168: Finance and Mental Health - with Your Financial Therapist, Erika Wasserman
The Motherhood Village Podcast
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In this episode of the Motherhood Village Podcast, Erika Wasserman, a financial therapist, joins me to talk about the vital link between emotions and money.
Erika shares her personal journey from growing up in a financially literate household, studying finance, and then pivoting from a corporate role into financial therapy.
She discusses how she helps clients, whether individuals, couples, or businesses, navigate their financial wellness from a mental health perspective. Erika shares tips on how to have a healthy relationship with money, how to teach kids about money, and how to plan and budget for holiday shopping.
We talk about:
[0:00] Introduction and Guest Background [1:50] Her favorite book to recommend [5:35] What the word money means to us - the difference between wealthy & rich [11:50] The 'aha' moment behind wanting to help people have a better relationship with money [16:10] What a financial therapist does [20:00] Misconceptions about her work and what she does [22:35] How to start modeling positive behavior with money [26:50] How to talk to your kids about saving, budgeting & financial planning [33:10] Eliminating financial overwhelm from the busy holiday season - Mom Hacks [42:40] What she does for self care [44:10] Additional financial resources you can tap into [45:25] Final thoughts to the podcast communityResources mentioned in this episode:
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