Today, we sit down with Kathleen Burns Kingsbury, a wealth psychology expert, founder of KBK Wealth Connection, and host of the Breaking Money Silence® Podcast.   Kathleen is a highly sought-after speaker for financial industry conferences and is the author of five books, her latest being Breaking Money Silence®: How to Shatter Money Taboos, Talk More Openly about Finances, and Live a Richer Life.   Listen in as Stephanie, Kevin, and Kathleen dive into the rather sticky topics related to women, money, and power, from dealing with unconscious bias in the workplace, to gathering the courage to ask for a raise, to considerations around money and power dynamics within couples.   Key Topics: What does money and power for women mean to Kathleen? (2:41) Our thoughts on how women seek financial advice versus men. (4:47) Cultural barriers to women's empowerment around their finances. (10:00) The power of building a support system. (11:29) Dealing with unconscious bias and gaining the courage - and skills -  to ask for a raise. (13:29) Psychologically, what gets in the way of women charging what we’re really worth? (17:18) “I don’t want to ask for more because it’s greedy to do so.” (22:55) Kathleen’s advice to spouses around power and money dynamics. (27:43) Shared goals versus independent goals. (32:15) Kathleen’s upcoming courses and programs. (33:45) About Kathleen’s Creating Wealth From The Inside Out Workbook. (35:05) Stephanie and Kevin’s closing thoughts. (38:00)     Resources Mentioned: Use Code: TAKEBACK10 to get 10% off any full priced course! Breaking Money Silence® Learning Lab (online courses) https://courses.breakingmoneysilence.com/ Negotiating Your Fees with Confidence Master Class http://www.breakingmoneysilence.com/negotiating-masterclass/ Negotiating Your Fees with Confidence Course https://breakingmoneysilence.vipmembervault.com/products/courses/view/1026985 How to Conquer Your Fear of Negotiating (free online course) https://breakingmoneysilence.vipmembervault.com/products/courses/view/1023642 Breaking Money Silence®: How to Shatter Money Taboos, Talk More Openly about Finances, and Live a Richer Life (book) https://www.breakingmoneysilence.com/books/ Creating Wealth From The Inside Out Workbook (book) https://www.breakingmoneysilence.com/books/ Other books by Kathleen Burns Kingsbury https://www.breakingmoneysilence.com/books/   If you like what you’ve been hearing, we invite you to subscribe on your favorite platform and leave us a review. Tell us what you love about this episode! Or better yet, tell us what you want to hear more of in the future. stephanie@sofiafinancial.com   You can find the transcript and more information about this episode at www.takebackretirement.com.   Follow Stephanie on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and LinkedIn.  Follow Kevin on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and LinkedIn.