Organizing, Hoarding & Cluttering
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- Facebook Video Tour – No clutter – He’s taken “my advice” what if all your stuff is lost or destroyed, what would you replace? If you wouldn’t replace it, get rid of it now. LA Times 11.24.2016 .
#NAPO (National Assoc. of Professional Organizers)
Jeanne Shorr – Founder (Steve’s Mother)
- The National Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO), launched in 1983 by a small group of women in Los Angeles, now boasts 4,000 members who go into homes, help owners figure out what’s worth keeping and push them to purge the rest. See article in Time Magazine.
- 1983 – A group working as professional organizers began to meet informally in Los Angeles and decided to give their meetings a name, the Association of Professional Organizers (APO).
- 1985 – The association formalized by electing officers, who later that year would be named the founding members: Beverly Clower, Stephanie Culp, Ann Gambrell, Maxine Ordesky, and Jeanie Shorr. (Steve’s Mother)
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How to #clear clutter
Many home organization experts say
“When in doubt, throw it out.”
“When your home is cluttered, your brain kind of feels that way too,”
“You’ll be amazed at how much better you feel after just organizing one small part of your house.”webmd.com/clear-clutter-out-of-your-house
Letting Go
- 34 + items to toss
- Why we obsess over clearing out stuff
‘Swedish death cleaning’ is less about sparing our loved ones from hassle, and more about how we’re remembered Read More LA Times - marcandangel.com/5-things-you-should-know-about-letting-go/
- marcandangel.com/8-effective-ways-to-let-go-and-move-on/
- real homes.com/15-minute-declutter-method-for-any-room
- Can Occupational Therapy Address the Occupational Implications of Hoarding?
- ot everyday.ca/theres-help-for-hoarding
- Hoarding Scale – Activities of Daily Living
- uphomes.com/decluttering-downsizing-guide-hoarders
- Homeless and hoarding in L.A.: The special struggles and anxieties of unhoused people
- Depression and Cleaning: How to Tackle House Cleaning if You’re Struggling Everyday Health.com 1/2025
#Organization & Storage Solutions
- The Container Store
- cat urine problems eliminated.com/
- home-storage-solutions-101.com/decluttering
- Get Organized Wizard.com
- social work today.com
- hope organizers.com
- Shredding
- professional shredding services.com so cal shred.com
- Speakers
- Resources & Links
- bustle.com/red-flags-to-watch-out-for-when-you-go-over-to-someones-place
- Face to Face Meetings LA Area
- Find a Hoarding Therapists in CA Psychology Today
#Resources & Information on OCD Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- International OCD Foundation iocdf.org
- OCD Los Angeles
- beyond ocd.org
- renewed freedom center.com
- Anxiety Disorders
- OCD Support Group
- Gate Way OCD Institute – a new beginning 714.549.1030
- Los Angeles Body Dysmorphic Disorder & Body Image Clinic
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