Hoarding

Family Memories: What The Daughter On The Right Regrets Throwing Away

The Huffington Post | Ann Brenoff | Posted 05.31.2012

Read More: Compulsive Neatness, Family Memories, Christmas Cards, Hoarding, Post50 News, Keeping Christmas Cards, Christmas Letters, GPS for the Soul, Memories, Fifty News

As the song goes, sometimes, you truly don't know what you've got til it's gone. With so much attention being paid to midlifers who learn that their a...

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A Secret Obsession: Local Conference Sheds Light On Hoarding And Cluttering

HuffingtonPost.com | Robin Wilkey | Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: Mental Health Hoarders, Video, Hoarding and Clutter, Hoarding, Mental Health Association, International Conference on Hoarding and Cluttering, San Francisco Mental Health Association, Hoarders, Mental Health Association of San Francisco, Spencer Harris, Mental Health Hoarding, Mental Health Clutter, Clutter, San Francisco News

Spencer Harris was a hoarder. Outside, Harris, 74, lived a social and active life filled with friends, hobbies and vacations. But inside his Menlo...

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Inside A Hoarder's House: The Dirty Secret

The Chive | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Hoarding Problems, Weird Photos and Videos, Video, Hoarding, Hoarder, Weird News News

Looking to see what life is like for a hoarder? Well, it's not pretty if the photos collected by TheChive.com are any indication. Don't eat a sa...

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PHOTOS: The 52-Foot Yacht They Will Soon Call Home

The Huffington Post | Ann Brenoff | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Baby Boomers, Fifty, Pack Rats, Downsizing, Downsizing Expenses, Hoarding, Retirement, Downsizing Your Life, Living on a Boat, Hoarders, Pack-Rats, Fifty News, Fifty News

Downsizing is more than just a popular midlife slogan for Ginger and Steve Penny. Recently, the pair -- both 61 -- decided to give up their 2,700-squa...

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Spring Cleaning: When In Doubt, I Toss It Out

Ann Brenoff | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Fifty News, Electronics You Can't Live Without, Hoarding, Electronics, Boomers and Electronics, Baby Boomers, Spring Cleaning, Neat Freaks, Clutter, Fifty News

I have gladly sacrificed the three seconds of joy I know I would get 20 years hence when I stumble upon my daughter's first grade report card in a box in the garage. Instead, I toss all that stuff in the garbage two days after it comes home or as soon as no one is watching me.

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Is Your Mom Or Dad A Hoarder?

Ann Brenoff | Posted 05.27.2012

Read More: Fifty News, Pack-Rats, Hoarding, Getting Help for Hoarding, Randy Frost, Ocd, Compulsive Hoarding, Hoarders, Living With OCD, Slidepollajax, Baby Boomers, Health Post50, Fifty News

A 50-year-old businesswoman recently walked into her 83-year-old father's apartment and nearly passed out from what greeted her: stacks and stacks of papers, magazines, books -- "literally from the floor to the ceiling."

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ABC Unveils Reality Show Hybrid Dancing with the Hoarders

James Napoli | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Hoarders, Television, Reality TV, Hoarding, Dancing With the Stars, Satire, Entertainment, Comedy News

Entering its 14th of Dancing with the Stars, ABC has hitched its wagon to another popular reality TV phenomenon by presenting Dancing with the Hoarders.

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A Shocking Discovery On The 'Hoarders' Season Finale

Posted 03.13.2012

Read More: TV Canada, Video, Canada Tv, Reality TV, Hoarding, Hoarders, Tv Replay, Aetv, TV News

The season finale of "Hoarders" (Mon., 9 p.m. EST on A&E) followed Jeri Jo as she tried to deal with her obsessive hoarding. Although Jeri Jo could...

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Hoarder's Husband Catches Her Lying To Keep Her Stuff

Posted 03.12.2012

Read More: TV Canada, Video, Canada Tv, Reality TV, Tv Replay, Hoarding Buried Alive, Tlc, Hoarding, TV News

Viewers of "Hoarding: Buried Alive" (Sun., 8 p.m. EST on TLC) first met Shelley and her husband Gene back in 2010. Then, Shelley's hoarding was seriou...

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'It's Like An Orgasm' (Photos)

HuffingtonPost.com | Emily Cohn | Posted 03.10.2012

Read More: Tlc Extreme Couponing, Extreme Couponing, Hoarding, Sex, Clipping Coupons, Couponing, Orgasm, Saving Money, Faatima Evans, Money News

For Detroit's Faatima Evans, shopping with coupons is like having sex. "When you get to the checkout and everything is free or nearly free," said ...

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An Unfixable Home On 'Hoarding: Buried Alive'

Posted 03.05.2012

Read More: TV Canada, Reality TV, Canada Tv, Video, Tv Replay, Tlc, Hoarding Buried Alive, Hoarding, TV News

On "Hoarding: Buried Alive" (Sun., 9 p.m. EST on TLC) Mary's hoarding had gotten so out of control that she was in danger of losing her home after cit...

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'Hoarders': Joanne's Love For Her Grandson Inspires Amazing Transformation

Posted 02.28.2012

Read More: TV Canada, Hoarders, Reality TV, Canada Tv, Video, Tv Replay, Aetv, Hoarding, TV News

On "Hoarders" (Mon., 9 p.m. EST on A&E) viewers were introduced to Joanne and her young grandson Cayden. Compulsive hoarder Joanne was Cayden's da...

