{"id":5016,"date":"2025-07-31T18:44:44","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T18:44:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/blog\/?page_id=5016"},"modified":"2026-07-07T21:42:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T21:42:20","slug":"your-relationship-with-money","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/blog\/your-relationship-with-money\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Relationship With Money"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5016\" class=\"elementor elementor-5016\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-935ae25 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"935ae25\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fb841b8\" data-id=\"fb841b8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-deb835a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"deb835a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-83fced5\" data-id=\"83fced5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d7a710 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2d7a710\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Your Relationship With Money<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75344b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75344b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The beliefs, patterns, and emotions that drive how you handle money \u2014 and how to change them.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-67df947\" data-id=\"67df947\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82eb0da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"82eb0da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"286\" height=\"244\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/relationship-with-money_hero.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5019\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f84fdb6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f84fdb6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bdee80a\" data-id=\"bdee80a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1117f1a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1117f1a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-031e94d\" data-id=\"031e94d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39c31fd elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39c31fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most of what shapes our financial behavior isn&#8217;t in a spreadsheet. It&#8217;s in the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/blog\/intergenerational-money-stories\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">money beliefs<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> we absorbed growing up, the emotional needs our spending quietly meets, and the stories we tell ourselves about whether we&#8217;re &#8220;good with money.&#8221; Until those patterns are understood, even the best financial advice tends not to stick.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These guides explore the psychology underneath your financial life \u2014 why you overspend, why you self-sabotage, where your money habits came from, and how to build positive habits and genuine self-trust with money.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is the work at the core of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/blog\/reset-framework\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Financial Wellness RESET\u2122 Framework<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, created by Dr. Erika Rasure \u2014 because changing what you do with money starts with understanding your relationship with it.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Explore our library on the psychology of money to start rewriting your story \u2026<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-85f467b\" data-id=\"85f467b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-729511f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"729511f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Start With These Guides<\/h3><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/blog\/how-to-stop-overspending\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to Stop Overspending: Why Willpower Isn&#8217;t the Answer<\/span><\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/blog\/intergenerational-money-stories\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Intergenerational Money Stories: How Our Families Shape Our Financial Lives<\/span><\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/blog\/money-and-your-future-self\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Money and Your Future Self<\/span><\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/blog\/how-to-trust-yourself-after-financial-setbacks\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to Trust Yourself After Financial Setbacks<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-546caf8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"546caf8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2973a41\" data-id=\"2973a41\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53b49a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"53b49a2\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/How_to_stop_overspending-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/How_to_stop_overspending-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/How_to_stop_overspending-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/How_to_stop_overspending.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item-inner\"><header><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/blog\/how-to-stop-overspending\/\">How to Stop Overspending: Why Willpower Isn&#8217;t the Answer<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-top-meta\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-date\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-date-pretext\">Posted on <\/span><time datetime=\"2026-06-23T22:24:01+00:00\" class=\"kt-blocks-post-date\">June 23, 2026<\/time><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-meta-divider kt-blocks-meta-has-divider\">&#183;<\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-author\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-author-pretext\">By <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/blog\/author\/erasure\/\" class=\"kt-blocks-post-author-link fn\">Dr. Erika Rasure<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\">Overspending isn&#8217;t a willpower problem \u2014 it&#8217;s your nervous system reaching for relief or an unmet need through a purchase, which is why restriction and shame don&#8217;t work. Dr. Erika Rasure, PhD, CFT\u2122 explains what&#8217;s really driving it, and what actually helps you stop.<div class=\"kt-blocks-post-readmore-wrap\"><a class=\"kt-blocks-post-readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/blog\/how-to-stop-overspending\/\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> How to Stop Overspending: Why Willpower Isn&#8217;t the Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer-left\"><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer-right\"><\/div><\/footer><\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item-inner-wrap kt-feat-image-align-top kt-feat-image-mobile-align-top\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image-intrisic kt-image-ratio-66-67\" style=\"padding-bottom:66.67%;\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image-inner-intrisic\"><a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/blog\/what-is-financial-therapy\/\" aria-label=\"What Is Financial Therapy? A Financial Therapist Explains\" class=\"kadence-post-image-inner-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Financial_Therapy-1024x575.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Financial_Therapy-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Financial_Therapy-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Financial_Therapy-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Financial_Therapy.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item-inner\"><header><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/blog\/what-is-financial-therapy\/\">What Is Financial Therapy? A Financial Therapist Explains<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-top-meta\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-date\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-date-pretext\">Posted on <\/span><time datetime=\"2026-06-22T18:37:48+00:00\" class=\"kt-blocks-post-date\">June 22, 2026<\/time><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-meta-divider kt-blocks-meta-has-divider\">&#183;<\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-author\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-author-pretext\">By <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/blog\/author\/nastle\/\" class=\"kt-blocks-post-author-link fn\">Nathan Astle<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\">Financial therapy isn&#8217;t a financial advisor who asks how you feel \u2014 it&#8217;s a clinical discipline addressing the emotional and behavioral roots of how we handle money. 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