Local professional organizer to appear on A&E’s ‘Hoarders’

Professional Organizer Andi Willis, of Good Life Organizing,

will appear in an upcoming episode of A&E’s popular and Prime Time Emmy Nominated series, HOARDERS.  Willis worked behind the scenes in the upcoming episode with the

professional team of Dorothy Breininger and Dr. Robin Zasio as they document

the struggle of an Alabama woman working to overcome

her battle with hoarding. 

According to the Mayo Clinic, hoarding is defined as “The

excessive collection of items, along with the inability to discard them.

Hoarding often creates such cramped living conditions that homes may be filled

to capacity, with only narrow pathways winding through stacks of clutter. Some

people also collect animals, keeping dozens or hundreds of pets often in

unsanitary conditions. People who hoard often don’t see it as a problem, making

treatment challenging. But intensive treatment can help people who hoard

understand their compulsions and live safer, more enjoyable lives.”

Willis

was invited to help assist in a crisis de-cluttering of an Alabama resident’s

home.  Along with local medical

help, Willis lent her expertise as she works with the HOARDERS team to help the

client learn new organizing skills and habits.

Although

hoarding is a complex problem, according to the Institute for Challenging

Disorganization, “Teaching organizational skills can help to compensate for

processing deficits that contribute to hoarding.” Research cited by Dr.

Catherine Ayers at UC San Diego, (ocfoundation.org/hoarding) indicates that

older adults in particular may actually respond better to being taught

specific, concrete, organizing skills.

Professional Organizer Andi Willis, owner and operator of

Good Life Organizing, has been organizing for friends and family her entire

life and opened her business in Perry in 2010. She is a member of the National

Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO), a board member of the Georgia

Chapter of NAPO and a member of Institute for Challenging Disorganization.  As a Professional

Organizer, Willis helps her clients find creative solutions to organize their

homes and simplify their lives.

This episode of HOARDERS will

air Monday, December 17 at 9PM EST on the A&E .  For more information on Willis and the services offered by

Good Life Organizing, please visit www.goodlifeorganizing.net.   For more information on the

series, please go to www.aetv.com/HOARDERS .

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