“…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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Jan 05
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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Oct 08
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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May 24
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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Apr 29
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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Mar 10
Rebroadcast tonight: ABC 20/20 Special-Children of Hoarders
Nearly Half of Children of Hoarders Fight Guilt, Depression
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Feb 16
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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Feb 11
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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Jan 31
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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