Dear Money Adventurer, Sometimes, as we move deeper into our relationship with money, we find that this work brings up old wounds or painful emotions that we thought we had healed. These moments are a testament to your mindful awareness and personal growth, yet their unfolding can feel disorienting and overwhelming. Finding yourself moving through painful histories while also simultaneously trying to learn new practical money skills can feel like the ground is giving way beneath your feet. You might…

Dear Money Adventurer, Sometimes in this life and money journey, despite all your best-laid plans, you find yourself navigating the uncertainty of the unexpected. What, in hindsight, might seem a reasonable or even predictable outcome can feel disorienting and overwhelming as you find yourself coping with a reality that isn’t what you expected it to be. I knew that life would change drastically after my son was born. I knew I would really have to scale back on my business,…

Dear Money Adventurer, As we cozy into colder months and shorter days here in Colorado, I’m taking time to ease into my end-of-year money rituals a little earlier in the season. And I want to offer you some spaciousness to help you bring more mindful awareness to your relationship with money before we ring in the new year, too. With this in mind, I’m opening 5 slots for my private financial therapy sessions. One private session includes 75 minutes with…

Dear Money Adventurer, I recently shared this note on the socials and I thought it would be good to share it here as well. As we head towards the end of the year, I like to start my year-end rituals. This includes a review of my business numbers, projections & what actually happened. I also do a review + appreciation of the personal side with family, health, travel, etc. Some years I don’t do this until December but this year…

Dear Money Adventurer, It was a typical night in the Tessler-Linden household, a few weeks ago, when an impromptu money date with my husband resulted in a change of plans for our family. You see, we have fallen in love with a charming Adobe in Taos. It is perfectly positioned amongst the sage of the high desert and conveniently only a mile down the road from the land we finally closed on just one month ago. It’s the space that…

Dear Money Adventurer, Learning how to work with your money emotions and understand your money story while growing through life is difficult for anyone to navigate. For partners committed to sharing their lives, it isn’t just your own money emotions and stories that you need to learn to create space for. You have to figure out how to honor each other’s money journey, emotions, and stories, too. But how do you do that when you never learned how to engage…