Healthy Love and Money Blog

Develop intimacy and trust with your partner and in your finances
Getting Your Partner To See The Big Picture Financially financial empathy money fights money relationships Mar 16, 2022

It can feel really challenging, at times, to get on the same page as your partner when it comes to finances. 

Many times this happens when one partner is in charge of the finances.

Yet, when...

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What Is Financial Intimacy And Why Do I Need It? communication financial empathy financial intimacy Feb 08, 2022

We don't tend to think of intimacy in terms of finances. Yet, developing financial intimacy is one of the most important skills you and your partner can cultivate to create a thriving relationship...

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How The Wisdom of Trauma Can Shift Your Love & Money Story financial empathy trauma Feb 02, 2022

Being a trauma-informed couple is likely a new concept to you. Heck, I don’t think I have ever put these words together like this before writing this blog.

If you have been learning what a...

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How To Find Common Ground When Your Partner Seems Irrational With Money communication emotions financial empathy Jan 20, 2022

Do you feel that your partner's habits with money are irrational?

This is all too common in intimate relationships. Especially when two partners have different spending styles like when one is a...

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How To Develop A Successful Saver and Spender Relationship financial empathy money fights relationships Jan 12, 2022

One of the number one issues I see in couples is the spender-saver dynamic. 

The spender-saver dynamic is when one member of the couple wants to save most of their money whereas the other...

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6 Steps To Stop Gaslighting From Ruining Your Relationship communication defense mechanisms financial empathy Nov 08, 2021

Gaslighting is when someone tries to convince you that your sense of reality is wrong and not based on facts or evidence. Gaslighting can be very damaging to relationships. However, it’s not...

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How To Navigate Different Financial Expectations With Your Partner financial empathy money beliefs Aug 10, 2021

We all have financial expectations of our intimate partners. Financial expectations are how we set financial goals and make financial decisions with our intimate partners. Our financial...

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Eight Tips to Help You Have Tough Conversations About Money communication financial empathy Jul 15, 2021

 

Money is a touchy subject that doesn't usually come up easily in conversation. 

However, there are some occasions when we need to have challenging conversations about money with someone...

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