Against the frenzy of Holiday Shopping with Promotions, Sales, Countdowns, and Pop Up Deals for Only You, this podcast addresses the why and how of shopping addiction. Drs. Jean Petrucelli and Ricardo Rieppi, experienced psychoanalysts with teaching and writing expertise in the field of addiction and compulsion, offer an extraordinary look at shopping addiction. They examine the emotionally charged topic of money and its role in shopping addiction. They consider conscious and unconscious factors, age differences, gender differences, and reasons for needing help and seeking help. Drawing upon case examples they illuminate the needs of the addicted shopper and the goals of treatment. You will be intrigued and informed by this insider look at Shopping Addiction.