A chapter I never thought existed
Cherished forever

A chapter I never thought existed

— JM

My first door matt for my first home. After some challenging years, relationship break downs, being made homeless and endless saving. I had to stand on my own two feet because those around me showed I could not lean on them.

To be proud of my journey.

From: 2021Means a lot: 5/5

Kept

This memory has been kept

It stays on the shelf, held and witnessed.

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Questions to sit with

What happened to you around this object?

What does keeping it protect you from — or connect you to?

If you let it go, what would you lose? What might you gain?

Whose memory is this, really?

These prompts follow Ian Porter's approach — compassionate curiosity, asking “what happened to you?” rather than “what's wrong with you?”.

© 2026 The Infinite Shelf.

A digital companion to Landfill of Memories by Susanna Amato — destigmatising hoarding behaviours, one memory at a time.

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