Hoarding Stuff

In this episode Heather and Dave talk to Susanna Amato. She tells us about her hoarding tendencies and their connection with loss and family. Susanna is a performer who has channelled her experiences into theatrical experiences. You can find out more about her at

In this podcast Heather and Dave talk to Alan. Alan has been working to help his mum with her decluttering. It is an ongoing process, and has been made more difficult by disability. He talks through where they are with the whole thing currently.

In this podcast Heather and Dave talk to Kayley Hyman (founder of Holistic Hoarding). She shares how she became a part of the solution to the issues at hand, and the relevance of trauma. Working in Wales she is an advocate for humane approaches to decluttering, which is client centered.

In this podcast Dave and Heather talk to "That Hoarder" who also runs a podcast. She has now reached 98 episodes, and it was a pleasure to talk to her about her thoughts on the subject. You can find her here and we recommend that you do if you are on the journey of decluttering.

In this episode Heather and Dave talk to the wonderful Keith. He opens up about the way his issues impact his life and how over a period of time he has managed to find ways to deal with them. Keith was in a documentary made in 2916 (Birmingham Safeguarding Adults Board). It is a fabulous video and we highly recommend watching it. In this podcast you will be given more of an idea about Keith's life now. We would like to thank Keith for being so frank with us. We would like to thank past participants as well, as this is not always an easy topic to talk about. Thank you each and every one.

In this podcast Heather and Dave talk to Amanda (who is a therapist) and Mandi (her client and collaborator) about the work that they have done together. They have worked together for some time now, and have produced videos of how things have progressed. Some of these videos will be shown as part of My Hoarding Awareness week, and we hope to have more details of where you can see them in the near future. More information about the week is here,

In this episode Dave and Heather talk to one of the people who took part in workshops in Birmingham. She tells us about waiting for an autism and adhd diagnosis, and the impact that this has on keeping hold of stuff. Don't forget that My Hoarding Awarness week is coming up soon. Thank you for listening and please share the podcast.

In this podcast Heather and Dave talk to one of the participants of Heather's workshops. She has being looking into her own mental health, and is awaiting a possible diagnosis of Autism or ADHD. This is so she can look into the ways that if she has that diagnosis she can deal with it, and live her life fully. If you have any questions or comments you can email [email protected]

This is not just any ordinary podcast episode :) This is a supplement to the channel. In this "podlet" we talk to Kirsty about plans that she has for the upcoming Hoarding Awareness week. We are looking for people to share their experiences, whether through video, audio or the written word. It would be great to have your input so we can challenge the stigma around the subject. If you have anything you would like to contribute the details for where to send it are in the podlet.

In this episode Heather and Dave talk to Luigi Scamberella about the brain, and how it works (or doesn't work) to help us through our lives. This week is Brain Awareness week, so it is a good time to be reminded of what the grey matter is up to. How it does it's best to protect us from perceived harm, and some of the "tricks" it uses to help us survive. 

Luigi kindly made a meditational audio track which you can find on the podcast list as "Mental Cleanse" Have a listen and take the time to be good to your mind for a moment or two. Think of it as a big of a cognitive holiday, and let's be honest we all need one of those.