Category: COH Interviews

I Am The Child Of A Hoarder

“…it wasn’t until I moved out for college that I was able to fully grasp the idea that I did not owe anything to inanimate objects, that I wasn’t making an eternal vow to keep things forever the moment I bought them, that I didn’t have to sacrifice my happiness in order to keep items …

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Essay by a daughter in The New York Times

Essay by a daughter in The New York Times about the challenges of parenting your own child when you are the child of a hoarder.

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Huffington Post Webcast: Hoarding’s Harsh Reality

Hoarding is a psychological condition affecting 4 million Americans. But it’s more than just shocking fodder for a reality show. For some, hoarding can turn deadly.  It features hoarding expert Randy Frost, Sidney Patrick (author of the blog, “My Mother-in-law is still sitting between us”), and Frances Boudreaux, daughter of a hoarder and the author of Where …

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The Hoarding Project: Sept/Oct 2012 Newsletter

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Psychology Today: “The Life of Children of Hoarders”

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New COH blogs recently added to our list

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Nice Children Stolen From Car-New Book by a COH!

“Nice Children Stolen From Car,” tells the story of her teenage years in the chaotic household of her father, a compulsive hoarder. Through a series of stand-alone vignettes, Allen shares, from a young adult perspective, what it was like for her and her siblings to be raised in a house where nothing was ever thrown …

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CHAnGe-Edinburgh April 2012 Newsletter

Compulsive Hoarding Action Group-Edinburgh April 2012 Newsletter with COH interviews starting on page 5. Thank you CHANGE for including voices of children of hoarders in your newsletter!

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‘Nice child’ can’t rescue hoarder dad (COH Interview)

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Children of Hoarders: Living in Filth-20/20 slideshow

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Rebroadcast tonight: ABC 20/20 Special-Children of Hoarders

Nearly Half of Children of Hoarders Fight Guilt, Depression

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An essay on being a COH, in an E-book

Hellfire and Hammerhandles

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Son Offers Backstory on Mom’s Fatal Hoarding

Autopsy shows Margareta Scheibe died of a heart attack (http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Worth-Womans-Body-Found-Buried-in-Trash-139350333.html)   Additional quotes found regarding this sad story: Bill Scheibe said he’d tried repeatedly over the years to help his mother, to no avail. “If I had a dollar for every time I discussed this issue with her, tried to work with her on this …

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NBC San Diego: Spx Report on Children of Hoarders

Children of Hoarders: Special Report One group is trying to raise awareness about the lives of kids who have hoarders for parents. Rory Devine reports.

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Family Members Needed for Research

Title of Study: Reactions to Hoarding Principal Investigators: Martin M. Antony, PhD, CPsych, & Valerie Vorstenbosch, MA =Do you or your loved one have difficulty throwing things away?= Edited to add: This study requires the participation of Hoarder to qualify-COH Inc. -Researchers in the Department of Psychology at Ryerson University are seeking individuals and their …

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