What the Heck is Couples Financial Therapy?!
By Wendy Wright, LMFT, Financial Therapist Did you check out the recent This is Uncomfortable podcast episode? In this episode, I was asked to help a couple struggling with a recurring money conflict. We explored how to get “unstuck” and discussed new ways to approach money topics. To start, the couple named their “pain point”:…
Read MoreThe Role of Financial Therapist on Your Financial A-Team
By Wendy Wright, LMFT, Financial Therapist I’m thrilled to share my recent interview with The Pledgettes, a community of women who takes an active role in their finances in an effort to close the gender wealth gap. They focus on making value-aligned decisions towards individual financial goals — because when more women take individual action…
Read MoreMeeting Your Money Milestones
By Wendy Wright, LMFT, Financial Therapist As we enter the last quarter of the year (!), it’s important for small business owners to get grounded in their own numbers and identify their money milestones. Maybe you want to wrap up a project and ensure that you have time for a new one come January. Maybe…
Read MoreHow Financial Therapy Supports Small Business Success
By Wendy Wright, LMFT, Financial Therapist I’ve been a small business owner since 2014, and at the start, I didn’t quite know what I was getting myself into. As a mental health therapist and serial entrepreneur, I take pride in my ability to create and help others to heal and grow. Yet, like so many…
Read MoreThe Intersection of Money and Milkshakes
By Wendy Wright, LMFT, Financial Therapist What do money and milkshakes have in common? They both can give you a brain freeze! They can also seem to bring you pain and suffering when they feel out of balance. You may have struggled at times to understand why you repeat things. Why you return to the…
Read Morethe power of compassionate curiosity
I saw a meme recently with a gal wistfully looking out the window, the caption reading “I long for precedented times.” I smiled; I get it, that longing for the predictable. The phrase “unprecedented times” keeps popping up for me as I ponder the events that will define 2020 for all of us. Events –…
Read MoreDon’t Just Get Out of Debt, Save Out of Debt!
Whether you’re chipping away at a loan payment, are carrying a credit card balance or have overspent your way to anxiety, you’re probably looking for ways to pay down debt ASAP. You’re not alone. Many people are feeling a sense of fragility in their financial lives, stuck in a cycle they can’t get out of.…
Read MoreCertainty in Uncertain Times: 3 COVID-19 Financial Coping Strategies
No matter where you call home, we’ve all been touched by the COVID-19 pandemic. As the world self-isolates and watches to see what will happen next, we’re oddly connected while keeping our distance. Maybe you’re feeling lonely because you can’t see your parents or adult kids or share a coffee with a coworker. I know…
Read Morethe impact of Decision Styles on our Money and Food Lives
Watch this life Facebook interview withMeg Jamison and I talking about decision making disorders. click Click here to watch!
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