Healthy Love & Money: Financial Therapy, Intimacy, Conflict & Communication for Couples
Episodes
How Financial Therapy Helps Couples Communicate About Money with Tara Unverzagt Part 2
08 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
“There's a lot of people now who think if only they had the generational wealth transfer, like those Trust Fund babies had, their life woul...
How Financial Therapy Helps Couples Communicate About Money with Tara Unverzagt Part 1
01 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
“It's okay that you've had those experiences, and that you're now showing up like this because of that. But once you name it, and once you ...
Why Empowering Women With Budgeting Improves Relationships with Pam Horack
25 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
“You have to logically tell your money what to do, or it will emotionally disappear.” Ever felt like your money is playing a game ...
How To Find The Right Financial Planner For The Two of You with Hannah Moore
18 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
“Money isn’t the easiest measuring stick, right? How do you quantify being able to take time with your kids? How do you quantify that? Yo...
Why Your Values Matter More Than Your Demographics For Financial Well-Being with David Allison
11 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
“We have to realize that the only way to truly understand each other and come to a world where we're a little bit less divisive, and a litt...
Bringing Care and Compassion To Special Needs Financial Planning with Ryan McGuire
08 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
“Don't underestimate the amount of services and resources and support that might be out there. It takes time to research and to find these ...
It's Okay To Not Be Okay Navigating Grief, Loss and Financial Well-Being with Kathi Balasek
28 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“We're not eager as a culture, to embrace that sense of sadness and loss to somebody who has a gazillion dollars in the bank. And that's re...
Why Couples Need To Know Each Others Money Scripts to Increase Financial Security with Maggie Klokkenga
21 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“First of all, I talk about Maslow's hierarchy of needs and just share with them okay, we need things like food and shelter and then things...
A New Vision For What It Means To Be Wealthy As A Couple with Dr. Jim Grubman: Part 2
14 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“If you do not make that mental leap from money as income, to money as assets, it has a huge impact on your ability to actually not only be...
A New Vision For What It Means To Be Wealthy As A Couple with Dr. Jim Grubman: Part 1
07 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“Many, if not, most people don't know how to be wealthy. They may be in circumstances that could provide them with wealth or actually does ...
Embracing Major Life and Career Changes Leads To New Financial Freedom with Shelli Boucher
30 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“Prosperity has a flow to it and prosperity involves money and has to do with money. But to be prosperous means you can be prosperou...
How To Empower Women Financially In Their Intimate Relationships with Lindsey Lewis
23 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“Relationships intersect with money. Your emotions do, your job, your physical activity, your intellectual capacity, your spirituality…Un...
How Engaging In Mindfulness Expands The Way You Do Money As A Couple with Spencer Sherman
16 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“I think one thing that could be helpful for couples and bring a lot of connection and understanding of each other is telling your money st...
The Theory Of Everything and Its Positive Impact on Financial Well-Being with Dr. Ted Klontz
09 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“People like me don’t want to hear ‘it might not work.’ The more you can remind me ‘this is our best guess,’ I think that’...
All Parts of Me Are Welcome: How Internal Family Systems Creates Financial Freedom with Joy Slabaugh
02 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“My job was to help really wealthy people not pay taxes. So, as I remember that client complaining about the several $100,000 tax bill, I w...
Unlocking Financial Communication: The Art of Meaningful Money Conversations with Elizabeth Jetton
26 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“If money were food in your life, what food would it be? Is it junk food? Is it nutritious? Is it comfort food?” Ever wondered how...
How To Have Fun While Talking Money With Your Spouse A Financial Therapy Perspective with Aaron Freeman
19 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“The way that we look at money individually is inherently different. And you may not even realize how your spouse, your partner, your frien...
How A Therapist and Wealth Counselor Can Help You Navigate Your Relationship With Wealth with Marilyn Wechter
05 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“We deal with money in similar ways to how we deal with passion and how we deal with love. Money, power, and love - we tend to bring the sa...
A Fresh Perspective on Financial Well-Being From Occupational Therapy - Angela Greene
28 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“I think it's really hard for people to discuss these kinds of changes because they don't want to think about the worst-case scenario. I do...
How Couples Can Deepen Financial Intimacy and Work Together On Their Finances with Stan Tatkin
21 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“In a relationship, our purpose financially is to be financially solvent, to save money for emergencies, so we feel safe and secure to make...
Finding Financial Freedom By Doing Your Own Healing Work with Diania Merriam
14 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“The reward for many of us, for retiring early, is an existential crisis. I think there’s a lot of different elements to why people feel ...
What Does It Mean To Be A Modern Husband and Why It Matters! with Brian Page
07 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“When I say modern husband, it could be essentially somebody that looks at their partner, as an equal, as a teammate, and trying to figure ...
