Breaking Down Overconsumption

🎙 The Breakdown Posse – Where emotions get real, psychology meets real life, and healing gets practical. In this episode, Kate and Anna dive deep into the emotional and psychological underpinnings of consumption and overconsumption—especially among high performers. Sparked by personal experiences, family conversations, and academic insight, they unravel how our spending habits are often less about luxury and more about coping, control, and identity. 🔹 Why high achievers often use consumption as a coping mechanism 🔹 How overconsumption affects mental health, relationships, and self-worth 🔹 The psychological impact of materialism (a la The High Price of Materialism by Tim Kasser) 🔹 The hedonic treadmill, intrinsic vs. extrinsic motivation, and how to reset your “why” 🔹 The power of intentional restraint—and why "less" can actually feel like more They also pull insights from The Happiness Podcast featuring Dr. Tim Kasser and an article by Dr. Sonja Lyubomirsky on the joy of thrift and why more money isn’t making us happier. 💡 Want to dig deeper? Here are the sources they reference: 📖 The High Price of Materialism by Tim Kasser 🎧 The Happiness Podcast – Tim Kasser Episode (search by guest name) 📝 Dr. Sonja Lyubomirsky’s research on happiness No judgment. No guilt trips. Just real talk on money, meaning, and what happens when your values get buried under your receipts—one breakdown at a time.