

Money Isn’t Scary - Money Mindset, Money Anxiety, Intentional Spending, Saving Money, Money Management
Meghan Dwyer - Financial Planner, Money Mindset Coach, Boy Mom
Feel Confident and Secure in your Relationship With Money
Are you sick of feeling overwhelmed whenever you open you bank account? Do you want to learn to spend money with intention instead of emotion? Do you want to stop staying small and have more confidence in your financial decisions?
In this podcast, you will find actionable steps and emotional support to free yourself from shame and help you find peace around money. My mission is to remove the cultural stigma around money, so that you feel less alone and more equipped to start running toward your fears. If you’re ready to have a healthier and more purposeful relationship with money, you’re in the right place!
I’m Meghan, a mom of 2 young boys, a financial planner, and emotional spender. Despite being a financial planner, I’ve never truly felt a sense of control over my own financial situation. Even though I had the knowledge of financial tools and strategies, I just couldn’t seem to implement and I avoided it altogether. When I finally decided to explore my relationship with money and all the thoughts, beliefs and stories that come with it, I started noticing major shifts in my spending patterns. I began feeling less afraid and started feeling calmer and more confident in my financial decisions. And I’m here to share my journey with you!
If you are ready to see massive shifts in your money mindset and finally feel good when you open your bank account – this podcast is for you! Its time to start listening to who knows you best – you!
Are you sick of feeling overwhelmed whenever you open you bank account? Do you want to learn to spend money with intention instead of emotion? Do you want to stop staying small and have more confidence in your financial decisions?
In this podcast, you will find actionable steps and emotional support to free yourself from shame and help you find peace around money. My mission is to remove the cultural stigma around money, so that you feel less alone and more equipped to start running toward your fears. If you’re ready to have a healthier and more purposeful relationship with money, you’re in the right place!
I’m Meghan, a mom of 2 young boys, a financial planner, and emotional spender. Despite being a financial planner, I’ve never truly felt a sense of control over my own financial situation. Even though I had the knowledge of financial tools and strategies, I just couldn’t seem to implement and I avoided it altogether. When I finally decided to explore my relationship with money and all the thoughts, beliefs and stories that come with it, I started noticing major shifts in my spending patterns. I began feeling less afraid and started feeling calmer and more confident in my financial decisions. And I’m here to share my journey with you!
If you are ready to see massive shifts in your money mindset and finally feel good when you open your bank account – this podcast is for you! Its time to start listening to who knows you best – you!
Episodes
Mentioned books

Feb 19, 2025 • 46min
Redefining Failure in Mompreneurship with Jenna Rykiel
This week on the podcast, I'm sharing my conversation with Jenna Rykiel. Jenna is a Business and Mindset Coach for Mom Entrepreneurs. She helps moms transition out of corporate and into entrepreneurship in a way that honors their dream to create more flexibility and balance for themselves and their family.
Jenna's here to support women on their unique journeys to achieve a much more fulfilling personal and professional life – whatever that looks like.
Jenna is the host of the podcast How to Quit Your Job: A Mom’s Guide to Creating a Life & Business You Love, which equips moms who are new to entrepreneurship with practical business tips, mindset shifts and the actionable guidance they need to ditch their 9-5 and step into entrepreneurship with courage and confidence – all while jugging family life.
Find More from Jenna:
Check out her podcast: How to Quit Your Job – a Moms guide to creating a life you love: Podcast
*And don't forget to check out her Failure Episode: One Mindset Shift To Change the Way You Think about Failure
Website: https://jenna.coach/
Free Mom Entrepreneur's Circle: https://mom.jenna.coach/circle
Apply to Work Together: https://mom.jenna.coach/apply
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Are you interested in working 1:1 with me? I'm now officially a Certified Money Coach (CMC)® where I work with you to create greater balance, a higher consciousness and help you transform your relationship with money. This goal of this work is to guide you to a deeper understanding of the unconscious beliefs and patterns we carry that create stress and fear and hold us back from living the life that you want.
You can book a quick 15-minute call here so I can learn more about you and your goals for the program.
I'm so excited to be able to connect with you on a deeper level and help you discover what's blocking you from living the life you really want!

