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!  ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––  ⠀ Connect with Louise on social: @iamlouiserumball Connect with Louise on TikTok: @thetherapygirl___ Connect with OPENHOUSE on Instagram: @theopenhousepodcast Connect with Alex on LinkedIn: here Connect with Ellie on This Girl Talks Money: here Listen to Money Unfiltered on Spotify: here ⠀ Sign up to join the OPENHOUSE mailing list to receive first access to all workshops, courses and live events: www.thisisopenhouse.com ⠀ ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––  ⠀ Music Sources Vibe With Me by Joakim Karud http://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/-7YDBIGCXsY Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices