We have so many taboos around talking about money in our culture that many couples wait until after marriage to put the subject on the table. But delaying those conversations costs you the opportunity to find out if your philosophies on money are compatible and to come to agreement on your financial goals and the behavior that will achieve them. Finding out post-wedding that you are miles apart is a formula for unhappiness and potential...

Amira is an ambitious professional in Chicago whose commitment to her career has paid off. Now in her mid-40s, she quickly moved up the ladder in a Fortune 500 company. After almost a decade at the firm, Amira began doubting her abilities and feared that her job was in jeopardy. She arrived at her first counseling session with me anxious and suffering from low-level depression she attributed to her problems at work.

As Amira began to describe her anxieties, I noticed an all-too-familiar pattern to her story.
About a year ago, Amira’s coworker Julia was promoted...