Progress with Laurie from Hoarding Buried Alive
March 26, 2010
Just wanted to give everyone a little update on what’s happened since the premiere of TLC’s Hoarding Buried Alive. Laurie and I were asked to be interviewed on Larry King Live last Friday evening. It was a really fun experience. It was very interesting to see how live interviews work behind the scenes. There was a lot of standing around and waiting. But it was very exciting and overall a great experience!
CNN Camera Crew, Laurie, and Ellen Martin
The interview focused on some areas in Laurie’s home that we had not started working on. This was a little disappointing as we had hoped to get the opportunity to highlight the tremendous progress that Laurie has made over the last few months. Since the TLC show which showed our work in her dining room and den, we have been able to clear through a hallway that was virtually impassable. We also made major progress on clearing out Laurie’s guest room.
The items that Laurie has been removing from her home are going to a local flea market and being donated to a local charity. Some of the more valuable items are being taken to a consignment shop. Laurie has made tremendous progress in identifying things that she really does want to keep and will use.
The progress made has not only been in the clearing out of these rooms, but in Laurie’s thought process. I was so impressed with Laurie during our last session. She has really internalized the techniques that I’ve taught her for sorting through things. She barely needed me! This is the real success story.
Do you struggle with clearing out clutter? Are you holding on to things and don’t know where to start? I would love to hear your questions or comments on this topic.
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