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How to Have a Financial Orgasm Sep 12, 2025

What if the picture above represented how you felt after a conversation about money? 

When you hear the word orgasm, your mind probably goes straight to the bedroom. But what if I told you that there’s...

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đź§  Professional Guide: Recognizing and Responding to the Freeze Response in Financial Conversations Sep 05, 2025

Why This Matters

Many professionals working in financial services and relational healing roles encounter clients who seem “unmotivated,” “avoidant,” “disengaged,” or “irresponsible” when it comes to ...

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Unfreezing Financial Paralysis: How Trauma, the Nervous System, and Relationship Safety Can Restore Financial Flow Sep 05, 2025

Have you ever stared at a stack of bills, a budget spreadsheet, or a financial decision... and felt your mind go blank?

Maybe your chest tightens. Maybe your breath shortens. You know you should do s...

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What Does Labor Day Really Mean? A Financial Therapist’s Reflection Aug 29, 2025

About a 7 Minute Read:

For many of us, Labor Day weekend is the unofficial end of summer. We gather for barbecues, squeeze in a last trip to the lake, or prepare kids to head back to school. It’s a cul...

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Helping Couples Navigate “Mo’ Money, Mo’ Problems”: A Guide for Financial Planners and Therapists Aug 26, 2025

 

For couples, financial success often carries a paradox: the very wealth they worked so hard to create can stir old insecurities, surface unresolved family dynamics, and strain intimac

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When Success Hurts: Navigating Love and Money After Reaching Your Goals Aug 26, 2025

Mo’ Money, Mo’ Problems in Marriage: Building Financial Intimacy After Success

We’ve all heard the phrase: “Mo’ Money, Mo’ Problems.” It’s easy to laugh at when you’re hustling for the next promotion...

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For Professionals: Trauma-Informed Love and Money: A New Lens for Professionals Working with Couples and Money Jul 25, 2025

Why Professionals Need a Trauma-Informed Lens

If you’ve ever found yourself in a client meeting thinking, “Why are they reacting so strongly to this?” or “They seem stuck, and I don’t know how to hel...

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Trauma-Informed Love and Money: A New Paradigm for Couples and Money Jul 25, 2025

What If Love and Money Was Trauma-Informed?

There’s a moment in many relationships, especially when money is involved, where one partner says, “I just don’t get why they’re acting like this,” and the...

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