Healthy Love and Money Blog
Develop intimacy and trust with your partner and in your finances
If there is one guarantee in life, it’s that change is inevitable. As a couple, navigating your financial life —- goals, needs, desires, and hopes — will change and evolve throughout your relationship...
Written By: Ed Coambs MBA, MA, MS, CFP®, LMFT, CFT-I™
Expert at the intersection of financial planning, financial therapy, and couples therapy.
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Where are you headed as a couple financially?Â
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Tracking your income and spending with your spouse will likely evoke a wide range of responses — most likely not delight and joy, but what if it could?Â
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Some people who do love budgeting and have ...
Money runs through every part of your life as a couple. It influences:Â
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- The jobs you have and don’t take
- The neighborhoods you live in and don’t
- The vacations you take and don’t
- And so much m...
It was a beautiful winter Friday afternoon when I heard the doorbell ring at my house — a welcome break before I started my next meeting. As I went to the door, I wondered who it was. I wasn’t expecti...
Our relationship with money is often laden with emotions, stress, and unexplored territories. Polyvagal theory, developed by Dr. Stephen Porges, offers a fascinating lens through which we can understa...
As a therapist and financial planner, I understand the importance of addressing financial matters with sensitivity and openness. In the tapestry of a committed relationship, financial conversations we...
 Every week I talk with wives who are confused, frustrated, and scared about their marriages. Their husbands have become disengaged, angry, and resentful.Â
It is completely understandable to feel thi...
