This is a guide for therapists, coaches and other professionals who work with clients that need to unblock money communication issues in order to increase effectiveness in the receiver's life.

Peck has a way to use cards and a process for using them to help clients align their values with money and then to use a second set of cards that will allow client's to see where their last decision-making process about money is disconnected with their values alignment.

This process then allows the client to begin an open conversation about money with you. It also shows them how they can begin talking about money with other significant people in their life - spouse, other family members, even their accountant or financial planner.

The language the author uses isn't at grade 8 level like newspapers or most books. It is written on a college or higher level which makes some parts of the book difficult for this reader to get the gist of unless read two or three times. I found the case studies much too wordy. A common issue found when if it were written tighter, the book would no longer be long enough for a book or they would need some additional filler material.

I did like learning about how to use the cards. I would have preferred a simpler outline summary in each chapter that said, Step 1, 2, etc. The case studies do show some practical applications that run a wide gambit of how to use it.

When I re-read each chapter, highlighted the "how-to apply" steps I could see a clearer picture.

Have patience with this book. Don't think it will be a quick read. On the other side the methodology is very sound and great information to have if this could help your clients. It is another model to use.

I haven't worked with it yet with clients. I will however be doing so after I re-write the information so it's in a simpler format for me to go through the process.

Good bibliography in the back that lists some additional materials that I thought would be interesting to explore.

Catherine Franz
www.CatherineFranz.com