Some little time ago it was Hoarding Awareness week. In this podcast Heather and Dave get to chat to Kirsty and Sam about what took place this year. It is a chance for people to discuss the challenges the face and to look at possible solutions.

More information can be found here

https://hoardingawarenessweek.org.uk/

In this episode Heather and Dave talk to Debbie Barnet, who has had her own experiences in the family of hoarding. She has written a couple of books on the subject. One being Self Neglect and Hoarding.

The other is a safeguarding book for those who deal with people with the challenges discussed here.

Aside from being an author Debbie is also someone with AuDHD. From lived experience she has been able to give valuable insight and training to many

In this episode Heather and Dave talk to Ursula James, They discuss the ways that hypnosis can mitigate the fear of change. Ursula has created an audio book to do this very thing. Using thirty years of her experience she has crafted a useful tool for tackling these difficult challenges.

In this episode Heather and Dave chat to Sam Wainman about Christmas and hoarding. It never seems to get an easier. Also news and progress from Cloud's End.

In this episode Heather and Dave talk with Kayley Hyman in Wales. It was good to catch up with her, and to hear about some of the positive changes that are taking place with the work she does.

In this special edition of Hoarding Stuff Heather talks to Michael Preston Shoot about safeguarding and the issues of self neglect. He shares his knowledge on the challenges that are faced when these challenges arise.

In this episode Heather and Dave talk to Kamilla Albek. She tells us about how hoarding is seen in her own country of Denmark, and where the whole thing is being treated there.

In this episode Heather and Dave talk to Jonathan Findlay. Jonathan amongst many other things is a talented author, who has written a children's book about Hoarding. It is a wonderful illustrated poetic tale that examines so many of the things that we look at on the podcast here.

In this episode Heather and Dave catch up with Olivia. Olivia is someone we spoke with some time ago about her childhood experiences and hoarding. It was a pleasure to catch up with her and seeing the changes she has made in her life.

August is the month to celebrate happiness, and Heather and Dave attempt to do that. Did they succeed? We will leave you to decide. Just remember though in the real world it may be possible to have other happy months as well. Let us know what your bits of happiness are.