Episode #94 “Using Mindfulness & Meditation to Find Your Money Purpose”

Derek Hagen CFP, FBS, CFT-I, CFA | Financial Planner | Meditation Teacher | Meaning Practitioner BIO: Derek Hagen is the founder of Money Health Solutions®️, a financial therapy and life planning firm. Money Health Solutions helps clients live intentionally and mindfully, using money as a tool to support their ideal life. He facilitates financial health by helping clients understand their own money psychology, lowering financial stress, and increasing confidence in financial decisions. Derek also started Money Health Weekly, a personal finance blog and newsletter focusing on the psychology of money, using personal stories and simple drawings to help demystify money for readers. Derek has worked in financial services for over 18 years, including serving as Vice President of Investments and Planning for a prominent investment advisor, and Director of Wealth Management for a small wealth manager. He makes it his number one priority to simplify money matters, using plain English. He is professionally trained in financial psychology, financial behavior, financial planning, and behavioral finance. Highlights: How our unconscious judgements may be keeping us stuck in our old money storiesHow cultivated mindfulness can “enhance” experiential relationships with moneyThe common misconceptions between mindfulness and meditation and how we can use meditation to put some space between our stimulus and responseHow we can attempt to snap out of our default money storyWhy money can be an outstanding teacher if we surrender and let goHow “intentional financial” living can bring us greater joy and happiness Links: Derek's Website: CLICK HEREDerek's Newsletter: CLICK HERE