A post by Jaime Darkwood, wife of a COH: I didn’t expect hoarding to impact my life in such a big way. I grew up in a house that made constant donations to whatever organization would come by our front door — at least three garbage bags each month, minimum. Stuff came in, stuff went …
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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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Dec 18
Hoarding: A love story (btwn COH)
The shame of my mother’s cluttered home made me keep men at a distance. Then I saw the house where Jon grew up
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Oct 19
From a blog post from a COH
“To learn that life is not just about what happened to you, but how you can move past it. I may still suffer with this, struggle every day to do basic things like answer the phone or open the door for someone, but I will be stronger for it, & I will make my life …
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Sep 11
Survey Participant Request from Dr. Chabaud
NOTE: The survey described below has been closed. Raised in a hoarded home? Participate in valuable & groundbreaking research! Phase II of research of Adults Raised in Hoarded Homes by Dr. Suzanne Chabaud, of the OCD Institute of Greater New Orleans. From Dr. Suzanne Chabaud: Thank you for participating in my research on Adult-Children of …
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Jul 08
Spokane,WA In-Person Support Group for COH
Adult Children of Hoarders—Spokane Support/Recovery Group A safe place to share, encourage, and help each other deal with the effects of growing up with a parent who hoards. Starting Tuesday, August 9th! Meeting the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month 7:00pm-8:30pm 5025 N. Market (corner of Market and Queen In Hillyard) Close to STA …
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May 19
COH Segment on Today Show
Two children (Jason & Holly) who were raised in grossly cluttered homes, along with Randy Frost, author of “Stuff: Compulsive Hoarding and the Meaning of Things,” discuss the social and psychological impact of their parents’ problems with Al Roker. Watch it here!
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Mar 20
COH In Recovery Focus: Celebrating You!
From the Blog: Guess What Normal Is, Become Your Center What’s Your Greatest Asset? 5 Strengths of an ACoA I don’t know about you, but I sometimes feel exasperated with the emphasis on problems tied to being the offspring of alcoholics. I can recite the (negative) characteristics of children of alcoholics more accurately than I …
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Feb 22
It Gets Better For COH
Thank you to Jason for creating this positive message for COH™: Watch a snippet of his HOARDERS episode Visit his band’s site and support his music!: Three Ninjas
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