financial stress
What Happens When You Finally Face the Numbers You’re Avoiding
What Happens When You Finally Face the Numbers You’re Avoiding? Inspired by negotiation expert Kwame Christian, here’s how to approach the money conversations you’ve been avoiding — starting with the ones in your own head. We all avoid certain conversations. Sometimes they’re with clients or partners.But more often? They’re the quiet, uncomfortable conversations we avoid…
Read MoreYou Can’t “Budget” in a Panic
Why Quick Fixes Miss the Mark—And What to Do Instead by Wendy Wright, Financial Therapist, Money Coach Picture this: You check your bank balance and your stomach drops. A wave of shame, fear, or frustration hits hard. Instantly, the fix-it brain kicks in: “That’s it. I’m making a budget.” But here’s the truth: you can’t…
Read MoreNavigating Job Loss with Heart & Strategy
Managing Through a Layoff: Financial and Emotional Strategies by Wendy Wright, LMFT, Financial Therapist, Wealth Transfer Dynamics Specialist, Money Coach In today’s uncertain economic climate, layoffs have become an unfortunate reality for many professionals. Whether you’re currently facing unemployment or concerned about job security, navigating a layoff requires both a financial plan and an emotional…
Read MoreHealing Through the Money and Food Connection
The Intersection of Money and Milkshakes by Wendy Wright, LMFT, Financial Therapist, Wealth Transfer Dynamics Specialist, Money Coach You may be wondering what money and milkshakes have in common. To start, they both can give you a brain freeze (ha!). They can also cause discomfort when they feel out of control. For today’s blog…
Read MoreFinancial Trauma and Financial Therapy
A roundtable discussion with Joe Saul-Sehy of the Stacking Benjamins Show, Paula Pant of Afford Anything, Larry Sprung of Mitlin Money Mindset and Wendy Wright of Financial Therapy Solutions by Wendy Wright, LMFT, Financial Therapist, Wealth Transfer Dynamics Specialist, Money Coach Key Points A recent discussion about financial trauma by four financial experts How to…
Read MoreThe Impact of Your Money Mindset on Your Financial Success
By Wendy Wright, LMFT, Financial Therapist Who is driving your money bus: you or your mindset? What is a mindset? It’s defined by Merriam-Webster as “a mental attitude or inclination, a fixed state of mind” and by Wikipedia as “a mindset is an established set of attitudes of a person.” I, however, define it as…
Read MoreLocked in a Loop of Broken Money Promises? Why The Cycle of Money Stress Keeps Happening
By Wendy Wright, LMFT, Financial Therapist Money promises sound so good at the time, right? Promises like: “I will get this organized and never fail again!” “I will get this debt paid off and never go into debt again!” “I will get my s%!# together and never struggle again!” I have made these kinds of…
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 MoreConnecting the Dots with Financial Therapy
By Wendy Wright, LMFT, Financial Therapist I feel so alone when it comes to my finances. The sense of dread that overcomes me before I look at my account balances or credit card statement is crippling. I know my relationship with money needs help, but I don’t know where to begin. If you’ve experienced one…
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.…
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