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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

#127 Overcoming overspending with Paige Pritchard, Money Coach

#126 Insight and hoarding with Dr Jan Eppingstall: Unravelling anosognosia, clutter blindness, denial, psychological reactance and overvalued ideation

#125 Clearing hoarding hurdles: Anticipating and overcoming roadblocks in the dehoarding process

#124 How the little-known Hummingbird Method can help you to dehoard the areas you’ve been avoiding

#123 The emotional impact of emergency dehoarding: confronting paralysis, shame, terror, panic and exhaustion

#122 From ’it’ll do’ to ’make do’

Remix: When you need to declutter urgently

Remix: Dehoarding: where to start

#121 Can virtual reality help to treat hoarding disorder? With Dr Hannah Raila

#120 What a crooked church spire can tell us about failure and flaws and weirdness

#119 Homelessness and hoarding with Dr Jan Eppingstall of Stuffology

#118 Can we use AI to help us dehoard? Is it just hype or a promising solution?

REMIX: Perfectionism and hoarding with Dr Jan Eppingstall of Stuffology

#117 The dark side of conscious consumerism: when shopping feels like activism, can you save the world and promote your values by acquiring stuff?

#116 Hoarding vs squalor vs Diogenes Syndrome with Dr Jan Eppingstall

#115 Is selling your stuff worth it? The pros and cons of selling your clutter: a hoarder’s perspective

#114 What if I regret dehoarding? Overcoming the fear of regret and letting go

#113 Batching: the pathway to tangible results and motivation for hoarders

#112 Executive function, executive dysfunction and hoarding with Dr Jan Eppingstall

#111 Do you have spares of your spares? Do you have backups of your backups?

#110 Do you own your stuff or does it own you? Freeing yourself and your home with Jasmine Sleigh, author of Being Owned

#109 When you feel like giving up: dehoarding when it’s really hard

#108 From indecisiveness to empowered choices: 27 practical tips for overcoming decision-making challenges in hoarding

#107 Things that look like hoarding but aren’t: ADHD, depression, autism, OCD, OCPD and more

#106 The Art of Letting Go: Navigating emotional clutter blocks with Tracy McCubbin

#105 Embracing the path of least resistance: finding ease in the journey when overcoming hoarding

#104 From sticky substances to mouldy messes: tackling the really gross bits when dehoarding

#103 Scarcity and hoarding with Dr Jan Eppingstall

#102 Turn your chair around: beginner’s mind and the power of perspective in hoarding

#101 Wishcycling, the 5 Rs, and hoarding - what you need to know

#100 19 things I’ve learned about hoarding - and the gas man came

#99 Why stuff? From Blankies to Belongings: understanding the connections between hoarding, attachment styles and excessive attachment to possessions with...

#98 The power and potential of curiosity in hoarding

#97 What to do with bits and bobs - how to organise miscellaneous items when dehoarding your home

#96 15 common (and annoying) myths and misconceptions about hoarding disorder

#95 Shame and hoarding with Professor Luna Dolezal

#94 Sunk Cost Fallacy and hoarding with Dr Jan Eppingstall of Stuffology

#93 Animal hoarding with Dr Mary Dozier

#92 How to resist freebies (and why we love them) as people who hoard

#91 National Hoarding Awareness Week with Heather Matuozzo of Clouds End

#90 23 dehoarding tasks you can achieve in a weekend

#89 Trauma, empathy, environmentalism and hoarding with Dr Jan Eppingstall

#88 The myth of tough love: why self-hate isn’t a sustainable motivator for hoarders

#87 Papering over the cracks - when short-term fixes get in the way of long-term progress

#86 14 hoarders from history from a US president to a multitude of artists

#85 How to ask for help - professional organisers and hoarding with Declutter Hub’s Lesley Spellman

#84 Cognitive dissonance and hoarding with Dr Jan Eppingstall of Stuffology

#83 Instant gratification vs delayed gratification and hoarding

#82 Dehoarding when you’re drowning with KC Davis of Struggle Care

#81 14 things to never, ever do when dehoarding

#80 4 teeny tiny things that actually help with dehoarding

#79 Parents who hoard, how hoarding affects children with Dr Jan Eppingstall

#78 From child of a hoarder to professional organiser - an interview with Tracy McCubbin

#77 Stop demonising hoarders for clicks and views

#76 Vicious cycles, virtuous cycles and hoarding

#75 Anthropomorphism and hoarding with Dr Jan Eppingstall of Stuffology

#74 Couples and hoarding: An interview with Laura Silverstein, Certified Gottman Couples Therapist

