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Money and the Mind
Hosted by Andy Koepp and Aaron Sailer · EN
Welcome to Money and the Mind! On this show, we explore personal finance, psychology, and provide resources to help on your financial journey. Hosted by Andy, a mental health therapist, and Aaron, an accountant.
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Ep72: The Money and the Mind Finale
Apr 2, 202300:19:45Tap to summarizeWell…it’s here. Our last episode. We so appreciate our listeners and guests and couldn’t have kept the show going without you all!Audio outro: Earnest Jackson, Sugar Daddy and the Gumbo Roux, “Inflation”Audio outro: Never half-ass two thingsLinks:Welcome to Group Therapy podcastMoney and the Mind websiteMoney and the Mind playlistIntro music by David von Kampen
Transcribe →Ep71: A Year of Financial Stress
Mar 20, 202300:33:17Tap to summarizeAndy and Aaron discuss recent economic conditions that might give rise to financial stress, including interest rates, inflation, and markets going down. Andy also walks through some financial therapy that’s been helpful to clients.Audio outro: Fall Out Boy, “Sugar, We’re Goin Down”Intro music by David von Kampen
Transcribe →Ep70: What Works in Therapy
Mar 6, 202300:30:23Tap to summarizeAndy is on his own this week to share general therapeutic insights that his clients have found helpful. Topics include staying present, guided imagery, structuring time, writing a letter and destroying it, listing values, self-appreciation, vulnerability with money, reviewing expectations, internal validation, breathing, ups and downs of markets as a mental health analogy, thinking vs. knowing, boundaries, and more! Audio outro: The Killers, “Andy, You’re A Star”Audio outro: Parks and Recreation, “That’ll do, Andrew”Intro music by David von Kampen
Transcribe →Ep69: Have We Been Too Tough on Dave Ramsey?
Feb 12, 202300:33:28Tap to summarizeAndy and Aaron discuss a listener's email about Dave Ramsey, when criticism becomes shame, and in the back half of the episode tackle the topic of personal responsibility and how to form meaningful connections.Audio outro: Dave Matthews Band, “Two Step”Links:Brene BrownWhy Checklist-Style Financial Planning Works: What Advisors Can Learn From Dave Ramsey's Baby StepsMillennial Mental Health Channel: Two Men Being Vulnerable About Their Struggles With Weight and Body Image on Apple PodcastsIntro music by David von Kampen
Transcribe →Ep68: Toxic Positivity
Nov 27, 202200:45:20Tap to summarizeAndy and Aaron discuss “good” and “bad” emotions, avoidance, “God has a plan,” toxic positivity and money beliefs, a false sense of self, the importance of action, radical acceptance, Ted Lasso’s toxic positivity, and more.Audio outro: Britney Spears, “Toxic”Links:The Dangers of Toxic Positivity (And How to Avoid It) | Jordan HarbingerToxic Positivity: Keeping It Real in a World Obsessed with Being Happy by Whitney GoodmanSam Bankman-Fried and the FTX collapse, explainedMan's Search for Meaning a book by Viktor E. FranklIntro music by David von Kampen
Transcribe →Ep67: Manage Your Money (So It Doesn't Manage You)
Oct 9, 202200:31:20Tap to summarizeAndy and Aaron are back (we apologize for the lack of shows of late!). We discuss Dave Ramsey, student loan relief, how often finances come up in Andy’s therapy sessions, what does success mean to you?, listening to your body, what we’ve been spending money and time on lately, and more!Audio outro: Maggie Rogers, “Symphony”Links:The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of TraumaYou should always keep a $100 bill in your walletIntro music by David von Kampen
Transcribe →Ep66: Sleep Talking with Dr. Kristen Casey
Aug 21, 202201:39:00Tap to summarizeWe took a summer break, but we’re back with psychologist and sleep expert Dr. Kristen Casey! We discuss anxiety's impact on sleep, reframing, sleepiness vs. tiredness, ways to help fall asleep, sleep debt, Dr. Casey’s money stories, whether jet skis can cure depression, what makes you amazing, dreams, why people might wake up in the middle of the night and not fall back asleep, and more!(Note: Multiple instances of language throughout.) Audio outro: Stars, “Asleep”Links:Dr. Casey on InstagramDr. Casey on TikTokMillennial Mental Health Channel (feat. Dr. Justin Romano and Eddie Carillo)Dr. Casey episode on MMHCThe Money with Katie Show: Victim vs. Victor mindset episodeWhy We Sleep by Matthew WalkerIntro music by David von Kampen
Transcribe →Ep65: Money Misinformation with Dr. Brad Klontz
May 22, 202200:52:19Tap to summarizeDr. Brad Klontz joins the show to discuss misinformation around money and mental health, the near impossibility of successful day trading, cryptocurrency, how the wealthy approach investing, harmful money advice on social media, the best way to motivate people to save, and more!Audio outro: The Black Keys, “For the Love of Money”Intro music by David von KampenLinks:Dr. Brad Klontz websiteMoney Mindset YouTube channelDr. Klontz on TikTokMoney Mammoth bookMind Over Money bookResearch articlesFind your Money ScriptMoney and the Mind Ep40 with Dr. KlontzBio from Dr. Klontz’s website (lightly edited):Bradley T. Klontz, Psy.D., CFP is a Co-Founder of the Financial Psychology Institute and an Associate Professor of Practice in Financial Psychology at Creighton University Heider College of Business. He is a Managing Principal of Your Mental Wealth Advisors, a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, and a Former President of the Hawaii Psychological Association. He has partnered with organizations including Capital One, JP Morgan Chase, Mutual of Omaha, and H&R Block in efforts to help raise public awareness around issues related to financial health and financial psychology. Dr. Klontz was awarded the Innovative Practice Presidential Citation from the American Psychological Association for his application of psychological interventions to help people with money and wealth issues and his innovative practice in financial psychology for practitioners across the country.Dr. Klontz has been a columnist for the Journal of Financial Planning, On Wall Street, and PsychologyToday.com, and has co-authored/co-edited six books on the psychology of money.His work has been featured on ABC News’ 20/20, Good Morning America, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Time, Kiplinger’s, Money Magazine, NPR, and many others.
Transcribe →Ep64: Money, the NBA, and Investing with Dave Hoppen
May 9, 202200:58:58Tap to summarizeDave Hoppen is the all-time leading scorer for the Nebraska Cornhuskers men’s basketball program and played six seasons in the NBA. For the past 26 years, Dave has managed client investment portfolios in his hometown of Omaha. We discuss his experience as a professional athlete, receiving large checks, money behaviors of fellow players, starting an investment management business, playing on a team with Charles Barkley, and more!Audio outro: Quad City DJ’s, “Space Jam”Links:Berkshire Hathaway shareholder lettersAcura LegendSend us an email! moneyandthemind@gmail.comIntro music by David von Kampen
Transcribe →Ep63: Talking Crypto with Terp
Apr 18, 202201:00:48Tap to summarizeFriend of the show Terp re-joins Andy and Aaron to discuss cryptocurrency as an inflationary hedge, which stage we’re (potentially) in of the crypto cycle, smart contracts, Terp’s crypto mining, the impact on electricity/power sources, proof of work vs. proof of stake, talking to (some) farmers about crypto, and more! PLEASE NOTE: Terp doesn't think all farmers are "nutcases"!Audio outro: Band of Horses, “Warning Signs”Links:Ep46: Mining for CryptoWeCrashedInvest Like the Best: Hash Power podcast episodesSend us an email! moneyandthemind@gmail.com
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