Dear Money Adventurer, Over the last 23 years of teaching my financial therapy work, I’ve had hundreds of calls with folks, and have received hundreds of emails with details about their relationship with money. When you’re a part of that many conversations, you hear a lot about the real changes happening in people’s lives as they do their money work. From one perspective, when you step back and take a look at all the comments, it’s fun to think of…
Dear Money Adventurer, Without a doubt, the most obvious recurring pattern I’ve seen in working with thousands of people around money issues is this: We all have our own unique, interwoven layers that make up the stories we have about money. When we think about doing any kind of money work, or even do something simple like talk about our financial situation with our intimate partner, different parts of our money story can pop up and give you a basket…
Dear Money Adventurer, Here’s one thing the “money gurus” say that I simply can’t stand: “charge what you’re worth.” Ugh! What does that even mean?? Listen. Your worth is beyond infinite. You were born worthy. Worth has nothing to do with the cash in your bank, how nice your car is, or what your salary or rates are. Zip. Zilch. Nada. And yet, and yet, and yet … We need to find ways to make money and value dance together.…