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1. Resources about Severe Clutter and Compulsive Hoarding (Local to Sonoma County)
   (Organizations, Websites, Support Groups, Books, Professional Organizers)

Margaret in the Media

Read this great blog post about Green Spring Cleaning at GreenLiving Arizona that quotes Margaret: http://www.greenlivingaz.com/?p=453 

Margaret was quoted in an article on unique organizing ideas for small spaces at Moving.com:
http://www.moving.com/blogs/2011/01/26/making-the-most-out-of-your-space/





Margaret can be heard in a radio interview with Kira Reginato of the Eldercare Show on KSRO 1350 AM talking about Chronic Disorganization and Compulsive Hoarding (1/14/2011:
http://media.ksro.com/Podcasts/1280/AsktheExpertFri011411.mp3



Margaret, along with organizers Diane Judd and Susanne Ottemen can be heard in a radio interview and panel discussion hosted by Kira Reginato of the Eldercare Show on KSRO 1350 AM organizing and resources (1/28/2011): (available 2/2/2011)

NSGCD is now ICD

 The National Study Group on Chronic Disorganization has formally changed its name to the Institute for Challenging Disorganization and you can see the website here:

http://www.challengingdisorganization.org/

Radio Interviews Fridays in January 2011

January is "GO Month" (Get Organized) and I'll be on the radio!!

Be sure to tune in to KSRO (1350 AM) on Fridays in the month of January. Local Sonoma County organizers Diane Judd, Susanne Otteman and yours truly (Margaret Pearson Pinkham) will be interviewed each Friday at 12:30-1:00 pm by the host of the Elder Care Show, Kira Reginato. She's devoting the whole month to Organizing for Elders. In case you miss the shows, podcasts will be available at www.ksro.com/podcasts.aspx.

Friday January 7
Susanne Otteman, owner of Organize This! in Sonoma, will talk with Kira about the ABC's of organizing, simple tools and techniques for getting started and staying organized and the benefits of working with a professional organizer.

Friday, January 14
Margaret Pearson Pinkham, owner of Organize in Harmony in Sebastopol, will discuss various aspects of chronic disorganziation, hoarding, compulsive acquiring and working with mental health professionals.

Friday, January 21
Diane Judd, an estate organizing specialist based in Petaluma, will review the importance of ready access to vital medical and legal documents, the value of home inventories and the responsibilities of benig an executor.

Friday January 28
The three organizing experts will return to the studio for an "Ask the Organizers Panel" to answer questions submitted by The Elder Care Show listeners. Submit your questions in advance to eldercareshow@gmail.com or phone 707-762-5433.

And remember, if you miss a show, you can listen online or download it later at: http://www.ksro.com/podcasts.aspx

Be sure to check out her other shows! They are really informative and fascinating. Thank you Kira for giving us the opportunity!

Hoarding and Cluttering Conference 3/10/11

Registration Open

Mental Health Assocation-San Francisco

13TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON HOARDING AND CLUTTERING
Pathways Through the Maze: Practical Approaches

Featuring Dr. Christiana Bratiotis, Ph.D., LCSW
THURSDAY, MARCH 10th, 2011
ST. MARY'S CATHEDRAL, 1111 GOUGH STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, CA
9:00AM TO 4:30PM

Over 400 service providers, consumers, friends and family members, therapist, property managers, therapist, researchers, landlords and others who are affected by hoarding and cluttering come together at St. Mary's cathedral in San Francisco, California. The event provides you the opportunity to hear about latest research and treatments to practical tools and topics that you can use in your experiences with compulsive hoarding and cluttering.

Registration is now open.
http://mha-sf.org/programs/hcconfdetails.cfm