At Healthy Love and Money, we believe financial planning and therapy should never be just about the numbers. It’s about people, how they feel, how they relate, and how they heal in the presence of money and the people they care about. That’s why we’re excited to announce our newest blog series: ...

A celebration of a growing movement for meaningful, sustainable change At Healthy Love and Money, we believe your relationship with money is just as important as the numbers on your balance sheet. And if you’ve ever found yourself stuck in the same argument about money, avoided your budget out o...

Why Couples Fight About Money—And Why It’s Often Not About Money You’re sitting at the kitchen table with your partner, trying to decide whether to buy a new home, change jobs, or upgrade your living space. But the tension rises fast. Suddenly, it’s not about square footage or salaries. It’s abo...

Welcome to a new way of working with money — one that honors both the numbers and the nervous system. If you've ever felt like financial advice alone doesn’t go deep enough, you're not alone. Many of the clients we serve — therapists, entrepreneurs, financial professionals, and growth-minded cou...

We all have a drive—an engine humming beneath the surface of our daily choices. It manifests in how we relate to our partners, how we manage our finances, and how we plan our futures. But the real question is: what’s driving your engine? Is it the calm, steady fuel of emotional security? Or is it...

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 trip to Italy. These are all external goals—tangible things money can buy or make happen. And whil...

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 Mindfulness for Beginners and deepened through Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR). Through t...

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 letters you’re not ready to part with. Closets are time capsules—silent holders of our past decisions...

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, making a meaningful impact in the lives of others. By taking the time to care for her finances, she’...

Breaking Free from the Trap of Servant Leadership and Noble Poverty—Together There’s a message many of us have absorbed since childhood: To be good is to serve. To be virtuous is to give. To be worthy is to sacrifice. But what happens when that message goes too far? When giving becomes depletio...