How You Relate to Money Shapes Your Relationships

Money is rarely just about money.

It’s about safety.
It’s about trust.
It’s about power, fear, generosity, and longing — often all at once.

At Polyamory Talks™ this Sunday, financial coach Mike Pumprey, AFC® invites us to look beneath the surface of dollars and decisions, and instead examine something far more revealing: our attachment to money itself.

Introducing Money Attachment Styles

Attachment theory has transformed how many of us understand relationships. Mike’s work applies that same lens to finances — exploring how early experiences, emotional patterns, and subconscious beliefs shape the way we earn, spend, save, share, and negotiate money with partners.

In Understanding Your Money Attachment Style, you’ll learn:

• The different money attachment styles and how they form

• How these patterns show up in polyamorous and multi-partner dynamics

• Why financial conflict is often relational conflict in disguise

• How to use this framework to foster understanding rather than resentment

This is not a budgeting workshop.
It’s a relational insight session — practical, compassionate, and immediately applicable.

Why This Matters (Especially in Polyamory)

Money conversations can be uniquely complex in non-monogamous relationships: multiple partners, differing values, unequal incomes, shared resources, or simply different philosophies about security and independence.

Mike’s approach offers something refreshing — a way to talk about money without shame, to recognize patterns without blame, and to replace silent tension with shared language.

Many attendees find this talk unexpectedly illuminating — not just for their relationships, but for their sense of self.

Part of a Thoughtfully Curated Afternoon

Mike’s presentation is one of three expert-led talks designed to explore how we relate — emotionally, financially, and during moments of conflict.

Also joining us this Sunday:

• Dr. Rachael Meir, clinical psychologist and author, sharing conversation starters that support clarity, intention, and ethical care in non-monogamous relationships.

• Heidi Savell, LCSW, therapist and coach, offering practical tools for navigating conflict in ways that reduce defensiveness and promote connection.

Each talk stands on its own. Together, they create a rare opportunity for integrated learning.

Event Details

Sunday, January 11
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
DoubleTree Suites Hilton Hotel – Southcenter (Tukwila)
Free parking • 21+ • Seating for all attendees
Low-volume • Calm, seated environment • Small group (30–50 people)

Many guests arrive early for coffee and stay afterward to continue conversations at the Atrium Bar.

If you’ve ever felt that money conversations carry more emotional weight than expected — or sensed that finances are quietly shaping your relationships — Mike’s talk may offer language and insight you didn’t know you were missing.

We’d love to have you join us.

Polyamory Talks™ — Expert voices. Real-world relationship skills.