Conversations With Your Financial Therapist

Conversations with Your Financial Therapist invites readers into a refreshing and relatable journey through real-life money moments—from first jobs and dry promotions to co-parenting, estate planning, and everything in between. Blending storytelling with actionable insights, Erika Wasserman, one of only 100 Certified Financial Therapists in the country, uses her signature Money Mindset Method to guide readers through emotionally charged financial situations. Through character-driven scripts, engaging prompts, and witty reflection, this book helps normalize money conversations that are often avoided, awkward, or anxiety-inducing. Whether you’re navigating your 20s, juggling kids and careers, or planning retirement, Conversations with Your Financial Therapist will give you tools to talk, think, and feel differently about money—so you can make decisions with confidence and compassion.

Topics include:

• Understanding your money mindset and where it comes from
• Scripts to navigate tough conversations: partners, parents, kids, exes, and coworkers
• Merging and separating finances in relationships
• How to handle dry promotions and advocate for yourself at work
• Financial planning during life transitions (babies, divorce, loss, retirement)
• Talking to aging parents about wills, care, and estate planning
• Creating shared goals and evaluating practical solutions
• Setting healthy financial boundaries
• How to build confidence around money without shame or guilt
• Strategies for co-parenting and family financial decision-making
• Addressing substance use and supporting adult children
• Using money as a tool for connection, not conflict

Why should people read it? Who is the book for?

Money isn’t just about numbers—it’s about emotions, habits, and beliefs that shape our financial decisions every day. This book is for anyone who has ever felt stress, guilt, or confusion around money and wants to build a healthier relationship with their finances. Whether you’re struggling with financial anxiety, navigating life transitions, or simply want to feel more in control of your money, this book will help you shift your mindset and take meaningful action.

Single most important takeaway:

“Your relationship with money is just that—a relationship. The more awareness, intention, and care you give it, the stronger and healthier it becomes.”

Meet the author

Erika Wasserman is a Certified Financial Therapist dedicated to helping people untangle their emotions around money and build financial confidence. Through coaching, speaking, and workshops, she empowers individuals and couples to transform their money stories and create lasting financial wellness. With a background in business and a deep understanding of behavioral finance, Erika combines practical strategies with emotional insights to help people achieve both financial stability and peace of mind.