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 […]
Hoarding Impacts Everyone Read More »
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
We Can\’t Fix Our Parents That Hoard Read More »
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
Low Contact is a Viable Option for the #AKOPTH in Hoarding Situations Read More »
