Are You Ready to Flip Your Financial Switch? with Financial Healer and Author Julie Murphy Casserly,

Valentine's Day is around the corner. How is one of your most important relationships holding up? The one you have with money? Join me as I take you through the 5 ways women sabotage their relationship with money and what you can do to turn that relationship around.

With 2011 right around the corner, it is time to "Bulk Up" your Financial Fitness! I always love the start of a new year because it signifies a new beginning. It’s time to put the financial turmoil of 2010 behind us and find our pathway to financial abundance through authenticity. So how does this journey to abundance begin and how do you keep it going strong throughout the year? In this month's episode of Flip Your Financial Switch, I will take you through my exclusive PAACT™ process, a step-by-step, self-directed journey that helps individuals align the emotional and spiritual aspects of their life with their money patterns. The result is a healthier, enriched life today and in the future. Similar to the Weight Watchers program, this process is about a financial lifestyle change vs. traditional financial tips that, seemingly, were made to be broken.

It’s hard to believe that the holidays are right around the corner. As America begins to recover from the recession, it’s imperative to face your current financial reality. Many of us experienced a job loss, a drop in our savings or salary this year. Therefore, our holiday activities and intentions need to shift with our current financial situation. But this doesn’t mean that we have to be a Scrooge either! Join me for my show and I will show you 5 simple solutions to live large this holiday season with what you have.

Eastern philosophy teaches that the human body consists of seven zones of energy, called chakras. Each chakra is a home base for a specific region of the body and its corresponding aspect of life. For instance, the 1st chakra is located at the base of your spine and is related to family. If you are not working through the emotions in your life, then your chakra can become a toxic warehouse effecting your physical health and emotional and spiritual wellbeing. Dr. Simon, co-founder of the Chopra Center for Wellbeing states that over 90% of the toxins in your body are a result of toxic emotions. When I relate this philosophy to financial well-being, the physical symptoms almost always reflect the financial reality that currently exists. I believe that inner healing leads to outward health and bringing peace to your inner emotions is the place where healing begins. Join me when I discuss the mind-body connection and the effects of working through your core emotions so that you can begin to define your life’s purpose and find a balance that is important and unique to you. Once you are on the right path, you will be free to develop the financial life you desire.Start your path to financial healing now by working through some of the worksheets on my Web site. Start with the Authentic Self exercise here: http://juliemurphycasserly.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/EBM-Authentic-Self-Exercise.pdf

In honor of those who sacrificed and paved the way for us to live the American Dream. Join me on Blog Talk Radio where I will guide you through the process of reclaiming your Personal Power with Money. Declare Your Financial Independence!

Unfunded pensions are becoming a big problem in the U.S. today. The local NPR station here in Chicago just did a piece on this and I found it so troubling that I wanted to address this topic on the show this week. The state of Illinois, for example, is one of the worst in the nation when it comes to setting aside enough money for its pension plans. In an analysis of the states' pension funds in 2008, Illinois had set aside just 54 percent of the money that's been promised to its state workers and retirees. So basically, every man, woman and child in the state of Illinois is on the hook for $6,031 in pension promises that the state doesn’t have the assets for. And this is happening in other areas of the U.S. too. It’s a growing, national problem that needs to be addressed.

Recently, the Fed announced that unemployment will stay high over the next two years because recession-scarred Americans are likely to stay cautious, making for only a moderate-paced economic recovery. http://www.usatoday.com This can be scary for those who have already been laid off from their job or for those who could potentially lose their job in the future. · The best thing we can do in economic conditions such as this is to be prepared for anything that comes our way and then do our best to cope when the unexpected happens. Join Julie Murphy Casserly at 1pm ET/ 12:00pm CT for the top 5 ways to prepare for and cope with an unexpected job loss.