ST. PAUL. Minn., June 27 (UPI) --Compulsive hoarders feel stigmatized and are more likely to view their neighborhoods as less safe and more chaotic than counterparts do, according to researchers who ...

You might have noticed an elderly relative or neighbor whose home has gradually filled with newspapers, boxes, and items that seem to serve no purpose. What looks like simple messiness could actually ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Tracy McCubbin, founder of dClutterfly. It has ...

Dear Eric: I have a friend of several decades and recently learned she is a hoarder. We always met outside our homes for coffee or lunch. I just assumed it was more convenient. A few months ago, she ...

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 ...