Category: Interviews
Improving the Narrative Around Hoarding, Part 2
10-minute read time. Today’s post is less original than educational. As promised, here is one of the assignments I submitted for one of the writing courses, with the professor’s comments attached so you can see my revision process. Below the file, you’ll find the revised article. If interested, please read it and tell me how… Read more
Interview with Matthew
22-minute read time. This weekend’s blog post is a lengthier interview that I did with my little brother, Matthew, a few weeks ago. Interviewing a family member who shared the same experiences I did, just with another set of eyes, was insightful. I highly recommend that my fellow children-of-hoarders sit down with their siblings (if… Read more
Defining the Clutter: the Struggle of Labeling Hoarding
8-minute read time. Today’s post is another rough first draft of a piece I recently submitted for another class. Again, once I get comments on this piece, I’ll share them and edit them to improve the story. This article contains content you might have seen in my other pieces, namely the explainer I wrote about… Read more
Interview with Kara
23-minute read time. Welcome back from the November holiday! I hope you had a restful and enjoyable Thanksgiving. I will return to posting today with a great interview I did with one of my fellow students in the JHU Master’s program. I thought this interview was particularly interesting because Kara is one of the few… Read more
Interview Questions
8-minute read time. Today’s post is a guideline for the questions I asked during the interviews I have given recently. When approaching the topic of hoarding, I think transparency is of the utmost importance, and if posting these questions helps my sources feel more comfortable talking to me, I am happy. Of course, the conversations… Read more
Improving the Narrative Around Hoarding, Part 1
9-minute read time. This weekend’s post is a rough first draft of a piece I recently submitted for one of my classes about 20 minutes ago, LOL. I thought it might be illuminating to take you all through my drafting and revision process, so once I get comments on this piece, I’ll share them and… Read more
Interview with TN
33-minute read time. Today’s post is the transcript of a lovely interview I had with TN, a fellow adult child of a hoarder. Some words have been redacted to ensure her privacy. Thu, Nov 21, 2024 11:12AM • 51:45 SUMMARY KEYWORDS hoarding behavior, emotional impact, social life, hoarding definition, early observations, flood damage, mental health,… Read more
Interview with Emma
27-minute read time. Today’s post is the transcript of a lovely interview I had with Emma, a fellow adult child of a hoarder. Some words have been redacted to ensure her privacy. Thu, Nov 21, 2024 11:26AM • 36:22 SUMMARY KEYWORDS hoarding definition, emotional weight, family conflict, childhood memories, social life, safe space, TV shows,… Read more
