Money and Relationships
Wealth Transfer Journaling: How to Write Your Own Money Story
What story do you want your money to tell? Explore three financial therapy journal prompts to navigate wealth transfer, uncover your Money Story, understand the emotions behind inheritance, and create healthier financial boundaries with compassion and curiosity.
Read MoreHow My Approach to Financial Therapy Helps with Wealth Transfer Dynamics
What if receiving more money doesn’t bring the peace of mind you expected? Discover how my approach to financial therapy helps you uncover the Money Stories and family patterns keeping you stuck, so you can move beyond guilt, fear, and uncertainty and finally feel confident making financial decisions that are truly your own.
Read MoreWhat Is Financial Therapy? A Guide to Understanding Your Relationship With Money
Financial therapy explores how you think, feel, and behave around money. Learn how it works, how it differs from financial advice, and how it can help you build a healthier relationship with money.
Read MoreWhy You Keep Breaking Money Promises (And How to Stop the Cycle of Money Stress)
By Wendy Wright, LMFT, Financial Therapist and Money Coach 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…
Read MoreChange Your Money Habits: The First Step Most People Miss
If you’ve ever told yourself, “I just need to be better with money,” you’re not alone in trying to change your money habits. Most of us have been taught that financial change starts with action. Make a budget. Cut the subscriptions. Stop eating out. Stick to the plan. But here’s the truth: sustainable change with…
Read MoreConnecting the Dots with Financial Therapy
By Wendy Wright, LMFT, Financial Therapist and Money Coach 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. …
Read MoreTalking About Money Through Feeling Language
Healing Begins When We Take the “Money Word” Out of the Sentence By Wendy Wright, Financial Therapist & Money Story Specialist™ My Financial Therapy Approach builds from my 10 Principles of Financial Therapy©.Let’s start with one of my favorites: “Take the money word out of the sentence.” This practice helps deepen your relationship to the…
Read MoreHealing Your Holiday Story
when it’s not the most wonderful time of the year As a Financial Therapist, I talk with clients every day about their relationship with money. As we approach the holiday season, I often recall a session with a young couple when the topic of holidays, and holiday spending, came up. “Ugh, the holidays,” one of…
Read MoreFinancial Self-Care Is a Thing
By Wendy Wright, LMFT, Financial Therapist, Money Coach, Your Money Mentor When I read this article by Hannah Frye on mindbodygreen, I did a happy dance. Self-care is real, important, and helpful… and financial self-care is foundational if you want your self-care to be deeply effective. As Hannah explains, “Financial care should be a core…
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Six Signs of Real Money Confidence (It’s Not What You Think)
Six Signs of Real Money Confidence (It’s Not What You Think) By Wendy Wright, LMFT, Financial Therapist You want to feel more confident with money — not just in how much you earn, but in how you relate to your finances. But confidence isn’t built on perfect spreadsheets or hitting a certain revenue goal. Real,…
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