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Building Us
By Dr. Matt Morris LPC & LMFT, Erik Garcia CFP®Society & CultureBusinessEducationSelf-ImprovementRelationshipsInvesting
Building Us episodes
- SIMPLE. Money Edition 1: Automate
Self-discipline will often let you down. In this, the first installment of the SIMPLE Money Edition series, Dr. Matt Morris, LPC, LMFT, and Erik Garcia, CFP® provide you with a simple, practical, and tactical strategy for overcoming your procrastination. Use technology to help you improve your finances and improve your home. Invest in your relationships.
Episode Highlights:
- Erik shares how their teaching presentations have been doing recently. (2:30)
- What is the SIMPLE money task for today’s episode? (4:00)
- Erik explains the idea of automating. (4:32)
- Erik mentions three ways to automate your finances. (5:20)
- Erik explains how to automate your debt payments. (6:36)
- Erik explains the idea of short-term savings. (8:55)
- Matt shares his testimonies about automating. (10:26)
- Erik shares the third automation idea. (12:10)
Key Quotes:
- “If you can help people level up their financial management and clean some things up, that might give them a better shot at better stronger relationships. And, that's kind of the idea of our presentations.” - Erik Garcia, CFP®
- “Most of us don't have the self-discipline to do the things that we know we need to be doing to meet our goals, or to... whatever. We just lack as human being self-discipline. So, we need to build in these guardrails, if you will, and one of the techniques is to automate.” - Erik Garcia, CFP®
- “Finances are generally not the main reason for divorce, but they're a huge part of the conflict that can lead to divorce.” - Dr. Matt Morris, LPC, LMFT
Resources Mentioned:
- Erik Garcia, CFP®
- Dr. Matt Morris, LPC, LMFT
- Garcia Financial Group
- Matt Morris & Associates
19 min - 5 Things I Wish I Knew Before Launching a Private Practice
In this episode of Building Us podcast hosted by Dr. Matt Morris, LPC, LMFT and Erik Garcia, CFP®, counselors, listen in as Dr. Matt discusses the 5 things he wishes he knew before launching his private practice. As a bonus, Tralana Eugene, marriage and family therapist, discusses the 5 things she's considering as she prepares to launch her practice.
Episode Highlights:
- Does Tralana think that selling is part of the counseling business? (4:49)
- Tralana shares her opinion about strong arming and counseling. (8:41)
- Tralana tells us what she’s actively thinking about. (10:43)
- Tralana mentions a book she’s currently reading entitled Primalbranding, by Patrick Hanlon. (14:36)
- Does Tralana think that marketing is somewhat tied to an ideal client? (16:36)
- Tralana mentions why a lot of therapists depend on other types of platforms. (29:46)
- Tralana shares what a therapist’s office should look like. (40:47)
- Tralana mentions why the burnout rate for counselors is something that people need to be thinking about. (47:30)
Key Quotes:
- “It’s very important to think about what you’re passionate about...If you're starting a practice, you definitely want to make sure you're putting it out there, so that the clients that you prefer to work with... those are the clients that you're attracting.” - Tralana Eugene
- “If my website had everything that a client needs to know about the work… If I answered those common questions that I typically get asked in that phone consultation… now, I’ve just saved money, because I've saved myself 20 to 30 minutes, right?” - Tralana Eugene
- “Working from home can be great but, sometimes it's actually nice to have to work outside of home. So, I'm thinking about self care boundaries... things like that.” - Tralana Eugene
Resources Mentioned:
- Tralana Eugene LinkedIn
- University of Holy Cross
- Erik Garcia, CFP®
- Dr. Matt Morris, LPC, LMFT
- Garcia Financial Group
- Matt Morris & Associates
1 hr - We Had Our Baby… Part 2 with Lee and Izabela Cormier
Yay! They had their baby. In this episode of the Building Us podcast, hosted by Erik Garcia, CFP®, and Dr. Matt Morris, LPC, LMFT, listen in as Izabela Cormier and Lee Cormier share their experience of having baby Cormier #1. Check out their initial conversation with Lee and Izabela.
