Bennie and Ronda both have houses full of stuff and lives filled with emptiness. Decades of compulsive hoarding has driven loved ones away. If they don't get help soon, their hopes for happiness may remain buried amid their possessions.

Laura and Margaret are both mothers and extreme hoarders. Their parallel obsessions have made them prisoners in their own homes while tearing both of their families apart. Change won't be easy, but the consequences of inaction could be devasting.

Deborah and Mary both started hoarding in the wake of a personal tragedy. Ever since Deborah killed her drug-addicted boyfriend in self-defense, she and her son have lived amid growing piles of trash and unused possessions.

Debbie knows that OCD drives her hoarding. Jeff doesn't believe he's a hoarder at all, but his kids think otherwise.

Linda's hoarding escalated as her marriage began deteriorating several years ago. Now, her entire family is on the brink of collapse. Norski has overcome addictions to drugs and alcohol but kicking the hoarding habit may prove even harder.

If compulsive hoarder Michael can't clean his house in six weeks, he will go to jail. Meanwhile a motivational speaker manages everyone's lives - except her own.

Joyce's compulsive collecting almost cost her husband his life, while Norine's hoarding forced her teenage daughter out of the house and now threatens to destroy what's left of their relationship.

Debbie turned to hoarding after a shocking confession ended her marriage. Meanwhile, with disease and illness plaguing her family, Julie hoards to ease the pain.

Extreme Hoarder Jahn struggles to clear her belongings from not one, but two houses before both are condemned.

A woman's out of control obsession with bikinis, sweaters and dresses threatens to destroy her relationship with her only daughter.

Compulsive hoarder Sharon gets caught stealing from her neighbor's home while Len must choose between his hoard and his daughter.

After decades of hoarding, Debbie has not only lost the comforts of home but the company of her four children as well. Chip's compulsive hoarding has forced his family of six to squeeze into 1600 square feet of living space.

While Patti's extreme hoarding has made it virtually impossible for her daughter to live with her, Jonathan's obsession has kept his three-year-old son from even coming in the door.

Decades of extreme hoarding have put Kay's marriage in serious jeopardy while Toni's compulsive shopping has made her own home a danger zone for her two-year-old granddaughter.

A mother desperately tries to protect her children from their father's hoard, while an artist chooses frogs, penguins and banana peels over her live-in boyfriend.

The tumbling piles of Maggie's collections are putting her own son's life at risk while Bob's all consuming passion for swimming pool parts is pushing his family to the brink.