Part 4: Aligning Your Nervous System and Sustaining Financial Well-being

Healing Currency Blog Series: Part 4

As we close this series, let’s talk about an often-overlooked piece of financial healing: your nervous system. When your body feels safe and aligned, money becomes less of a stressor and more of a supportive ally. Here, we’ll explore ways to engage your nervous system and sustain a balanced, abundant relationship with money.

Why Your Nervous System Matters in Money Healing

The nervous system holds onto experiences, especially those that felt unsafe or destabilizing. If your body associates money with stress or fear, even the best intentions to change will feel challenging. Bringing your nervous system on board means acclimating it to ease, abundance, and financial security—slowly, gently, and intentionally.

Steps to Align Your Nervous System with Abundance

1. Acclimate to Financial Ease
   Start by gradually introducing feelings of ease around money. This...

Part 3: Tools and Exercises to Transform Your Money Relationship

Healing Currency Blog Series: Part 3

Healing your money relationship is not a quick fix; it’s a journey, often full of profound discoveries. Now that we’ve discussed what money trauma is and how it shows up as blocks, let’s talk about actionable tools and exercises for transforming your financial beliefs and energy.

Through reflection, somatic tools, and small but powerful shifts, we can begin to heal our money relationship from the inside out.

Transformative Tools for Healing Money Trauma

1. Somatic Awareness
   Our bodies often hold on to financial stress, so start with a simple body scan. Notice if there’s tension when you think about money—maybe in your jaw, stomach, or chest. Acknowledging these sensations without judgment is a powerful first step.

2. Forgiving Money
   Many of us hold resentment towards money, associating it with struggle, scarcity, or even pain. Just as in any relationship,...

Identifying Money Blocks and Self-Sabotaging Patterns

Healing Currency Blog Series: Part 2

Now that we understand where money trauma can come from, let’s talk about how it manifests in our lives. Money blocks—those invisible barriers that hold us back financially—are a common result of past money trauma. But identifying these blocks can give us the clarity to break free from them.

In this post, we’ll uncover some of the subtle (and not-so-subtle) self-sabotaging patterns that show up in our finances, guiding you towards gentle steps for change.

What Money Blocks Look Like in Everyday Life

Money blocks can take on many forms. They might show up as fear around spending, hesitation in charging what you’re worth, or avoiding money altogether. Many of us have made unconscious “promises” to ourselves around money based on past experiences, like, “I’ll never be vulnerable with money again,” or “I’ll work as hard as I...

Uncovering Money Trauma and Its Origins

Healing Currency Blog Series: Part 1 of 4

When we think of "trauma," money might not be the first thing that comes to mind. Yet, for so many of us, money trauma runs deep, impacting our decisions, our emotions, and our entire sense of freedom and worth. Money trauma isn’t about how much is in our bank account—it’s about the weight, fear, and limitations we carry from past experiences and family patterns.

Today, we’ll begin exploring this often-hidden layer in our lives. Let’s uncover what money trauma is, where it originates, and why understanding its roots can open doors to a healthy, empowering relationship with money.

What Is Money Trauma?

Money trauma is any significant, negative emotional reaction related to money or finances. It could be the anxious clench in your stomach when an unexpected expense arrives or the stress that comes from feeling limited or even trapped by your financial situation. Money...