Financial Stress

Everything Willow Labs has written about Financial Stress, drawn from CBT, ACT, IFS and other evidence-based approaches. Practical, no fluff, with the techniques therapists actually use.

2 articles

Anxiety · 7 min

Loud Budgeting and Money Anxiety: The Trend Reframing Financial Stress

Loud budgeting means saying 'I can't afford it' out loud, without shame. Here's how the trend eases money anxiety by killing the secrecy around spending.

Jul 7, 2026

Anxiety · 6 min

Doom Spending: Why Anxiety Makes You Buy Things You Don't Need

Doom spending is impulse buying driven by anxiety about the future. Here's the psychology behind it and how to break the buy-to-feel-better loop.

Jul 1, 2026