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  Fabric from Food Waste? No Need to Scrap Fashion From dissolving thread, fabric made from food waste to clothes made from algae, the winners of this year’s Global Change Award are trying to plot a new way forward for a fashion industry that’s been too focused on disposable clothing. These innovative, out-of-the-box alternatives to… Continue reading Fabric from Food Waste? No Need to Scrap Fashion

You may remember these two recent blog posts, an overshopper named Lynn. Believe it or Not, It’s True: Nordstrom and I Are Through (Part I) and Believe it or Not, It’s True: Nordstrom and I Are Through (Part II) These posts are what she wrote for the dialogue exercise, a part of our program where you… Continue reading Can Confessions Be Funny? What One Overshopper Has to Say

“If someone tells you,  you have a problem, cut them off. You don’t need that kind of negativity in your life.”  Thus begins Glamour magazine’s recent article, 10 things you only know if you’re addicted to sale shopping. Brashly glamorizing addiction to sale shopping, one subcategory of shopping addiction, this piece ranks a close second… Continue reading The “Smiled Upon” Addiction: An article from Glamour Magazine

Part II   Lynn, an active, involved stay-at-home mother of four, is a client of mine who initially came to see me five years ago because of a long history of overshopping and overspending, mounting debt, and the stress on her marriage that this had caused.  During the six months we worked together, she made… Continue reading Unbelievable, but it’s true, Nordstrom and I are Through: Part II

We’re delighted to share a guest post to share with you from the wonderful Cheryl Stern. Broadway veteran actress and Jonathan Larson Award-winning writer, Cheryl just received critical acclaim Off-Broadway for her new solo show, Shoes and Baggage, with music by Tom Kochan. Cheryl’s Broadway credits include the 2010 Tony Award Winning revival of La Cage Aux… Continue reading Experience Gifts Trump Stuff Every Time: Read What Actor Cheryl Stern Has to Say

We’ve been fortunate that Kathleen Gemmell, an eclectic  author and former compulsive buyer offered us a guest post about her own recovery journey which began four years ago, when her son, who could no longer sit by and watch his mother buy herself into oblivion, arranged for an “intervention.”  Kathleen Gemmell loves playing with written… Continue reading On Compulsive Buying: And Then There are the Holidays

Lonely? Broke? How to stay social and solvent during the holidays.   Does it feel like you’ve been sold a bill of goods about the holidays? Did you grow up hearing that the holidays are the most wonderful time of the year? Do you feel the added stress of holiday expectations?   For many people,… Continue reading Lonely? Broke? How to stay social and solvent during the holidays

This is a guest post written by my colleague Kathleen Kingsbury,  whose work and personhood I’ve admired for quite a long time. She is a a wealth psychology expert, founder of KBK Wealth Connection, host of the Breaking Money Silence™ podcast, and the author of several books. She’s just published a book called Breaking Money… Continue reading Spending Less by Breaking Money Silence Over the Holidays

One of the most revelatory and ultimately powerful tools in the Shopaholicnomore program is the dialogue. The purpose of the dialogue is to gain a deeper awareness of your relationship with something that you are overshopping for or something you use in order to overshop.   It might be that 8th pair of black boots,… Continue reading Unbelievable, but it’s true…. Nordstrom and I are through! (Part I)

Compulsive Buying Making You Feel Isolated? Knowing That You’re Not Alone Can Make A Big Difference Do you feel alone, isolated, ashamed, or gulity about your shopping problem. So many of us do, which makes it so much harder to tackle. Knowing that you’re not alone can make a big difference. Although you might have a… Continue reading Compulsive Buying Making You Feel Isolated? Knowing That You’re Not Alone Can Make A Big Difference