Episode Highlights:
- Lee introduces the new member of their family. (2:10)
- Izabela shares how her pregnancy went. (8:58)
- Lee shares the feeling of being involved in Izabela’s pregnancy. (15:33)
- What were Izabela and Lee’s first experiences like holding their newborn baby? (20:41)
- Izabela shares what happened after waking up from her pregnancy. (24:37)
- What are some of the unexpected experiences in Lee and Izabela’s new parenting journey? (26:31)
- Izabela shares her anxiety experience. (33:31)
- Lee discusses the protective instincts he’s experiencing as a parent. (38:06)
Key Quotes:
- “Since then, we've had a couple of scares here and there. And, most of them due to us being new parents, and not knowing what we're doing, and trying our best to know what we're doing, and to keep her safe and healthy.” - Lee Cormier
- “ As a dad, as a partner, your role is to be the best sidekick possible, and alleviate any type of pain and pressure and stress. Then, you can do the best job in the world.” - Lee Cormier
- “I think me, as a mom... it's brought out depths that I didn't know were there. And, I can be a lot more empathetic with a lot more people now. Like, other people who have had children, who have had losses, and things like that... I can understand what they're going through.” - Izabela Cormier
Resources Mentioned:
- Lee Cormier
- Izabela Cormier
- Canal Street Church
- Erik Garcia, CFP®
- Dr. Matt Morris, LPC, LMFT
- Garcia Financial Group
- Matt Morris & Associates
54 min - Finding Her Voice with Erica and Austin Edenfield #ApraxiaAwareness
We take the ability to speak for granted. Erik Garcia, CFP®, and Dr. Matt Morris, LPC, LMFT sit down with Erica Edenfield and Austin Edenfield, ATP/SMS as they share their story of helping their daughter find her voice. Austin's unique professional experience and Erica's motherly instinct lead them to advocate for their daughter to get to the bottom of their daughter's disability. #ApraxiaAwareness
Episode Highlights:
- What kind of technology is Austin working on? (4:27)
- Austin mentions how he met Erica. (6:40)
- Erica explains what childhood Apraxia is, and its symptoms. (10:18)
- How did they notice that their child has Apraxia? (12:26)
- How does Austin’s career of helping people express themselves begin to intersect with his daughter's life? (18:29)
- Erica mentions the difference between a phonological disorder and a motor planning disorder. (20:11)
- Austin shares how his work started to connect with speech disorders. (21:51)
- Austin mentions one thing he noticed about their therapist. (25:43)
- Erica and Austin speak about how people tend to interact with those who have disabilities. ? (28:48)
- Austin mentions one of the things people may not be aware of. (38:19)
Key Quotes:
- “Her having an iPad to communicate now, that success isn't always measured by what she can voice, but people can communicate through technology now.” - Erica Edenfield
- “Now our daughter is around the best kind of communication intervention, the best kind of team that she could be around. We're around some of the best of the best here in the Nashville area. So, a lot of positives have come out of it.” - Austin Edenfield
- “Knowing that person's why is as important as knowing what they know. People can always acquire knowledge down the road, right? But, if someone's passionate and driven to help your child, I would take that over someone who has a Ph.D. and all these other things.” - Austin Edenfield
Resources Mentioned:
- Erica Edenfield LinkedIn
- Missio Mosaic
- Austin Edenfield, ATP/SMS LinkedIn
- Pride Mobility Products Corporation
- Erik Garcia, CFP®
- Dr. Matt Morris, LPC, LMFT
- Garcia Financial Group
- Matt Morris & Associates
52 min - Moms Are Underpaid: A Tribute to Moms
New Orleans Mom writers Seleigh Taylor and Joey Yearous join couples counselor Dr. Matt Morris and financial advisor Erik Garcia to discuss how the pandemic has disproportionately impacted moms.
