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That Hoarder: Overcome Compulsive Hoarding — 232 episodes · page 1 of 3
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REMIX: Why we over-shop and compulsively acquire, and how to stop, with Dr Jan Eppingstall
REMIX: OCD and hoarding disorder with Jenna Overbaugh
REMIX: Therapy and hoarding disorder - what are the options? With Dr Jan Eppingstall
REMIX: ADHD and hoarding disorder with Professor Sharon Morein
#207 13 actionable pieces of mental health advice from six former podcast guests
#206 Finding connection and community when hoarding feels isolating
#205 How to recover without burning out: using pacing to find your dehoarding rhythm
#204 Am I my things? When possessions define us: the psychological connection between identity, self-concept and hoarding with Dr Jan Eppingstall
#203 How to declutter when you can't reach your shelves
#202 "Acting as if" for hoarding disorder
REMIX: Hoarding disorder, Diogenes syndrome or squalor? With Dr Jan Eppingstall
#201 The myth of being prepared for every eventuality: how hoarding can make us less ready for emergencies
REMIX: Overcome overspending and compulsive shopping with Paige Pritchard
#200 Things I wish I'd known: a letter to Episode One Me
#199 Layers on layers: the many layers of hoarding disorder, from stuff to shame to identity
#198 Intentionality and hoarding: how to move from reactive to purposeful decision making and action
#197 Holding our nerve: navigating urges and building tenacity in breaking hoarding behaviours
#196 Trusting our future selves to be resourceful with Dr Jan Eppingstall
REMIX: Executive dysfunction and hoarding disorder with Dr Jan Eppingstall
REMIX: 23 dehoarding tasks you can get done in a weekend
REMIX: Tracy McCubbin on having a parent who hoards and becoming a professional organising superstar
REMIX: Grief, loss and hoarding disorder with Dr Jan Eppingstall
REMIX: Chronic disorganisation and hoarding disorder with Jo Cooke from Hoarding Disorders UK
#195 Why is it so hard to deal with uncertainty in hoarding disorder? With Dr Jan Eppingstall
REMIX: 31 things you can dehoard today if you don't know where to start
#194 Transformation and comfort do not live in the same house: rethinking comfort zones, familiarity, and change
#193 Laziness is a myth. Here's what's actually going on
#192 What if we make mistakes on purpose? The unlikely freedom of doing things badly and letting yourself run out
#191 How to dehoard when you feel defeated
#190 What if we forgive ourselves, but now we know better, we do better? Choosing compassion over shame in hoarding disorder
#189 Emotional, practical and motivational scaffolding - what it is and how to get it, with Dr Jan Eppingstall
#188 12 ways to make decision-making easier (and why people who hoard find it so hard to make decisions in the first place!)
#187 What if we focused less on self-care and more on self-nurture to progress our hoarding recovery?
#186 10 executive dysfunction tips and tricks to help people who hoard, whether we have ADHD or are neurodivergent or not - Hoarding Awareness Week 2025
#185 Engaging with our stuff: why we keep things but don’t use them, with Dr Jan Eppingstall
#184 What if we actually felt the feelings? An honest conversation about trauma, hoarding, and allowing yourself to feel
REMIX: How to declutter when you're really busy: dehoarding in tiny time slots and other tips
REMIX: The little-known Hummingbird Method for tackling avoidance in dehoarding
#183 ADHD, executive dysfunction and creating hacks and systems to reduce clutter chaos, with Carrie Lagerstedt
REMIX: The emotional impact of emergency dehoarding
#182 What are "towards and away moves" and what on earth do they have to do with hoarding recovery? With Dr Jan Eppingstall
#181 Past influences and future possibilities: cause and effect and hoarding disorder (plus Podcasthon)
#180 Arts and crafts and pretty, pretty things: artists, aesthetics and hoarding with Dr Jan Eppingstall
#179 How hoarding behaviours develop and early intervention for hoarding disorder, with Dr Victoria Ruby-Granger
#178 Growing up in a hoarded home: Sam’s story as the child of a Mum who hoards
#177 11 unexpected things this podcast has taught me about mistakes, life, perfectionism and progress
#176 What to do with clothes when we lose or gain weight (with absolutely NO diet-culture talk!): practical tips for dealing with size fluctuations without clutter
#175 Taking the scary first steps: the courage to call a professional organiser, with Jasmine Sleigh
