When I met Rebecca, she was in her early forties. She was a well-respected marketing manager in the technology industry. And she was working an insane number of hours every week. At our first meeting she told me, “I’ve never made this much money in my life.” The crunch While she was surprised and delighted … Continue reading How to escape golden handcuffs and live the life you want
Most of us want to enjoy our retirement someday. And money plays a role—an emotional role. So if you are curious about the emotional side of money, this podcast episode is for you. Joe Casey, from the Retirement Wisdom podcast, dove into exploring our money beliefs and analyzing where they come from. More importantly, how … Continue reading Podcast: Money and Emotions—The Retirement Wisdom Episode
Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild, and precious life? – Mary Oliver, American Poet How I love this quote! It captures why I love the art of planning my spending. Because the art of planning your spending is really the art of planning your life. And I suspect … Continue reading The magic of planning your spending
Listen to this saucy conversation on women and money, as host Denise Vivaldo chats it up with Mikelann Valterra. They hit it ALL, including what really motivates spenders vs. savers, stories about how siblings in the same family are so very different with money (and why), and stories of women underselling themselves until Mikelann and … Continue reading Podcast: Women of a Certain Age talk about money
My own first money coach, Karen McCall, wrote in her book, Financial Recovery, “Chronic overspending comes from a deep internal state of longing. The spender keeps trying to fill an emotional void by buying things.” Have you ever bought something you didn’t really need or even want as a way to lift your spirits, feel … Continue reading Rachel’s Rhinestone Earrings: The Secret to Spending Money on What Matters
When Kristen Philipkoski, who hosts the popular online Mean Magazine (Mean Magazine — Lifestyle and irreverence for grown women (tagline: Get Older, Stay Cool), invited me to chat, I jumped at the chance. We talked about it all! Here is what host Kristen said about our conversation: “One of my biggest takeaways from Mikelann was … Continue reading Podcast: Get older, stay cool and protect your passions
The airwaves took me to Australia this month where I guested on Financial Advisor and Money Mindset Coach Amie Baker’s podcast, Centsability. Listen to this lively conversation where we cover it all. Why do women stress over money? What do our childhoods have to do with how we feel about money? How can we feel … Continue reading Podcast: Dealing with Financial Anxiety
Dare I say there is a silver lining to divorce? Well, there is. You get a fresh start in so many ways. And your relationship to money is one of these “fresh start opportunities”. Now that you are single, you get to do money the way YOU want to. However, we all know that post-divorce, you … Continue reading How to create a life you love after divorce
Back in 2017, I attended a tango class for beginners – and low and behold I fell in love with this complex and beautiful dance between the sexes. It started as just a weekly dance class, but as time went on, I become more deeply involved, until it blossomed into a passion that consumes a … Continue reading The sacred duty of funding your passions
Whether you are a therapist, a life coach, business coach or money coach, you are in a position to help women create better lives for themselves. It is sacred and intimate work being invited into someone’s life. Of the many topics you work with, I want to invite you to add money to your list. … Continue reading How to coach women to greater abundance
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