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The Financial Therapy Podcast - It's Not Just About The Money#198 - Why Most Financial Planners Aren’t Equipped to Help Couples—And How to Find OneMerging finances as a couple isn’t just about numbers—it’s about navigating emotions, values, and long-held money beliefs. Many financial planners aren’t trained to handle the dynamics of couples’ financial decision-making, which can lead to unresolved conflicts and misaligned goals. But some advisors are embracing skills from financial therapy and conflict resolution to better support couples in making shared financial choices. Rick Kahler shares insights from his own journey, including training designed for couples therapists, to help couples find an advisor who truly understands their unique challenges. The right planner can help both partners feel heard, reduce mon...2025-06-0328 minThe Financial Therapy Podcast - It's Not Just About The Money#197 When Economic Fundamentals Shift - Financial Therapy Without a MapIn this sobering yet grounding episode, Rick Kahler explores what it means to be a financial planner—and a human being—when the economic and social fundamentals we've long relied on begin to feel unstable. From tariffs and a declining dollar to fractured alliances and shifting client fears, Rick unpacks how historical echoes and present-day signals are asking us to lead differently. This isn’t about panic—it’s about presence. He offers a powerful blend of financial insight and emotional guidance, reminding listeners that amid uncertainty, leadership begins with calm, connection, and courageous honesty.A podcast th...2025-05-2026 minThe Financial Therapy Podcast - It's Not Just About The Money#193 - Why Your Money Struggles Are Rooted in Self-Talk (and How to Fix It)Ever feel torn between saving and spending? That internal dialogue reveals so much more than you think! Rick Kahler explores how Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS) can transform your relationship with money. By understanding the “parts” of you—like the risk-taker, the cautious planner, and even the inner child—you can uncover the stories behind your financial decisions and start healing old patterns. This compassionate, curiosity-driven approach can help you move from financial conflict to balance. Are you ready to explore your inner financial boardroom?A podcast that blends the nuts and bolts of financial advice with the...2025-03-2528 minThe Financial Therapy Podcast - It's Not Just About The Money#192 - Your “Last Love Letter” – One Thing Your Kids Want to Hear From YouWhat’s the one thing you’ve always longed to hear from your parents? Gayle Colman suggests it’s not advice or instructions but something much deeper—a simple acknowledgment of love and connection. In this conversation, Rick Kahler explores the idea of “last love letters,” a powerful practice that goes beyond estate planning to nurture relationships and create a lasting emotional legacy. These letters capture what truly matters: the love and appreciation we often leave unspoken. Why wait to share these heartfelt words? Learn how to begin writing your own letter and why starting today can transform your relationships...2025-03-1130 minThe Financial Therapy Podcast - It's Not Just About The Money#191 - The Nine Enneagram Types Walk Into a Restaurant - Who Pays the BillWhen the check arrives at a group dinner, the reactions can be as varied as the personalities at the table. Rick Kahler and Enneagram expert Joan Ryan explore how different types approach this everyday financial moment. Whether it’s a Type Two offering to pay to foster connection, a Type Five calculating their exact share, or a Type Seven suggesting “Let’s split it and move on,” these responses reveal our deeper money motivations. Learn how to navigate these dynamics with empathy and awareness—and transform financial interactions into opportunities for growth.A podcast that blends the nuts a...2025-02-2530 minThe Financial Therapy Podcast - It's Not Just About The Money#190 - Saving, Spending, and Security - How Enneagram Patterns Explain Financial BehaviorWhy do some people save every penny while others spend like there’s no tomorrow? The answer may lie in your Enneagram type. Rick Kahler and Enneagram expert Joan Ryan unpack the emotional drivers behind our financial habits, from the cautious saving of Type Sixes to the thrill-seeking spending of Type Sevens. This episode highlights how understanding your personality can transform the way you approach money—whether you’re battling inner conflict about saving or navigating the emotional pulls of spending. Discover how to align your habits with what truly matters to you.A podcast that blends...2025-02-1126 minThe Financial Therapy Podcast - It's Not Just About The Money#189 - Money Scripts and Enneagram Types: Understanding Your Financial BehaviorsOur financial choices aren’t just about dollars and cents—they’re shaped by the stories we believe about money, called money scripts. In this video, Rick Kahler explores how these scripts, passed down through generations, influence everything from saving to spending. Joined by Enneagram expert Joan Ryan, the conversation delves into how personality types add a fascinating layer to our financial habits. Whether you're a