I spent most of my adult life in a financial fog as opaque as pea soup…and frustrating as hell. If you can relate, you’re certainly not alone.
Millions of women today are stuck in a financial fog so thick and threatening, they can’t find their way to wealth and well-being. And the consequences can be devastating…on our self-esteem as well as our future security.
The way out of this miasma is not by learning more financial facts, but by first understanding then lifting the fog.
This fog is made up of a matrix of issues–suppressed emotions, limiting beliefs, childhood wounds stemming from cultural conditioning, parental messages, unhealed trauma and hidden shame.
When any of these issues are triggered, we feel threatened. Our logical rational brain shuts down, activating our primitive, lizard brain. We instinctively go into fight, flight or freeze mode.
The result: we feel immobilized or hyper anxious, unable to absorb practical information, reluctant to enter the market or deferring decisions to another, terrified of making mistakes.
Our early brains were specifically wired to evade risks, dodge threats and ensure our survival. Hence, we unwittingly avoid anything to do with finances.
Until we address our internal issues, allowing us to rewire our neuropathways, managing money will remain a struggle for even the smartest, most successful women. I know this from my own experience and my work with thousands of women.
The financial industry still hasn’t figured this out, but I’ve spent years working with women to help lift the financial fog. If you want to get out of the fog and take charge of your money, consider joining me for my upcoming Overcoming Underearning 5-Week Challenge. Click here for details.
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