There are three pathways to compulsive hoarding syndrome, a medical condition with both behavioural and psychological dimensions. Common indicators include: Persistent difficulty discarding possessions, regardless of actual value. Accumulation of possessions, … [Read more...]
Hidden Secrets of Hoarding We May Not Know
All of us hang on to a few sentimental possessions, for which we have no practical use. However, we trim them down to what we have space for, and eventually dump things that once meant so much. But obsessive hoarding has much deeper drivers. We share the hidden secrets … [Read more...]
Cleaning a Hoarder’s Home
If you know of a friend or a family member who is a hoarder, then the time may come when their place needs a thorough good clean. This situation may develop after moving them to a place of safety, or after someone cleared their accumulation of junk. Cleaning a hoarder’s … [Read more...]
Hoarders on the Mend – A DIY Guide
Perhaps you’ve been through some significant emotional trauma lately. Whatever the case, your home is a mess with junk piled in every room. You have taken medical advice and are one of the hoarders on the mend. But now you face the unenviable task of tidying up your … [Read more...]
Hoarding and Reclaiming Hoarders Lives
Compulsive hoarding is an ongoing inability to throw away things, or part with possessions according to Mayo Clinic. A person with this condition clings to them because they believe they may be useful in future. However, unlike collecting, the items may be of little, … [Read more...]
Challenges of Hoarding Disorder
Hoarding is a lifestyle where a person accumulates considerably more possessions than they need, and stores them in a chaotic state. The outward sign is a growing collection with no or little objective value. The challenges of hoarding disorder are many as we touch on … [Read more...]
Inside a Hoarded House in England
Did you ever wonder what happens inside a hoarded house in England? Many folk have no idea, although they may have wandered past several gardens full of junk down the years. The truth of the matter is that junk has real value to the people who stashed it there, but why … [Read more...]
Compulsive Hoarding in Later Life and Managing the Home
Greater disposable income coincided with the emergence of the late 20th century phenomenon of accumulating trappings of wealth. But there does come a time when we must start to declutter. However, as Gloria Stafford says so eloquently, we must first face the question … [Read more...]
Situational Hoarding – Fresh Insights into Clearing a Hoarded House
The COVID-19 pandemic became a macro laboratory, when government changed their policy and forced us into lockdown. Back in April 2020, Economic Forum was already warning ‘Lockdown is the world's biggest psychological experiment - and we will pay the price’. And indeed … [Read more...]
How Covid-19 Affects the Way We Do Our Probate Work
The coronavirus is affecting all of us, and it’s becoming evident it will be with us for a while. We have refined our health and safety policy so we can continue delivering exemplary service. Many of our clients are unaware how Covid-19 affects the way we do our … [Read more...]