How Knowing Your Family Financial History Can Foster Financial Well-Being - Elana Feinsmith
31 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“That’s what money is. It’s energy. And sometimes we blame money for things, too, which is interesting, and is it really money’s faul...
From Air Force To Financial Therapy Lessons In Financial Intimacy For Couples With Jenn Steliga
24 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“Having a healthy relationship with money is just rightfully understanding money as a tool.” Today, our host Ed Coambs embarks on ...
How To Work With Your Money Mindset and Build Your Mental Wealth with Joyce Marter
17 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Could your self-esteem be tied to your bank balance? This episode of Healthy Love and Money answers that question with the help of Joyce Mart...
Why Gayle Colman's New Book The Body of Money is So Helpful For Transforming Our Relationship with Money
10 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“The journey is not necessarily to wake up, but to wake down. Waking down into our beautiful body” Meet Gayle Colman, renowned fin...
How Evolving Financially Can Lead To New Meaning In Life - Daniele Beasley
03 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“I think that focusing on the behavioral aspects, is the most important thing and matching the math not with the investment side of things,...
Unmasking Childhood Trauma, Brain Injuries and Rebuilding Life As You Know It - Kara Stoltenberg
27 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“Trauma, unresolved, hijacks our intimate relationships.” Today, our host Ed Coambs delves into this difficult topic with guest Ka...
Driven To Success and Childhood Trauma Why Every Memory Deserves Respect - Michael Baldwin
20 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Michael Baldwin, the remarkable author with a riveting story that redefines the narrative around mental health and trauma. Michael, accl...
Why Reclaiming Old Passions Can Ignite Excitement For Financial Planning with Kim Curtis
13 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“Money is looking for you. Money by itself has no value. It’s just a tool. It only has the value we give it. So, money to become somethin...
How Newlyweds Can Honor Each Other With Financial Intimacy with Bill Nelson
06 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever wondered how to navigate the complexities of financial intimacy as a newlywed? This episode presents a riveting discussion with...
Exploring The New Book Black Financial Culture: Building Wealth From The Inside Out with Dr. Michael Thomas
29 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What if you could decode the complex dynamics of your financial journey and transform it into a liberating exploration of self-identity? Join...
How Couples Can Use Internal Family Systems to Foster Financial Intimacy with Debra Kaplan and Rick Kahler
22 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our host Ed Coambs dives deeper into the complexities of financial therapy for couples in this powerful episode of Healthy Love and Money wit...
How To Help Brothers Support Their Sisters Healing From Sexual Abuse With Keeper Catran Whitney
15 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The time is now to stand up as brothers against the sexual abuse of our sisters. In today’s episode of Healthy Love and Money, Ed Co...
How the 7 Developmental Capacities of Executive Functioning Bring Compassion To Financial Planning and Neurodiversity with Christine Hargrove
08 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Discover the intricacies of financial intimacy and how ADHD can impact couples and their financial well-being in this enlightening conversati...
How To Relish Financial Well-Being After School Buses, Wall Street and Costa Rica with Cara Macksoud
01 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this fascinating episode of Healthy Love and Money, our host Ed Coambs had the pleasure of speaking with Cara Macksoud of Money Habitudes....
How Combining Dance Therapy and Poly-Vagal Theory Gives Grace To Your Financial Life with Dee Wagner
25 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Can understanding the Polyvagal Theory and the role of the vagus nerve in our emotions unlock the secrets to healthier relationships and even...
Finding Joy in Financial Planning and Pursuing The 6 Stages of Financial Independence with Ben Hockema
18 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“Money is just a tool toward whatever you see for your life, whatever you envision, whatever your fulfillment could be. Whatever that is, i...
How Using Emotion Wheels and Human Needs Wheels Open New Money Pathways with Colby Peters
11 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Ed is joined by Dr. Colby Peters, Founder and CEO of Human Systems, which empowers individuals and human service organizations with re...
What is Ontological Coaching and How Does It Improve Financial Planning? with Liz Hand
04 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“This is sacred work. The layers of meaning built into the financial planning process are profound." What if financial planning coul...
How Financial Therapy Helps Transform Financial Fiascos into Financial Freedom with Aja Evans
27 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Ed is joined by Aja Evans, licensed mental health counselor specializing in financial therapy based in New York City. Aja share...
Opening to Healthy Relationships To Foster Financial Well-Being with Elizabeth Overstreet
20 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Ed is joined by relationship coach Elizabeth Overstreet. She helps her clients get clear on the mindset that may be attracting the wro...
