Meet the Trash Friends!
(Listed in order of seniority.)
Adrian “Trash” Hadlock (he/him)
Owner, CEO & Hoarding Expert
Adrian “Trash” Hadlock is the owner of Trash Friends and a long-time resident of Andersonville, Chicago. He has been working professionally as a cleaner for eight years, and has been working with people with hoarding disorder for six. Adrian grew up in a hoarded home, and has struggled with a plethora of mental health issues throughout his life including hoarding disorder, depression, and ADHD; In the past, he has had severe issues himself with cleanliness and clutter, which is what got him into this line of work. Adrian is passionate about giving back to the community and offers free decluttering and cleaning sessions to people with low-income. He facilitates a free, non-theistic, hoarding recovery & support group, Trash Talk; He developed the program himself.
Adrian is the father to two amazing senior pups named Ziggy and Lucy. In his free time, he enjoys working in theatre, thrifting and antiquing, going to see movies at The Music Box, flower arranging, going to the beach, the gym, doing yoga, and walking around Andersonville. He also does quite a bit of volunteer work for various progressive humanitarian organizations including The Satanic Temple, Elevated Access, The Night Ministry, and the Trans Mentor Project with the Sam & Devorah Foundation for Trans Youth.
Adrian is available to hire for speaking engagements on a wide range of topics relating to his work. He is an expert in hoarding disorder and related behaviors, specializing in hoarding behaviors in women and AFAB people with ADHD.
Liz (she/they)
Cleaner & Professional Organizer, Chicago
Liz has over 10 years of experience cleaning professionally. She is a Latinx introvert that is chatty when comfy, but otherwise lost in her thoughts. Liz is married to her hilarious and darling Transfem wife; Together, they have a couple of snails, and a bunny named Toffee (aka Chaos Potato). She loves the outdoors, plants, animals of all kinds and helping to care for them. But most of all, Liz loves helping people.
Leana (she/they)
Cleaner, Chicago
Leana hails from Perryville, MO. Leana is a dancer, singer, musician, story teller, amateur tattoo artist, cat mom of 2, and adventurer. You can catch her on stage with her band ‘Coyote Verde and the Wild Pack’ around the city. She is an avid lover of nature and fantasy, taking road trips to the mountains, and visiting the national and state parks around the country. She also enjoys playing Dungeons and Dragons with her friends. When not doing any of those things, you can find her at Lemon, a third-space cocktail bar and music venue, serving top notch hospitality and drinks to guests.
Devon (he/they)
Company Operations Manager & Branch Manager, Trash Friends Chicago
Devon lives in the heart of Logan Square and has been in Chicago for one year since moving from a suburb of Milwaukee! Devon grew up around people with hoarding disorder and has a lifetime of experience helping them declutter, organize, and clean; Something that is very enjoyable for him! Devon has OCD and Autism, which makes him fun at parties if there are jigsaw puzzles, or you don’t mind talking to him about his special interests: kink, horror movies, and Queer identities! Devon has a Plains Hognose Snake, and a large cat who thinks he’s a dog! In his free time, he enjoys drinking too much iced coffee, going for walks around Logan Square, doing puzzles, building Legos, making art, baking, and playing games on his PC and Switch.
Em (they/them)
Social Media & Cleaner, Chicago
Em is a Uni Film Student at DePaul! They are located in Lincoln Park, where they have lived for 2 years. They moved to Chicago from New Mexico, where they lived most of their life. They have a fuzzy cat friend named Junior who is the light of their and their partner’s lives! They grew up in a home with a household member who struggled with hoarding disorder and doomsday prepping, and are very aware of the everyday challenges and long term emotional distress that come with organizing sentimental items. They are open to helping you clean/organize in whatever way is best for you! Em has ADHD, OCD and other mental illnesses and is understanding of similar experiences. In their free time, they love to play cozy video games, read fanfic, watch sci-fi movies, and play/watch/listen to TTRPG games.
