💌If Trusting Yourself with Money Feels Harder Lately


Wealth and Wisdom
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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 too much for too long.”

Dollars and Sense

A client once told me she opens her bank app the same way she opens bad emails. One eye closed. Jaw clenched. Already bracing for disappointment.

She said, “I don’t even know why I avoid it. I already know what it’s going to say.

One afternoon, she checked her balance sitting on the edge of her bed, laundry piled behind her, kids arguing in the next room. Her heart was racing. And then she looked. Nothing dramatic happened. The number wasn’t great. But it wasn’t catastrophic either.

What got her emotional wasn’t the balance. It was the realization that she didn’t spiral. She stayed. And for the first time in a while, she trusted herself to handle what she saw.


Stop asking yourself to feel confident with money.

Start practicing staying present. Pick one consistent check-in and pair it with something grounding.

Same time, same place.

Tea, music, quiet.

Self-trust grows when your body learns that awareness isn’t punishment.


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Hit reply and tell us: where money feels most exhausting right now. I promise. . . you’re not the only one.

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If this made you feel seen, that’s often a sign your nervous system could use support.


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Until next time,

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