Joan Fowler is a long-suffering working mother surrounded by men. For economic reasons, her three adult sons are still at home with her and her husband Ron. Together, they have accumulated five life times of stuff that threatens to drown them...

Judy Sandhu is a self-proclaimed "queen of recycling." She accumulates things to be put to better use. According to her family and friends, that is code for "pack rat." Judy lives with her two daughters, aged 13 and 11, in a tiny house that is bursting at the seams...

Bridget and Byron Welch are raising a young family with traditional values. They home-school their three children and have even created a home church. The problem is that their house is consumed by clutter...

Debby Hoffer has never met a pair of shoes – or a purse – that she did not like. Her passion for material things makes the small townhouse that she shares with her three daughters look more like a warehouse than a home. Her house is so packed that her oldest daughter has nowhere of her own to sleep...

Brenda Edgson has seven children with the last two ready to leave home. Brenda is a supermom despite having a disability that keeps her in constant pain. The house is crammed to the rafters with every toy, game, craft and school project that was ever associated with her past "good times." But the stuff has become a burden, leaving her unable to envision a future without them...

Jennifer and her husband John live in a very small apartment with a storage room. When they originally moved in, it appeared spacious but as their son Avery grows the stuff seemed to accumulate without stopping. Fearing that Avery will know no other way of life, Jill must intervene...

The Turners and Pinks are a blended family – and each member comes to the table with a lot of baggage, both physically and figuratively. Jill makes them confront their relationship with their stuff - which has led to avoidance and family discord...

The Nelsons feel permanently trapped by a house that is overwhelmed with clutter that makes it impossible to move within the walls of their own home. Jill Pollack helps them break free...

The Clarkson's live in a lovely little heritage home that on the surface seems charming. The two daughters have the upstairs bedrooms which they keep tidy and, in general, the family presents a lovely picture to their friends and family. But there is a catch. No one is ever allowed "downstairs." That is where Heidi and Bud live – in another world – allowing their daughters to live in the "nice part" of the house. So horrendous are their living conditions that Jill is on the verge of tears...

Lila and Brian Thompson fill their home with more stuff than Jill has ever seen before. She challenges them with the biggest warehouse purge of the series and the Thompson's must face their nightmare of letting go of things they love...

The Karey-McKenna's are a happy, creative and very theatrical family. Their house is filled with musical instruments, costumes, plays and manuscripts. Both Lynn and Gavin are trained psychologists, but unless their house gets some therapy, it might have to be committed!..

Mary Bennett used to live in a much larger house, but for economic reasons has downsized. She now shares her home with her daughter and two grandchildren. As a result, the Bennett-Criss home does not just contain three generations worth of stuff - but several other generations as well...

Dana and Tavis are a young couple struggling to raise their two children in a cluttered apartment.Tavis sleeps in his office because their daughter Lola sleeps with her mom. Jill decides that she needs to teach Tavis and Dana some basic life skills so they can set an example for their children...