Individuals With Lived Experience
As an individual with lived experience, you may understand your needs best. Your experience can also benefit others. In this section, we aim to offer information and insight to support your unique needs. Be sure to read some of our client testimonials too. There is hope and help for problematic hoarding.
Testimonials
When I was told by my daughter that I was a hoarder I said to her “I am not a hoarder, what are you talking about?” I did not have a dirty house full of cats and dogs, that’s who I thought a hoarder was. My daughter who was living with me was of course being significantly affected. She set out to educate me, I resisted, and she insisted. She made referrals, I finally accepted, and with her help, I sought help… Read More
Tips From Experience..
Tips for Sentimental Items
These strategies will help you honour the memories associated with your possessions, rather than keeping all the possessions.
Questions To Help Sort
Deciding what to keep or what to let go of, can be challenging. Ask yourself these questions when you are sorting. They can help you to set limits on the Keep pile.
Dealing With Paper
Paper is everywhere – coming into your home, through mail, delivered newspapers and magazines, flyers you pick up, purse/backpack/suitcase contents, computer printouts -you name it. And it piles up very fast
How to Set and Achieve Goals
Deciding what to keep or what to let go of, can be challenging. Ask yourself these questions when you are sorting. They can help you to set limits on the Keep pile.