Hoarders 6.2 – Doug, Ruth
Whenever I see people making fun of this show (because it’s an easy target, hurr hurr dirty people!) I realize two things. One, they don’t know anyone with mental illness and how hard their struggle...
View ArticleHoarders 6.3 Alvin, Charles
Two very unique stories in this episode, and while Charles’ story brought me to tears a few times, Alvin’s story is one that I found all too frustratingly familiar. And it’s another reason why this...
View ArticleHoarders 6.5 – Joni, Millie
To prepare for this particular episode, I’ll let you know that I have never seen more anger that had me worried someone was going to be hurt than I have in this episode. And we’re just seeing a 22...
View ArticleHoarders 6.7 – Susan, Michael
This was the episode for people with horrifying backgrounds. It was also a reminder that shopping addicts are some of the toughest hoarders to work with – there’s not a clear path to the emotional...
View ArticleHoarders 6.7 – Terry, Adelle
Big warning up front: Terry is an animal hoarder. I said this in a message to Matt Paxton last night as the episode aired: yes, it’s incredibly difficult to watch an animal hoarder and to think of the...
View ArticleHoarders 6.8 – BG and Lee, Chris
This episode has one of the most tragically beautiful homes in the show’s history, absolutely hoarded to the gills. And we also had another tender-hearted man that let his things separate himself from...
View ArticleHoarders 6.9 – Jan, Bebe
This is our last episode of the year as Hoarders takes a month-long hiatus. We have two tough women that have alienated themselves from their children both through their anger and their hoarding. But...
View ArticleHoarders 6.10 – Marlene, Jeff
“It’s an emotional thing when you try to fill yourself up [with things], and then you get filled up for a little while, and then you’re empty and you go back out to fill yourself back up.” Marlene, one...
View ArticleHoarders 6.11 – Diana, Dolores
Thank you for your patience with me regarding this recap’s delay. My son has been hospitalized for several months, and we were finally able to bring him home last week. (And since we here at HDJM do...
View ArticleHoarders 6.12 – Fuzzie & Fredd, Nancy
This is potentially the last episode of Hoarders (as of print, they’ve not been renewed for a seventh season) and as such, I’m going to end this particular recap with some personal thoughts. So that...
View ArticleHoarders: Family Secrets 1.1 – Richard and Jim
Our show is back, after many of us were pretty sure the last season was it. It had a new format for its premiere (more on that), but should return to what we’ve become familiar with as the season...
View ArticleHoarders: Family Secrets 1.2 – Joyce & Kimberly
Welcome back, both readers and the original format of the show! Reminder to any new folks: hoarding is a mental illness that affects entire families; we treat them and the illness with kindness. Many...
View ArticleHoarders: Family Secrets 1.3 – Michelle & Yama
You all know the drill by now: Hoarding is a mental illness, and we’re respectful of the folks who put themselves out there for public scrutiny in their attempt to better themselves, their families,...
View ArticleHoarders: Family Secrets 1.6 — David, Nora
We’re back! (Sorry for the delay–feel free to scowl at me for my move not going smoothly.) This episode featured what Matt Paxton said was one of the most difficult hoards (both size-wise and...
View ArticleHoarders: Family Secrets 1.7 – Brian, Coral
Once again we’re reminded that hoarding–like most mental illness–affects more than just the hoarder. For children who grow up in a hoarded home, it can have devastating and sometimes life-long effects....
View ArticleHoarders: Family Secrets 1.8 – Michelle, Mary
Before we get into this episode, I want to thank all of you who read, link on Reddit, comment on Facebook (and here!), and most especially those of you who get what I’m trying to do, not just with …...
View ArticleHoarders: Family Secrets 1.9 – Doris, T’Resa
I don’t know what it is lately, but these hoarders and the kids/grandkids who love them have just been choking me up. This week we have a success and a potential backslide. And it’s not who I thought...
View ArticleHoarders 8-6 – Dorothy and David, Doris
[Previous episode] You know, every week I wonder if there’s going to be something new to learn. Surely we’ll run out of reasons for the hoarding, ways that people convince themselves that the manner in...
View ArticleHoarders 8.7 – Dick, Karen
[Previous episode] Sometimes when someone won’t choose you, you have to choose yourself. Dick, Pomona, CA Dick, 83, is a retired mechanic who likes to shop at Dollar stores. Boy, does he. His...
View ArticleHoarders 8.8 – Peggy, Connie and Ed
[Previous episode] Warning. One of our hoarders, Peggy, is an animal hoarder. There are no living animals in this hoard; you will not see any animals suffering. It’s awful. We all know it’s awful. This...
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