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Hey everybody, it's Gene Chatsky.

Welcome to Her Money and welcome to an honest conversation.

This week we are getting honest.

We're always honest, but we're getting really honest.

We're getting honest about our money, our careers, our health, our relationships, and everything in between

because the lies and excuses we continue to tell ourselves or others could be keeping us from ultimately turning our dreams into reality.

That's what Lauren Handle Zander says.

She is the co-founder and chairwoman of Handle Group and the author of, and I love this, maybe it's

you. Cut the crap, face your fears, love your life, a no-nonsense practical manual that helps readers figure out not just

what they want out of life but how to actually get it.

Lauren, uh-huh, she says, mm-hmm, thank you for being here. Thanks for having me. So we are big

fans of coaches on this show. We talk to coaches, life coaches, financial coaches,

executive coaches,

it sounds like you do it all,

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