#73 Subverting the word of the year

Remix: Trauma and hoarding: an interview with Dr Jan Eppingstall of Stuffology

Remix 2-in-1: Giving gifts, getting gifts, and what to do with unwanted gifts

#72 A deeper kind of end-of-year review

#71 Dehoarding: where to start

#70 Resilience and hoarding with Dr Jan Eppingstall of Stuffology

#69 Negative self-talk, cognitive restructuring and hoarding

#68 Money and hoarding and money hoarding

#67 What a trip away from home taught me about hoarding

#66 Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and hoarding - a deep dive with Dr Jan Eppingstall of Stuffology

#65 Breaking bad habits in hoarding and acquiring

#64 What you can do for Future You

#63 Grief and loss and hoarding with Dr Jan Eppingstall of Stuffology

#62 Poverty, minimalism and hoarding

#61 Embracing imperfect solutions and partial remedies when dealing with hoarding

#60 Cognitive behavioural therapy and hoarding with Sarah Rees, CBT therapist

#59 What OHIO and DOOM have to do with hoarding

#58 Self-sabotage and hoarding with Dr Jan Eppingstall

#57 Are hoarders lazy? I think you’d be surprised...

#56 OCD and hoarding with Jenna Overbaugh, OCD therapist (who also has OCD)

#55 My experience of hiring a hoarding clearance firm - the good, the bad and the terrifyingly ugly

#54 Compulsive acquiring and hoarding: how to stop with Dr Jan Eppingstall

#53 The Endowment Effect and hoarding

#52 When you need to declutter urgently

#51 6 dehoarding facts that aren’t discussed enough

#50 Compulsive acquiring and hoarding: why we acquire with Dr Jan Eppingstall

#49 Sitting with discomfort: distress tolerance and hoarding

#48 Routines: oppressive limitations or helpful structures?

#47 Shopping your own stuff: what does it mean and how can it help people who hoard?

#46 Tiny habits and micro-movements with Dr Jan Eppingstall of Stuffology

#45 The gas man came AGAIN plus did CBT have a long-term impact?

#44 How hoarders can use the Fear Ladder to approach dehoarding with more confidence and trust

#43 Questions to ask yourself when making decluttering and dehoarding decisions

#42 Motivation and hoarding with Dr Jan Eppingstall

#41 Q&A: I answer listeners’ burning questions about hoarding, dehoarding and my own experiences

#40 ADHD and hoarding with Dr Sharon Morein

#39 Fear of making mistakes and its impact on hoarding

#38 Procrastination and hoarding, with Dr Jan Eppingstall

#37 What to do with clothes that don’t fit when dehoarding your home

#36 Sometimes it’s ok to be wasteful. Sometimes it even helps

#35 The power of the quick win when dehoarding your home

#34 On giving your stuff to people who don’t want it

#33 Different types of therapy for hoarding disorder with Dr Jan Eppingstall

#32 How to stop getting distracted when dehoarding your home

#31 You can’t save everything

#30 Create new habits and make them stick

#29 Perfectionism and hoarding with Dr Jan Eppingstall of Stuffology

#28 Avoid analysis paralysis by having ’systems’

#27 Make it easy for yourself by eliminating barriers

#26 Putting like with like

#25 Trauma and hoarding: an interview with Dr Jan Eppingstall of Stuffology

#24 We’re looking but we don’t see

#23 Shame is toxic

#22 What if I need it? Defeating objections to dehoarding

#21 The arguments AGAINST setting goals for your new year’s resolutions

#20 What to do with unwanted gifts

#19 Giving gifts, getting gifts: hoarders at Christmastime

#18 Keeping things within reach

#17 Being the child of a hoarder: an interview with Elizabeth Nelson

#16 Dealing with overwhelm

#15 Is digital clutter really that bad?

#14 Why do I keep buying stuff?

#13 A weird motivation for hoarders: death?

#12 ”But throwing it away would be a waste of money”: defeating objections to dehoarding

#11 Does hoarding really have a 97% recidivism rate?

#10 The gas man came

#9 Panic, panic, panic

#8 One of my worst nightmares just happened

#7 Resisting the lure of pretty boxes - or stop buying storage to store your junk

#6 So do we just pick a room and start?

#5 A moment of despair in the middle of the night

#4 Why hoarding TV shows are a disaster

#3 My experience of having CBT for hoarding disorder

#2 The stigma that surrounds hoarding disorder | Overcome Compulsive Hoarding with That Hoarder

#1 How I Got Here | Overcome Compulsive Hoarding with That Hoarder