How The Modern Widows Club Transforms Profound Pain into Life Purpose with Carolyn Moor
13 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Ed is joined by Carolyn Moor, humanitarian, mom, and the Founder of Modern Widows Club. She is the host of the Healthy Widow Healthy W...
Why Your Body is So Important in Your Financial Well-being with Bob Wheeler CPA
06 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
[explicit content] Today, Ed is joined by Bob Wheeler, CPA. He’s the owner of a full tax practice with 12 employees and about 1000 clients....
How Financial Planning Helps Overcome Systemic and Structural Oppression with Kathleen Boyd
30 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Ed is joined by Kathleen Boyd, CFP®. She’s a Financial Planning and Process Coach with XY Planning Network, and a professor at Okla...
Why Financial Planners Need Their Own Financial Planner To Feel Financially Empowered with Kenneth White
23 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Ed is joined by Kenneth White, an Associate Professor of Personal & Family Financial Planning at the University of Arizona. ...
Unpacking The Book Mom and Dad, We Need To Talk: How To Have Essential Conversations with Your Parents About Their Finances with Author Cameron Huddleston
16 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Ed is joined by Cameron Huddleston, an author, speaker, and award-winning journalist with 20 years of experience writing about persona...
How Healthy and Happy Families Approach Estate Planning with Jen Gumbel
09 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Ed is joined by Jen Gumbel, an estate planning and probate attorney based in Minnesota. She established Organized (after)Life to chang...
Equal Partners: Improving Gender Equity At Home with Kate Mangino
02 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Ed is joined by Kate Mangino, a gender expert who works to change harmful social norms through writing, training, and facilitation. &n...
How To Improve Your Financial Life With The Stages of Change with Jeremy Keil
23 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Ed is joined by Jeremy Keil, fellow financial planner and enthusiast of the psychology of motivational interviewing. Jeremy is here to...
Unlocking The The Millionaire Next Door and So Much More with Dr. Sarah Fallaw
16 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Ed is joined by Sarah Stanley Fallaw, Ph.D. She is the author of The Next Millionaire Next Door and the founder and President of DataP...
When Our Financial Stories Change And We Invest In What Matters with Brittany Damico
09 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Ed is joined by ESG consultant Brittany Damico. She is the Director Of Business Development at Ethos ESG, a data and analytics provide...
How To Restore Hope After Discovering Financial Lies In Your Intimate Relationships with Tracy Coenen
02 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Ed is joined by forensic accountant Tracy Coenen. She has over two decades of experience in accounting and investigations, and has per...
How Financial Therapy with Financial Planning Increases Financial Intimacy For Couples with Michael Reynolds
26 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Ed is joined by Michael Reynolds, a Certified Financial Planner™ and owner of Elevation Financial, a fee-only financial planning and...
Grateful When Brene Brown Saves Your Life After Organ Failure with Julie Johnson
19 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Ed is joined by Julie Johnson, President, and CEO of XY Communication. Julie is certified in behavioral finance and her passion is “...
How Therapy Can Evoke Passion For Our Financial Well-Being with Couples Therapist Jason Wasser
12 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Ed is joined by Jason Wasser. He’s a licensed marriage and family therapist and entrepreneurial expert based in Hollywood, FL.  ...
It Is Time to Love Financial Planning For Couples with Natalie and Dan Slagle of Fyooz Financial Planning
05 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Ed is joined by Natalie and Dan Slagle. Both are CFPs and part of the XY Planning Network, a community of fee-only advisors. The Slagl...
Cold Waffles and Trauma with Couples Therapist Ashley Quamme
29 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Ed is joined by Ashley Quamme, a licensed marriage and family therapist specializing in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT). Toda...
Opening Up Money Conversations With Our Kids with Clifton Corbin
22 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Ed is joined by Clifton Corbin. A self-proclaimed “financial literacy advocate,” Clifton provides resources for parents who are lo...
Wait, You Want A Prenuptial? Not What You Expect with Kaylin Dillon
15 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Ed and Kaylin Dillon of Kaylin Dillon Financial dive into the rules and dynamics of prenuptials. Kaylin works primarily with people wh...
How Financial Therapy Can Help in The Grieving Process with Daniel Kopp
08 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Ed is joined by Daniel Kopp, a fee-only financial planner for widows and active-duty military personnel. Listen in as Daniel ta...
When Financial Planning Is More Than Financial Planning with Megan Kopka
01 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Ed is joined by Megan Kopka. She’s a Certified Financial Planner® and a woman on a mission to help others move through their grief ...
Tipped: What The Service Industry Can Teach Us About Money with Barbara Sloan
24 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Ed is joined by money coach and speaker Barbara Sloan. She is the founder of Tipped Finance, a personal finance media company that tea...