Julia (she/they)
Cleaner, Chicago
Julia lives on the northside of the city and grew up mostly in Roscoe Village and Rogers Park. As an adult, she has spent about 6 years total living in a few other places including Washington and New Hampshire. They grew up mostly in a hoarding environment and, as an adult, have learned from the ground up both how to clean and organize, as well as how to design an intentional and pleasing living space. Her living space often reflects her internal world and she has learned to experience cleaning and organizing as self-care. Julia lives with (mostly invisible) disabilities that impact their daily life. In their free time, they enjoy hiking, exploring, learning new things, singing, drawing, painting, thrift shopping/treasure hunting, concerts, dancing (solo and partnered, alone and in community), houseplants, gardening, TV, films, and foraging. She is earning her MSW and planning on becoming a holistic psychotherapist. In addition to professional cleaning, they previously worked as a massage therapist, Special Education Classroom Assistant, farmhand, digital editor, handmade craft vendor, and many other things! She has trained in a wide range of things including Nonviolent Communication, Compassionate Listening, Restorative Justice Peace Circle Leadership, meditation, and permaculture/small-scale organic farming. They really enjoy soft and cuddly textiles and can usually identify fabric materials just by seeing, touching, and smelling them. She also really loves colors.
Storm (any pronouns)
Community Outreach Coordinator, Cleaner, & Professional Organizer, Chicago
Storm lives in Buena Park and absolutely loves the area; They have been in Chicago since June 2023 and plan to sink their roots here and build long-term community. She grew up right outside of Philly, and has lived in many other places including Maine, Colorado, and Lancaster, PA. Storm has one rescue cat named Max. He got his start cleaning and organizing professionally through Task Rabbit; When they found the work to be rewarding, they decided to pursue it full-time! Because she has AuDHD, she is able to approach a person’s space with empathy and the ability to accommodate specific needs and systems. In Storm’s free time, they enjoy reading tarot cards, trying out new restaurants, or baking cookies and bread.
Alyssa (they/them)
Cleaner & Professional Organizer, Chicago
Alyssa grew up in the suburbs of Chicago; They have moved around a lot, but are currently based in Mt Prospect. They coparent a 4-year-old cat named Opal, who they love deeply. Alyssa was the type of neurodivergent kid who loved rearranging their room and organizing their things more than playing with toys. Having moved many times, they always downsize, re-organize, and clean as part of their moving process, and frequently help friends and family to do the same; They like helping by doing something they enjoy in what can be a difficult time. Alyssa is an artist, focusing mainly on landscapes and nature, as well as pet portraits. In their free time, they go on nature walks to clear their mind or find inspiration for a painting. They also love karaoke, rock climbing and pottery.
Robbie (they/it)
Cleaner, Chicago
Robbie lives in Logan Square and has been a resident of Chicago for a year and a half! They have one cat (Earl Grey Boba Tea), and a snake named Macaroni. Robbie has five years experience as a school district custodian, and one year of experience housekeeping in hotels. Robbie describes themselves as having the “world’s most apparent ADHD”. In their free time, Robbie enjoys playing video games, making music, and cooking.
Kimber (they/them)
Website Designer, Cleaner, Professional Organizer, and Resident Handyqueer, Chicago
Kimber lives in Rogers Park and moved to Chicago from Arizona in 2017. Their motivation to help others with cleaning, organizing, and decluttering comes from a mix of their deep compassion, understanding of mental health, and personal connection to neurodivergence (AuDHD, Bipolar2, PTSD).
They know firsthand how overwhelming clutter and disorganization can be. Recognizing that these aren’t just physical messes and often tied to mental and emotional struggles like depression, executive dysfunction, trauma, shame, burnout, and overwhelm. They feel that their personal journey overcoming mental health barriers combined with all their special interests has led them to this exact purpose; working to help others reclaim their space and mental health. Kimber loves a good depression nest cleaning!
One thing they are extremely proud of is their completion of a full-stack web development bootcamp. Other things include: being able to eyeball if something is level, their creative problem solving abilities, and the completion of an PHP/IOP behavioral health program at Rogers Behavioral in Skokie, which they consider one of the best decisions (and investments) they have ever made.
When Kimber is not working, they are most likely rearranging/creating spaces in their apartment or indulging in one of their many hobbies: acrylic pour painting, lapidary art, coding/design, kayaking, playing video games, or finding new hobbies to explore. They dream of one day building a treehouse from repurposed material and their favorite animal is the Tardigrade.
