There’s a version of being good with money that gets a lot of praise. You don’t buy things you don’t need. You shop around. You keep things long after you could reasonably replace them. You save for emergencies. You think carefully before spending, and you’ve spent decades proving that you can delay gratification…

There’s a particular kind of anxiety that can settle in later in life: quiet, persistent, and difficult to explain. It often sounds like this: I should be further along by now. Maybe you feel it when a friend talks about her investments over lunch. Or when someone mentions paying off their mortgage. Or when you hear about someone retiring early, downsizing comfortably…

For many women, saying “no” to a financial request doesn’t feel like making a money decision. It feels like making a relationship decision. That’s part of what makes financial boundaries so difficult, especially with family. It’s rarely just about the money. It’s about love, loyalty, guilt, and the quiet fear…

There’s a particular kind of loneliness that comes from being the person everyone else relies on. You’re the one who remembers the birthdays, keeps track of the appointments, notices when something is wrong, and quietly steps in before…

Have you ever found yourself lying awake at night, running through numbers in your head, wondering if you’re doing this “right”? Maybe it’s a bill you’ve been putting off opening. A decision you’re not sure how to make. Or a quiet worry you haven’t shared with anyone. For many women, money isn’t just stressful, it’s deeply…

There is a wonderful kind of privilege that comes with working hard for the last three or four decades… Savings are finally growing, the debt and/or mortgage is being paid down, and finally it feels like we can breathe just a little and enjoy life!

My client “Janice” (not her real name) is 66, vibrant, and sharp as a tack. She runs her own consulting business, helps care for her grandchildren three days a week, and juggles chronic pain on top of everything else…

Money guilt can be heavy. But underneath it is often something deeper: care, love, and a desire to do right by….

When women tell me they’re “not good with money,” they don’t say it lightly. They say it with the weight of decades behind it, stories of financial ups and downs, cultural messages about what women “should” be like, and shame that has quietly taken root over time….

Most of us know what it feels like to regret a purchase. Maybe you’ve bought something you didn’t need, given too much to a loved one, or carried debt longer than you expected. But there’s a heavier burden that lingers long after the money is gone: money shame…