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This Complex Life · April 19 · 26 min

Help, We Keep Fighting About Money

Most couples have had the same money argument dozens of times without ever having the real conversation underneath it. Research shows that 58% of Australian couples report finances as a major source of conflict, and a study of over 5,500 couples found the pattern of the conversation predicted the outcome, not the financial situation. This episode covers: Why money fights are almost never about the money The money stories we carry from childhood and how they shape every conversation about finances How money becomes about power, identity and influence in a relationship The gendered lens we bring to money conversations and why it matters Questions to ask your partner to open the conversation rather than shut it down Why curiosity before problem solving is the thing that actually changes things ENROL NOW Relationship New Year RESET 2026 https://marievakakis.com.au/relationship-new-year-reset-2026/ Connect with Marie https://thetherapyhub.com.au/ https://marievakakis.com.au/ https://www.instagram.com/marievakakis/ Submit a question to the Podcast https://forms.gle/nvNQyw9gJXMNnveY6

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Most couples have had the same money argument dozens of times without ever having the real conversation underneath it. Research shows that 58% of Australian couples report finances as a major source of conflict, and a study of over 5,500 couples found the pattern of the conversation predicted the outcome, not the financial situation.

This episode covers:

  • Why money fights are almost never about the money
  • The money stories we carry from childhood and how they shape every conversation about finances
  • How money becomes about power, identity and influence in a relationship
  • The gendered lens we bring to money conversations and why it matters
  • Questions to ask your partner to open the conversation rather than shut it down
  • Why curiosity before problem solving is the thing that actually changes things

ENROL NOW Relationship New Year RESET 2026


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