Clutter makes it tough to enjoy our homes. Who hasn’t sidestepped a precarious stack of mail or random boxes in the hallway? Maybe you’ve even hesitated to invite guests over, worried they’d see the ...

It's the time of year when we accumulate the most stuff. When we do, people often throw around the word "hoarding." But it turns out it's a frequently misunderstood term. Therapist Jayme Kolbo spends ...

Behind closed doors across the country, millions of individuals are quietly overwhelmed by something most of us take for granted: our relationship with things we bring into our homes. The ...

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STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State University psychologist Mary E. Dozier recently joined Amy Juravich on All Sides, a public radio program produced by WOSU Public Media, where Dozier discussed the ...

Managing clutter feels great, but did you know some common decluttering habits might actually put your home insurance coverage at risk? It’s surprising how everyday actions can sometimes cross ...

Now that my kids are grown, I fantasize about giving away all our belongings, buying a beat-up hippie van, stuffing a mattress in it, and driving off—it doesn’t even matter where my husband and I go. ...

Amanda Uhle’s recent book Destroy This House (Summit Books, 2025) opens with an unsettling image of her parents’ home: “The garage in their Pontiac home was filled with food, much of it perishable.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Hoarding may indicate psychosocial and neurocognitive disorders. Other hoarding assessments may be difficult in ...

Do you know someone struggling with hoarding disorder? Texas is a hotspot for hoarding behavior, a new study shows. Like gambling, hoarding is often misunderstood. Rather than a character flaw, ...

STARKVILLE — Mississippi State University psychologist Mary E. Dozier recently joined Amy Juravich on All Sides, a public radio program produced by WOSU Public Media, where Dozier discussed the ...