Mental Health and Wealth: Addressing difficult family issues through cultural competence and clinical excellence. This article first appeared as a chapter in the nonfiction book, Raising the Boabab. Edited by Tsitsi Mutendi (2024) Dr. Paul Hokemeyer Key words: Wealth, UHNW, mental health, narcissism, author, family therapist, addiction...
The other night at dinner I asked my clever and sensitive 14 year old Godson where he was getting his news. To my dismay, he answered Tik Tok. As we watched his favorite 16 year old Tik Tok 'newscaster' describing the days events in the...
Families are complex. Family businesses even more so. In this article, Dr. Paul Hokemeyer, the world's leading authority on issues relating to wealth and mental health provides a four step process, innovative family enterprises can utilize in mitigating financial and emotional stresses from a host...
The field of mental health has an esteemed tradition of providing culturally competent care to human beings who live in the world as minorities. Historically, these minorities exist in positions of powerlessness relative to other people. Dr. Hokemeyer's work in the realm of mental and...
Wealth and Kids: When and how to have the conversation. One of the most common questions I get from concerned parents in my role as a family therapist is 'how do I talk to my kid's about our money?' While lots of family governance professionals have...
The success of HBO's hit show Succession is due in large measure to the public's obsession with people of wealth and power. Audience members are drawn into the Roy family drama because they simultaneously resent and envy what they think unlimited amounts of money can...
One of the many things I appreciate about being a therapist is how my work involves helping patients develop the capacity to sit with what seem like contradictory realities. So we can be discouraged about the new round of COVID while at the same time,...
On 15 October 2021, Dr. Paul Hokemeyer joined Ispahani Advisory Limited as the firm's expert on Family Mental Health and Wellbeing. You can read his bio on the firm's website below: Dr Paul Hokemeyer Family Mental Health and Wellbeing Dr. Paul Hokemeyer is one of the world’s foremost...
In 2020, Dr. Paul Hokemeyer was selected by Tatler as one of the World's Top Problem Solvers for his work in the realm of mental and behavioural health with multinational families and family businesses. You can read his bio below. Dr. Paul Hokemeyer in partnership with TATLER...
HOW TO APPROACH GENDER NON-CONFORMITY IN BUSINESS FAMILIES (This article first appeared in Campden Family Business) 18 JUNE, 2021 12:00 AM | BY PAUL HOKEMEYER Parents of all social classes want their children to be happy and safe, to find a path that nurtures and supports them as they find...