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Educational resources for clients

When Shopping Isn't Really About Shopping: A Compassion-Based Approach image

When Shopping Isn't Really About Shopping: A Compassion-Based Approach

A compassion-based look at why overspending and emotional shopping happen, why shame makes it worse, and a gentle practice to interrupt the cycle with kindness instead of self-criticism.
Kimberley Handley
September 17, 2026
The Shopping Environment Is More Dangerous Than a Casino — And Nobody Is Talking About It image

The Shopping Environment Is More Dangerous Than a Casino — And Nobody Is Talking About It

How neuromarketing, social media, and Buy Now Pay Later fuel compulsive shopping — and what to do about it
Kimberley Handley
June 22, 2026
Shopping Addiction Is Real — And It's Not Your Fault image

Shopping Addiction Is Real — And It's Not Your Fault

Why you can't just stop: the neuroscience of compulsive shopping and what actually helps
Kimberley Handley
June 22, 2026

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