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'Hoarders' House Transformed From Squalor To Beautiful

Posted 02.21.2012

Read More: TV Canada, Video, Reality TV, Hoarding, Dee, Transformation, Jan, Hoarders, Tv Replay, TV News

Jan's home experience prior to the introduction of "Hoarders" (Mon., 9 p.m. EST on A&E) into her life could optimistically be described as living in s...

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'Hoarding: Buried Alive': Dead And Rotting Rats In House

Posted 02.20.2012

Read More: TV Canada, Reality TV, Canada Tv, Video, Tv Replay, Tlc, Hoarding Buried Alive, Hoarding, TV News

On Sunday night's episode of "Hoarding: Buried Alive" (Sun., 9 p.m. EST on TLC) viewers were introduced to Faye. She became a hoarder after two fai...

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Hoarding Dead Animals On 'Hoarders'

Posted 04.15.2012

Read More: TV Canada, Video, Reality TV, Hoarding, Frozen Owl, Dr. Chibaud, Hoarders, Dr. Zasio, Tv Replay, Kathleen, Scott, Dead Animals, TV News

Both featured stories on this week's "Hoarders" (Mon., 9 p.m. EST on A&E) were unlike any we'd seen before. Kathleen's hoarding was driven by the deat...

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Is This The Worst 'Hoarding' House Yet?

Posted 02.13.2012

Read More: TV Canada, Reality TV, Video, Tlc, Hoarding Buried Alive, Hoarding, Tv Replay, Canada, TV News

Many viewers have probably wondered how anyone can enter some of the squalid, over-stuffed homes featured on "Hoarding: Buried Alive" (Sun., 9 p.m. ES...

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Barbara's Maggot-Infested Fridge On 'Hoarders'

Posted 02.07.2012

Read More: TV Canada, Video, Reality TV, Hoarding, Haunted House, Matt Paxton, Dr. Chibaud, Hoarders, Tv Replay, Cobwebs, TV News

For at least one half of this week's episode, the show title could have been changed to "Horrors." Fred and Mary easily had the worst dust and cobweb ...

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Joanne Has Suicidal Thoughts On 'Hoarders'

Posted 04.01.2012

Read More: TV Canada, Video, Canada Tv, Reality TV, Hoarding, Hoarders, Tv Replay, Dr. Robin Zasio, Joanne, TV News

Dr. Robin Zasio has dealt with a lot of different people struggling with various mental illnesses during her time on "Hoarders" (Mon., 9 p.m. EST on A...

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'Hoarding' Love Triangle

Posted 03.05.2012

Read More: TV Canada, Reality TV, Canada Tv, Video, Tv Replay, Tlc, Hoarding Buried Alive, Hoarding, TV News

Janet and Herv are hoarders, and despite their house being crammed with junk and garbage, they have managed to keep their hoarding a secret from every...

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'Hoarding: Buried Alive' Sneak Peek Exclusive: Rotting Meat Hurts A Marriage (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Maggie Furlong | Posted 01.27.2012

Read More: TV Canada, Marriage, Video, Canada Tv, Relationships, Hoarding Buried Alive, Tlc, Love and Relationships, Hoarding, Buried Alive, Sex, Unhealthy Relationships, Hoarders, Maggie Furlong, TV News

Would you invite friends over if your parents were both hoarders? We've got an exclusive sneak peek at the upcoming episode of "Hoarding: Buried Al...

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WATCH: Postal Worker Caught With Truckloads Of Stolen Mail

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 01.25.2012

Read More: Fedex, Congress, Video, U.S. Postal Service, Tlc, Hoarding Buried Alive, Firefighters, Hoarding, Budget Cuts, Usps, Stamps, Myfoxhouston, Postal Worker, Business News

On top of a financial crisis of devastating proportions, it looks like the U.S. Postal Service has yet another problem on its hands: an employee that'...

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Hoarder's Beer Cans Hinder Firefighters, Home Burns

The Huffington Post | John Stephens | Posted 01.24.2012

Read More: Video, Beer Cans Stop Firefighters, Firefighters, House Fire, Hoarding, Beer Can Hoarder, Arizona, Tempe, Weird News News

Firefighters in Tempe, Ariz., were unable to save a burning home after they arrived to discover the living room floor was covered by "over two feet of...

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Childhood Abuse Led To Adult Hoarding For Carrie

Posted 01.24.2012

Read More: TV Canada, Reality TV, Canada Tv, Video, Rape, Abuse, Hoarding, Ocd, James, Hoarders, Urine Bottles, Carrie, Tv Replay, TV News

There are many reasons people hoard, but in Carrie's caase on "Hoarders" (Mon., 9 p.m. EST on A&E), her illness stemmed from a sense of worthlessness ...

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Secret Hoarding And A Marriage In Crisis On 'Hoarding: Buried Alive'

Posted 01.23.2012

Read More: TV Canada, Canada Tv, Reality TV, Video, Hoarding Buried Alive, Hoarding, Tv Replay, Bravo, TV News

Extreme hoarder Vickie has been hiding a big secret from her husband Jeff. Now, with their strained marriage reaching breaking point, she chose to rev...

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Hamster 'Hoarder' Surrenders 94 Pets

HuffingtonPost.com | Teke Wiggin | Posted 01.20.2012

Read More: Animal Hoarding, 94 Hamsters, Hamsters, Hoarding, Hamster Hoarders, Hoarders, Man With Hamsters, Animals, Slidepollajax, Green News

(AOL Real Estate) He bought just two of the furry critters. A year and a half later there were more than 90 of them, living in fishbowls and Tupperwar...

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