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Hidden by Things

Hidden by Things

By Laura Horton

Conversations with guests including Paul Cooper (This Country) and Kimi Gordon (Hoarding UK) to raise awareness of hoarding behaviours and make people, not their things, the heart of the conversation. The project aims to destigmatise collecting and hoarding behaviours by looking at the sliding scale of hoarding disorder.
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Stephanie Kempson on Breathless

Hidden by ThingsFeb 04, 2023

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Stephanie Kempson on Breathless

Stephanie Kempson on Breathless

Laura speaks to director Stephanie Kempson about what it was like directing Breathless, Laura's play based on her own experience of hoarding behaviours. Stephanie also talks about her own complicated relationship to things and chronic illness.

For more about Hoarding UK please visit: www.hoardinguk.org

For more about Hidden by Things visit hiddenbythings.com or follow us on instagram @hiddenbythings

Hidden by Things was supported by The Space and Arts Council England with funding from the National Lottery.

With sound by Ellie Showering. 

With thanks to The Kintsugi Project www.kintsugiproject.org

Feb 04, 202326:24
Madeleine McMahon on her role in Breathless

Madeleine McMahon on her role in Breathless

Laura speaks to comedian and actor Madeleine about her role in Laura's play Breathless and what she's learnt about hoarding behaviours in the process. 

For more about Hoarding UK please visit: www.hoardinguk.org

For more about Hidden by Things visit hiddenbythings.com or follow us on instagram @hiddenbythings

For information about Breathless: https://www.vogue.co.uk/arts-and-lifestyle/article/hoarding-disorder

Hidden by Things was supported by The Space and Arts Council England with funding from the National Lottery.

With sound by Ellie Showering.

With thanks to The Kintsugi Project www.kintsugiproject.org

Feb 04, 202336:09
Paul Cooper on his work with Hoarding Disorders UK

Paul Cooper on his work with Hoarding Disorders UK

Laura speaks to Paul Cooper, well known for his role on This Country, about his work with Hoarding Disorders UK

For more about Hoarding Disorders UK please visit: www.hoardingdisordersuk.org

For more about Hidden by Things visit hiddenbythings.com or follow us on instagram @hiddenbythings

Hidden by Things was supported by The Space and Arts Council England with funding from the National Lottery

With sound by Ellie Showering

With thanks to The Kintsugi Project www.kintsugiproject.org


Feb 04, 202328:28
Mandi Simms on clothes and hoarding disorder

Mandi Simms on clothes and hoarding disorder

Laura speaks to Mandi about her experience of hoarding disorder, her collection of clothes and the pop-up shop she started to draw attention to the mental health aspects of the disorder.

For more information about Hoarding UK please visit: www.hoardinguk.org

For more about Hidden by Things visit hiddenbythings.co.uk or follow us on instagram @hiddenbythings

Hidden by Things was supported by The Space and Arts Council England with funding from the National Lottery.

With thanks to The Kintsugi Project www.kintsugiproject.org

Feb 04, 202328:28
Kimi Gordon from Hoarding UK

Kimi Gordon from Hoarding UK

Laura speaks to Kimi from Hoarding UK about her own experiences with hoarding tendencies, from her journey to recognising her hoarding behaviours to her current work at Hoarding UK.

For more information about Hoarding UK please visit: www.hoardinguk.org

For more about Hidden by Things please visit: hiddenbythings.co.uk or follow us on instagram @hiddenbythings

Hidden by Things was supported by The Space and Arts Council England with funding from the National Lottery.

With thanks to The Kintsugi Project www.kintsugiproject.org


Feb 04, 202327:36
Hidden by Things

Hidden by Things

What to expect from Hidden by Things, a podcast and community campaign from Laura Horton. For more information visit: www.hiddenbythings.com

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