How to Identify and Change Compulsive Shopping Behaviors
It's not easy to face our compulsive shopping behaviors, and it's definitely not easy to change them. I'm proud of you for even considering this episode, and I know how you feel.
I've worked on changing my compulsive shopping habits for the past few years. It takes time and support to help understand what is happening in our lives that contributes to how and why we spend compulsively, which is why I reached out to an expert, Carrie Rattle, for help.
About Carrie:
Carrie Rattle has delivered keynote speeches, and has been quoted in media such as CNBC, CBC, MSNBC, NextAdvisor | TIME, USA Today, Glamour Magazine and others.
Carrie is a Financial Therapist/Coach for professional women with a specialty in Compulsive Shopping. Carrie’s goal is to help women learn money self-care and have their own wealth, independence, choices, and control over their lives.
In this episode, we discuss:
How compulsive shopping starts
Why Carrie refers to social media as “kryptonite” for compulsive shoppers
The shame of compulsive shopping and financial infidelity
How compulsive shopping links to recovery and addictionHow to recognize compulsive shopping
Two core steps to change your shopping behaviors
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