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Finding Financial Gratitude: A Path to Clarity, Connection, and Confidence May 09, 2025

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...

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The Surprising Power of Parables: What The Money Catalyst Taught Me About Healing My Relationship with Money May 09, 2025

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...

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Barcelona, Soccer, and the Gift of Financial Growth: A Family Journey into Play, Privilege, and Perspective May 01, 2025

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 ...

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What’s In Your Financial Closet? A Gentle Invitation to Take Inventory May 01, 2025

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...

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When Couples Struggle to Talk About Money: The Questions Beneath the Silence Apr 28, 2025

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...

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Tune Out the Noise: How to Stay Grounded When the Market Feels Shaky Apr 14, 2025

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...

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From Stress to Strategy: How Couples Can Pay Off Credit Card Debt Together Without Tearing Each Other Apart Apr 07, 2025

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...

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The Transforming Power of Therapy-Informed Financial Planning™ Mar 27, 2025

What an incredible honor to receive such a thoughtful endorsement from a wonderful client. Through steady and intentional work, she has grown and blossomed as both a therapist and a businesswoman, mak...

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