{"product_id":"conquer-the-clutter-9781421431505","title":"Conquer the Clutter","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow to take back your life when your things are taking over.   Why does Cliff, a successful lawyer who regularly wins landmark cases, step over two-foot piles of paper whenever he opens his front door? Why do Joan and Paul ask Children's Services to take their three children instead of decluttering their home? Why does Lucinda feel intense pressure to hold onto her family's heirlooms even though she has no room for them? They have hoarding disorder, which an estimated 2% to 6% of the adult population worldwide experience.   Conquer the Clutter offers hope to anyone affected by hoarding. Real-life vignettes, combined with easy-to-use assessment and intervention tools, support those who hoardand those who care about them. Written by Elaine Birchall, a social worker dedicated to helping people declutter and achieve long-term control over their belongings, the book provides an overview of hoarding, defining what it isand is not explains the difference between clutter and hoarding  describe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWarm and big-hearted . . . The real-life case studies in part two bring the book alive, offering inspiration for change . . . [Birchall's] common sense and compassion come across loud and clear.\u003cbr\u003e—Helen Lowe, \u003ci\u003eHealthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe authors of this optimistic book are a powerful combination of a get-up-and-go social worker who remains unfazed and energetic no matter what troubles are put in front of her, and her friend, Suzanne, who is also highly organised in presenting advice in the form of easily digested tables, lists and photographs . . . The book includes a set of very useful questionnaires on hoarding that may help people already prone to clutter to avoid entering the hoarding diagnostic arena, has sensible interventions to ensure collaboration, and adds substantially to input from health professionals. It is a mine of information that should be tapped.\u003cbr\u003e—Peter Tyrer, \u003ci\u003eBritish Journal of Psychiatry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeautiful book, accessible to everyone and absolutely interesting. Highly recommended.\u003cbr\u003e—Anna Maria Polidori\u003cbr\u003eWhen does a messy house cross the line into a mental health crisis? [Birchall] identifies the tell-tale signs—and explains how to safely intervene.\u003cbr\u003e—Lauren Paige Kennedy, \u003ci\u003eWebMD Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments \u003cbr\u003eHow to Navigate the Book\u003cbr\u003ePrologue\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction \u003cbr\u003ePart I. Understanding Hoarding and What It Takes to Clear Your Path\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1. Overview of Hoarding \u003cbr\u003eChapter 2. Environmental and Self-Assessment \u003cbr\u003eChapter 3. Goals \u003cbr\u003eChapter 4. Take Back Your Life \u003cbr\u003eChapter 5. Procrastination \u003cbr\u003ePart II. Moving Forward: Inspiration from Those Who Have Gone before You\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6. The Impact of Hoarding on Families: Her Pills Haven't Worked Yet\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7. The Impact of Grief: Drowning in Loss \u003cbr\u003eChapter 8. Impulse Shopping: Can't Buy Happiness \u003cbr\u003eChapter 9. The Sandwich Generation: Overwhelming Obligation \u003cbr\u003eChapter 10. A Life Stored, Not Lived: Secondary Diogenes Syndrome in Seniors \u003cbr\u003eChapter 11. Professional at Work, Powerless at Home: Secret Lives \u003cbr\u003eChapter 12. Disabled in Dire Straits \u003cbr\u003eChapter 13. Home Is Where the Heart Is: Disconnecting from Your Environment \u003cbr\u003eChapter 14. Collateral Damage: Adult Children of Hoarders, Seniors Living with Hoarders, and Neighbors \u003cbr\u003eChapter 15. The Last Word \u003cbr\u003ePart III. Getting There: Resources, Tips, and Tools\u003cbr\u003eChapter 16. Resources \u003cbr\u003eAppendix. Case Review from Birchall Consulting and Associates, Inc. \u003cbr\u003eReferences \u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408131039575,"sku":"9781421431505","price":47.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781421431505.jpg?v=1730501698","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/conquer-the-clutter-9781421431505","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}