Description

It's time to "flip the script' and develop a healthy relationship with money. In this episode, we flip the script on emotional spending, scarcity, and safety with money. And show you how the same tools that heal relationships can transform your finances.

Money decisions are emotional, not logical. In this conversation, Lisa sits down with couples therapist Dr. Dan Sneider to explore how scarcity, fear, and emotional patterns shape our spending habits. You will learn practical grounding tools, communication shifts, and mindset reframes to help you feel safe, confident, and present with money. This episode is about stopping the guilt, slowing the impulse, and using money as a tool for connection instead of stress.

Key Topics:

• Why money is always emotional, even when we think we are being logical
• How childhood money stories create scarcity and fear in adulthood
• Emotional spending, impulse buying, and the guilt hangover
• Grounding through the five senses to interrupt reactive money decisions
• How couples can talk about money without criticism or defensiveness
• Teaching kids healthy money habits without fear or rigidity
• Using presence instead of spending to create connection with your children
• Reframing money as a tool for safety, pleasure, and practicality

Timestamps

00:01 Why interruptions happen and how to use them for your benefit

01:57 Dr. Dan’s childhood money story and scarcity conditioning

04:28 Why money decisions are emotional, not logical

06:09 More money does not solve money problems

07:03 Fear, safety, and how money shows up in relationships

08:58 I language vs you language in money conversations

10:59 Emotional spending, guilt, and impulse patterns

12:21 Grounding through the five senses before spending

13:20 Parenting, presence, and avoiding overproviding

16:41 Breaking inherited money stories for the next generation

19:45 Fantasy vs reality in spending and addiction patterns

22:15 How Dr. Dan works with couples and individuals

24:27 Final reflections on presence, money, and choice

Guest Bio

Dr. Dan Sneider is a couples and individual therapist based in Asheville, North Carolina. He helps individuals and couples move from conflict to lasting connection using proven communication and grounding techniques. Dr. Dan is the creator of The Intimacy Shift, a 12-week live program designed to build emotional safety, intimacy, and healthy conversations around topics like money, parenting, and connection.

Connect with Dan:

Website and free download: https://www.intimacyshift.com

Program: The Intimacy Shift 12-Week Live Experience

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Intro/Outro music "IDM" by Christa Lily