How do your emotions affect your relationship with money? My guest is Mikelann Valterra, who is is a money coach. We discuss what a money coach does and how it's different from - and complementary to - what a financial advisor and financial planner does. Planning for retirement requires wise choices and as Mikelann notes "You can do anything. But you can’t do everything.” Are your beliefs about money helping you make smart choices or getting in your way?

Mikelann Valterra joins us from Seattle.

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Bio

Mikelann is a money coach, writer, speaker and leader in the field of personal finance.  She has been in private practice over 20 years, working with private individuals on how to manage cash flow in an easier way, while also uncovering and addressing their own unique financial psychology. Her clients experience less stress, less debt, and more savings and clarity about the future. In addition to her private practice, she is a sought after speaker who fuses the fields of psychology, spirituality, brain science and personal finance to deliver riveting seminars that transform a person’s relationship to money in a lasting way. Her passion is to help professionals escape the money fog, feel more in control of their finances and create a life they love. She believes everyone can truly heal their relationship to money.

She is the author of Why Women Earn Less: How to make what you’re really worth, as well as multiple workbooks and audios on personal finance. Her blog goes back almost twenty years. Mikelann is quoted in numerous published books and has appeared on dozens of radio shows, television spots and in newspapers across the United States. She has also written for Forbes and credit.com.

Mikelann possesses a deep understanding of people’s pain and frustration around money. She has a bachelors in economics, a masters in psychology, and is also an accredited financial counselor (AFC®). She possesses more than two decades of helping people experience greater financial control and success. She knows it really is possible to heal your relationship to money and leave financial anxiety behind, forever. She is based in Seattle, Washington.

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For More on Mikelann Valterra

Website

Free e-book: How to Stop Stressing About Money & Create a Life You Love

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Podcast Episodes You May Like

The Emotional Side of Retiring – Kate Schroeder

The Key Decisions for Retirement Success – Wade Pfau

Lifestyle and Financial Decisions As We Age – Marjorie Fox, JD, CFP®

Retirement Planning Considerations for Women – Russ Thornton

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Wise Quotes

Money & Emotions

"It's a huge question leading up to retirement, right? Do we have enough money? Can we retire? It's a big, big conversation. But what do we call post- retirement? There's so many ways that people go work-optional nowadays, it's not as black and white as it used to be. But money is so emotional,