In today’s Money Mocha, I have an audio clip of me teaching about my unique version of creating budgets, which I call “money maps.” In today’s Mocha, I invite you into one of the most grounding and practical tools in my Art of Money methodology: the Three-Tier Money Map. This is not your typical, dry, boring, anxiety inducing budget. This is a soul-rooted, flexible, and deeply personal framework that helps you chart your financial terrain—based on where you are right now in your life, and where ...
Apr 21, 2025•10 min
It’s time to pour yourself a warm mug of comfort and clarity. This next sip of Money Mocha is steeped in sacred storytelling, creative bookkeeping, and a practice that might just change how you feel when you sit down with your numbers. What if bookkeeping didn’t have to be boring? What if the categories in your financial tracking could speak your language — the language of meaning, memory, and values? Years ago, I had a dream that stitched together the threads of the sacred and the practical — a...
Apr 18, 2025•9 min
Money touches every part of our lives, in one way or another, every single day. And every day we go about our lives making money decisions both large and small, we’re most often running some very old scripts unconsciously in the background, like an app that runs quietly in the background of your laptop. These scripts are powerful, and many of them were created unintentionally far in the blurry, faded past of our childhoods. Comments your mom made at the kitchen while paying bills. Things your da...
Apr 16, 2025•10 min
Today, I bring you a lovely conversation I just had with my friend and colleague, Rick Kahler. We just had a wonderful chat about all things financial therapy within the realm of financial planning, and I can’t wait for you to have a listen. Of all my colleagues in the finance space, Rick is one of my longest running friendships. He’s one of the first financial planners I met when I was in the early years of developing my financial therapy method. I credit Rick with being the first financial pla...
Feb 07, 2025•1 hr 7 min
Do you remember that scene in Lord of the Rings where Gandalf and Frodo and the whole fellowship of the ring crew were on a long, epic journey, and they were stuck at large stone doors, called The Doors of Durin, that had a riddle inscribed on it? For hours and hours they sat before that stone door in the moonlight, trying to solve the riddle inscribed in stone in the elvish language. “Speak, friend, and enter,” was all the riddle said. If they could solve it, the door would open and they’d be a...
Jan 09, 2025•18 min
In this clip, I’m telling stories (which is my favorite teaching method) about the practical, external side of overcoming underearning. There are mental and emotional internal shifts involved, and a good dose of creative brainstorming, but the focus here is on how we can shift our business models to open up new possibilities for breaking through money ceilings. I hope you enjoy this third recording on the Money Mixtape. (And believe me, if it was possible to mail you an actual cassette tape with...
Jan 05, 2025•11 min
This second “song” on the mixtape is a clip from the first ever live 3-month version of the Art of Money program that I taught this past Fall in 2024. It’s a brief overview of my approach to using somatic psychology tools, which forms the foundation of my unique approach to financial therapy. And yes, this “song”/audio recording is just me teaching live in a recent class, rather than our pretend AI friends Jack and Julia talking about my ideas and concepts. You might hear from them again in the ...
Jan 05, 2025•11 min
As a Gen X’er who grew up through my teen years in the 80’s, long before the internet, social media, iphones, and Spotify, I can clearly remember making mixtapes for my friends. Back then, it was no easy feat to pull off, and putting together a collection of hand-picked songs and giving them to a friend on a cassette tape was a sign of affection. It was a way to say, “I see you. I know who you are and what you love, and I care about you. So I’ve made this collection of music that will bring you ...
Jan 03, 2025•20 min
Under-loving, Over-giving, under-receiving. Under-no-ing, over-yes-ing. It has everything to do with your experience of self-worth whether or not this is reflected in your salary or income. Finding and claiming your sense of value is a lifelong process. It unfolds over time in baby steps and leaps and then more baby steps. Overcoming underearning requires both internal and external work. For todays money teaching, I offer some of the internal practices that my community and I have found most hel...
Dec 17, 2024•6 min
Dear Friend, Most of my financial therapy work has to do with helping people create a more mindful, savvy and empowered relationship to money. This could be in the realm of personal finances, couples finances and even in business finances. In my Mentor program, which is a group program for therapists, coaches and financial professionals, I’m additionally supporting folks to create a more sustainable business. In that context, we’re not just working on our money psychology, we’re also working on ...
