South Florida Professional Organizer to Appear on A&E's Prime Time Emmy Nominated Series Hoarders

BOCA RATON, Fla. - Feb. 10, 2016 - PRLog -- Professional Organizer and Whole Home Organizing® Expert, Michelle Worthington, who is the founder of Worthy Spaces (http://www.worthyspaces.com), a Boca Raton-based organizational business, and the President of NAPO (National Association of Professional Organizers) South Florida, will appear in an upcoming episode of A&E’s popular and Prime Time Emmy Nominated series, HOARDERS.Worthington worked behind the scenes with show experts, Mark Pfeffer (therapist) and Standolyn Robertson (Professional Organizer and former NAPO president), a team of local professional organizers, 1-800-GOT-JUNK, and other services to assist a hoarder facing a crisis situation in Florida. The episode will air Sunday, February 14, 2016 at 10:00 pm (EST).

“The experience was truly rewarding,” added Worthington. “It was an honor to be able to work alongside Standolyn Robertson, she truly is an expert in the industry. It was an exhausting few days to say the least but we were also able to have fun. I enjoyed working side by side with some of my NAPO South Florida peers and made new friends with the 1-800-GOT-JUNK crew.”

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 narrowpathways 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.”

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.

The aforementioned episode of HOARDERS will air Sunday, February 14 at 10:00 pm on A&E as part two of a back-to-back episode airing. HOARDERS airs on Sunday nights 9PM and 10PM EST. For more information on Worthington and the services offered by Worthy Spaces, please visit www.worthyspaces.com. For more information on the series, please go to http://www.aetv.com/shows/hoarders.

SHOW DESCRIPTION:  February 14, 2016 HOARDERS Episode
Sybil’s hoard is so intense that mice have started to live in her tub and her refrigerator. Her home is so jam packed with items and rodents that she has literally been forced outside and is now sleeping in her backyard cat aviary. If she doesn’t clean up, her family will call adult protective services and have her removed from her property. Ron, has hoarded out his camera shop to the point where he has lost many of his customers. If he doesn’t clean up, he could end up losing his business and livelihood.

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Worthington is available to discuss her work and professional organizing business. Please contact the media contacts below for interviews, photos, etc. or visit www.worthyspaces.com.

About Worthy Spaces
Worthy Spaces is a South Florida-based professional organization business that handles residential and commercial projects. Founded in 2012 by Professional Organizer Michelle Worthington, the company offers a variety of services for individuals, families and businesses, including de-cluttering, unpacking and organization of the home (closets, kitchens, pantries, bathrooms, home office, bedrooms, playrooms and garages); office and desk organization, filing system organization, design and implementation, and paperless office conversion; as well as staging and purchasing. With the goal of helping her clients lead more organized, systemized and productive lives without stressing over the process, Worthington keeps Worthy Spaces customer-oriented and personal. She is the current president of the local South Florida chapter of NAPO (National Association of Professional Organizers). Learn more at www.WorthySpaces.com.