April’s Books, Journals & Audio Interviews

To learn more about Dr. Benson’s books and audio program and to order them online, click on the titles or book covers below:

	To Buy or Not to Buy: Why We Overshop and How to StopThe premise of To Buy or Not to Buy: Why We Overshop and How to Stop is simple and compelling: overshopping is a doomed attempt to fill emotional needs with material goods. This is a clear, interactive guidebook for changing all that, for helping compulsive shoppers go the distance from where they are now to where they want to be—centered and in control, knowing who they are, what they want, and what they really need.
	2-Part, Fully Assembled Shopping JournalsIn To Buy or Not to Buy, there are numerous references to a Shopping Journal, a do-it-yourself notebook that you keep as you make your way through the text. This is the optional, fully-assembled version of that two-part Shopping Journal: a 121-page, letter-sized booklet, used primarily at home, and a 168-page, pocket-sized booklet, a portable companion that brings the powerful techniques and strategies of the book directly to your shopping encounters.
	I Shop, Therefore I Am: Compulsive Buying & the Search for SelfI Shop, Therefore I Am: Compulsive Buying and the Search for Self brings together, for the first time, the most important thinking about this disorder. As more and more therapists encounter compulsive buying (whether as a presenting problem or as revealed in the course of ongoing therapy), the need for an in-depth clinical understanding of the disorder has grown. Dr. Benson has responded admirably to that need with a practical, comprehensive, and wonderfully readable work.
	Stop the Shopping Insanity Audio ProgramWorried that you’re a spendaholic? Free audio reveals how everyday women are solving their spending problems. For immediate access, click here .
	Dr. April Benson Interview in FaboverFiftyThis interview appeared on FaboverFifty.com on September 7, 2011

Testimonials

I heard about April by surfing the web and finding her web site. I was trying to find information about my compulsive shopping of clothes and shoes. I just couldn't understand why I kept buying and buying when my closets were already so full. Most of the clothes I never even wore or would wear only one time. I felt so out of control. I went through two of April’s preliminary information calls, but kept telling myself the program was too expensive. Then a few months later I’d add up all I had spent on clothes since the call—and it was usually more than I would have spent on the program. I finally decided to go through the twelve week course. I felt like I had to do something, I was desperate to gain control of this area of my life. I am so glad I made that decision! It’s the best thing I have done to help me overcome my shopping addiction. As we went through the book, a chapter at a time, I gradually came to understand why I shopped the way I did and how to overcome the compulsion. Hearing the others in the group share their own experiences was extremely helpful; I didn't feel so isolated anymore; my secret was out. Being accountable to the group was vital and helped keep me on track. I would highly recommend the twelve week teleconference course to anyone with a shopping addiction.

J. M., Oklahoma

I kept looking at April's web site for over a year. At the time the free group phone call was offered, I felt so low about myself and my overshopping that I was desperate for help. On the call, I felt such confidence in Carla's ability that I signed up for the workshop—and I never regretted it for a moment. April makes it easy to succeed if you follow her kind and supportive advice. I’m not the same person who started the course; I now have respect for myself and have learned to be mindful. I highly recommend this course to anyone who wants to stop the suffering and low self esteem caused by overshopping.

B, G. Vancover, Canada

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