Jun 06, 2024•44 min
Wisdom for money riddles, koans, and super-tough nuts to crack. by Bari Tessler
Apr 08, 2024•39 min
Bari Tessler interviews Lindsay Bryan-Podvin a Social Worker turned Financial Therapist and they discuss ADHD money tips and more. Find more on baritessler.com/podcast
Jun 27, 2023•49 min
In this candid interview, Geneen shares her own money story about losing her life savings to Bernie Madoff and how it changed her relationship with money - and herself - forever. If you are seeking to bring a deeper sense of security to your money journey, if the question of enoughness resonates with you, I encourage you to do a gentle body check-in and listen in. Content Warning: Please be aware that while this interview is a candid conversation about our intimate relationships with money, enou...
Jun 02, 2023•59 min
Dear Money Adventurer, Sometimes, as we move deeper into our relationship with money, we find that this work brings up old wounds or painful emotions that we thought we had healed. These moments are a testament to your mindful awareness and personal growth, yet their unfolding can feel disorienting and overwhelming. Finding yourself moving through painful histories while also simultaneously trying to learn new practical money skills can feel like the ground is giving way beneath your feet. You m...
Dec 05, 2022•11 min
Dear Money Adventurer, Every single day of our lives, whether we realize it or not, each one of us is writing our own unique Money Story. Yet, no matter how different our journeys may be, there are certain themes and questions that we all struggle with at some point or another. And when we realize that we aren’t the only ones facing these challenges, the burden is a little easier to carry. As your guide on this journey, here are the 10 Things Your Financial Therapist (me!) wants you to know righ...
Sep 29, 2022•13 min
In a world where so often our self-worth gets tied to the work we do or the money we make, we unconsciously invest our personal value in metrics, paychecks, and bottom lines. And we undermine our ability to truly honor and share our gifts, to show up as our most authentic selves, and to thrive in our work and lives. So, how can we transform the attachment between self-worth and money that is so prevalent in life and business? This question came up during my recent Office Hours call with the Art ...
Jun 14, 2022•24 min
I recently had the opportunity to interview Iris Brilliant for The Art of Money podcast, and I am so excited to share her insightful wisdom with you today. Her former roles include Social Justice Strategist at investment management firm Robasciotti & Philipson and National Organizer at Resource Generation, where she helped move over 10 million dollars to social justice organizations. In this profoundly moving conversation, Iris shares her own story of navigating unexpected wealth and loss an...
Jan 19, 2022•56 min
The work you do, the paycheck you earn, your bank account balance - none of these has anything to do with your intricate worth. You are priceless beyond measure. Yet, we live in a world where most of us need to work to earn money to support ourselves, our families, and, as small business owners, our team as well. We don’t like to talk about making money, though, it feels uncomfortable, shallow, and vulnerable. Even more so when we’re in a position where we want or need to be making more money. B...
Oct 07, 2021•52 min
I am SO excited to introduce you to my latest guest on the Art of Money podcast, Jayson Gaddis. Founder of The Relationship School, leading relationship expert, and sought-after coach, Jayson helps folks learn to repair everyday conflict with respect, compassion, and understanding for each other - and ourselves. The wisdom, insight, and accessible practices that Jayson shares in this interview will empower you “to love bigger and work out your differences.” Click here to learn more: https://bari...
Sep 20, 2021•55 min
Recently, I had the privilege of interviewing one of my favorite people and dearest friends, Danielle Cohen, who joined me on the Art of Money podcast to share her own story of integrating life, money, and business as a woman, a mother, and a creative entrepreneur who has been forging her own path for over 20 years. Danielle is a visibility coach, professional photographer, business mentor, and educator with a unique talent for helping others step into and offer their greatest work by becoming m...
Aug 23, 2021•1 hr 11 min
Earlier this summer, I had the joy and privilege of interviewing Annie Schuessler, a fellow therapist, Art of Money alum, and host of the phenomenal podcast, “Rebel Therapist.” When Annie first started her private therapy practice, she struggled with her mindset around money, with not knowing how to build her business, and how to balance her desire to help folks heal while also supporting her family. Twenty years later, Annie has found her spark, mentoring therapists to build ethical, sustainabl...