Type Three overspending to impress or a Type Nine avoiding budgets to keep the peace, understanding these patterns is key to rewriting your financial story. Awareness is the first step to lasting change!2025-01-2830 minThe Financial Therapy Podcast - It's Not Just About The Money#188 - Who's Really Running Your Finances? Meet Your Inner Money ManagersRick Kahler uses a vivid boardroom metaphor to show how clashing internal financial parts of you, like a strict Project Manager, cautious Risk Manager, and bold Entrepreneur—can create chaos in your financial life. Without your calm, capable CEO (the Self) leading, these parts clash, leading to stress and indecision. This episode explores how to identify these financial “managers,” understand their roles, and unblend from their extreme behaviors. By unlocking the Self, you can harmonize these parts, making thoughtful, balanced money decisions and reclaiming leadership of your financial life."A podcast that blends the nuts and bolts...2025-01-1427 minThe Financial Therapy Podcast - It's Not Just About The Money#187 - The Intersection of IFS and Coaching - Transforming Financial Planning with Saundra DavisRick Kahler is joined by Saundra Davis, a leader in financial coaching and the director of Golden Gate University’s Financial Planning Program, to explore how Internal Family Systems (IFS) and coaching are revolutionizing the financial planning profession. Saundra shares her inspiring journey from traditional financial planning to a behavior-focused approach, offering practical insights on using IFS and coaching to help clients align money decisions with their values. Learn how these innovative tools empower both professionals and clients to heal money wounds, create new financial narratives, and transform their relationships with money.A podcast that blends th...2024-12-3129 minThe Financial Therapy Podcast - It's Not Just About The Money#118 – Exploring the Psychology of Compulsive Financial BehaviorsCompulsive behaviors are often due to an individual’s need to self-medicate unresolved wounds. Deb Kaplan and Rick Kahler explore the psychology of compulsive financial behaviors through the lens of Internal Family Systems (IFS). IFS focuses on a person's internal “parts” and “Self.” Partners can apply IFS to understand themselves and heal their coupleship's money conflicts.A podcast that blends the nuts and bolts of financial advice with the emotions that drive making them.Rick Kahler, CFP®, CFT-I™, has helped people make better money decisions by integrating financial planning. He blends the nuts and bolts of fina...2023-08-0130 min
Elizabeth Robins Diary PodcastWhen Literature Became a WeaponIn the battle for women’s suffrage, Elizabeth and some friends formed the Women Writers Suffrage League. Their weapon? The pen. Over the next decade the group would flood the market with suffrage literature of all types such as plays, novels, editorials, and poetry. How did they come up with this strategy? And more importantly, did it work?
Elizabeth’s play Votes for Women!
Elizabeth’s novel The Convert
Elizabeth’s essays Way Stations
Suffrage Collection Treacherous Texts
Virginia Woolf’s Night and Day
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Elizabeth Robins Diary PodcastWhy Does Elizabeth Robins Get Her Own Podcast?Let us start this journey with the question everyone is dying to know the answer to– Why does Elizabeth Robins get her own podcast? Today we start the series off with special guest expert Joanne Gates as she joins Natalie to help introduce you to Elizabeth. In this episode, we explore a diary entry from March 18, 1895. Saddle up for this extraordinary ride in a special double length episode!
Read Dr. Gates’ compelling biography, Elizabeth Robins, 1862–1952: Actress, Novelist, Feminist
Elizabeth Robins Web
Elizabeth depicted in a graphic novel
Want more? Connect with us at...2023-05-1751 minThe Financial Therapy Podcast - It's Not Just About The Money#102 - Talking Couples Therapy, IFIO, IFS and NarcissismJoin a conversation on couples therapy with an emphasis on IFIO, IFS, and Narcissism with a former GGU student Louis Wellmeier, a former attorney whose role was adversarial, to an integrated financial planner whose role is to collaborate with his clients to make their lives better. The session was taped as a part of my monthly “Talking Financial Therapy with Rick Kahler” office hours session. If you would like to join a free session with "Talking Financial Therapy with Rick Kahler", check out https://advanced-wellbeing.com/events/A podcast that blends the nuts and bolts...2023-04-1125 minThe Financial Therapy Podcast - It's Not Just About The Money#92 – Money Scripts 2.0 - Part AThe concept of Money Scripts was coined by Drs. Ted and Brad Klontz and Rick Kahler in 2005 and first appeared in Conscious Finance – Uncover Your Hidden Money Beliefs and Transform the Role of Money in Your Life, co-authored by Rick Kahler and Kathleen Fox. They have become common language in describing the underlying thoughts and beliefs a person has about money, that drive financial behaviors. In this podcast, Rick updates listeners on his latest thinking of how money scripts form that differs from the original teaching. A podcast that blends the nuts and bolts of financial advic...2023-01-3128 min