A look into the life of a serial hoarder. What, why and how do you manage it?

Hoarding doesn’t discriminate and impacts people from all walks of life.
We meet fifty five-year-old former head teacher AJ who has whakapapa to Rotorua said her hoarding began at a young age as a result of significant childhood trauma. Reporter Myjanne Jensen is invited to AJ's whare to unpack her hoarding illness.

[@Grace-xi1zg]

Good to see the personal progress 🎉

[@lisabullock5864]

What a lovely smile she has. Great video. So glad they have been able to make progress. I relate to so many of the things they said. I would say I'm in recovery mode but still have some progress to be made.

[@alanbirkner1958]

My mom hoarded papers,clothing, trash, and more. A cousin died in his hoard. There are many other people in my family who save papers and torn clothes and have problems throwing things away. Tina, Al's wife

[@ros8986]

Hoarding does often run in families. Randy Frost specializes in compulsive hoarding disorder and is a professor of psychology in USA - there are videos of his very lovely lectures and I have two of his books - "Stuff" and "Buried in Treasures". There needs to be an organization for the children of people with compulsive hoarding disorder as that is a particular kind of trauma.

[@worldsworstneighbours]

Insane!

[@dawnezone8491]

Aroha whanau ♥

[@lisabullock5864]

What a lovely smile she has. Great video. So glad they have been able to make progress. I relate to so many of the things they said. I would say I'm in recovery mode but still have some progress to be made.