Building Us

Building Us

By Dr. Matt Morris LPC & LMFT, Erik Garcia CFP®Society & CultureBusinessEducationSelf-ImprovementRelationshipsInvesting
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Building Us episodes

  • Is School out Forever? A Parents Guide to What’s Next

    In this episode of Building Us podcast, co-hosts Erik Garcia, CFP® and Dr. Matt Morris, LPC,

    LMFT chat with guest Dr. Ashley Brooks, LPC LMFT, the Director of Counseling at Restoration Counseling. They discuss ideas on how we can manage working from home and education our kids from home. 

    Episode Highlights:

    • Erik introduces Dr. Ashley Brooks. (00:45)
    • Erik explains that every family in America with kids is into this new world of having to work from home and homeschool or supervise their kids. (1:09)
    • Erik discusses the uncertainty of how school will look in the Fall of 2020.  (2:57)
    • Matt explains how that limbo creates anxiety, and anxiety creates distress. (4:25)
    • Ashley shares how she manages work and homeschooling her kids at the same time. (5:17)
    • Matt asks, is the idea of school uncertainty a challenge for other families? (10:11)
    • Ashley says that she has heard a family say that this distance learning has been a great experience for them despite the difficulties they've had. (11:46)
    • Matt explains that the opportunity of seeing your kid in a more relaxed environment affects the kids’ sense of anxiety and behavior. (12:10)
    • Do the parents and kids think that school has to be the way it has been or could it be in a different way? (13:36)
    • Erik shares that the tension of what people are doing with their money and the tension of what they really believe in life oftentimes don’t align. (13:57)
    • Erik asks, how can he align school with family? (14:31)
    • Erik mentions that parenting is the hardest job that any of us have to do. (17:46)
    • Matt shares that some parents consider not physically going to work or office. They would want to be at home and participate in educating their children. (18:36)
    • Erik mentions that we currently living in an economy that is 70% consumption (21:27)
    • Ashley shares a creative way of getting the kids involved in helping at home. (34:59)
    • How do we get chores done and how do we have fun and include all of those pieces into that seven day week and plan that out?  (36:19)
    • Erik says that people should allow financial planners to offer them guidance or help them through the decision making process. Because the process is as important as the financial solution. (50:51)

      • Key Quotes:

      • “I think that whole giving yourself a break is really important and recognizing that we all have different expectations of ourselves as parents, employees, as business owners, or whatever that looks like, we all have expectations and, some of us are have higher expectations than others.”- Dr. Ashley Brooks
      • “Whether I'm working with someone who's trying to tackle debt or trying to make big behavior changes regarding their finances, set small goals and small victories because I think a lot of small victories will lead to a bigger victory, and celebrate along the way.”  - Erik Garcia, CFP®
      • “The last few months have given people giving families giving parents a chance to test out some different ways of doing school that align more closely with how they want to live as a family” - Dr. Matt Morris, LPC, LMFT

        • Resources Mentioned :

        • Erik Garcia, CFP®
        • Dr. Matt Morris, LPC, LMFT
        • Dr. Ashley Brooks
        • Garcia Financial Group
        • Matt Morris & Associates
        • Restoration Counseling of New Orleans
          • 54 min
        • Beautiful Simplicity

          In this episode of Building Us podcast, co-hosts Erik Garcia, CFP® and Dr. Matt Morris, LPC, LMFT, talk about the beautiful simplicity of a relationship, financial management as a couple, the importance of investing in a relationship, and why couples should tackle money issues together. 

          Episode Highlights:

          • As a financial advisor, Erik reads anything that says money is a predicament in marriage or relationships. (1:28)
          • Matt explains the significance of money in relationships. (1:48)
          • Matt says that the primary issue surrounding money has something to do with the couple who does not agree on how they should spend and manage their money. (2:57)
          • Matt gives an example of a couple who disagrees on money (3:55)
          • “Us” and “Me” are crucial for couples, and it’s not a static line. (7:11)
          • For Matt, relationships are beautifully simplistic in certain ways but making it work day after day, year after year is wonderfully complicated. (8:35)
          • As a financial advisor who talks about money all the time, Erik would argue that true security doesn’t come from money, it comes from relationships that we have. (11:51)
          • Matt gives two examples of how money becomes a symbol of security. (13:38)
          • Matt elaborates on why couples can’t survive without money and material resources. (16:09)
          • Matt explains that everybody needs a certain amount of money and resources. (18:26)
          • Erik explains why there’s no direct correlation between money and happiness. (20:19)
          • Matt explains how good relationships and bad relationships change the way we perceive the amount of money we have. (20:37)
          • Erik says that the idea of selfishness might be the problem and not money. (25:08)
          • Erik Garcia and Matt give an acknowledgment that Black Lives truly matter. (28:40)

            • Key Quotes:

            • “The best type of financial security you can have is the ability to do with less”. - Erik Garcia, CFP®
            • “Relationships are simple in that they don't require a lot of material resources to work”. - Dr. Matt Morris, LPC, LMFT
            • “What I try to help couples to think about is not just who's earning how much money and is that equal, but I like to think about contributions. How are we both contributing to the health and growth and success of us? It takes a lot to maintain a life." - Dr. Matt Morris, LPC, LMFT

              • Resources Mentioned:

              • Erik Garcia, CFP®
              • Dr. Matt Morris, LPC, LMFT
              • Garcia Financial Group
              • Matt Morris & Associates

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                32 min
              • Building Us Trailer
                Meet Building Us co-hosts Erik Garcia, CFP®, and Dr. Matt Morris, LPC, LMFT, who 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.
                5 min

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