Meet Judith
My life has been a journey . . . searching for my “self,” my passion and my purpose. I have learned that every failure is an opportunity to grow, become more conscious, and accept myself in the moment . . . and that every win is an opportunity to learn how to feel more deserving of pleasure.
I integrate my rich and varied background of training and experience in Clinical Social Work, Life Coaching, Exceptional Marriage Mentoring, Core Energetics, Pathwork Studies, Spirituality, Leadership and Banking into my work. I believe that the journey of the soul is a healing process that restores energy and consciousness to the individual, which promotes creativity, self-expression and personal integrity.
I started my career in the financial world over 35 years ago as a cash management administrator for a major bank in New York City. I was helping large corporations set up internal systems for maximum cash flow and, at the same time, I couldn’t responsibly manage my own money. I really didn’t understand the value of money or the concept of creating a budget or “spending plan.” Over time, I realized I was unconscious about the true value of money and the true value of myself.
A friend of mine came over and helped me create a budget in order to meet my monthly bills. For the next six years, I wrote down and accounted for every penny I spent. This helped me to see where my money went, what my patterns were, and where I placed my values. I learned about myself and became fascinated about how all this worked together. It grew into a passion.
During this time, I was also studying The Pathwork lectures, a contemporary spiritual discipline. These lectures touch on every human element in helping one transcend unconscious images and negative patterns into a life of self-responsibility, self-acceptance and self-love. Studying and experiencing these lectures for 20 years had a profound impact on my life. They have helped me be in reality, find the core of my being and the freedom to be my whole self.
I also consulted with a very creative career counselor many years ago. She helped me integrate my love and compassion for the human spirit and money. This led me to give individual sessions and my first workshop … and 30 people came. Thus, Money and Self-Empowerment™ was founded. That’s a positive intention for you!
After many years of not committing to a career, I returned to school to finish college and, in my early 40′s, I earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Counseling and Psychology. Upon completion, I was invited by one of my mentors, (a Consumer Psychologist), to co-teach The Psychology of Money at SUNY Empire State College. What an opportunity and great experience! Simultaneously, I attended the Institute of Core Energetics and became a Certified Core Energetics Practitioner. After taking a year off I went back to school and earned a Master of Social Work degree with a major in clinical studies at Fordham University. I graduated when I was 50!
If this wasn’t enough, while I was in social work school, I was asked by my Life Coach to teach Money and Energy, which was part of a week-long Life and Health Coaching intensive in the Chicago area. It had such a profound effect on my life that I signed up for the Health Coach Training Program and have become a Holistic Life Coach.
I’ve extended my coaching practice to work specifically with money issues and have created a Money Coaching specialty. I work with a variety of people — from those who are trying to makes ends meet, to teaching clinicians how to work with clients with money issues, to private practitioners who want to grow their practices, to very wealthy people who need direction and clarity in dealing with money on a daily basis.
From my desire to continue feeling the pleasure from my creativity and work, I created a new product of Abundance and Prosperity Cards. It is a deck of 36 affirmations/messages to help empower one to create abundance and prosperity in every area of one’s life. It has inspired me to begin creating a book to go along with the cards.
I have created Kids and Money for birthday parties. It is a program aimed to help children develop a healthy relationship with money. I use interactive games, art projects and good old-fashioned talking and listening. This helps children to experience their innate wisdom and celebrate their authentic selves.
I feel blessed and privileged to do this work in helping others in their journey towards self-empowerment. As we continue to evolve and transform our negative patterns into positive directions, we become richer in our souls. This is the gateway to creating financial integrity and abundance and prosperity in every area of our lives.
I maintain a private practice in Brooklyn Heights and Manhattan. I facilitate groups, workshops, webinars and lectures, and I’m available for in-house trainings. Please feel free to call or e-mail me with any comments or questions that you may have.
With Abundant Gratitude,
Judith Gruber
