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Because Entitlement Rarely Begins with Excess: A Relational Framework for Professionals Working with Marriage and Family Wealth Feb 13, 2026

When the Word “Entitled” Enters the Room

When a client uses the word entitled, something significant has already happened in the system. The word rarely appears at the beginning of tension. It usuall...

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Because Entitlement Rarely Begins with Excess: Understanding Uncertainty in Marriage and Family Wealth Feb 13, 2026

There’s a question that sits quietly beneath many conversations about entitlement, though it’s rarely spoken out loud:

If I can’t count on you emotionally, relationally, can I at least count on you f...

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Learning, Healing, and Growth: Why Money Keeps Teaching Us the Same Lessons Feb 13, 2026

Most adults assume that learning, healing, and growth are separate processes.

  • Learning happens in classrooms or through reading.

  • Healing happens in therapy.

  • Growth is what we hope shows

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When Your Financial Life Outgrows the Story You’ve Been Living Jan 20, 2026

Most couples assume that once they “make it,” money will finally feel easier.

Less stress.
Fewer arguments.
More freedom.

But many couples are surprised to discover that when their net worth crosses...

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What We Built Together in 2025 and What We Are Excited For In 2026: Financial Intimacy, Yes Please Jan 05, 2026

Dear friends, colleagues, and clients,

As we step into a new year, we wanted to pause and share something important with you.

Healthy Love & Money isn’t just a website, a podcast, or an email list. ...

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Connecting Inner and Outer Worlds: A Facilitation Guide for Financial Planners, Financial Therapists, and Coaches Working With Couples and Money mobius loop. a loop that moves continuously inward and outward Jan 05, 2026

This guide is designed for professionals who work at the intersection of money, relationships, and behavior and who regularly encounter the reality that financial decisions are never just financial.

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Connecting Your Inner and Outer Worlds Together: A Couples’ Guide to Financial Intimacy in 2026 Jan 05, 2026

I’m writing this just after finishing a workout—heart rate up, body warm, breath steady. Moments like this remind me of something essential: real change doesn’t start with ideas alone.

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Financial Planning as Exposure Therapy: Why Facing the Numbers Can Strengthen Your Relationship Dec 19, 2025

Most couples don’t avoid financial planning because they’re lazy, irresponsible, or “bad with money.”

They avoid it because money is emotionally activating.

Looking closely at your finances, your in...

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