The Emotion Behind Money Workbook

Are you tired of feeling as if your finances control your life? Are you ready to make peace with money once and for all? In the nine years since I started my wealth management practice, I've guided thousands of people through the process of financial healing. I can tell you without reservation that healing your relationship with money will illuminate the path to financial abundance and inner peace. By reading my book The Emotion Behind Money: Building Wealth from the Inside Out and completing the exercises in this workbook, you will finally process the emotions you associate with money and discover how to create harmony and balance in every aspect of your life. My book and this workbook guide you through each step of the process toward financial health. The first step is to unplug from the outside world and focus inward, on your authentic self and the Inner Wealth you naturally possess. The second step is to define your dreams, desires and passions, so that you know what you really want out of life. Finally, you must create a Personal Navigation Route. This plan will get you from where you are to where you want to go. And I'll be with you every step of the way. Before we begin, I encourage you to acknowledge your inner critic-you know, the little voice that insists your dreams are silly and your emotions unwarranted. As you read The Emotion Behind Money and complete the pages in this workbook, your inner critic is bound to pop up from time to time, insisting that you're incapable of solving your money problems. Make a habit of countering any critical thoughts you might have with supportive statements, such as, "Wow, I've spent so many years feeling this way. No wonder money issues are so painful for me," or "I'm choosing to think about this issue in a new way this time." Positive thoughts like these help heal the emotional wounds that prevent us from living the lives we really want. The exercises in this workbook move chronologically through my book The Emotion Behind Money. Some of the workbook pages correspond directly with exercises in the book and give you the space and the support you need to complete them. The workbook also contains many additional exercises not found in the book. It's time now to take your first steps toward discovering your authentic life. It's an exciting time to be you!

The Emotion Behind Money is laced throughout with engaging and relatable anecdotes from the author's personal experiences, from childhood to present, and from the examples of others. Nonjudgmental and empathetic, Ms. Murphy Casserly's voice is warm and engaging. Genuinely interested in the reader's financial well-being, she clearly has the gift of natural insight, and can read people and their monetary situations instantly. In the intake or "discovery" process, she explains, "you have to lead people to uncover the emotional numbers first, and then get to the tactical or financial numbers. Once you have clarity about your personal mission, vision, values and goals and what emotions are triggered underneath, you can begin to get into the hard-core financial planning details that involve your core assets and liabilities, and use these as a launching pad to create a vibrant new relationship to money that will take you where you want and need to go for the rest of your life." Book jacket.

Would you like access to the insight that has literally turned the financial industry upside down? It's the notion that we each have specific emotions, or emotional patterns, attached to money that were imprinted on us before we even had a choice to have a checking account. Whether you personally recognize this or not, today those emotions impact every financial decision you face. They are responsible for how you make money and how you keep it, or whether, as is often the case, it seems to go out the door faster than it comes in. Amazingly, those feelings are not just fleeting reactions; they actually influence how much money you'll make and amass throughout your entire life! The purpose of this book is to help you recognize your emotions behind money, and likewise help you discover healthier ways to respond to those feelings. Through everyday language, lively anecdotes, and engaging exercises it will: - Help you see your life and your money through a different lens; - Empower you to align your financial destiny by living from the inside out; - Teach you how to discover and define what you truly desire to live abundantly.

Every day, women face new challenges that come with having control over, and responsibility for, their financial lives. Sometimes exciting, sometimes frightening, these issues always have an emotional side. Author and psychotherapist Dr. Kate Levinson offers fresh approaches to navigating the astonishing range of beliefs about the role of money in our lives, coming to terms with our feelings about being “rich” or “poor,” and exploring our inner money life so that we can put our feelings to work for us in a positive way. By understanding our intimate history and relationship with money we are better able to handle our money anxieties, solve our money problems, enjoy the money we have, and make room for other, more meaningful values.

The first-of-its-kind workbook that uses three easy steps to repair your relationship with money, from financial therapist Bari Tessler. Few things in life can feel as stressful and daunting as money and finances—get ready for that to change. The Art of Money Workbook offers an empowering new framework to create sustainable change and strengthen your relationship with money. Tessler offers a program that integrates practical financial tools with supportive somatic practices to bring more compassion, honesty, and awareness to your relationship with money. Her three-phase process—Money Healing, Money Practices, and Money Maps—will help you make choices that reflect your values, become aware of spending patterns, and create new financial habits. This workbook offers self-reflective exercises and tools that will encourage you to write your own money memoir, set regular money dates (with yourself and/or your partner), and plan for the future. Bari Tessler is a warm, compassionate guide with a Masters Degree in Somatic Psychology—and for over twenty years, her Art of Money methodology has helped thousands of people understand and navigate their financial life. Her gentle encouragement and practical tools will offer you new avenues for creativity and joy with an abundance of support.

