Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. We all have those items lurking in the back of our closets or tucked away in drawers that we keep "just in case." Maybe you think ...

A dozen people seated around folding tables clap heartily for a beaming woman: She’s donated two 13-gallon garbage bags full of clothes, including several Christmas sweaters and a couple of pantsuits, ...

For people who develop hoarding behaviors, possessions take on meanings and values far beyond their practical use. Each item becomes deeply intertwined with emotions, memories, and personal identity ...

By contrast, squalor describes the physical state of a severely unclean environment. It can result from hoarding but also from neglect, poor health, or cognitive decline. About a quarter of people in ...

trekandshoot / Getty Images A dozen people seated around folding tables clap heartily for a beaming woman: She’s donated two 13-gallon garbage bags full of clothes to a Presbyterian church, including ...

In Amanda Uhle’s recent book, Destroy This House (Summit Books, 2025), Uhle describes an interaction between her hoarder mother and nonhoarder father: “It was weird how Dad never complained about ...

Hoarding in the UK has become a "mental health emergency" which requires an urgent response, a leading social enterprise has warned. Clouds End CIC has been supporting more than 300 people who hoard ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Brandon Bronaugh, star of the reality series "Hoarders," has lifted the lid on the worst cases he has seen as he reveals how to ...

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Brandon Bronaugh, star of the reality series "Hoarders," has lifted the lid on the worst cases he has seen as he reveals how to keep your home from becoming a hoarding ground. The TV star and expert ...