We learn countless ideas from our families about money. Many of them are caught and not taught. The Healthy Love & Money Way shows how our attitudes about ourselves, relationships, and money evolve from our past experiences and the attachment styles we developed as children. If you are having money fights with your significant other today, those arguments may be connected to unresolved issues from the past or methods of survival that are no longer relevant to present life. Using the latest in love and brain science, as well as anecdotes from his own evolution from an insecure attachment style to a secure one, Ed Coambs shows how healthy love and money can be achieved no matter your starting point.
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"Ed Coambs has a special passion around helping couples negotiate the minefield of money issues. In this book, he shows the impact that the patterns of connection we learn in early childhood have on the patterns we and our adult partners develop around money, then offers useful strategies to help couples build financial health."
- Rick Kahler CFP®, CFT-I™, CeFT®, coauthor of Conscious Finance and The Financial Wisdom of Ebenezer Scrooge
"In The Healthy Love & Money Way, author and therapist Ed Coambs explores the complex influence of human attachment on our relationships to money and our romantic partners. Leading by vulnerable example, Coambs provides readers vital insights and tools to succeed at creating financial health and money intimacy."
- Debra L. Kaplan, MA, MBA, CMAT, CSAT-S®
"Even after years of exploring my relationship with money, this book gave me a better and deeper understanding of my financial needs and those of my partner. Ed explains in such an approachable way why we struggle to achieve fulfillment in and outside of our relationships even when we have made sound decisions or achieved financial success. His experiences and insights helped me recognize and accept my own story and show up differently in my relationship with my husband and my clients."
- Danielle Seurkamp, MS, MPAS®, FBS®, CFP®, Founder of Well Spent Wealth Planning
"Wealth building and financial tips will be of little use if you don't fully understand your money beliefs and attitudes. The same rule applies to intimate relationships and the importance of understanding you and your partner's security-oriented beliefs. Ed is great at showing you the way to self-understanding, so you feel more comfortable in your intimate relationships while balancing your own needs with your partner's needs. I highly recommend this book for anyone seeking a greater sense of security inside their relationships."
- Leisa Peterson, author of The Mindful Millionaire
"Ed Coambs has compassionately interwoven attachment theory and the impacts of childhood trauma with his personal money narrative to highlight his approach to helping couples navigate financial conflict. The result is an engaging and informative book that gives readers the opportunity to perceive themselves and their coupleship from a different angle when it comes to money."
- Sarah Swanter, LPC, CFP®, CFT-I™
"The Healthy Love & Money Way by Ed Coambs is a deeply personal and powerful exploration of our emotional attachment to how we not only understand but also process our relationship with money. Ed writes in such a conversational tone that you feel like you are right there with him discussing his and your own lived experiences and money attachments together. Those who are truly reflective and complete the activities in earnest will grow significantly with this book. I recommend this text for anyone wanting to take a deeper dive into their own personal emotions around money."
- Bruce Ross, PhD, AFC®, Assistant Professor at the University of Kentucky, Past President of the Financial Therapy Association.
