How To Forgive Ourselves Our Trespasses

January 9, 2012

If you’re like most women I suspect you struggle with what we call in the psychotherapy biz a “mean, nasty ol’ super ego.” You know, that little voice in your head whose full-time job it is to constantly inform you that you’re not smart enough, talented enough, sexy enough, blah blah blah. You know the [...]

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The Best And Worst Of My 2011 Spending {& Lessons Learned!}

January 3, 2012

My inner bean counter likes to come out and play at year’s end. Part of this process is a comprehensive review of the year’s spending. Last December I wrote a piece about this review, describing my relationship with money as an onion. Well, I’m peeling off another layer of that onion with a new ritual [...]

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The Pièce de Résistance Of Free Money Tools

December 27, 2011

When I was counseling my eating disorder clients I would always describe my treatment philosophy as ‘two-pronged.” What I meant by this is that the “psychological” and “practical” must work in tandem. So for example, I made sure that my clients had tactical tools to manage their binge triggers whenever they arose, but we also [...]

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15 Questions + 30 Minutes + 1 Cappuccino = New Financial You in 2012

December 20, 2011

This week I’m introducing you to Sarah Louise Byrne. She runs the financial empowerment website Money Rockstar, and created the Money Rockstar workbook. She is also the content editor and in-house guide for the career change guidance website, Careershifters. You can read Sarah’s Financially Smitten BIG REVEAL interview here. *** One lucky reader will get [...]

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The Big Reveal: Sarah Louise Byrne

December 20, 2011

With the Financially Smitten’s Big Reveal series I periodically  interview money psychology and personal finance experts about their own relationship with money, using the same ten questions….a bit of a play on the infamous Proust Questionnaire. My special guest for this post is Sarah Louise Byrne. She runs the financial empowerment website Money Rockstar, and [...]

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The Secret To Making Those New Years Resolutions A Reality

December 12, 2011

I’m psyched to introduce you to another one of my twitter friends who is guest blogging this week! Sophie Gold is the founder of Wealthy Women Inc., an agency assisting women entrepreneurs create lucrative revenue models. Sophie’s background includes trading the financial markets and training over 1,000 to successfully do this as well. She has [...]

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What To Do If You Have Financial Tasks That Keep Getting Shuffled To The Bottom Of Your To Do List

December 5, 2011

I’m excited to share Carrie Greene with you as this week’s guest blogger. She is a speaker, coach and author of Chaos To Cash:  An Entrepreneur’s Guide to Eliminating Chaos, Overwhelm and Procrastination So You Can Create Ultimate Profit! She helps people ‘get things done,’ so I thought she’s be perfect to share with the [...]

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Get Ready To Meet Your Inner Money Wisdom!

November 28, 2011

I tend to be a visual person, which may be why the therapeutic modality of guided imagery has been such a powerful tool on my own healing journey. But, I have also witnessed over the last two decades the impact it has had on my clients. I initially started using guided imagery {or guided visualization [...]

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My Thanksgiving Gift to YOU: A Great-Fullness Anthology

November 21, 2011

This year I’ve been working on cultivating more appreciation for all the blessings in my life. Given that Thanksgiving is an epicenter of gratitude, I decided to create a “Great-fullness Anthology” of some of my favorite and inspiring quotes, stories, practices, and resources on the topic. The title comes from something I read recently and [...]

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Financially Smitten Quick Tip: A Simple Solution To Your Fear And Loathing Of Number-Crunching

November 14, 2011

Is your distaste for number-crunching getting in the way of you being financially smitten? Here’s an easy-peasy solution! I have three words for you: online financial calculator. {hello!} And at BankRate.com, it’s literally one-stop-shopping for all your financial calculator needs! This highly regarded site offers calculators for mortgage, retirement, investing, car loans, credit cards and refinancing. [...]

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