The Hoarder in You
How to Live a Happier, Healthier, Uncluttered Life
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much-beloved chair, an ever-expanding record collection. But sometimes,
this emotional attachment to our belongings can spiral out of control
and culminate into a condition called compulsive hoarding. From
hobbyists and collectors to pack rats and compulsive shoppers—it is
close to impossible for hoarders to relinquish their precious objects,
even if it means that stuff takes over their lives and their homes.
According to psychologist Dr. Robin Zasio, our fascination with hoarding
stems from the fact that most of us fall somewhere on the hoarding
continuum. Even though it may not regularly interfere with our everyday
lives, to some degree or another, many of us hoard.
The Hoarder in You provides practical advice for decluttering and
organizing, including how to tame the emotional pull of acquiring
additional things, make order out of chaos by getting a handle on
clutter, and create an organizational system that reduces stress and
anxiety. Dr. Zasio also shares some of the most serious cases of
hoarding that she's encountered, and explains how we can learn from
these extreme examples—no matter where we are on the hoarding continuum.
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Release date
December 19, 2011 -
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OverDrive Listen audiobook
- ISBN: 9781452625492
- File size: 218492 KB
- Duration: 07:35:11
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Languages
- English
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Reviews
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In a calm and reassuring voice that matches the author's tone, Cassandra Campbell narrates this audiobook about the various ways people slip into hoarding material goods. Zasio's goal is to help people become aware of ways they may be accumulating unnecessary possessions and to provide clear, reasonable methods for tackling the overwhelming sense of suffocation and other negative emotions that accompany hoarding. Campbell balances an empathetic tone with an emphatic delivery that leaves little room for misunderstanding. She skillfully picks up Zasio's personal (as opposed to clinical) tone in the sections in which the author shares her own challenges with hoarding. Together, author and narrator create a listening experience that is welcoming and thoughtful, rather than belittling and incendiary. L.E. © AudioFile 2012, Portland, Maine -
November 28, 2011
The hit A&E series Hoarders has viewers glued to their television, gasping at the horror of other people's lives. In her first book, Zasio, the show's featured doctor, helps everyone learn to control their relationship with "stuff." For the compulsive hoarders and the ordinary collectors, Zasio offers insightful information and educated solutions for transforming relationships with material things, a core issue for many that struggle with hoarding. Sidebars in each chapter address important questions like, "Does Your Clutter Cause Conflict?" and "Are You Sentimental or Stuck?," which forces readers to examine what they buy and hold onto. An eye-opening look at hoarders, Zasio's book is an easy to read, well-organized guide to improving your life and reforming the way you look at the mundane. Agency: Fletcher & Company.
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