Healthy Love and Money Blog

When Financial Resentment Breaks Through

Sitting in a parking lot on vacation with tears in my wife's eyes, the reality of financial resentment buildup comes pouring out. We are a couple like so many...

He is ready to kill him, and he is lucky his stepfather didn’t come home that day. The murderous rage courses through Keeper’s veins as he prepares to confront his stepfather about sexually abusing hi...

What is the psychology of ownership?

Wow is my first reaction to the Google search for the psychology of ownership. The idea of ownership is not new to me and likely not to you. On the surface, the c...

Summer reading can take on many different meanings.

What comes to mind when you think about summer reading? 

Is it reading a romance novel on the beach while the kids play in the water?

Is...

Do you ever wish you could wave a magic wand and all your money differences and financial resentments would disappear between you and your spouse? 

I certainly have. I know there are no magic wand...

It All Starts With A NY Times Article

Asking hard questions is the job of great reporters, therapists, and researchers. This is something I have found in common between the three professions. However...

Let’s take a both and approach.

All he does is use spreadsheets to explain why we will be okay Danielle exasperately explains. She is so tired of being spreadsheeted. For Nathan, spreadsheets are the...

I often consult with people about complex family dynamics that intersect marriage counseling and fee-only financial planning, my combined area of expertise. It is my true joy to help families sort thr...