61 - MONEY - We share a bed with them, so why don't we share our finances with them? + the surprising connection between money, sex & food

In this episode, Louise is joined by psychologist Dr. Alex Melkumian and writer, speaker and Louise's great friend, Ellie Austin-Williams of This Girl Talks Money to discuss all things money and how it has us in such a chokehold.

The group discuss:

⇢ How our money habits start to form before we are even born (+ the intergenerational cycles of money)

⇢ A discussion around which caregiver drives our money habits the most;

⇢ The connection between money, sex & food - and which is Louise’s favorite; 

⇢ The threshold at which money stops making us more happy; 

⇢ The concept of retail therapy - is this just normalized addiction;

⇢ The big money taboo;

⇢ Why we’re happy to share a bed with someone but not discuss money; and

⇢ How to start having the conversations that will 

And more!

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