250: Margy did a hoarder cleanout

What Was That Like - True Stories. Real People.

Scott Johnson & Glassbox Media

True Crime, Personal Journals, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 27 March 2026

⏱️ 83 minutes

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Today’s episode has a content warning for discussion of suicide. Have you ever seen pictures or video of a hoarder house, and just wondered, what is going on? I mean, everyone has a different tolerance level for clutter. But hoarding is not just an issue of having a messy living environment. It’s actually classified as a distinct mental illness. The American Psychiatric Association says hoarding is characterized by a persistent, intense inability to discard possessions – leading to significant clutter, distress, and impairment in daily living. My guest for this episode is one of my favorite people – my friend Margy. We’ve known each other for years through the podcast industry, and she actually told this story originally here on What Was That Like back in 2022. Lots of things have happened with Margy since then, so stick around til the end for an update from her. Margy was an adult when her dad died. She came back home and saw the job that had to be done, and she channeled her grief into energy. And what seemed like an impossible challenge didn’t defeat her – rather, it made her unstoppable. Margy’s company: Brainbased.com Get a free 2-week trial of the membership site for nervous system healing: FreeNeuroTrial.com Want podcast recommendations? Subscribe (free) to https://podcastthenewsletter.substack.com/ Full show notes and pictures for this episode are here: https://WhatWasThatLike.com/250 Graphics for this episode by Bob Bretz. Transcription was done by James Lai. Want to discuss this episode and other things with thousands of other WWTL listeners? Join our podcast Facebook group at WhatWasThatLike.com/facebook (many of the podcast guests are there as well) Get every episode ad-free, AND get all the Raw Audio exclusive episodes to binge, by joining the other listeners at What Was That Like PLUS. Try What Was That Like PLUS free: iPhone: at the top of the What Was That Like podcast feed, click on “Try free” Android: on your phone, go to WhatWasThatLike.com/PLUS and click to try it free on any app Sponsor deals: Visit www.functionhealth.com/WHATWAS or use gift code WHATWAS25 for a $25 credit toward your membership. Visit AuraFrames.com and use promo code WHATWAS at checkout to get $45 off. If you’re 21 or older, get 25% OFF your first order + free shipping @IndaCloud with code [WHATWAS] at https://inda.shop/[WHATWAS]! #indacloudpod Go to ThriveMarket.com/WHATWAS to get 30% off your first order, plus a FREE $60 gift just for signing up. Go to Quince.com/whatwas for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns! Get 15% off OneSkin with the code [WHATWAS] at https://www.oneskin.co/ #oneskinpod Try Mint Mobile for 3 months, for just 15 bucks a month - MintMobile.com/WHAT Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today's episode needs a content warning for discussion of suicide.
0:10.3	Have you ever seen pictures or video of a hoarder house and just wondered what is going on?
0:20.4	I mean, everyone has a different tolerance level for clutter.
0:25.5	But hoarding is not just an issue of having a messy living environment.
0:31.0	It's actually classified as a distinct mental illness.
0:36.1	The American Psychiatric Association says hoarding is characterized by a persistent, intense
0:44.1	inability to discard possessions, leading to significant clutter, distress, and impairment in
0:53.7	daily living.
0:56.6	My guest for this episode is one of my favorite people, my friend Margie.
1:01.8	We've known each other for years through the podcast industry,
1:05.4	and she actually told this story originally here on what was that like back in 2022.
1:13.3	Lots of things have happened with Margie since then, so stick around to the end for an update from her. Margie was an adult
1:20.3	when her dad died. She came back home and saw the job that had to be done, and she channeled her grief into energy.
1:30.7	And what seemed like an impossible challenge didn't defeat her. Rather, it made her unstoppable.
1:41.6	Real people in unreal situations.
1:47.0	The eerie silence when I walked in, and he's just staring at me.
1:52.0	I was like, hello, like, are you okay?
1:54.0	And then I had to tell him, it was me.
1:58.0	There was just blood everywhere.
2:04.8	They're shouting, they're screaming, they're being hit by bullets, they're hitting the ground.
2:07.9	And in that moment, I literally thought, this is how I die.
2:10.6	Everything changed then.
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