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32. The Hidden Cost of Buying More: Retail Therapy, Clutter & Christmas Pressure with Pat Kane

What if the things we buy to make life feel better are actually adding to the overwhelm?

This week, host & pharmacist Lauren O’Reilly is joined by sustainability expert Pat Kane for an honest conversation about buying more, wanting more, and what all that consumption costs us - financially, environmentally and in the mental load of managing everything we own.

From retail therapy and beauty advent calendars to fashion trends and the pressure to make Christmas magical, we explore why it’s so easy to buy things we don’t really need, and how to pause before another purchase becomes another thing…

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