#44: How women can build a healthy relationship with money with Dr. Kate Levinson

<p>Dr. Kate Levinson,&nbsp;PhD, licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT),&nbsp;is the author of&nbsp;<em>Emotional Currency: A Women’s Guide to&nbsp;Building a Healthy Relationship with Money, </em>published by Random House. Her work focuses on the emotional, psychological and symbolic nature of money.&nbsp;</p> <p>She assists others in making connections between their money behaviors and the meanings money holds for them, including the generational money beliefs,&nbsp;habits and racism they have inherited.</p> <p>Kate consults with individuals, families with adult children, and couples on money issues. In addition to her work with clients she most recently was the co-owner of Point Reyes Books, an independent community serving bookstore in Northern California.&nbsp;</p> <p>Her website is <a href="http://www.katelevinson.net/"><u>www.katelevinson.net</u></a>. She can also be reached at <a href="mailto:klevinson@gmail.com"><u>klevinson@gmail.com</u></a>.</p> <p>We cover the following in our conversation:</p> <ul> <li>What is emotional currency?</li> <li>The relationship women have with money</li> <li>Money beliefs, including the shame women feel around money</li> <li>Racism and impact</li> <li>Why understanding our history with money intimately is important</li> <li>And how women can breakthrough struggle and hardship around their money-especially as a result of the pandemic</li> <li>Kate shares a message for women who want to shift their relationship with money.</li> </ul> <p><br></p>