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Reclaim Your Life from Hoarding: Practical Strategies for Decluttering Your Home, Organizing Your Space, and Freeing Yourself
Declutter your life, create space, and find peace with your belongings
Our possessions can be a fun window into the past, who we are, and what we hold dear—but sometimes all that stuff can get in the way of everyday life. If you identify as a clutterbug or are feeling a little overwhelmed with all your stuff, the straightforward guidance in this book will help you get organized and feel more in control of your home—and your life.
This easy-to-follow hoarding workbook gives you strategies for decluttering, prioritizing your goals, and building a support team before walking you through the process room by room. With advice on both how to sort through your items and change the way you acquire things, you’ll gain the confidence you need to succeed.
Inside this standout among hoarding books you’ll find:
Real talk—Read stories about how other people who struggle with clutter have found ways to cope and reduce their belongings.
Self-care strategies—Each chapter has a tip to help you focus on taking care of yourself with thoughtful, stress-relieving suggestions.
Action plan—Simple but productive exercises will help you make lasting changes through manageable steps and everyday actions.
Take control of the possessions in your life with this book’s gentle guidance.
Our possessions can be a fun window into the past, who we are, and what we hold dear—but sometimes all that stuff can get in the way of everyday life. If you identify as a clutterbug or are feeling a little overwhelmed with all your stuff, the straightforward guidance in this book will help you get organized and feel more in control of your home—and your life.
This easy-to-follow hoarding workbook gives you strategies for decluttering, prioritizing your goals, and building a support team before walking you through the process room by room. With advice on both how to sort through your items and change the way you acquire things, you’ll gain the confidence you need to succeed.
Inside this standout among hoarding books you’ll find:
Real talk—Read stories about how other people who struggle with clutter have found ways to cope and reduce their belongings.
Self-care strategies—Each chapter has a tip to help you focus on taking care of yourself with thoughtful, stress-relieving suggestions.
Action plan—Simple but productive exercises will help you make lasting changes through manageable steps and everyday actions.
Take control of the possessions in your life with this book’s gentle guidance.
176 pages, Paperback
Published July 7, 2020
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January 26, 2023
Informative
I would recommend this book to anyone who feels overwhelmed by clutter in their homes. You don't have to formally consider yourself or be considered a hoarder for this book to be of interest/help to you. The book highlights the thoughts and emotions behind hoarding disorders and helps you to see where you might be on that spectrum, and how you can make a plan and slowly work on the issues and take your life back from your possessions.
I would recommend this book to anyone who feels overwhelmed by clutter in their homes. You don't have to formally consider yourself or be considered a hoarder for this book to be of interest/help to you. The book highlights the thoughts and emotions behind hoarding disorders and helps you to see where you might be on that spectrum, and how you can make a plan and slowly work on the issues and take your life back from your possessions.
April 8, 2022
Clearer view
Of this health issue. Especially dealing with elderly and family living in unsafe conditions. Helped me think about my loan book collections
Of this health issue. Especially dealing with elderly and family living in unsafe conditions. Helped me think about my loan book collections
July 5, 2025
Overall a helpful book for decluttering.
I liked reading that a cluttering problem is not hoarding disorder!
Included in suggestions for decluttering are self-care recommendations for our daily lives. Very important.
Room by room strategies are helpful.
Also liked that achieving an organized lifestyle is a journey that requires physical and emotional maintenance.
Now to implement some of the strategies to improve my surroundings ( and help my son and his wife).
I liked reading that a cluttering problem is not hoarding disorder!
Included in suggestions for decluttering are self-care recommendations for our daily lives. Very important.
Room by room strategies are helpful.
Also liked that achieving an organized lifestyle is a journey that requires physical and emotional maintenance.
Now to implement some of the strategies to improve my surroundings ( and help my son and his wife).
June 10, 2020
Callisto Media/Rockridge Press was kind enough to send me a copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review.
I love my books so I am not going to declutter them. I am not as much of a clutterbug (or a hoarder like one sister of ours) as some people are, but I like my stuff. I have gotten rid of a lot of things and books that I have boxed up while home from work due to COVD19 but this book just p!$$ed me off and made me feel bad about myself.
Did not finish.
I love my books so I am not going to declutter them. I am not as much of a clutterbug (or a hoarder like one sister of ours) as some people are, but I like my stuff. I have gotten rid of a lot of things and books that I have boxed up while home from work due to COVD19 but this book just p!$$ed me off and made me feel bad about myself.
Did not finish.
June 3, 2020
Fantastic approach to becoming clutter free! Well thought out plan from a highly educated author who has real world experience in helping people get there life back! Grab a copy today and free yourself!
August 23, 2023
As a recovered (but still vigilant) hoarder, I'm going through books that might be useful to other hoarders and those who love them. This is a comprehensive overview of types of hoarding and strategies for overcoming in a fairly non-judgmental format.
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