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Couples and Money: Trust, Play and Staying Connected
Money rarely causes conflict for couples because of the numbers alone. It creates tension because it touches safety, trust, fairness, curiosity and the question couples rarely say out loud, even when they feel it: “Am I alone in this?” Like sex, honest money talks with our partners ask for self-awareness, emotional risk, and a willingness to be imperfect together.
In this episode of HomeEc, Nick Ashburn and Moraya Seeger DeGeare sit down with Couples Therapist Renee Segal to explore why money conversations between partners can feel so charged, how couples therapists navigate money tension in the therapy room, and her own money story.
To utilize the podcast with your own insights start with the free 15 minute Calibrate Assessment
Key Terms
Attachment describes how we learn to seek safety, connection, and reassurance, especially when we’re stressed or uncertain. These patterns are shaped early in life and often show up in adult relationships, including how we respond to money, conflict, and support.
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) An evidence based therapy approach that helps partners understand and reshape emotional and nervous system patterns underneath conflict. Used with couples, individuals, and families.
Pursuer and Withdrawer dynamics In EFT, pursuers tend to reach for connection under stress, while withdrawers tend to move away to regulate overwhelm. Neither is wrong. Both are protective strategies in an effort to maintain the health of the relationship.
About Our Guest
Renee Segal is a licensed marriage and family therapist, certified EFT therapist and supervisor, and founder of Evolve Therapy in Minnesota. Evolve therapy is accepting new couples at this time. Learn more at Evolvetherapymn.com and follow her on instagram & Linkedin. Renee brings a rare perspective shaped by lived experience on both sides of money, from her early career in accounting and financial services to clinical work with couples and running her EFT training clinic for therapists.
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Episode reflections are available at homeecpodcast.com & we have your customized journal & voice memo prompt for the week posted to help you go deeper into your relationship with money.
Learn about your own relationship with money and attachment at calibrateintelligence.com with our free personalized insights.
Follow us on socials:
- Instagram : @homeecpod & @Calibrate_app
- TikTok
Slide into our DMs or email questions directly to [email protected]
Important Notice
This podcast is for educational and informational purposes only. It is not intended as financial, legal, or clinical advice, nor is it a substitute for working with a qualified financial professional or licensed therapist who understands your individual situation. Listening to this episode does not create a therapeutic or advisory relationship.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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By Nick AshburnMoney rarely causes conflict for couples because of the numbers alone. It creates tension because it touches safety, trust, fairness, curiosity and the question couples rarely say out loud, even when they feel it: “Am I alone in this?” Like sex, honest money talks with our partners ask for self-awareness, emotional risk, and a willingness to be imperfect together.
In this episode of HomeEc, Nick Ashburn and Moraya Seeger DeGeare sit down with Couples Therapist Renee Segal to explore why money conversations between partners can feel so charged, how couples therapists navigate money tension in the therapy room, and her own money story.
To utilize the podcast with your own insights start with the free 15 minute Calibrate Assessment
Key Terms
Attachment describes how we learn to seek safety, connection, and reassurance, especially when we’re stressed or uncertain. These patterns are shaped early in life and often show up in adult relationships, including how we respond to money, conflict, and support.
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) An evidence based therapy approach that helps partners understand and reshape emotional and nervous system patterns underneath conflict. Used with couples, individuals, and families.
Pursuer and Withdrawer dynamics In EFT, pursuers tend to reach for connection under stress, while withdrawers tend to move away to regulate overwhelm. Neither is wrong. Both are protective strategies in an effort to maintain the health of the relationship.
About Our Guest
Renee Segal is a licensed marriage and family therapist, certified EFT therapist and supervisor, and founder of Evolve Therapy in Minnesota. Evolve therapy is accepting new couples at this time. Learn more at Evolvetherapymn.com and follow her on instagram & Linkedin. Renee brings a rare perspective shaped by lived experience on both sides of money, from her early career in accounting and financial services to clinical work with couples and running her EFT training clinic for therapists.
Explore More
Episode reflections are available at homeecpodcast.com & we have your customized journal & voice memo prompt for the week posted to help you go deeper into your relationship with money.
Learn about your own relationship with money and attachment at calibrateintelligence.com with our free personalized insights.
Follow us on socials:
- Instagram : @homeecpod & @Calibrate_app
- TikTok
Slide into our DMs or email questions directly to [email protected]
Important Notice
This podcast is for educational and informational purposes only. It is not intended as financial, legal, or clinical advice, nor is it a substitute for working with a qualified financial professional or licensed therapist who understands your individual situation. Listening to this episode does not create a therapeutic or advisory relationship.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.