You are worthy. Yes. You are WORTHY. You are valuable, important and you matter. I recognize this is not always easy to agree with. Depending on how we have been taught, told or programmed we may struggle with the idea that we are actually a worthy and valuable person. What if you decided that you […]
Certain things can clutter up our physical space and frequently that is what we focus on. Personally, physical clutter is anxiety producing for me. I can only tolerate so much for so long. Then I have to address it, both in my physical space and mental space. It\’s also important to consider how our minds
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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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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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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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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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Youth Living In The Hoard The #hashtag #YLITH was developed because I wanted a way to differentiate the YOUTH who may have opportunities to escape the hoard from time to time. I wanted there to be a resource especially for YOUTH that are trying to navigate & escape a hoarded, chaotic home. It can be
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Adult Kid Of Parents That Hoard This #hashtag #AKOPTH was developed because I referred to myself as a “kid” often in my younger years. Truly an “ode” to the goats that we had when growing up. My brother got a brown one named Millie and mine was a black one named Amy and baby goats
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Growing up we hauled water. We had a light green van & large, clean trash cans were loaded in the back of the van and filled at various locations. Sometimes a friend\’s place or my Grandma’s house. I also remember my Dad having an arrangement where we would get water from the neighbors, running a
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As we wander toward another Mother’s Day it is valuable to note that not everyone can easily grab a card off the rack. For some not much thought is needed, grab a pretty one with a relatively nice sentiment and pop it in the mail. Easy peasy. Others struggle to find a card that actually
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