Sid (they/them)
Cleaner & Professional Organizer, Chicago
Sid is an experimental filmmaker and film scholar, and has just joined the Trash Friends team! Sid has spent most of the last 20 years based in Chicago, while enjoying many periods of extended travel. Their frequent trips and many moves have contributed to Sid's appreciation for simplifying life in strategic and thoughtful ways (so not their DVD collection!). Their experiences with physical disability, ADHD, depression, precarity, and hoarding tendencies have led to empathy for the myriad challenges that so many of us wrangle with around our physical (and digital) stuff. Over the years they have helped quite a few friends and family members with decluttering and curating their possessions, and found it truly rewarding. Sid is excited to be a part of Trash Friends, and to help people find more ease and delight in their spaces.
Access (fae/they/all/we)
Cleaner & Professional Organizer, Chicago
Access is a a queer-trans neurodivergent empathic cleaner/mover/organizer who really understands the struggle it can be for folx, having dealt with a wide variety of cleans for fae’s own, family, friends, and clients.
Access finds great joy in helping others reclaim their space and believes everyone deserves an environment they can thrive in!
Access is also a performing artist, collaborator and technician with a degree in theater management and arts administration. Fae’s managed and performed on a variety of stages with events spanning from well-know musicals to brand new avant-garde art, weddings, dances and more.
When fae’s not in the theatre or helping others, you can find faer cuddling faers 11-year-old mini-panther (pictured), co-organizing community potlucks, camping in nature, or dancing just about anywhere fae goes with an eclectic taste in music.
Theo (they/them)
Cleaner & Professional Organizer, Chicago
Theo is originally from central Illinois and has been living in Chicago for the past 11 years! They are the coparent to their roommate’s two beautiful cuddly cats, one who does not have eyes. After Theo began a big, personal decluttering process 6 years ago, decluttering and organizing became a lasting interest; They enjoy learning from neurodivergent creators and supporting loved ones by assisting with their spaces. Theo has learned many of their cleaning skills from growing up in an OCD-influenced home and by working in animal care. They have experience zookeeping and have handled snakes, alligators, cheetahs, monkeys, and more! Theo has CPTSD and differences in thinking, sensory processing, attention, communication, and emotions; They also engage in stimming. In their free time, Theo enjoys spending time in nature, playing games, nerding out about game mechanics and mental health, and has recently gotten into Paganism. Environmental wellness is a big value in Theo’s life, and is excited and honored to share in that with others through this work.
Ryienn (any pronouns)
Cleaner & Professional Organizer, Chicago
Ryienn was born in Minneapolis and moved to the East Garfield Park neighborhood of Chicago only 4 months ago! While their family dog and 3 cats still live back home in Minnesota, they get to spend time with their older sister’s three cats who Ryienn adores! Ryienn’s very first job was working as a cleaner, and they have since worked as a custodian in extended stay hotels. Ryienn finds great satisfaction in decluttering and organizing, and says lightening other people’s load through cleaning feels like caring for their own cluttered mind. As someone who finds many tasks to be overstimulating, accomplishing tasks one by one and eventually seeing a finished result is very rewarding for Ryienn. In their free time, Ryienn enjoys reading, music, watching films, writing, spending time in nature, and being with family. They’re also a mean hula hooper!
Amy (she/her)
Cleaner & Professional Organizer, Chicago
Amy has lived in Chicago since 2016, primary in the Bridgeport neighborhood. Her dog’s name is Betty; Betty is almost 5 years old, recently learned how to roll over, and is the light of Amy’s life. Amy has always found cleaning and organizing to be calming and satisfying work, whether she’s cleaning her own space, or helping with friends’ and family’s spaces. It was Amy’s experience as a classroom teacher that shifted the way she saw cleaning and organizing. She enjoyed assisting students in finding ways to organize their desks and notes in ways that worked for them; This taught Amy that cleaning and organizing is not one-size-fits-all, and that the most powerful way to support people is to meet them where they are at. When Amy isn’t busy creating visual art, she is usually listening to audiobooks, watching reality TV, and/or eating bagels.