Healthy Love and Money Blog
Develop intimacy and trust with your partner and in your finances
It was a beautiful winter Friday afternoon when I heard the doorbell ring at my house — a welcome break before I started my next meeting. As I went to the door, I wondered who it was. I...
Our relationship with money is often laden with emotions, stress, and unexplored territories. Polyvagal theory, developed by Dr. Stephen Porges, offers a fascinating lens through which we can...
As a therapist and financial planner, I understand the importance of addressing financial matters with sensitivity and openness. In the tapestry of a committed relationship, financial conversations...
Every week I talk with wives who are confused, frustrated, and scared about their marriages. Their husbands have become disengaged, angry, and resentful.
It is completely understandable...
*Trigger Warning* This blog post talks about sexual abuse and its impact on my life and those of the clients I have worked with. No identifying client information will be shared and important...
How do you know where you stand financially? Is it through your intuition, hope, a look at your bank account, or your investment balances?
Financially healthy couples have a working knowledge...
As a couple, each of you likely has different comfort levels about looking at your net worth. This is an understandable starting place, but it’s not where you want to stay.
Net...
John* and Lisa* had a huge blow-up the night before they saw me. Lisa was sick and tired of John’s criticisms about her spending and not sticking to the family budget he had set for them....