Jul 06, 2021•43 min
Tuning into our bodies is a life-saving, life-giving practice. Our bodies have precious wisdom to share with us, but in a culture that teaches us to ignore those messages, how do we get back to our bodies and learn to listen to the insight that they have to share with us? In the latest installment of my Money Memoirs series, I had the opportunity to interview Kimberly Ann Johnson, a Somatic Experiencing™ Practitioner, educator, and author who helps women heal their trauma, connect with their bod...
May 03, 2021•1 hr 22 min
Today, I have the pleasure of introducing you to Wendy Allegaert, a Health Insurance Advocate who specializes in Medicare. She loves to study all things insurance, so you can ask her about Obama Care, the positives changes the Biden administration has already put into place or meet with her to brainstorm health insurance strategies. Wendy has also been an Art of Money student since 2015 and has done her own courageously beautiful money work over the years. Our interview will start with her shari...
Apr 14, 2021•1 hr 4 min
In today's Art of Money podcast interview, Bari interviews Jacquette Timmons on how to price your services. Jacquette M. Timmons is a financial behaviorist committed to getting you to see that you don't manage money — you manage your choices around money. She's the author of Financial Intimacy: How to Create a Healthy Relationship with Your Money and Your Mate and the creator of The Comfort Circle™ dinner series, where she hosts discussions about money, business, and life over food and wine. Whe...
Jan 05, 2021•54 min
Here we are, at our last Money Mocha for this year, and this one’s a tender one. It’s about legacies…money legacies. Those we’ve inherited from others and those we’ll leave behind for others to inherit from us. I often tell people that money touches every part of our lives. Every. Part. The way we relate to money even affects other people’s lives long after we’ll leave this Earth for the great journey beyond. Not many people think about what money legacies they’ve picked up from their parents or...
Oct 13, 2020•11 min
I hope the last mocha brought you in touch with something in your relationship with money that’s a bit deeper than the typical “save 20% of what you earn and build up your 401k” kind of advice that tends to get attention in the personal finance world. It’s not that I disagree with advice like that. Its just…there is SO MUCH more to creating a healthy relationship with money than the “spend less than you make” type of mainstream sound bites. To be honest, while advice like that is helpful for thi...
Oct 12, 2020•19 min
Today’s Money Mocha is a portion of a much longer conversation I had with Amy Bradbury, who is a profitability powerhouse, financial strategist, and QuickBooks guru who helps entrepreneurs with cash flow, systems, and business models. Amy discusses the number one perspective shift she guides entrepreneurs through who are working on trying to figure out how much money their business needs to operate well enough to give them the level of lifestyle they need it to. Her tools line right up with a fo...
Oct 11, 2020•17 min
Money touches every part of our lives, in one way or another, every single day. And every day we go about our lives making money decisions both large and small, we’re most often running some very old scripts unconsciously in the background, like an app that runs quietly in the background of your laptop. These scripts are powerful, and many of them were created unintentionally far in the blurry, faded past of our childhoods. Comments your mom made at the kitchen while paying bills. Things your da...
Oct 09, 2020•13 min
To start out this first Money Mocha, I have a quick question for you: what do you do when life throws a money curveball at you? Not a ball of money (which would be nice), but something super unexpected and not something you would want to happen. Do you have a plan in place? Do you have any tools you can use as the financial stress meter starts to quickly spike into the red zone? If you don’t have a toolbox and you don’t have a plan, don’t worry. Most people don’t. But today? I’m going to give yo...
Oct 08, 2020•18 min
When you infuse money with your deepest values, big change starts to happen. Resistance melts away and you start feeling more coherence and peace around money. The best news? You can start making this shift today with my simple tool: Values-Based Bookkeeping. Pour yourself a cuppa and relax while I tell you the story of Values-Based Bookkeeping: a simple, profound re-naming practice you can start using today. Find out more here: baritessler.com/podcast
Sep 02, 2020•11 min
