Dear Money Adventurer, Your mind and body had a relationship with money long before you began your conscious money work. Before you began to write your money story with intention, they held it for you, narrating the money lessons and beliefs you’ve inherited and internalized from your family, culture, community, and your own lived experiences of survival, safety, stability, and enoughness. Because your money story isn’t just an external expression of your current financial circumstances, it is life-long and ever-unfolding,…
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Dear Money Adventurer, I just came back from a week-long mother-daughter trip to Puerto Vallarta in celebration of my mom’s 77th birthday. We’d been talking about traveling together for a while, and when she suggested we go to Mexico, I said, “YES!” Now, I don’t love the hot sun or the pool like my mom does. But I do love walking around cities, finding colorful murals, exploring a new world of food, and finding restaurants for us to try. We…
Dear Money Adventurer, Back before I started my money journey, I thought money work was boring. Spending money was fun, but the traditional methods for working with money felt stale and uninspiring. Budgeting felt stifling and restrictive, so I didn’t do it. Then I received my first student loan bill, and I had a shocking realization: I had never been taught how to work with money. I have a Master’s degree in Somatic Psychology. I spent years learning to talk…