Dear Money Adventurer, There are no hard and fast rules when it comes to money. This journey is uniquely personal. Still, there are certain themes, social ideals, and challenges that come up for so many of us along the way. This is what I was thinking about when I started a love letter of “Ten Things Your Financial Therapist Wants You to Know,” – and quickly realized that the list was twice as long as I thought it would be.…
Dear Money Adventurer, Every single one of us is on our own one-of-a-kind money journey, tailor-made by our unique circumstances of family, upbringing, culture, and personal experience. Still, after a decade of training to become a Somatic Therapist – and over twenty years as a Financial Therapist – there are a few things that I find myself saying over and over again, to my Art of Money students, in interviews, to my family, friends, and even myself sometimes. No matter…
Dear Money Adventurer, The work you do, the paycheck you earn, your bank account balance – none of these has anything to do with your intrinsic worth. You are priceless beyond measure. Yet, we live in a world where most of us need to work to earn money to support ourselves, our families, and, as small business owners, our team as well. We don’t like to talk about making money, though, it feels uncomfortable, shallow, and vulnerable. Even more so…