Megan and her partner of 25 years  marched proudly at the celebration of 50 years of the London Pride Parade, alongside East London Out Project (ELOP), where Megan has delivered clinical supervision for over 10 years (another milestone of sorts!). 

Over one million people attended to celebrate!

Last week we delivered our Choice & Control in Hoarding Disorder for the Chartered Institute of Housing Masterclass.

The HUK Team had its first meeting attended by our new upcoming CEO, David Pearce. 

Megan also delivered Choice & Control Open Day training, which included the first day of training for inducting our new volunteers. 

Please click here to become a volunteer and support our work. 

Plus birthday celebrations contine!

This week, Megan hosted Chairing Positive Change, the free fortnightly case support session for professionals supporting people who hoard.

Hosted LGBTQAI+ Support Group, the monthly hoarding support group for people who hoard.

Delivered clinical supervision for our In-Home Support team.

Delivered penultimate Thurrock Support Group development session.

And attended a complex multi-disciplinary conference about a hoarding case in the North of England, amongst other serious case management issues across the UK – which happen daily with someone from the HUK team engaging.

And after a busy week, Megan will be on annual leave until 15 August.  We will update you upon her return.   

This week, we celebrate HoardingUK’s 15th Anniversary.  Back in 2008, it all started when Megan, whilst running another national mental health charity, realised that people with hoarding disorder were not being treated the same as people with other mental health disorders.

Here was our first logo!

Thank you Anit for your beautiful poem and David for your joke!

“I went out for a walk and found a circular stone with TOIT on it.

Now, I’ve always had the problem that I don’t do things straight away. I always put off doing them, saying things like “I’ll do it later” or “I’ll do it tomorrow” or “I’ll do it when I get around to it”.

But I can’t do that any more because I’ve got one… I’ve got A ROUND TOIT.”

I want a tidy life, but I can’t do it on my own.”

Edward Brown has a hoarding disorder and has caused him overwhelming psychological distress.  He says he gets a buss out of supporting other hoarders.

The Blackburn Support Group, a pilot scheme, has been put together by Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council, in partnership with HUK.

The council’s neighbourhood manager, Michelle Rutherford says hoarding is “a big issue in the borough, but a lot of it is hidden. There are lots of different reasons why people hoard. Simply clearing a house does not deal with the issue and can be very traumatic for those affected.”

Read the article on BBC News

The Autumn Equinox describes the beginning of the astronomical autumn and this year it fell on 23 September.

It occurs at the exact moment when the sun crosses the celestial equator – the same as the Earth’s equiator but in the sky.

Equinox means equal night in Latin.  Two points in the year, the sun will illuminate the northern and southern hemispheres equally.

The Harvest Moon happens at this time, and it gives light to farmers to work late into the night.  It also marks the time to give thanks for the harvest season, and share the fruits of one’s labours for the upcoming winter months.  Autumn ends on 30 October, when the clocks fall back.

Our friend who stars in the longest running show in Las Vegas history, bumped up the steps (and the fun!)

Audiences are entertained, enlightened and empowered as Menopause The Musical paints a vivid, hysterical portrait of what women endure during this “milestone” of life while leaving no topic untouched.