financial stress
Navigating 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.…
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…
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