#174 How to feel grounded when we're overwhelmed or dysregulated using ventral vagal spaces and touchstones, with Dr Jan Eppingstall
#173 9 things that are working for me when tackling hoarding and over-acquiring right now
#172 Harriet Impey on clearing out her parents’ very full home, through family belongings and personal growth, in the film Where Dragons Live
#171 Hi Ren: How a song dramatically changed my approach to my inner critic
REMIX: The Art of Letting Go: Navigating emotional clutter blocks with Tracy McCubbin
REMIX: ADHD, depression, autism, OCD, OCPD and more: Things that look like hoarding but aren't, with Dr Jan Eppingstall
#170 Impermanence: radical acceptance in a world of change with Dr Jan Eppingstall
#169 Compassion-focused therapy for grief and hoarding with Dr Chia-Ying Chou
#168 Hoarding, healing, and the art of kintsugi with Dr Jan Eppingstall of Stuffology
#167 10 experiments to customise your dehoarding habits so they suit YOU
#166 "Just-in-time shopping": Overcome fear-driven purchases, save money and space, and spend mindfully
#165 Distraction-free idea capture: Transforming chaotic thought streams into actionable to-do lists
#164 Digital hoarding and digital clutter with Dr Jan Eppingstall
#163 The Lazy Genius approach to planning, productivity and prioritising, with Kendra Adachi
#162 From Fibble to Focus: Defibble your executive dysfunction with Jo Cavalot
#161 Addressing shame with creativity: dancing with your inner critic with artist Steve Chapman
#160 Dehoarding with the seasons: get inspired by nature when everything is overwhelming
#159 Just because we want it doesn't mean we have to have it
#158 What does "trauma-informed" mean when it comes to hoarding? With Dr Jan Eppingstall
#157 Dehoarding dilemmas: Swallow the frog or save the worst til last?
#156 Identifying the shopping triggers that create our urge to impulse buy
#155 Self-stigma and hoarding with Dr Jan Eppingstall
#154 We don't need to love it. We just need to do it.
#153 Making a noticeable difference: Master the 80/20 rule to tame your hoarding habits
#152 Unpacking Aesop: Misunderstood lessons from The Tortoise and the Hare on hoarding
#151 An amnesty on discarding guilt - is it possible? With Dr Jan Eppingstall
#150 13 pieces of terrible hoarding advice you're sick of hearing
#149 ADHD, hoarding and clutter with Susie Boutal, ADHD and Declutter Coach
#148 The woman who sold every item of clothing she owned
#147 Habituation, "clutter blindness", and hoarding with Dr Jan Eppingstall of Stuffology
Remix: How to dehoard when you're drowning with KC Davis of Struggle Care and Domestic Blisters
#146 Where Dragons Live and what we leave behind
#145 Understanding stigma and hoarding using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and compassion, with Dr Jennifer Krafft
#144 Breaking through analysis paralysis: 13 tools and techniques for making progress when you have hoarding disorder
#143 Letting go of coping mechanisms that no longer serve us
#142 Physical disability, chronic illness, chronic pain and hoarding with Dr Jan Eppingstall
#141 Micro trends are ruining our lives. Here's what to do
#140 How to cope with - or help - a partner who hoards, with Laura Silverstein, Certified Gottman Couples Therapist
#139 Chronic disorganisation with Jo Cooke of Hoarding Disorders UK
#138 The Accountability Effect: Accountability, encouragement and mutual support when tackling hoarding and dehoarding
#137 How to tackle a laundry backlog - or how to summit Mount Washmore
#136 The lies, contradictions and justifications we tell ourselves about our stuff - I dissect and debunk 19 of them!
#135 Don't know where to start? 31 things you can dehoard today
#134 What therapists and mental health professionals need to know about working with hoarders, with Dr Jan Eppingstall
#133 What to prioritise when you can only do the absolute basics
#132 How to dehoard when you’re really, really busy: tackling clutter in tiny time slots
#131 Compassionate productivity with Meg Kissack of the Daily Pep: Challenging the Cult of Productivity, Rethinking Self-Care and Embracing Vulnerability
#130 Loneliness and hoarding with Vassia Sarantopoulou: build human connections and combat hoarding-related shame
#129 Is this the hill you want to die on? Psychological flexibility, rigidity and hoarding with Dr Jan Eppingstall
REMIX: Couples and hoarding: An interview with relationship therapist Laura Silverstein
#128 Time management and hoarding: How living in a hoard impacts your time, stress and productivity