Feb 12, 2025 • 51min
A Lazy Genius Approach to Life with Kendra Adachi
This week on the podcast, I'm talking with Kendra Adachi, AKA The Lazy Genius. Kendra is a three-time New York Times bestselling author, podcaster, and expert on compassionate time management. Her most recent book, The Plan, provides a refreshing take on compassionate time management.
Kendra and I talk about intention, viewing life less linearly and more fluidly, and how to be a genius about the things that matter to us.
Find More From Kenda:
Website: https://www.thelazygeniuscollective.com/
Podcast: https://www.thelazygeniuscollective.com/lazy
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Are you interested in working 1:1 with me? I'm now officially a Certified Money Coach (CMC)® where I work with you to create greater balance, a higher consciousness and help you transform your relationship with money. This goal of this work is to guide you to a deeper understanding of the unconscious beliefs and patterns we carry that create stress and fear and hold us back from living the life that you want.
You can book a quick 15-minute call here so I can learn more about you and your goals for the program.
I'm so excited to be able to connect with you on a deeper level and help you discover what's blocking you from living the life you really want!

Feb 5, 2025 • 14min
Finding Balance in a World of Overconsumption
This week on the show, I share my thoughts on Overconsumption (and how it contrasts with the recent Underconsumption trend). I share my own experiences with overconsumption in my 20s and the impact it has on us, physically and mentally. I provide some thoughts on how we can find a sense of balance in our own lives and break out of the consumerist cycle.
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Are you interested in working 1:1 with me? I'm now officially a Certified Money Coach (CMC)® where I work with you to create greater balance, a higher consciousness and help you transform your relationship with money. This goal of this work is to guide you to a deeper understanding of the unconscious beliefs and patterns we carry that create stress and fear and hold us back from living the life that you want.
You can book a quick 15-minute call here so I can learn more about you and your goals for the program.
I'm so excited to be able to connect with you on a deeper level and help you discover what's blocking you from living the life you really want!

Jan 29, 2025 • 46min
The Power of Intentional and Sustainable Spending with Kara Perez
This week on the show, I'm sharing my conversation with the delightful, Kara Perez.
Kara is the founder of Bravely Go, an award winning international financial education company and author of Green Money: Reduce Waste, Build Wealth, and Build a Better Future for All.
Bravely focuses on bringing actionable, intersectional and accessible financial education to people who never learned the language of money.
Kara and I talk about one of my favorite topics, Target, as well as her brave journey to entrepreneurship, as well as tips on how we can be more sustainable in our money decisions.
Find More From Kara:
Get her book: Green Money: Reduce Waste, Build Wealth, and Build a Better Future for All.
🌐 Website: BravelyGo.co
📱IG: @WeBravelyGo
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Are you interested in working 1:1 with me? I'm now officially a Certified Money Coach (CMC)® where I work with you to create greater balance, a higher consciousness and help you transform your relationship with money. This goal of this work is to guide you to a deeper understanding of the unconscious beliefs and patterns we carry that create stress and fear and hold us back from living the life that you want.
You can book a quick 15-minute call here so I can learn more about you and your goals for the program.
I'm so excited to be able to connect with you on a deeper level and help you discover what's blocking you from living the life you really want!

Jan 22, 2025 • 47min
An Inspiring Look at Money and Happiness with Jeff Golden
This week on the podcast, I'm sharing my conversation with Jeff Golden. Jeff is an author, a teacher, an activist and has been studying and writing about the topic of money and happiness for over 30 years.
Jeff brings so much knowledge and vulnerability to this conversation, while also motivating us to approach life in different ways and maybe reconsider what ‘living well’ means.
Jeff Golden, M.Ed., has been teaching and writing about these topics for over thirty years, most recently at Vassar College. He was a Fulbright Scholar in sustainable development and a recipient of the State Department’s Millennium International Volunteer Award. He is a prison reform and animal rights activist, and has headed several nonprofits promoting social justice, sustainability, and international education. A native of Idaho, he resides in the Mohicanituk Valley in New York, with his children, the river, and the stars.
Find More From Jeff and and get his book: https://reclaimingthesacred.net/
Info on Jeff's courses: https://reclaimingthesacred.net/deepen-2/
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Are you interested in working 1:1 with me? I'm now officially a Certified Money Coach (CMC)® where I work with you to create greater balance, a higher consciousness and help you transform your relationship with money. This goal of this work is to guide you to a deeper understanding of the unconscious beliefs and patterns we carry that create stress and fear and hold us back from living the life that you want.
You can book a quick 15-minute call here so I can learn more about you and your goals for the program.
I'm so excited to be able to connect with you on a deeper level and help you discover what's blocking you from living the life you really want!

Jan 15, 2025 • 17min
Because January is Hard...
This week on the podcast, I'm getting real and sharing a story that keeps coming back up for me. I talk about where it stems from and I coach myself through the fear as it presents itself for me.
Join me as I get vulnerable and keep peeling back those layers.
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Are you interested in working 1:1 with me? I'm now officially a Certified Money Coach (CMC)® where I work with you to create greater balance, a higher consciousness and help you transform your relationship with money. This goal of this work is to guide you to a deeper understanding of the unconscious beliefs and patterns we carry that create stress and fear and hold us back from living the life that you want.
You can book a quick 15-minute call here so I can learn more about you and your goals for the program.
I'm so excited to be able to connect with you on a deeper level and help you discover what's blocking you from living the life you really want!

