With 85 percent of Americans dealing with financial stress, the mental health connection to money is becoming more acknowledged each day. 

Now, the worlds of psychology and finance have come together to create the science of financial therapy. 

Dr. Megan McCoy (https://www.linkedin.com/in/megan-mccoy-phd/), licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, certified Financial Therapist, Assistant Professor of Practice, Director of Financial Planning Master’s program, and accredited Financial Counselor at Kansas State University (https://www.k-state.edu/), shares how financial therapy can lift people out of money-related anxiety. 

Join us as we discuss:

How the money taboo impacts financial stress (7:53)

The impostor syndrome plaguing financial professionals (15:11)

Establishing and expanding financial therapy practices (24:04) 

Check out these resources we mentioned during the podcast:

Financial Therapy Association - https://financialtherapyassociation.org/

The Psychology of Financial Planning - https://www.cfp.net/knowledge/psychology-of-financial-planning

Get Beyond Money - Tropical FCU -https://getbeyondmoney.tropicalfcu.com/

Dr. Megan McCoy - https://www.linkedin.com/in/megan-mccoy-phd/

meganmccoy@ksupeeredu 

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