When Sexual and Financial Intimacy Meet Magic Happens with Tanja Diamond
17 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Ed is joined by Tanja Diamond, Master Life Strategist, and Tantra Lineage Holder. She has over 45 years of unique worldwide education,...
When Domestic Violence Impacts Your Financial Life with Bea Coté
10 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Ed is joined by Bea Coté, President and Founder of IMPACT Family Violence Services, LLC as well as the nonprofit Step Up to Family Sa...
How Financial Therapy Heals Your Relationship With Money with Sarah Swantner
03 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Ed is joined by financial therapist Sarah Swantner, founder of Black Hills Integrative Counseling & Coaching, LLC in South Dakota....
Seeing The Bigger Picture of College Funding with Cozy Wittman
27 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Ed is joined by Cozy Wittman, Education and Partnership Manager at College Inside Track, who helps families navigate the complex colle...
Using Soulful Listening® To Open Money Conversations With Your Partner: Terri Lonowski
20 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Ed is joined by Terri Lonowski, Founder of Soulful Listening®. Her five-component approach offers a roadmap for embodying evolutionar...
Opening Up The Military, Marriage and Money Conversation with Dr. Briana Nelson Goff
13 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Ed is joined by Dr. Briana Nelson Goff, a professor in the Department of Applied Human Sciences at Kansas State University. Her clinic...
Unmasking The Legacy of Trauma on Financial Well-Being with Mike Vaughn
06 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Ed is joined by Mike Vaughn, MA, LCMHCS, CSAT, and co-founder of SureHope Counseling & Training Center. For over 18 years, he has ...
The Guardian's Gift: Going Beyond Estate Planning with Dr. Judy Butler
29 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Ed is joined by Dr. Judy Butler, psychotherapist, counselor, and spiritual director. She heads The Guardian's Gift and Butler Counseli...
Exploring The Transforming Power of Financial Psychology with Dr. Alex Melkumian
22 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Ed is joined by Dr. Alex Melkumian, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with 15 years of experience under his belt. He is the fou...
Checking In With Your Body and Money: Bari Tessler
15 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Ed is joined by Bari Tessler, financial therapist and coach known for her award-winning book The Art of Money. She explains why it’s...
Why Financial Therapy Is Needed Globally, Views From South Africa With Hendrik Crafford
08 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
[Explicit Content] Today, Ed is joined by Hendrik Crafford, an ontological coach, and a CFP® Professional hailing all the way from So...
How Financial Planning and Financial Therapy Changes Couples Lives: With Danielle Seurkamp
01 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
[Explicit Content] Today, Ed is joined by Danielle Seurkamp, Founder of Well Spent Wealth Planning. Since joining the financial planning indu...
When Couples Talk Money Magic Happens: With Adam Kol
25 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
[Explicit Content] Today, Ed is joined by Adam Kol, The Couples Financial Coach. He helps couples go from financial overwhelm or tensi...
The Value of Financial Therapy and Fostering Financial Intimacy: With Nathan Astle
18 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Ed is joined by Nathan Astle, a licensed marriage and family therapist. Through witnessing the conflict in his parents’ marriage and...
When Compassion, Curiosity and Yoga Inform Our Financial Lives: With Stephanie McCullough
11 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Ed is joined by Stephanie McCullough, CFP, speaker, and Founder of Sofia Financial, a “holistic, non-judgmental financial planner fo...
How Financial Therapy Helps Navigate Disney World & So Much More: With Ashley Agnew
05 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Ed is joined by Ashley Agnew, Director of Relationship Development at Centerpoint Advisors, which provides financial therapy informed ...
Overcoming Love Addiction, Salsa Dancing and Finding Financial Freedom With Emmi Fortin
20 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Ed is joined by Emmi Fortin, a breakup and relationship coach, whose work focuses on helping people through the recovery process of a ...
The Power of Mental Health and Money: A Story of Transformation with Deborah Greenhut
13 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Ed is joined by Deborah Greenhut, a PhD in English, professor, and corporate trainer specializing in communication skills and English ...
Discovering A Whole Different Side to Financial Planning: The Psychology of Financial Planning with Shaun Maslyk
13 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Ed is joined by Shaun Maslyk, the host of The Most Hated F-Word and proponent of positive psychology around money, with a focus on men...
What is Financial Therapy and How Can it Help Us? with Lindsay Bryan-Podvin
13 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For the first episode of Healthy Love and Money, host Ed Coambs introduces the show, which will explore financial intimacy through interviews...
Welcome to Healthy Love and Money!
13 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The Healthy Love and Money Podcast! If you find money to be the number one, two, or even third largest source of stress in your re...