five years ago, I realized I was like, man, half my clients are, they're not

orders. They've just, they got a lot of stuff. There was a lot of seniors that

had kind of grown up, you know, the last kids of the depression. And, and that's

challenging because they're holding on just, well, they're all holding on to

stuff because of memories. Right? I mean, that's the same. But some really, it's

the acquiring, they acquire more stuff because they're trying to cover up the

addiction or they're trying to cover up the, the loss. It's the grief based of

it. And a lot of our seniors are just, they just kept a lot of stuff because of, to

live, just to sustain. And they, they would think they would need it.

Hi, this is Dene. I'm the founder of Simple Families. Simple Families is an

online community for parents who are seeking a simpler, more intentional life. In

this show, we focus on minimalism with kids, positive parenting, family

wellness, and decreasing the mental load. My perspectives are based in my

firsthand experience raising kids, but also rooted in my PhD in child

development. So you're going to hear conversations that are based in

research, but more importantly, real life. Thanks for joining us.

Hello, hello, and welcome to episode number 300 of the Simple Families

podcast. It is nothing short of a miracle that I have made it this far and

stayed consistent. I am thrilled to welcome my friend Matt Paxton to the

podcast. Some of you may know Matt as the hoarder's guy, which is how I knew

him up until about two years ago when he met and fell in love with my good

friend, Zoe Kim from Raising Simple. Matt is one of the top hoarding experts in

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