Tips & Techniques
April Lane Benson books – overshopping
To Buy or Not to Buy: Why We Overshop and How to Stop by April Lane Benson is a critical tool for anyone suffering from spendaholism (compulsive buying, compulsive shopping…
Read MoreSpendaholism resources
Spendaholism, compulsive buying, compulsive shopping disorder, overspending, overshopping, shopaholism. It’s as real as alcoholism and just as destructive. It can contribute to hoarding. And it’s winked at, even grossly encouraged,…
Read MoreHURRAH, HOARDING SHOWS I LIKE!
HURRAH, HOARDING SHOWS I LIKE!!!!! I am sooooooooooooooooooo soooooooooooooooo thrilled to be able to point people to hoarding reality TV which is gentle, thoughtful, empathetic, realistic and even carefully humorous.…
Read MoreA word to the wise
Do you go with the flow? Turn on a dime? Breeze through? I’ve written before about tiny nuances of language that fascinate me. Experiments of what to say to yourself…
Read MoreBernie Davies – Take Off Your Mask!
Bernie Davies wants us to leave our unique marks on the world. And to do that we need to take off our masks, we need to show the world our…
Read MoreI am not a diagnostician
I’ve taken classes on hoarding cleaning-out techniques. I work with people in treatment for ADD. I work with people in treatment for OCD. I’ve worked with people suffering from dementia.…
Read MoreCute Card
“Dear Lauren, I would have liked to send a cute card, but this way the check will be sent! I will not let ‘cute’ get in the way of…
Read MoreDisenfranchised grief
I wrote about complicated grief in two recent posts: Complicated Grief, and Complicated Grief – follow-up. I just learned about a subtle, stealthy variant: disenfranchised grief, grief which can be…
Read MoreHabits to reinforce habits
Habits to reinforce habits. I set out to write a blog about the technique of pairing one habit with another to reinforce both. So review your emails while standing and…
Read MoreI used to be a poet – thoughts and a teaser…
I used to be a poet. Attended workshops, co-edited some student-run creative magazines, participated in readings. Here’s the T. Rex in the room: “I used to…” Imaginative instincts never leave…
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