You may be wondering what trauma has to do with your personal finances. Or you may already have some sense that these two things are connected but you have not been able to explore the relationship between your own trauma and your personal finances. Your historical trauma and personal finances ...

You know that feeling when you're going to buy something and you start to feel self-conscious? You might not be able to afford the item, or think it's a waste of money. This is a result of Money Shame.    Money shame is the reason why people often say no to themselves, depriving themselves of...

Assumptions about people based on their finances are pervasive in the media.  Money is often seen as a stand-in for the type of person someone is.  For example, we’re all familiar with the miserly and wealthy Ebenezer Scrooge and his heart-of-gold but poor employee Bob Cratchit. Due to portraya...

  Do you feel shame about the amount of money that you make? Money shame is a feeling of guilt, inadequacy, or embarrassment due to having too much or too little money. Everyone feels money shame sometimes. It deeply impacts your relationship with money.  In this blog, we'll give you 6 ways o...

Financial shame is an experience that almost everyone has. It's the feeling of shame for having too much or too little money. Money shame can be paralyzing and end up creating problems in your financial decisions. What is Shame? Shame, in its simplest definition, is a feeling of being unworthy,...

The disorganized attachment style is a mixture of both anxious and avoidant attachment styles, which are both insecure attachment styles. Disorganized attachment can lead to relationships that are unstable, finances that are chaotic or nonexistent, work that is inconsistent or poorly done, paren...

The secure attachment style is characterized by being able to trust others while also trusting oneself enough not to need constant reassurance from others. You know what your boundaries are and generally don't worry about whether someone else will cross them unless you've given them permission t...

  People with an avoidant attachment style are more comfortable with independence and autonomy than others.  These individuals tend to feel uncomfortable in close relationships, which can have a negative impact on their romantic partners and children. They find it difficult to trust others and ...

An anxious attachment style is characterized by a need for constant reassurance, control, and dependency. Anxious people are always scanning the environment looking for clues that their needs will not be met. They have trouble trusting others and often find themselves feeling stressed or worried ...

Your attachment style impacts every area of your life. It's formed in early childhood due to your earliest experiences with your primary caregivers. It results in attachment behaviors that become a template by which you try to get your needs met in all of your other relationships as an adult. ...