Hello, dear Money Adventurer, In case you haven’t sorted it out by now, the Art of Money program is now open for registration with a discount and an all new, live teaching format. Gentle head’s up, though: the doors for registering for this cohort of the program are closing soon. So…if you’re ready to create a more heart-grounded, values-in-action, on-top-of-your-game, and sleeping-like-a-peaceful-baby relationship with money…this program could be just the thing for you. If you’re new here and don’t know what The…

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.…

Dear Money Adventurer, Your relationship to money is like a layer cake. (Now there’s a metaphor we can get behind, right?) There’s a big, thick, gooey emotional layer. (I’m imagining dark chocolate ganache, if you can’t tell.) Maybe there are actually several of these layers, throughout the cake. Then there’s a psychological-mental layer. That’s all of the beliefs and patterns you have about money, whether they came from you, your parents, your culture, or beyond. (Raspberry coulis, perhaps?) Money has…

Dear Money Adventurer, A while back, this question popped up in my Art of Money program: Bari, help! As soon as I start working on the practical, nitty-gritty stuff around money, my brain shuts down. I’ve been trying to catch up on my taxes, but as soon as I begin, I panic. My brain goes blank. It’s like I’m a computer in meltdown mode: blue screen of death, nobody’s home. It’s just too difficult to look at. I feel motivated…