Healthy Love and Money Blog
Develop intimacy and trust with your partner and in your finances
What Are You Really Planning For?
When couples begin financial planning, they usually bring a list of to-dos: pay off the student loans, save for a kitchen remodel, or finally take that bucket list t...
By Mary Lou Daly, Head of Therapy-Informed Financial Planning™ at Healthy Love and Money
Off and on throughout my life, I’ve come back to the practice of gratitude.
It began with Jon Kabat-Zinn’s Mi...
Leisa Peterson and I have known each other for years. We’ve shared encouragement, ideas, and a mutual passion for helping people transform their relationship with money. So when she invited me to be a...
Growing Into a New Chapter of Family Travel
I recently returned from an unforgettable trip to Barcelona with my teenage son. He was invited to play in a global youth soccer tournament, and we joined ...
Have you ever opened your closet and thought, “Why do I even still have this?”
A jacket from a job you left five years ago. A pair of shoes that never quite fit. A box of old receipts, photos, or lett...
Money is supposed to be simple, right?
Numbers on a page. A budget. A few "smart" choices.
But if you’ve ever tried to talk about money with your partner—and ended up in silence, tension, or a full-b...
There’s nothing like a news headline to stir up financial fear.
“Markets Plunge!”
“Is This the Next Black Tuesday?”
“Recession Looms on the Horizon!”
The noise is loud right now. Whether it’s politi...
You sit at the kitchen table, laptops open, staring at the screen. Credit card bills aren’t piled on the counter — they’re trapped behind forgotten logins, scattered across inboxes, and buried in apps...
