand the value of figuring out how to move forward. We figure it out by finding stories of success that inspire and encourage us. We figure
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We Can\’t Fix Our Parents That Hoard
We are not responsible for our parents that hoard, nor their behavior. As the Adult Kid of Parents That Hoard – #AKOPTH, we are frequently called upon to address the issue because other people don\’t know what to do or how to intervene. I know the call comes because of the societal expectation that the
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Low Contact is a Viable Option for the #AKOPTH in Hoarding Situations
Hoarding is not a rational situation and it can be exhausting, confounding and disturbing to deal with. The societal expectation that we are to “help our parents” is alive and well. However this expectation often doesn’t take into account the difficult relationships many families struggle with. The norm doesn’t really look at the trauma a
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Why Do We Ignore Hoarding When We See It?
Frequently we may notice something out of the ordinary, but when it comes to our loved ones we tend to ignore hoarding. We don’t say anything as we don’t want to offend the person or cause a rift in the relationship. This initial response is understandable, as we may not want to rock the boat
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