Explore the complex emotions surrounding money, from guilt to fear, and discover how to redefine your relationship with finances. From childhood dynamics to the fear of financial instability, the speakers share personal experiences and insights on breaking limiting beliefs and finding emotional resolve. Learn about breath work for managing emotions, navigating scams, and the importance of examining our beliefs about money. A captivating episode that will empower you to make powerful decisions that impact your bank account and emotions.
The podcast emphasizes the importance of acknowledging and understanding the emotions that drive our financial decisions.
Proactive reflection and challenging limiting beliefs can help individuals break free from money fears and discomfort.
Creating a healthier relationship with money involves addressing emotional wounds and finding a sense of safety and belonging in relationships.
Deep dives
Background story and childhood experiences with money
Ruth shares her background story and how her parents' divorce influenced her relationship with money. Growing up with her mom, who constantly expressed fear and lack, Ruth internalized a sense of impending doom and felt the need to be in control of her own financial security.
Recognizing the impact of emotional memories on beliefs
Ruth and the hosts discuss how emotional memories shape our beliefs and behaviors around money. They emphasize the importance of acknowledging and understanding the emotions that drive our financial decisions, highlighting the need to break free from limiting beliefs and patterns.
Tackling money fears through proactive reflection and dialogue
The hosts share strategies for breaking free from money fears and discomfort. They suggest proactive reflection, where individuals can have honest internal dialogues about their money beliefs and history. They also stress the significance of recognizing moments in the past where money has actually provided security and comfort, challenging the narrative of impending disaster.
Beliefs and Feelings About Money
Many people have deep-rooted beliefs and feelings about money, often stemming from childhood experiences and family dynamics. Money represents safety and security, and when these needs are not met, it can lead to a lack of trust in both human relationships and in God's provision. The podcast discusses how these beliefs and feelings can shape our behavior and decision-making when it comes to money. One person shares their fear of impending doom and how it limited their experiences and prevented them from taking risks. Another person shares their belief that they need a partner to provide for them financially, leading to a hesitation in pursuing their own financial independence. The episode emphasizes the importance of challenging and transforming these beliefs in order to create a healthier relationship with money.
The Power of Safety and Connection
The podcast highlights the significance of feeling safe and connected in relation to finances. It explores how traumatic experiences and feelings of being alone can impact financial beliefs and behaviors. The episode encourages individuals to foster a sense of safety by cultivating connections with others, both through vulnerable conversations and seeking support. It emphasizes that safety comes not only from external circumstances, but also from addressing and healing emotional wounds and finding a sense of belonging in relationships. The podcast concludes by acknowledging that practical financial strategies, such as budgeting, are essential, but they must be accompanied by the inner work needed to transform beliefs and feelings surrounding money.
Money is a tricky topic for many people. Conversations around finances are often taboo and filled with shame and condemnation. If we have too little of it, we feel like a failure, if we have too much of it, we feel guilty. It’s easy to live feeling like a prisoner to our emotions about money, but what if we could feel powerful and at peace with our finances?
In this episode Justin and Abi are joined by their good friend and fellow Life Consultant Ruth Outram. Ruth opens up about her childhood and shares how the dynamics of her house shaped her view of finances. Together they discuss the places we disconnect from financial issues, the impeding doom many people feel regarding their futures, the ways we try to find safety through money, and the tremendous hope there is to correct all the things that feel broken and overwhelming.
If you’re wanting to get emotional resolve and redefine your relationship with money, this episode will help set you on the path to making simple, yet powerful decisions that will impact your emotions and your bank account. You won’t want to miss a second of it!