221 - Big Online Shopper? It’s Not You, It’s Your Nervous System

Ya girl made progress! I took a day off, went shopping and did NOT go crazy. Today, I’m talking about something that feels so real for so many of us: shopping. Have you ever wondered why you splurge on things you don’t actually need (but in the moment it feels like you need them SO badly) and then sit with the guilt after? In this walk-and-talk, I jam on how much my spending habits have always been tied to my nervous system and how you probably experienced the same thing but didn’t know. I jam on a new term I’ve coined (somatic shopping!). I break down how fight, flight, freeze, and fawn responses show up in our spending habits, I also go into the biology and neuroscience behind the “shopping high”, the dopamine anticipation loop, the cortisol spikes that feel like excitement, and the inevitable crash that often leaves us swimming in shame.I also share what it looks like when you start to somatic shop (yes, really) and what I mean by ‘embodied’ shopping. Big progress from me, and excited to walk and talk with you today as I share my learnings (and the one item that I DID buy… with zero regrets!).  💌 DM me if this episode hit you or if you've experienced being a dysregulated shopper: https://www.instagram.com/iamlouiserumball/ 🤍 FOLLOW LOUISE / HEALING HONEYS 🤍 https://www.youtube.com/@healinghoneys  https://www.tiktok.com/@healinghoneys_  https://www.instagram.com/healinghoneys/ ✨ FREE HEALING RESOURCES: ✨  → Free 7 day trial of Daily Devotion (Somatic Healing): HERE → Free Podcast Pathways: HERE SUBMIT: → 💌HEALING HONEYS HOTLINE: Submit your question or story: HERE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices