Unpacked: The Truth About Hoarding

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What if hoarding isn’t just about the stuff? Unpacked: The Truth About Hoarding takes you beyond the cleanup shows to explore the human stories, trauma, and compassion that fuel clutter — and the peer-based recovery that brings hope. Hosted by Matt Williams, Certified Peer Specialist and founder of Fight the Blight Inc.

Episodios

  1. hace 19 h

    Open Chair: My Name Is Michael

    A dramatized testimony from Open Chair, a support-room style series about hoarding, shame, small steps, and being witnessed without being fixed. In this episode, Michael talks about bargains, scarcity, and the fear of leaving a good deal behind. What looks like saving money slowly becomes a garage full of possibilities he never gets to live with. This is a fictional composite dramatization, not a real support-group recording or client story. AI-assisted production from Unpacked: The Truth About Hoarding.

    7 min

  2. hace 1 día

    The Stuff Report: Doom Shopping, Bag Psychology, and a Home Saved

    This week on The Stuff Report: a post-pandemic spike in hoarding cleanouts and “doom shopping,” the difference between practical saving and hoarding disorder, and a UK housing story where support helped someone keep and reclaim her home. A calm, practical look at hoarding in the headlines through a people-first lens.

    7 min

  3. hace 2 días

    LaundroMatt: The Weight We Carry

    In this LaundroMatt reflection, Matt talks about forgiveness, resentment, shame, and the emotional weight people carry alongside clutter. Through his own story and lessons from peer-support rooms, he explores why letting go is not about pretending pain did not happen, but about making room for peace, understanding, and one small next step.

    7 min

  4. hace 5 días

    The Stuff Report: Understanding Hoarding, Twin Studies, and the Cleanout After Loss

    The Stuff Report is a weekly look at hoarding in the headlines through a practical, peer-informed lens. In this pilot episode, the hosts look at recent stories on hoarding disorder education, twin-study research on genetic risk, clutter safety/severity levels, and the grief-heavy work of cleaning out a hoarded home after a loss. This is news commentary and education, not clinical advice. Part of Unpacked: The Truth About Hoarding.

    6 min

  5. hace 5 días

    Supporter Field Notes: When Grief Fills a Room

    A calm, practical conversation about what supporters may be seeing when clutter begins to grow after a major loss. This episode looks at grief, emotional clutter, objects as anchors, and why forced cleanouts often miss what is really happening underneath. The goal is not to fix someone by taking over, but to stay present, patient, and connected while the person begins to understand what they are carrying. Part of the Supporter Field Notes lane from Unpacked: The Truth About Hoarding.

    4 min

  6. hace 5 días

    Open Chair: My Name Is Denise

    A dramatized testimony from Open Chair, a support-room style series about hoarding, shame, small steps, and being witnessed without being fixed. In this episode, Denise talks about paper piles, unopened mail, and the fear that one envelope might hold proof of failure. The first step is not a whole basket, a whole counter, or a whole system. It is one envelope, opened with someone beside her. This is a dramatization, not a real support-group recording or client story. It is part of Unpacked: The Truth About Hoarding.

    9 min

  7. hace 6 días

    LaundroMatt: What Not to Say

    LaundroMatt is Matt Williams speaking directly from lived and field experience about hoarding, clutter, family pressure, and what actually helps. In this reflection, Matt talks about the phrases people often use when they are scared, frustrated, or out of ideas, and why words like "just throw it away" can close doors instead of opening them. This episode is a personal reflection from the Unpacked: The Truth About Hoarding feed.

    7 min

  8. hace 6 días

    Open Chair: My Name Is Ray

    A dramatized testimony from Open Chair, a support-room style series about hoarding, shame, small steps, and being witnessed without being fixed. In this episode, Ray talks about the first small place he cleared: not a room, not a whole house, but one chair. This is a dramatization, not a real support-group recording or client story. It is part of Unpacked: The Truth About Hoarding.

    8 min

  9. hace 6 días

    Supporter Field Notes: The Cleanout That Made Things Worse

    A calm, practical conversation about why forced cleanouts often backfire, even when they come from love and concern. This episode looks at trust, safety, shame, and the difference between helping someone and taking over. The core idea is simple: you do not have to clean for someone, but you can be present with them. Part of the Supporter Field Notes lane from Unpacked: The Truth About Hoarding.

    7 min

  10. 09/06/2025

    Episode 1: What the TV Shows Miss

    In this premiere episode of Unpacked: The Truth About Hoarding, host Matt Williams shares why this podcast exists — and how we’ve been getting it wrong about hoarding for years. It’s not about stuff. It’s about stories, trauma, compassion, and the healing power of being seen. Matt introduces his lived experience working with individuals affected by hoarding disorder and previews the real conversations and surprising truths that this show will unpack. To learn more or find support, visit FightTheBlightInc.com

    14 min
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What if hoarding isn’t just about the stuff? Unpacked: The Truth About Hoarding takes you beyond the cleanup shows to explore the human stories, trauma, and compassion that fuel clutter — and the peer-based recovery that brings hope. Hosted by Matt Williams, Certified Peer Specialist and founder of Fight the Blight Inc.

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  • Creador
    Fight the Blight Inc.
  • Años de actividad
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodios
    10
  • Clasificación
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    © Fight the Blight Inc.
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