Dear friend,
We just got back from a trip to Taos, New Mexico — one of our favorite places to hit pause, be in nature, and breathe more deeply.
There’s nothing quite like the desert stillness. The silence wraps around you and you can see full constellations in the sky. Plus, the scent of sagebrush follows you everywhere, like a gentle nudge to slow down.
Every day, we’d walk through the sage with our dog Blue, sip lavender chocolate at Chokola, and eat at our favorite restaurant, The Love Apple (a tiny chapel-turned-restaurant with twinkle lights and the best farm-to-table meals). I even taught one of my weekly Art of Money classes from the desert, via Zoom, yes, but the desert magic came with me. It was palpable.
Coming home, I’m still carrying that quiet desert strength in my bones — and leaning hard into a mantra I’ve been repeating lately: “Focus on what you can control and let go of the rest.”
Easier said than done, I know. That’s why I come back to my somatic tools again and again. They help me find a soft place to land when the world feels overwhelming. These simple, powerful resourcing practices are always on repeat in my own life, and I teach them over and over inside the Art of Money program, because they work. You can find a few of the intro somatic practices right here.
Our relationship to money can be a doorway into so many things — and so many things can be doorways back into how we relate to money. I do love thinking (and teaching) about financial therapy. But I’m also deeply nourished by other parts of life: reading novels, cooking with my family, discovering new TV shows that make me laugh and cry in equal measure.
Here are a few things I’ve been loving lately:
✨ Favorite TV show:
Dying for Sex (Hulu)
It’s a comedy but also an intense and emotionally beautiful deep drama about dying and friendship. I found the sex journey of the main character really interesting and the story gets deeper as it goes. It’s a really beautiful sequence over 8 episodes and I cannot recommend it enough.
📚 Favorite novel:
By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult
A captivating story that flips between a modern-day playwright and one from the 1500s. I won’t give too much away… but let’s just say I’ve gone down a delightful rabbit hole wondering if Shakespeare was, in fact, a woman (or at least one of many authors behind the plays). This book stole my heart. It’s always about the timing and the story and writing and this one did all three for me. Highly recommend it!
🍽️ Favorite recipes:
You might know that I only learned to cook and bake during the pandemic (at age 51!). These days, I keep it simple during the week, then pull out something a little special on weekends when my mom comes for dinner. Current go-to’s:
💸 From the money psychology vault:
Seven Figures: a fascinating fictionalized Israeli TV show on Netflix about people who win the lottery… but don’t get the money right away. Instead, they’re required to attend a group therapy type class to explore their relationships with money. Cue the family dynamics, inner conflict, and surprise insights. A really compelling study of sudden money.
👫 For couples:
If you’re in partnership, I highly recommend The Fair Play Deck by Eve Rodsky. It’s a card-deck system that helps couples rebalance household responsibilities, and reclaim time. This simple process is a game-changer for anyone seeking a more equitable home life.
Here’s how it works: You and your partner sit down (ideally with snacks and good vibes), sort through the task cards, and divide up responsibilities so each of you fully owns your part. A beautiful, tangible way to rebalance your home life so you aren’t fighting all the time or carrying around resentment.
📉 Can’t stop thinking about the economy lately?
If you’ve had a lingering knot in your stomach about the news, here’s a thoughtful article that unpacks why the current economic climate feels different and what you can do to stay grounded: This Recession Scare Feels Different — Here’s What You Can Do About It
And after all that? Go cuddle with your animals. Take a walk in the woods. Dance around your office. Get in the shower (hot or cold, your choice). Feel your body. Come back home to yourself.
With my dearest wishes,
P.S. The next round of my 3-month Art of Money financial therapy program begins May 1st and runs through July 26th!
After years of teaching this as a year-long journey, this new 3-month, more live-and-focused format has really struck a chord with folks.
If you’d like to learn more — the syllabus, schedule, pricing, FAQs, and all the juicy details — you can find everything right here.
I would love to welcome you into this next cohort and support your money healing journey.
