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Motivational Interview

As we have seen with Mindful Shopping, the road to stopping overshopping often requires introspection and personal reflection. And addiction […]

By now we all know that a transaction need not occur within the walls of a store for it to

Ours is largely a culture of spur-of-the-moment, impulsive, recreational, mindless shopping; we typically put about as much conscious thought into

According to Trinny and Susannah, the two stars of ITV1’s reality fashion show, now in its second season, Brits spend

I’ve given you the three main strategies for stopping compulsive buying and curbing a shopping addiction. Now, I want to

Now that you’ve gained some familiarity with the first two proven strategies, it’s time to introduce the third strategy, which

Are the current economic conditions feeling scary to you? Are you having to rein in your buying and having difficulty

Carrie Rattle / January 30, 2009

In this economy, it’s not just ordinary people who are cutting back (orthinking they ought to). In January, newspapers reported

Carrie Rattle / January 30, 2009

Overshoppers around the globe know fairly well the emotional and financial consequences of their compulsion—the guilt and secrecy, the credit