Wealth and Wisdom Monday's You are allowed to rest. Even if the economy feels loud. Even if your to-do list is long. Even if your nervous system does not fully trust that it is safe to pause. Here’s what we mean: Today is Presidents Day. For some people that meant sleeping in. For others it meant catching up on laundry, finally answering emails, or squeezing in a few hours of side hustle money because inflation is real and security feels fragile. Wherever you fall, I want you to hear this....
5 days ago • 2 min read
Wealth and Wisdom Monday's If you quietly think, “I should be further by now,” you’re not alone. You’re not broken or behind. You’re responding to a world that changed faster than anyone prepared you for. Here’s what we mean: Many of us built our expectations in a completely different economy...one that no longer exists. A different housing market. A different cost of living. Different rules around student loans, healthcare, childcare, and retirement. A different promise of stability if you...
12 days ago • 2 min read
Wealth and Wisdom Monday's If credit cards have helped you get through the last few years, that doesn’t mean you’re irresponsible. It means you adapted when things got expensive and support was thin. Here’s what we mean: A lot of people are carrying quiet shame about their credit cards right now. Not because they went on shopping sprees, but because groceries, childcare, car repairs, and life kept showing up. When money is scarce, credit often becomes a bridge. The problem isn’t that you used...
20 days ago • 1 min read
Wealth and Wisdom Monday's If trusting yourself with money feels harder than it used to, you’re not failing.You’re tired. And you’ve been making a lot of decisions under pressure. That matters. Here’s what we mean: People don’t lose self-trust overnight. It erodes slowly when every choice feels loaded. When groceries cost more, bills feel personal, and one unexpected expense can knock the wind out of you. Your nervous system isn’t saying “I can’t handle this.” It’s saying, “I’ve been handling...
27 days ago • 1 min read
Wealth and Wisdom Monday's If money feels tense in your relationship right now, that does not mean you are failing each other. It usually means you are both carrying more than you were ever taught how to hold together. Here’s what we mean: Credit card debt rarely feels like a spreadsheet problem in the body. It feels like pressure in the chest. A pit in the stomach. A quiet fear of being found out or not being enough. When money stays unspoken, the nervous system fills in the gaps with shame,...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Wealth and Wisdom Monday's Your pace make sense. Even if no one ever taught you how to honor it. Here’s what we mean: If you’ve been questioning your progress lately. wondering why things feel heavier or slower than they “should” then hear us out: there’s nothing wrong with you for needing more time, rest, or support. A lot of people think they’re behind when they’re actually just tired. Tired from carrying responsibility for a long time. From being the one who figures things out. From...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
Wealth and Wisdom Monday's You don't have to keep carrying what already taught you. Here’s what we mean: We’re taught to think wealth comes from what we build —> more income, more savings, more progress. But there’s another kind that rarely gets named: the wealth of release. The quiet kind that comes when an old money story finally loosens its grip.When you stop replaying a decision from years ago like it still needs your punishment to be valid. Unfinished money business doesn’t stay in the...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
Wealth and Wisdom Monday's You don’t need to judge this year to learn from it. Here’s what we mean: Let’s be honest. When most of us think about “reflecting on our finances,” our body tightens before our brain even catches up. Because reflection has been taught as punishment. As proof. As let’s line up the evidence of where I messed up. But money doesn’t exist outside of life. And this year? This year was heavy. You made decisions while tired. While scared. While trying to keep things from...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
Wealth and Wisdom Monday's You don’t have to look successful to be safe. Here’s what we mean: So many of us learned early that being “okay” meant being low-maintenance, impressive, or unbothered. Especially during the holidays, success becomes something you’re expected to wear (think. . . nice gifts, upbeat energy, curated stories about work and life.) But performing okay is still labor. And emotional labor always sends a bill. Usually to your body. Sometimes to your bank account. Dollars and...
2 months ago • 1 min read
Wealth and Wisdom Monday's Just because it’s expected doesn’t mean it’s required. Here’s what we mean: That tight feeling in your chest when someone asks about gifts, trips, or plans? That’s not you being dramatic. That’s your nervous system clocking pressure. This season has a way of turning money into proof. Proof of love, success, generosity, belonging. When expectations get loud, your body often reacts automatically, trying to keep the peace and meet those demands before your mind even...
2 months ago • 2 min read