EP #19: Healthy Money, Healthy Love with Ed Coambs
What happens when you bring love and money together? Ed Coambs, founder of Healthy Love and Money, has made it his life’s work to find out. Ed is a former firefighter, financial advisor, and is now a marriage and family therapist that helps couples heal their relationships with money and themselves.
Listen in as Ed shares how he went from running into burning buildings, to sitting in a cubicle, to helping families find more intimacy, joy, and trust in their relationships. He’ll also dive into how finances can positively or negatively impact relationships, the difference between therapy and psychology, and how we can all work to cultivate a healthy mind.
What You'll Learn In Today's Episode:
How Ed uses his eclectic experience in his therapy practice today.
What being a firefighter was really like.
How families can unintentionally block a loved one’s change.
Some of the consequences of financial struggles.
How being unregulated can trigger an unexpected emotional response in someone.
The four love languages of money.
How our brains work to regulate our emotions.
The difference between psychology and therapy.
How Ed realized that money issues are so much more than what they seem on the surface.
Ideas Worth Sharing:
“What we’re trying to do is bring back the relationship warmth.” - Ed Coambs
“We all have those moments where we meet a person who plants a seed and sends us in a new direction.” - Ed Coambs
“The brain shapes the mind and the mind shapes the brain.” - Ed Coambs