Moms are the foundations and cornerstones of our families . They are the epitome of what it means to “invest in your relationships” as they sacrifice so much for their families.
Moms don’t listen alone! Invite your spouse to join in as Matt, Erik, Seleigh, and Joey wrestle with questions like:
Is balance real?
Would you rather hire someone to do your laundry or cook your meals?
What’s worse, too much routine or not enough?
How do you have hard conversations with your partner about your feelings of overwhelm?
Moms: Visit NewOrleansMom.com for a chance to win a Staycation here in New Orleans. You have 2 chances to win thanks to our partners at Higgins Hotel and Southern Hotel in downtown New Orleans.
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1 hr 11 min - SIMPLE. 6
We teach our kids not to...maybe we should be teaching them how to.
Every week Dr. Matt Morris, LPC, LMFT and Erik Garcia, CFP® end the show with the encouragement to “Invest in Your Relationships.”
But how? How do you invest in something that feels intangible? It’s SIMPLE. The Simple series provides you with simple, everyday, practical, and tactical strategies for investing in your relationships and Building Us. Matt and Erik believe these strategies are guaranteed deposits in your emotional bank account.
This is SIMPLE from Building Us.
20 min - SIMPLE. 5
It’s so delicious. Why wouldn’t you want to do this?
Every week Dr. Matt Morris, LPC, LMFT and Erik Garcia, CFP® end the show with the encouragement to “Invest in Your Relationships.”
But how? How do you invest in something that feels intangible? It’s SIMPLE. The Simple series provides you with simple, everyday, practical, and tactical strategies for investing in your relationships and Building Us. Matt and Erik believe these strategies are guaranteed deposits in your emotional bank account.
This is SIMPLE from Building Us.
18 min - SIMPLE. 4
How many times do you wish you would have…? And it’s so meaningful when someone does it for you. It’s so simple.
Every week Dr. Matt Morris, LPC, LMFT and Erik Garcia, CFP® end the show with the encouragement to “Invest in Your Relationships.”
But how? How do you invest in something that feels intangible? It’s SIMPLE. The Simple series provides you with simple, everyday, practical, and tactical strategies for investing in your relationships and Building Us. Matt and Erik believe these strategies are guaranteed deposits in your emotional bank account.
This is SIMPLE from Building Us.
15 min - SIMPLE. 3
Leave it to the couples therapist to make this suggestion. You know you want to.
Every week Dr. Matt Morris, LPC, LMFT and Erik Garcia, CFP® end the show with the encouragement to “Invest in Your Relationships.”
But how? How do you invest in something that feels intangible? It’s SIMPLE. The Simple series provides you with simple, everyday, practical, and tactical strategies for investing in your relationships and Building Us. Matt and Erik believe these strategies are guaranteed deposits in your emotional bank account.
This is SIMPLE from Building Us.
17 min - SIMPLE. 2
It costs you next to nothing, and pays serious dividends. It's simple.
Every week Dr. Matt Morris, LPC, LMFT and Erik Garcia, CFP® end the show with the encouragement to “Invest in Your Relationships.”
But how? How do you invest in something that feels intangible? It’s SIMPLE. The Simple series provides you with simple, everyday, practical, and tactical strategies for investing in your relationships and Building Us. Matt and Erik believe these strategies are guaranteed deposits in your emotional bank account.
This is SIMPLE from Building Us.
13 min
About Building Us
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Money impacts almost every aspect of our lives. It affects where we live, the car we drive, and how we manage it can even impact the quality of our relationships. Money is the thread that is woven…
through so many life plans and decisions. Co-hosts Erik Garcia, CFP®, and Dr. Matt Morris, LPC, LMFT, bring together their respective expertise in financial planning and family counseling to discuss how to build healthy relationships, build your wealth, and build your life.