Often, when we’re having a financial conversation, the way we feel can so easily become lost or hidden behind the financial statements, facts and figures — so much so that our emotions aren’t included in the question and don’t become part of the dialogue. Yet, the way we feel is central and, therefore, essential to the financial conversation.

Starting by acknowledging the way you feel is key to ensuring you are included in the conversation. It becomes the gateway to discovering what’s really being asked in your financial questions.

Answering questions is a favourite for me. The reason I enjoy it so much is that it helps provide a new perspective to this conversation in ways that perhaps we were not expecting — one in which the way you feel is at the core.

That is one of the many reasons I enjoyed sitting down with Brittany and Ryan Ostofe from The Laughing Couple Podcast. In our second conversation, we talk about:

• Transitioning from maternity leave

• Self Worth vs Bank Statement

• How to discuss money with your spouse

• How to properly plan for the holidays (not the conversation you are expecting)

• How emotions fuel our financial results

This discussion is a continuation from our first, so if you haven’t had a chance to join that one, I’d invite you to start there:

Part 1: Money Talk w Martha Adams

Then continue the conversation with us here:

Part 2: Money Empowerment - w Martha Adams