Jan 8, 2025 • 50min
The Connection Between Visibility and Money with Danielle Cohen
This week, I'm sharing my conversation with Danielle Cohen.
Danielle is a visibility coach, professional photographer, business mentor, and educator with a unique talent for helping others step into and offer their greatest work by becoming more visible, owning their story and their magic, and sharing it with the world.
As you'll hear in the episode, Danielle helps us to understand this very real tension between our human desire to be seen and our human aversion to exposure. And I love how she teaches women to navigate their own definition of visibility in a completely authentic way.
Find More From Danielle:
https://www.danielle-cohen.com/
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Are you interested in working 1:1 with me? I'm now officially a Certified Money Coach (CMC)® where I work with you to create greater balance, a higher consciousness and help you transform your relationship with money. This goal of this work is to guide you to a deeper understanding of the unconscious beliefs and patterns we carry that create stress and fear and hold us back from living the life that you want.
You can book a quick 15-minute call here so I can learn more about you and your goals for the program.
I'm so excited to be able to connect with you on a deeper level and help you discover what's blocking you from living the life you really want!

Dec 23, 2024 • 12min
Embracing Imperfection and Finding Joy This Holiday
Today, I'm sharing a few reminders (that I need myself) to help us actually celebrate the holidays with ease and still salvage some peace and joy in this last week or so of the year.
Less is more in so many ways. Be kind to yourselves, take long deep breaths when you need to and give yourself permission to prioritize what makes you a better you.
Happy Holidays!
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Are you interested in working 1:1 with me? I'm now officially a Certified Money Coach (CMC)® where I work with you to create greater balance, a higher consciousness and help you transform your relationship with money. This goal of this work is to guide you to a deeper understanding of the unconscious beliefs and patterns we carry that create stress and fear and hold us back from living the life that you want.
You can book a quick 15-minute call here so I can learn more about you and your goals for the program.
I'm so excited to be able to connect with you on a deeper level and help you discover what's blocking you from living the life you really want!

Dec 18, 2024 • 45min
The Skill of Having Money with Life and Money Coach, Germaine Foley
This week on the podcast, I'm sharing my conversation with Germaine Foley.
Germaine Foley is a Certified Life and Money Coach for women who make good money but aren't building wealth. She helps them take control of their finances and build wealth without losing the freedom to travel &/or buy nice things.
Germaine came to this work because she found herself in over $200k worth of debt and with very little savings even though she had a really good income. She figured out how to build wealth AND enjoy life at the same time and now teaches others how to do the same.
We talk about the 'do-both' method, the power of paying attention and the skill of having money - a critical piece to creating a healthy relationship with money and building wealth.
Find More from Germaine:
Free Training: How To Build Wealth w/out Going On a Strict Budget: https://www.germainefoley.com/wealthclass
Podcast- The Wealthy Woman's Podcast
Website- germainefoley.com
Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/germainefoleycoaching/
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Are you interested in working 1:1 with me? I'm now officially a Certified Money Coach (CMC)® where I work with you to create greater balance, a higher consciousness and help you transform your relationship with money. This goal of this work is to guide you to a deeper understanding of the unconscious beliefs and patterns we carry that create stress and fear and hold us back from living the life that you want.
You can book a quick 15-minute call here so I can learn more about you and your goals for the program.
I'm so excited to be able to connect with you on a deeper level and help you discover what's blocking you from living the life you really want!

Dec 11, 2024 • 16min
Tis the Season - (Replay: Am I really Done with Christmas Shopping?)
This week on the podcast, I'm re-playing an episode from a few years ago on holiday shopping and what might might really be going on when we feel this pressure to do and have more. I address many of the same themes of intention, managing expectations, scarcity, and self-worth.
As you walk down the aisles of Target or throw more things into your Amazon cart over these next few weeks, I want to encourage you to pause and dig a little deeper into what might be going on in your own world so you can better understand ourselves. The goal being to help shift our perspectives a bit so we can consciously choose to opt out of the overwhelm that comes with this time of year.
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Are you interested in working 1:1 with me? I'm now officially a Certified Money Coach (CMC)® where I work with you to create greater balance, a higher consciousness and help you transform your relationship with money. This goal of this work is to guide you to a deeper understanding of the unconscious beliefs and patterns we carry that create stress and fear and hold us back from living the life that you want.
You can book a quick 15-minute call here so I can learn more about you and your goals for the program.
I'm so excited to be able to connect with you on a deeper level and help you discover what's blocking you from living the life you really want!