Clutter Chronicles
Clutter Chronicles
Latest Episodes
1: Meet Mary, a Recovering Hoarder
This is my first conversation with Mary. Mary is slowly letting me into her life to share her story about her unusual relationship with stuff. She now calls herself a recovering hoarder, and she wants to help others by shining the light on this to...
2: Childhood Unbelonging
Mary talks about her childhood, her pain of feeling misunderstood and the shame that brought. She clung to her stuffed toys because she didn't know how to voice her feelings and later turned to shopping to soothe her anxiety.
3: Crossroads
Mary came to a crossroad in her adult life when she realized she was out of control. That was 10 years ago.
4: Rock Bottom
Mary shares her rock bottom low point and discovers that her stuff is getting in the way of living. She also discovers, miraculously, how to start taking better steps.
5: "I'm a hoarder."
Mary shares when she was ready to admit that she was a hoarder, begin the healing process and let people help her. What's the difference between a minimalist (her husband) and a hoarder: someone who is in charge of their stuff and someone who isn't.