Geralin Thomas | |
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| Born | Geralin Henning 1961 (age 62–63) |
| Alma mater | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, (B.A.) |
| Occupation(s) | Organizer, Consultant |
| Known for | Hoarders |
| Spouse | William Thomas (m. 1988) |
| Children | 2 |
Geralin Thomas is an American organizing consultant [1] best known for her appearances on the television show Hoarders . [2] She is the proprietor of the company Metropolitan Organizing, [3] [4] based in Cary, North Carolina. [5]
Thomas was born Geralin Henning in 1961 in Grosse Pointe, Michigan. [6] She graduated from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill with a B.A. in art history. [7]
Thomas worked in the travel industry, prior to founding Metropolitan Organizing, LLC, in 2002. [8]
She appeared on various shows including:
She has been interviewed for several radio shows on subjects related to hoarding and professional organizing including, Time Management Radio, [9] Blog Talk Radio [10] and Sunny 93 FM.
Thomas joined the National Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO) in August 2003, the organization's name was changed to National Association of Productivity and Organizing Professionals in 2017. She has been an instructor for NAPO since 2006. Thomas served as Vice President of the NAPO-NC chapter from 2004 to 2007 and as president from 2007 to 2008.
In 2009, Thomas became a Certified Professional Organizer in Chronic Disorganization and in 2013 was named the Best Chronic Disorganization Specialist at the 7th annual Organizing Awards presented by NAPO-Los Angeles. [11]
Thomas maintains a blog where she interviews organizing experts [12] and was a contributor to the Clutter Diet from 2008 until 2011. Her advice on hoarding disorder and professional organizing is regularly quoted in newspapers, [13] magazines, publications and other print media including: Huffington Post, [14] TV Guide [15] and Experience Life Magazine. [16] She has also written articles for various magazines. [12]
In 1988, she married attorney William Thomas. They have two sons.[ citation needed ]
Hoarding disorder (HD) or Plyushkin's disorder, is a mental disorder characterised by persistent difficulty in parting with possessions and engaging in excessive acquisition of items that are not needed or for which no space is available. This results in severely cluttered living spaces, distress, and impairment in personal, family, social, educational, occupational, or other important areas of functioning. Excessive acquisition is characterized by repetitive urges or behaviours related to amassing or buying property. Difficulty discarding possessions is characterized by a perceived need to save items and distress associated with discarding them. Accumulation of possessions results in living spaces becoming cluttered to the point that their use or safety is compromised. It is recognised by the eleventh revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) and the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition (DSM-5).
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