Too many people have fears and other unhealthy emotions around money. Whether you were born rich, poor or somewhere in-between, money has always been an integral part of your life. However, too many people have fears and other unhealthy emotions around money. These debilitating beliefs are most often subconscious, shaped by a lifetime of early experiences seen through other people-not based on objective reality. Can you break free from these restrictive beliefs and emotions, be able to "dream big"-and actually accomplish your hopes and dreams? The answer is yes: Now, finally, there is a way to harness the powerful energy around money and build real wealth. Julie Marie Murphy's new book, Awaken Your Wealth: Creating a PACT to Optimize Your Money and Your Life, is a common-sense approach to financial goals. Her easy-to-follow guide will show you how to create a life of financial independence and freedom. Awaken Your Wealth is a companion to Julie Murphy's award-winning 2008 best-seller, The Emotion Behind Money: Building Wealth from the Inside Out. A highly regarded CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER(R) (CFP)--, it was in the process of healing her own debilitating beliefs that Julie discovered we all create our own 'stories' or expectations about money and wealth. Julie's 'story' was that there was only a limited supply to go around, and that only certain kinds of high-born people or those who "struck it rich" could ever become wealthy. Once she recognized the negative power of these subconscious beliefs, Julie was able to unlearn her own limiting attitudes. In the process she developed the PACT system. Based on that system, Julie has built a lifetime of emotional and spiritual satisfaction in her own life-and attracted extraordinary prosperity. After seeing how the PACT system worked for her clientele, her desire to share it became her life's work. Now the keys to Julie Murphy's evolution are offered to you, complete with relatable anecdotes and thought-provoking, game-changing exercises. In Awaken Your Wealth and Workbook Julie will show you: - How to build real wealth by changing your own story or attitude around money. - How to set yourself free from limiting beliefs. - How to develop a fresh approach to money and wealth. - How to create a new and positive energy that allows money to find you. - How to set yourself on the path to true abundance and peace-of-mind. Julie Murphy's book and workbook offers you the means to achieve your financial goals more rapidly than you ever thought possible. Whether you are just starting out or are near retirement, the amazing PACT system puts within reach the fulfillment and financial freedom you richly deserve. Begin your journey to Awaken Your Wealth! today.

"Christine Luken does a wonderful job taking complex financial topics and making them easy to understand. Reading Money is Emotional is like having a conversation with a knowledgeable friend." -Robert Pagliarini, CFP, EA, Author of The Sudden Wealth Solution _______________ If money is emotional, then why do we persist in trying to manage our personal finances logically? We already know what it takes to become financially healthy: spend less than we make, pay down our debt, and save more money. Money management books, tools, and techniques abound, yet most of us don't utilize them. Maybe you've adopted the practice of ignoring money problems until they are barreling down on you like a tidal wave, as I once did. I know what it feels like to be drowning financially. I'd like to propose a better alternative, one that doesn't require you to eat beans and rice or to spend hours updating budget spreadsheets. My approach to personal finance is called "Mindful Money Management." It is unique in that it harnesses the power of your emotions, so they can propel you forward like a rocket booster towards your Preferred Financial Destination. Yes, money is emotional, but you can prevent your heart from hijacking your wallet. Let me show you how.

NEW YORK TIMES, WALL STREET JOURNAL, AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER • A ten-step plan for finding peace, safety, and harmony with your money—no matter how big or small your goals and no matter how rocky the market might be—by the inspiring and savvy “Budgetnista.” “No matter where you stand in your money journey, Get Good with Money has a lesson or two for you!”—Erin Lowry, bestselling author of the Broke Millennial series Tiffany Aliche was a successful pre-school teacher with a healthy nest egg when a recession and advice from a shady advisor put her out of a job and into a huge financial hole. As she began to chart the path to her own financial rescue, the outline of her ten-step formula for attaining both financial security and peace of mind began to take shape. These principles have now helped more than one million women worldwide save and pay off millions in debt, and begin planning for a richer life. Revealing this practical ten-step process for the first time in its entirety, Get Good with Money introduces the powerful concept of building wealth through financial wholeness: a realistic, achievable, and energizing alternative to get-rich-quick and over-complicated money management systems. With helpful checklists, worksheets, a tool kit of resources, and advanced advice from experts who Tiffany herself relies on (her “Budgetnista Boosters”), Get Good with Money gets crystal clear on the short-term actions that lead to long-term goals, including: • A simple technique to determine your baseline or “noodle budget,” examine and systemize your expenses, and lay out a plan that allows you to say yes to your dreams. • An assessment tool that helps you understand whether you have a “don't make enough” problem or a “spend too much” issue—as well as ways to fix both. • Best practices for saving for a rainy day (aka job loss), a big-ticket item (a house, a trip, a car), and money that can be invested for your future. • Detailed advice and action steps for taking charge of your credit score, maximizing bill-paying automation, savings and investing, and calculating your life, disability, and property insurance needs. • Ways to protect your beneficiaries' future, and ensure that your financial wishes will stand the test of time. An invaluable guide to cultivating good financial habits and making your money work for you, Get Good with Money will help you build a solid foundation for your life (and legacy) that’s rich in every way.