I recently acquired this painting by Kurt Knobelsdorf for my personal collection. In it, two women of color stand close together in front of a modest building. Their faces are indistinct, but their bodies lean into one another in a way that feels both tender...
On the postbox outside the grocery store in my hometown of Telluride, Colorado, a weathered sticker reads “Eat the Rich.” It’s a quiet provocation that captures a louder cultural mood—one that questions the moral and psychological costs of extreme wealth in an age of widening...
Integrating our identities into a healthy self-concept is central to our mental health and relational well-being. This can be challenging for patients of wealth due to the dissonance between how they view themselves and how they are viewed by others. In the following article, published June 16,...
This article was originally published March / April 2025 Volume 24, No. 2 in Family Therapy Magazine. FEATURES Family Therapy for Clients of Wealth: Extending Culturally Competent Care Through a Systemic Lens Paul Hokemeyer, JD, PhD That we are living in volatile times is not new news. The last...
[caption id="attachment_332" align="alignnone" width="300"] Resolving family conflicts around money, wealth & entitlement. ESG investing[/caption] Families of all socioeconomic classes are subject to internal conflicts. When resolved through a clearly articulated process and in a contained frame, these conflicts enable families to evolve to higher levels of functioning. For...
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...
In my experience in working with UHNW individuals and families around the world, I find it is the millennial generation and women who see the value in addressing the mental health and addictive disorders that exist in the field of entrepreneurship and in their families....
We are emerging from COVID_19 changed people into an altered world. Many of the families I work are only now beginning to see the full impact the pandemic on their lives, the lives of people they love and for whom they are responsible, and the...
As a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and founder of Drayson Mews, I have the privilege of consulting with distinguished families all over the world to improve their relational dynamics. Central to my work is grounding members in their family, cultural and religious values while...