Confessions of Two Hoarders: Bags vs. Baggage

Send us Fan MailCaroline has three organizers going through boxes from her old apartment — her kids' first shoes, their hair, their artwork, her dead dog's ashes. Eva has a closet she and her husband couldn't open, a two-week Splenda sobriety streak, and a drawer of hotel shower caps she's never used. This week we accidentally diagnose ourselves on mic — turns out one of us is a "scarcity hoarder" and the other is a "sentimental hoarder," and neither is as unrelated to childhood as we'd like. Plus: the etymology of "cold turkey," a poop-on-a-stranger's-driveway story of the week, and why Eva's frontal lobe meme might end her marriage.Word of the week: Entropy. Book of the week: In Love by Amy Bloom.Chapters: 0:00 – Intro: Caroline's three organizers and the box excavation2:30 – Splenda hoarding and the "cold turkey" tangent5:04 – The grocery bag closet nobody could open9:33 – The old Jewish grandma joke (and the sting behind it)10:20 – Hotel toiletry theft + the scarcity hoarding diagnosis12:38 – Chinese takeout containers, toilet paper, King David soap14:44 – Ketchup, soy sauce, straws: the full inventory19:22 – Free food, client meetings, and fight-or-flight logic21:41 – Story of the week: the driveway poop incident23:59 – Caroline admits she's a hoarder too: meet the lineage keeper28:36 – Jeremy's normal, and the mystery art in Dad's office30:54 – Fridge magnets, dog headstones, and Hugo's ashes35:51 – Meme of the week: the frontal lobe bit40:35 – Being the family archivist42:54 – The moral: normal's overrated45:12 – Word of the week + book of the week We’re two New York City women talking candidly about the chaos of modern life, from relationships, parenting, working in and out of the home, to what it takes to stay semi-sane in a world that expects you to hold it all together and be #blessed.We couldn’t find an honest and vulnerable conversation — so we started one! If you need a laugh, a cry, or just want to hear someone else admit their flaws and validate your crazy, you’re in the right place. Be ready to be… Unfiltered, Unafraid, and UnExpert.Please follow, like, review, and share the podcast with your family and friends!Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/micdandmedicated and YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@MicdMedicated/podcastsSubscribe to our Substack: https://substack.com/@micdandmedicatedCheck out our website: micdandmedicated.comSurgeon General Warning Disclaimer: We are self-prescribed unexperts, so if you have any real questions or need real advice, please call your nearest doctor.© 2025 Eva Heyman & Caroline Leventhal