This Organized Life

Hi Friends,Back by popular demand is my good friend, Matt Paxton! I invited Matt on the show today to talk about a question that I get asked all the time .... “Am I a Hoarder”.Matt Paxton is one of the top cleaning, downsizing, decluttering, and hoarding experts in the country. He was a frequent regular on A&E’s Hoarders for 12 years and now hosts the Emmy-nominated PBS show Legacy List with Matt Paxton. You also might remember Matt from Episode 269 of This ORGANIZED Life, where he talked about Creating a Legacy List and his book Keep the Memories, Lose the Stuff.During today's conversation we looked at:The psychological side of hoarding and how it differs from general clutterThe difference between hoarding and collectingThe role of trauma, specifically, divorce, death, and abuse as it relates to hoardingIs hoarding permanent or can you be “cured”?How to help someone who you might suspect is struggling with a hoarding disorderWhat NOT to do, that can actually cause more harm than goodMatt shares some pers