Hoarders

Martha has had a tough life dealing with deception from a married man, frail health, and caring for her parent’s last moments in life. Losing the use of water in her house made personal hygiene a challenge to maintain and not wanting to ask friends and family for help has strained family relations and allowed the clutter in the place to spiral out of control. Now Martha intends to reclaim her house and clean up her life. With the help of the Hoarders team, Martha wants to get her hoarding disorder under control and live a healthy life with her family.

Peggie’s divorce in 1981 left her alone when her daughter decided to live with her father. Finding a job as a live-in caregiver required Peggie to move across the country and start over. Thrift store shopping allowed Peggie to socialize after becoming alone again when her client passed away, but it also triggered her hoarding disorder. For years Peggie desired to clean up her hoard. Now with the help of the Hoarders team, she intends to unclutter her life and get her hoarding disorder under control.

Kate collected items from her clients when she worked as a realtor that she would often use to stage homes that she was selling. Kate grew up with an overbearing father and a submissive mother and the recent loss of Kate’s husband left her with overwhelming grief to deal with. Kate’s home is now in complete chaos, and the city is issuing her daily fines under code enforcement laws. With the help of the Hoarders’ crew, Kate wants to clean up her life and save her home.

Carmen suffered the loss of her husband, Mike. After a neck injury, Carmen lost her job as a data management specialist. Being alone at home and having no job created anxiety that triggered Carmen’s hoarding disorder and online shopping. Carmen’s daughter Melissa is worried that Carmen’s life is spiraling out of control as she has shut out communications with much of the family. With the help of the Hoarders team, Carmen wants to clean up her home and get her hoarding disorder under control.

Carl and his mom used to have fun looking in trash cans to see what useful things they could find when he was a little kid. Now that Carl lives alone, he treasures his family home and old items as family heirloom. Carl spends a lot of his time still looking for useful and historical things in trash cans. He has literally made his house and yard a trash landfill. Carl faces millions of dollars in city code enforcement fines and possibly more jail time. With the help of the Hoarders team, Carl wants to clean up his life and get code enforcement off his back.