Heather and David first met at a Hoarding conference where David had been invited to share his personal perspective of living with hoarding disorder. Their conversations continued after the event and over time they realised they had developed a unique and valuable dialogue, Heather brought insights from her professional work as a practitioner, while David offered the lived experience of navigating hoarding day-to-day.

Recognising that this combination of expertise and experience could help others better understand hoarding, they decided to bring their conversations to a wider audience and the Hoarding Stuff podcast was born in November 2020.