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Crabtree / by Nichols, Jon,author.; Nichols, Tucker,1970-illustrator.;
When Alfred Crabtree loses his false teeth, he must search for them among his piles upon piles of belongings.
Subjects: Fiction.; Compulsive hoarding; Lost articles; Orderliness;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 4
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Overcoming chronic disorganization : finding strategies that work / by Cooke, Jo,1964-Author(DLC)no2018076173;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-154) and index.Are you always late, do you miss appointments, lose your keys, forget your phone, miss deadlines at work on projects, have to pay penalties on late returns for paying tax? We can all be impacted by chronic disorganization - whether it be because of long term stress, menopause, diagnoses of ADHD and/or autism (to name just a few of the very many reasons). It has nothing to do with being stupid or lazy.  Some brains are wired differently, and understanding this is the way forward to allow us to delegate, find strategies and systems in place to manage our day to day lives - whether in our personal or professional lives.   Overcoming Chronic Disorganization will help you recognize your behaviors and put systems in place to help day-to-day tasks seem less overwhelming and challenging. It looks at the triggers and symptoms of CD, at the role of ADHD and/or autism, and at their impact on executive function. From this background of better understanding, you will discover strategies for organizing and decluttering, advice on dealing with things like procrastination, and how to develop healthy habits and keep them going. Whether for you or for a loved one, this book is full of actionable points and wise, compassionate support and is the first step on your journey to a calmer and more organized life.
Subjects: Self-help publications; Orderliness.; Time management.; Storage in the home; Compulsive hoarding; Compulsive hoarding; Neurodivergent people;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Digging out : helping your loved one manage clutter, hoarding & compulsive acquiring / by Tompkins, Michael A.(CARDINAL)706415; Hartl, Tamara L.(CARDINAL)565565;
MARCIVE 11/4/13Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-188).From the Publisher: Many people who hoard understand the extent of their problem and are open to help. This book is not for them. Digging Out is for the concerned and frustrated friends and family members of people who do not fully accept the magnitude of their hoarding problem and refuse help from others. If you have a friend or loved one with a hoarding problem and are seeking a way to guide him or her to a healthier, safer way of life, this book is for you. In Digging Out, you will find a complete guide to helping your loved one with a hoarding problem live safely and comfortably in his or her home or apartment. Included are realistic harm reduction strategies that you can use to help your loved one manage health and safety hazards, avoid eviction, and motivate him or her to make long-term lifestyle changes. You'll learn how to handle a roommate or spouse with a hoarding problem, identify and work through special considerations that may arise when the person who hoards is frail and elderly, and receive guidance for healing strained relationships between people who hoard and their friends and family. Take heart. With this book as a guide, you can help your loved one live more comfortably and safely, salvage your damaged relationship, and restore your peace of mind.
Subjects: Compulsive hoarding; Hoarders;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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The more the terrier / by Johnston, Linda O.(CARDINAL)420284;
MARCIVE 10/14/11While helping to find new homes for victims of animal hoarding, shelter manager Lauren Vancouver must come to the aid of her boss, Mamie Spelling, after the CEO of a pet shelter, who threatened to expose Mamie's hoarding, is found dead.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Animal rescue; Animal shelters; Compulsive hoarding; Murder;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 4
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The more the terrier [large print] / by Johnston, Linda O.(CARDINAL)420284;
When shelter manager Lauren Vancouver finds out that her old mentor, Mamie Spelling, is an animal hoarder, no one is more shocked, and she jumps in to help re-home the cramped critters. But Mamie's troubles don't end there. She's accused of murder when the CEO of a pet shelter network is found dead. Now Lauren's dogged determination to clear her former friend of murder may put a killer on her tail.
Subjects: Large print books.; Detective and mystery fiction.; Animal shelters; Compulsive hoarding; Animal rescue; Murder;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 4
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More / by Springman, I. C.(CARDINAL)398084; Lies, Brian,illustrator.(CARDINAL)356694;
A team of well-intentioned mice saves a friend from hoarding too much stuff.
Subjects: Fiction.; Picture books.; Compulsive hoarding; Conduct of life; Magpies; Mice;
Available copies: 26 / Total copies: 27
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Dirty secret : a daughter comes clean about her mother's compulsive hoarding / by Sholl, Jessie.(CARDINAL)476067;
Includes bibliographical references.To be the child of a compulsive hoarder is to live in a permanent state of unease. Because if your mother is one of those crazy junk-house people, then what does that make you?
Subjects: Biographies.; Case studies.; Sholl, Jessie.; Sholl, Jessie; Compulsive hoarding; Hoarders; Mothers and daughters; Mothers; Mothers.;
Available copies: 15 / Total copies: 15
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The book of form and emptiness / by Ozeki, Ruth,1956-author.;
"After the tragic death of his beloved musician father, fourteen-year-old Benny Oh begins to hear voices. The voices belong to the things in his house--a sneaker, a broken Christmas ornament, a piece of wilted lettuce. Although Benny doesn't understand what these things are saying, he can sense their emotional tone; some are pleasant, a gentle hum or coo, but others are snide, angry and full of pain. When his mother, Annabelle, develops a hoarding problem, the voices grow more clamorous. At first, Benny tries to ignore them, but soon the voices follow him outside the house, onto the street and at school, driving him at last to seek refuge in the silence of a large public library, where objects are well-behaved and know to speak in whispers. There, Benny discovers a strange new world, where "things happen." He falls in love with a mesmerizing street artist with a smug pet ferret, who uses the library as her performance space. He meets a homeless philosopher-poet, who encourages him to ask important questions and find his own voice amongst the many. And he meets his very own Book-a talking thing-who narrates Benny's life and teaches him to listen to the things that truly matter. With its blend of sympathetic characters, riveting plot, and vibrant engagement with everything from jazz, to climate change, to our attachment to material possessions, The Book of Form and Emptiness is classic Ruth Ozeki-bold, wise, poignant, playful, humane and heartbreaking"--
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Magic realist fiction.; Novels.; Psychological fiction.; Books; Compulsive hoarding; Fathers; Public libraries; Teenage boys; Fathers.;
Available copies: 37 / Total copies: 45
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Lost found kept : a memoir / by Derrickson Kossmann, Deborah,author.;
The author, a psychologist, shares her family's story, as she confronts the reality that her mother had transformed her childhood home into a hoarding situation as well as addressing the author's own past and their shared, long-buried family secrets.
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Derrickson Kossmann, Deborah; Hoarders; Compulsive hoarding.; Mothers and daughters.; Psychologists;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Mess : one man's struggle to clean up his house and his act / by Yourgrau, Barry,author.(CARDINAL)724790;
Prologue with grocery bags -- The Chinese puzzle box -- What's wrong with me? -- Some kind of flâneur -- Let the right one in -- Brothers Grim -- The cut-glass hand bell -- Mastering disaster -- Dodge days, or, Letting go of L.A. -- Home comforting -- The real stuff -- The notorious bungalow --Freud's "dirty" couch -- The red fish -- Gordon's know -- Postscript.The author draws on his experiences as both a hoarder and an investigator to profile subjects ranging from professional decluttering services and anti-hoarding therapy to the brain science behind hoarding and the way clutter affects relationships.
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Yourgrau, Barry; Compulsive hoarding.; Housekeeping.; Storage in the home.; Authors;
Available copies: 8 / Total copies: 8
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