IRB Media Summary of Elaine Birchall & Suzanne Cronkwright's Conquer the Clutter

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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 Joan and Paul, who were lawyers, had tried to find a way to avoid surrendering their three boys to CPS. They had tried to think of every possible way to avoid today's decision, but they had come up empty. Their home was 70 percent filled, and there was nowhere for them to sit or eat as a family. They had to surrender their kids to CPS.#2 Terri, who is dealing with her parents' move, takes on their extra stuff. She feels overwhelmed by the responsibility and the lack of free space in her new house.#3 Hoarding is when a person accumulates an excessive amount of items, to the point where their house is filled with junk and they cannot move around in it. Nancy was hoarding, and she realized it.#4 Hoarding is defined as excessive accumulation and failure to discard things, animals, or both, even when items appear to be of questionable value. It can be a problem in other areas of your life, creating heightened anxiety that you carry with you everywhere.