Category: Books

The COH Interview with Dr. Fugen Neziroglu (Part 1)

Photo of Fugen Neziroglu, Ph.D., ABBP, ABPP

Fugen Neziroglu, Ph.D., ABBP, ABPP, is the co-author of a recently published book, “Children of Hoarders: How to Minimize Conflict, Reduce the Clutter, and Improve Your Relationship.” We had the pleasure of interviewing her regarding the new book and her experiences working with children of hoarders (COH). Dr. Neziroglu has published over 100 papers in …

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Self-Help Book for Children of Hoarders

Via New Harbinger Publications comes a new self help book for children of hoarders, Children of Hoarders: How to Minimize Conflict, Reduce the Clutter, and Improve Your Relationship (print/Kindle). Written by psychologists Fugen Neziroglu and Katharine Donnelly, the book offers tips to children of hoarders to help them manage their relationships with their parents more …

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New book out, “Collecting Dreams,” written by a COH

From author Sue Whitmer: ” My mother is a hoarder. I chose the title because she had a dream or vision for everything she collected (hoarded).”

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New-Keepsake: A Novel

…It’s at that moment when Trish is forced to consider the one thing she’s always hoped wasn’t true: that she’s living out her mother’s life as a compulsive hoarder. … two very different sisters are about to uncover more than just piles of junk, as years of secrets, resentments, obsessions, and pain are finally brought …

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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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Jessie Sholl’s Dirty Secret Movie-Facebook Page

DIRTY SECRET is based on the book ‘Dirty Secret: A Daughter Comes Clean About Her Mother’s Compulsive Hoarding’ by Jessie Sholl.

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

Hellfire and Hammerhandles

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Neziroglu /upcoming book on family members of hoarders

Hello, This comment was posted on the COH site-Donna: ============== http://childrenofhoarders.com/wordpress/?page_id=3479#comment-509 Katharine Donnelly and I, Fugen Neziroglu are working on an upcoming book on family members of hoarders.  We would love to get some feedback from those who have lived or who are currently a member of a hoarder .   We are looking to …

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New Novel: Heart of a Hoarder

An organizing novel from the files of Patience Oaktree, Professional Organizer, By Valentina Sgro. Recommendation from Dorothy Breininger, Founder and President at Delphi Center for Organization

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New Memoir by Daughter of a Hoarder

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New:Hoarding Treatment Guide Published

School of Social Work researchers publish hoarding treatment guide-The guide includes case studies, tips and strategies and suggestions for appropriate interventions. Organized around the ways hoarding captures the attention of service providers, the handbook provides tools to help professionals assess the problem, coordinate and delegate tasks, and work directly with reluctant hoarders and others affected …

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Matt Paxton’s-5 Decisions Away Blog

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The Secret Lives of Hoarders, by Matt Paxton

The Secret Lives of Hoarders: True Stories of Tackling Extreme Clutter By Matt Paxton, Phaedra Hise PRE-ORDER HERE! Amazon Description: On the front lines with extreme hoarders The Secret Lives of Hoarders is much more than harrowing tales of attacking the ugliest, dirtiest, and most shocking hoarding cases in the country. It is a behind-the-scenes …

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