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Wendy Wright, LMFT, Financial Therapy Solutions Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, Financial Therapist, Money Mentor

10/23/2026

One of my favorite questions to ask around money is: “Whose money is it?”

Not because the answer is always complicated, but because our first reaction can tell us a lot.

We may think about who needs it, who gave it to us, or what someone else would want us to do with it before we ever stop to ask what we want.

Learn more about this in this week's blog post → https://wendywrightfinancialtherapy.com/wealth-transfer-journaling/

Ever feel anxious about spending money before you've even made the purchase?Maybe you find yourself going back and forth...
10/20/2026

Ever feel anxious about spending money before you've even made the purchase?

Maybe you find yourself going back and forth, wondering whether you really need something, whether you can afford it, or whether you'll regret buying it later.

In my approach to financial therapy, I encourage you to get curious about what's happening underneath those thoughts.

What are you feeling? What are you hoping the purchase will give you? And how does this decision fit into the life you want to create?

These questions can help you create a little space between the feeling and the purchase.

And remember, the goal isn't to make every money decision perfectly. It's to begin making choices with more intention, self-understanding, and compassion.

If you'd like to explore a new way of approaching your financial decisions, my FREE resource, Get the Life You Want with the Money You Have, is a wonderful place to start.

🔗 Get it for free here → https://learn.financialtherapysolutions.com/get-the-life-you-want-with-the-money-you-have

10/16/2026

What if part of you wants more money, but another part believes having money makes you a bad person?

Maybe you grew up hearing that wealthy people are greedy, selfish, or morally bankrupt.

And maybe, without even realizing it, that belief has been shaping your relationship with money ever since.

One of the things we explore in my approach to financial therapy is the idea that a belief may or may not be a truth.

When we begin questioning those beliefs with abundant compassionate curiosity and zero judgment, we can start to understand the tension they may be creating in our financial lives.

Especially when we're navigating something as emotionally complex as receiving wealth.

💭 What beliefs about money have you carried into adulthood?

In this week's blog, I'm exploring how our Money Stories, family dynamics, and deeply held beliefs can influence the way we experience wealth transfer—and how my approach can help us navigate those patterns.

📖 Read Part Three of my Wealth Transfer Dynamics series:

https://wendywrightfinancialtherapy.com/part-3-wealth-transfer-dynamics/

“I'll be good this week.”“I blew it.”“I need to be stricter.”“I'll start over Monday.”Sound familiar?Sometimes, the way ...
10/13/2026

“I'll be good this week.”
“I blew it.”
“I need to be stricter.”
“I'll start over Monday.”

Sound familiar?

Sometimes, the way we talk about money sounds remarkably similar to the way we talk about food.

We create rules to feel more in control. When we can't stick to them, guilt and shame creep in. So we make another promise, set another restriction, and hope this time will be different.

But have you ever stopped to wonder where those rules came from in the first place?

Our relationships with money and food are often shaped by years of experiences, emotions, and beliefs we may not even realize we're carrying.

In my approach to financial therapy, I help you explore what's underneath your money habits with curiosity and compassion, so you can begin building a relationship with money that feels more supportive and sustainable.

You don't have to keep starting over every Monday. 💚

Ready to explore your own money story? I'd love to hear what's coming up for you. Schedule a free 20-minute discovery call, and let's talk about what working together could look like.

🔗 https://wendywrightfinancialtherapy.com/discovery-call/

“We'll talk about the inheritance later.”But what happens when later never comes?Money conversations within families can...
10/10/2026

“We'll talk about the inheritance later.”

But what happens when later never comes?

Money conversations within families can be complicated by years of unspoken expectations, grief, guilt, and the Money Stories we've carried since childhood.

I've seen how two family members can sit down to discuss the exact same inheritance and walk away having experienced two completely different conversations.

That's why I often encourage people to start by “talking about talking about it.”

Before getting into the numbers, ask:

💚 What feels difficult to say?
💚 What are we afraid might happen?
💚 What would help this conversation feel safer?

We spend so much time preparing the financial side of a wealth transfer. It's important that we prepare the people involved, too.

In Part 2 of my Wealth Transfer Dynamics series, I'm exploring three common challenges that can make giving or receiving wealth so emotionally complicated.

