Author: Lillian
Defining Hoarding: An Explainer
7-minute read time. I think it’s time to define hoarding since I have talked about it so much already. There is a lot of research out there, but there is still a lot to be known, so if you would like to add something to this page or see a necessary correction, please leave a… Read more
False Foundations, by Matthew P.
1-minute read time. Please enjoy this poem by my little brother. I am built on false foundations,A house balanced on a cliff’s edge.Each step is warped and broken.Climb them, see the sagging wood floor,Scratched by those who caredMore for the arrangement of the furnitureThan the state they left it in.Look at the curtains, distressed and… Read more
Secret Superpower of Hoarder Children
5-minute read time. I have always considered myself an observer. I notice the people around me, their mannerisms and behaviors, how they dress, talk, and chew. Sometimes, I wonder if they notice me looking at them. I wonder if they think I am staring at them, judging from afar. As I sit in this Panera… Read more
Finances, by Matthew P.
4-minute read time. Please enjoy this piece by my little brother. As I was growing up, I considered myself a middle-class child; I had food and a home, and my mother and father each had a car. My sister and I lived comfortably with our parents, two cats, and, eventually, our dog. Sure, our house… Read more
The Flood, by Matthew P.
4-minute read time. Please enjoy this piece by my little brother. Hoarding is unique in its inability to be understood by those who have not experienced it. To understand the effect that growing up in a hoarding household has, one must have grown up in a hoarding household. People can empathize with you and try… Read more
My Mother, the Pygmy Owl
10-minute read time. Today’s post is one of the articles I wrote for my Master’s program. This was my professor’s comment about it: “I know that we talked about this, and I encouraged you to go for it, but I think that it really does not work as a climate narrative. Good on taking a… Read more
Hoarder Homeostasis
6-minute read time. * Disclaimer: This story is based on my experience as the daughter of a hoarder and as a journalist hoping to dedicate my career to the research and communication of mental health disorders like hoarding. Any discrepancies or incorrect facts are simply because my experience might differ from someone else’s. In one… Read more
