Debt Fatigue Is Real — Here’s How to Overcome It
Debt fatigue Debt fatigue is the overwhelming, exhausting, sense that as hard as you are working to pay down your debt, it will never actually happen. It can range from a sense of stagnation, to frustration, and even anger and reactivity. You may be under the sway of debt fatigue if you’re feeling:ShameHopelessStuckFrustratedAnxiousWorriedReactiveAvoidantApathetic Approximate read time […]
Harnessing Economic Blackout Day to Build Financial Resilience
Economic blackout If you’re taking part in today’s Economic Blackout (2/28/2025), thank you! Even brief pauses in spending can shed a lot of clarity on how and why we spend. My encouragement is to take the day to set up some strategies that will help you lead a more resilient financial life every day! Spending […]
Money issues in marriage
Navigating Money Issues in Marriage: How to Build Financial Collaboration Money issues in marriage Approximate read time: 10 minutes Money problems are one of the most common sources of stress and conflict in marriage. But despite being a frequent cause of tension, financial struggles don’t have to lead to the breakdown of a relationship. Very […]
Financial Enmeshment
Financial enmeshment can happen when your financial life is overly intertwined with another person’s. This can result in stress, financial trauma, codependency, and an overwhelming sense of failure. Approximate read time: 7 minutes Skip to:Recognizing financial enmeshmentWhat is financial enmeshmentOutcomes of financial enmeshmentFinancial enmeshment and mental healthOvercoming financial enmeshment How to recognize financial enmeshment […]
Financial Stress is Killing My Marriage- 4 Exercises for better financial talks
If you find that financial stress is killing your marriage, you are not alone. Financial stress is one of the top reasons for divorce. In our modern economy money is THE resource, which makes talking about money more than just about goals and prioritizing, it can feel unsafe, polarizing, and fruaght with failure and rejection. […]
What is restriction and why is it bullshit?
Restriction is the removal or reduction of choice. Restricting, limiting or shutting down spending is the most common piece of financial “wisdom” that I have to deprogram with my clients. Keep reading for why I hate restriction and what I teach my clients instead. Approximate read time: 4 minutes I know you’ve probably had the […]
What This Online Financial Coach Wants You To Know About Emotional Decision Making
I don’t need to tell you how important decision making is to your life. And I don’t need to tell you just HOW MANY choices you have to make and how overwhelming it can seem to be constantly needing to make the right choices. And every choice you make, directly or indirectly is a financial […]
Financial Imposter Syndrome
Financial impostor syndrome and the guilt that surrounds it is actually pretty common…especially if you’re making more money than your social or familial group. Let’s talk about why financial imposter syndrome does what it does and what you can do to combat it. Approximate read time: 5 minutes Being outside of our societal norms registers […]
The One Tool You Need to Navigate Financial Stress
Financial anxiety can happen to anyone. Let’s talk about the one thing I teach my clients to help them navigate financial stress. Approximate read time: 12 minutes Annie came to me through a friend. Her friend saw Annie spiraling, constantly anxious about money, constantly talking about her financial stress, returning every conversation to a desperate […]
Overcoming Financial Trauma: Tips From a Financial Coach
Healing financial trauma There isn’t some 5-step process to overcoming financial trauma. You could do all the positive affirmations, journaling, calendaring your financial tasks, or make endless spreadsheets and none of it will work. The one thing, the very first thing, and by far the hardest thing to do as you begin recovering from financial trauma […]