Read the full blog here:
https://wendywrightfinancialtherapy.com/common-wealth-transfer-pain-points/

10/09/2026

Sometimes the thing keeping you from dealing with money isn’t the money itself.

It’s the thought that says, “I should already know how to do this.”

Maybe it’s figuring out how to log into an account. Opening a statement you’ve been avoiding. Making a phone call. Asking a question that feels like something you should already know.

So you put it off.

Six months pass. Then a year.

And now there’s shame about the original question and shame about how long you’ve waited.

This is one of the reasons removing judgment is such an important part of my approach to financial therapy. We can’t go back and change what you didn’t do six months ago—but we can get curious about what made it so difficult and help you begin from where you are today.

I loved talking with Mitch from Legacy After Loss Financial about this on his Wins for Widows podcast, where we explored what can happen to our relationship with money after loss and how avoidance can show up in everyday financial tasks.

🎧 Watch the full conversation with Mitch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/xUD1BO0B9QM?si=HrWOHLj8gKhE8IKc

What did your family teach you about money before anyone ever sat you down to explain it?Maybe you heard things like “mo...
10/07/2026

What did your family teach you about money before anyone ever sat you down to explain it?

Maybe you heard things like “money is tight” or “save everything.” Maybe money simply wasn’t talked about at all.

Those experiences don’t disappear when we grow up. They become part of our Money Story — shaping what feels safe, stressful, possible, or off-limits when it comes to money.

And those patterns can become especially important when wealth moves from one generation to the next.

Because a wealth transfer isn’t only about the numbers being passed down. It can also bring decades of family beliefs, expectations, emotions, and unspoken rules about money into the room.

That’s why understanding your Money Story matters.

I’m exploring this more in my latest blog on The Great Wealth Transfer — including what families may want to understand before money ever changes hands.

Read the full blog → https://wendywrightfinancialtherapy.com/great-wealth-transfer/

When was the last time you asked yourself how you actually want your relationship with money to feel?Not how much you sh...
09/30/2026

When was the last time you asked yourself how you actually want your relationship with money to feel?

Not how much you should have saved.
Not whether you’re doing everything “right.”
Not what you think you should have figured out by now.

Your financial behavior didn’t develop in a vacuum. Family experiences, relationships, cultural messages, fear, shame, and the beliefs you’ve developed about yourself can all become part of your Money Story.

Understanding that story doesn’t mean staying stuck in the past. It can help you understand what’s happening now — and begin considering what you want to feel differently moving forward.

So instead of ending the month with another list of things to “fix,” try asking:

What do I want my relationship with money to feel like?

If you’d like support exploring that question, schedule a free 20-minute Discovery Call with me → https://wendywrightfinancialtherapy.com/discovery-call/

09/29/2026

“I’ve never told anyone this before.”

I hear this from clients more often than you might think.

Money can hold things we’ve never said out loud before. Experiences we’ve carried quietly. Decisions we feel ashamed of. Fears we haven’t known how to talk about.

Sometimes, part of healing your relationship with money is simply having a place where you can finally talk about those things without judgment.

That’s part of what financial therapy can offer: a safe space to explore what’s underneath your relationship with money with compassionate curiosity and zero judgment.

If there are parts of your Money Story you’ve never felt comfortable talking about, you don’t have to figure them out alone. Schedule a free 20-minute Discovery Call to explore what financial therapy could look like for you → https://wendywrightfinancialtherapy.com/discovery-call/

09/28/2026

“I should know better.”
“I should be better with money.”
“I should have my act together by now.”

We often try to “should” ourselves into being better with money. But has being hard on yourself actually helped you change?

Instead of “Why did I do that?” try “What was happening for me when I made that choice?”

Instead of “Why can’t I stick to my plan?” try “What makes this plan difficult to sustain?”

Compassionate curiosity doesn’t mean excusing patterns you want to change. It gives you a different place to begin understanding them — without shame or judgment.

What might change if you got curious about your money choices instead of criticizing yourself for them?

If you’re tired of trying to shame yourself into being “better” with money, you don’t have to keep doing it alone. Schedule a free 20-minute Discovery Call to explore a different approach → https://wendywrightfinancialtherapy.com/discovery-call/

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