Confronting the Ghosts of Your Financial Past to Take Control of Your Financial Future

In this week’s episode of “Financially Ever After,” Barbara joins Stacy for a moving and insightful conversation revealing:

From growing up in a home where dysfunctional dynamics around money created a “rollercoaster in the house”, to entering a marriage where the financial roles from her childhood were repeated, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Barbara Bennett knows firsthand the emotional conflicts that can stem from marital money issues.

• How a lack of equity around financial knowledge can create a power differential in a marriage and weaken the relationship. [10:10]

• Why we replay the financial roles we’ve learned in childhood, bringing those imbalances into our adult relationships until we wake up and understand what we’re doing. [12:00]

• How she faced her fears around money, and worked to become knowledgeable about finances while also pursuing the education that could give her financial self-reliance.  [18:45]

•Why she strongly advises those facing divorce to join a divorce support group. [20:00]

• How to look for a marriage therapist, and what to do if couples therapy isn’t working. [28:20]

For more information on Barbara Bennett, and additional resources from this show:

Stacy Francis | W: www.francisfinancial.com P: (212) 374-9008 E: stacy@francisfinancial.com

Barbara Bennett | E: barbara@barbarabennettlmft.com P: (646)389-8020 W:https://www.barbarabennettlmft.com | https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/barbara-bennett-new-york-ny/278399

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