High Wealth
How Addiction & Personality Disorders Impact High Wealth Individuals
High Wealth disorder, sometimes referred to as money disorder, refers to financial beliefs and unhealthy and self-destructive behaviors that can lead to distress and impairment in an individual’s quality of life.
Addiction, behavioral disorders, & high stress can also impact high wealth families & individuals in a specific & unique way.
Articles About High Wealth
Do You Know a Workaholic?
I was so busy working that I missed July 5 National Workaholics Day. I guess I am guilty as charged. In fact, it wasn’t until a Forbes article undulated before my tired work eyes did, I ever know there was a National Workaholic Day. In my life every day is a workday....
Addiction -High Wealth – Estate Planning -Inheritance
Do you worry about how to protect your assets especially when a loved one has a substance use disorder or has the potential to be a problematic beneficiary?
Is Your CEO Or Spouse Out Of Control?
Last week I received a phone call from a distressed wife who asked me about her successful husband who she described as a high functioning alcoholic with narcissistic tendencies. It got me thinking about how we often sweep addiction and mental health problems under...
Super Achievers & Addiction: Big Highs, Big Lows
Over my career I have witnessed the vulnerability of Entrepreneurs, CEOs (women and men), Artists, Fashionistas, Writers and other Creative Folk, and each of these creatives that I worked with have been at high risk for depression, addiction and suicide. I have met...
Inside The Goldfinch: How Sudden Death and Trauma Influences Addiction; Louise Stanger Ed.D, LCSW,CDWF, CIP and James Flowers PHD, LPC-S
The other day my good friend and colleague Dr. James Flowers (J Flowers Health Institute) and I were discussing the eloquence of the movie The Goldfinch, a drama with enthralling force and acuity depicting how early childhood trauma may lead to addiction and the...
Common Addiction & Mental Health Challenges Unique To High Net Worth Families
"It’s okay Mindy," I said in a measured voice. "Tell me what happened. Start from the beginning." Mindy’s Story Mindy explained that her husband Bob was a successful entrepreneur, amassing a sizable fortune. They basked in the light of gleaming luxuries – a parade of...
How to Talk to High Wealth Clients
Mindy first reached out to me after an incident occurred with her husband Bob and their granddaughter Lucy. She was at her wits end. Mindy was panicky over a series of phone calls, worried she’d never see her granddaughter again. “It’s okay Mindy,” I said in a...
Super Bowl Sunday – MVP or B.A.D.?
https://www.facebook.com/allaboutinterventions/videos/2209868919240331/ The annual Super Bowl is here again - America’s most watched televised event - and that means Americans will consume truck loads of guacamole, bean dip and chicken wings. And just because...
Power, Privilege, Payouts: The Enablers
Susan Sarandon’s character on the hit Showtime series Ray Donovan is one of the most powerful Machiavellian if not the most powerful studio head in the movie industry. Samantha Winslow, the character’s name, yields tremendous power as a media mogul and has final say...
Additional Resources
My Wooky Book
Russel Brand
Navigating Grace
Jeff Jay
Moments of Clarity
Christopher Crawford Kennedy
Broken
William Moyers
Falling Up: A Memoir of Renewal
Louise Stanger
Learn To Thrive
Louise Stanger
Does The Noise in My Head Bother You?
Steven Tyler