May 3, 2023
Needle & Drug Cleanups
HALO’s cleanup portfolio is quite diverse. Recently we started sharingabout the different kinds of Trauma Cleanups that we work on; our last blogtalked about Crime Scene Cleanups. Although not always classified as atrauma, Needle and Drug Cleanups are treated with thesame extreme caution and care as cleanups in the trauma category. Myths Of Needle &…
April 3, 2023
Crime Scene Cleanup
Crime Scene cleanup is one of the most misunderstood kinds of Trauma Cleanups; and HALOdoes our fair share of them. What is a Trauma Cleanup? The simplest explanation of a Trauma Cleanup is that it requires the cleaning of biohazardousmaterials. There are different kinds of trauma cleanups including workplace and industrialaccidents, crime scenes, trauma scenes…
February 6, 2023
Estate Cleanout Services
One of HALO’s specialties is Estate Cleanout Services. Our Estate Cleanout clients usuallycome as the result of saddening circumstances; sometimes a death, injury, disability orinability to live independently. It is not easy getting a call from the family, public guardian ortrustee of someone involved in a life-changing accident, whose parent has developedAlzheimer’s or has been…
December 25, 2022
Hoarding Vs Clutter. When To Get Help
I was having a conversation with a new friend who was curious to know more about HALO. “How do you know whether someone’s home is cluttered, whether they’re just a great collector or an actual hoarder?” she asked. What a great question, I thought to myself, hoarding vs clutter. Let’s break it down. Every now…
December 6, 2022
How To Help A Hoarding Parent
At HALO we are constantly contacted by family members and friends of people with hoarding disorder. Each story is filled with an overwhelming sense of urgency, sprinkled with worry and almost always expresses intense concern for the health and wellbeing of the person they’re contacting us about. Although this blog has a focus on dealing…
November 2, 2022
Choose Empathy Over Shame
In HALO’s journey of working with people first before their messes or estates or traumas – we oftenencounter clients who are not proud of their situation. They are ashamed of the house that they haveturned into a “hoarder’s house” or the home they’ve lived in for 35 years without throwing anythingaway. For our clients, many…
September 14, 2022
Hoarding Cleanup – Our Process
Hi! I’m Melanie Bergsma – Owner of HALO. I wanted to introduce myself and tell you a little more about HALO’s hoarding cleanup process and they way we’re helping our amazing clients. Clients with hoarding disorder tell us that reaching out to HALO is both a great and hard decision. They are often ashamed and…
July 15, 2022
Understanding The Five Stages Of Hoarding
Hoarding is an often misunderstood behaviour. When most people hear the word ‘hoarder’ theyusually think of a dirty person surrounded by stacks of newspapers and an unusable bathroom.More importantly, many people consider hoarding a choice instead of a disorder. What is hoarding? Hoarding is a disorder that causes people to collect items, animals or trash…
June 1, 2022
5 Reasons To Declutter Your Home
There’s plenty of reasons to declutter your home. Some of them might be obvious, but there’s a few you probably never thought of. Let’s start from the beginning. When you look around your home, what do you see? Maybe you have too many kitchen gadgets, or your kids’ toys are strewn around their rooms, down…
April 2, 2021
Mental Health Struggles
Struggling with a mental health issue at times can be a dark and lonely place. Motivation is lost and the ability to meet the day to day tasks of taking care of a home can begin to pile up. Often times, people struggling with mental health or addiction issues do so in silence. They may…
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