Intentional Money Podcast

We just wrapped the finale of the Mid-Year Intentional Money Reset, and if you couldn’t make it live, this is the one to come back for. Here is what usually happens at the end of June. You look up, you realize the year is somehow half gone, and a quiet little voice decides it’s too late to do anything meaningful with the months that are left. I want to hand you a completely different story today....

What if the thing standing between you and the financial life you want isn’t your income, your willpower, or the economy, but a story you’ve been telling yourself for years? In this session of The Intentional Mid-Year Reset, we go after the question underneath everything: what’s really been stopping you? This is Part 2 of a 3-part series designed to help you reset your finances at the midpoint of...

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You know what decision I’m talking about. The one you’ve been sitting on. The one you’ve researched, overthought, and still haven’t made. In this episode of Intentional Money Moves Live, we’re getting to the root of why smart, capable women stall on financial decisions — and walking through a practical framework to move from stuck to confident on anything you’re facing right now. What we cover: Wh...

The #1 NYT bestselling memoir Strangers has the whole country talking about financial risk in marriage and divorce. As a CDFA and financial planner who works with women every day, I have a lot to say about it. Join me live this Tuesday at noon as I walk through the real financial lessons inside this book, the five questions every woman should be asking herself right now, and what financial self-pr...

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Why Smart Women Still Feel Behind with Money (And How to Stop Comparing) Intentional Money Moves Live | March 3, 2026 Have you ever scrolled through LinkedIn or Instagram and thought, how are they so far ahead of me? If you're a smart, accomplished woman who has done everything right but still quietly wonders why you feel behind with money, this episode is for you. In this week's show, Leah Hadley...

Financial Success in 2026: Build Clarity, Values, and a System That Sticks Leah Hadley launches the first episode of Intentional Money Moves Live, introducing her background as founder of Intentional Wealth Partners, Intentional Divorce Solutions, and the Watch Her Thrive community, along with her credentials in divorce financial analysis, financial counseling, and financial forensics. She explain...

Leah Hadley hosts Intentional Money Moves Live and continues the focus on strengthening the start to 2026 by going deeper on aligning money with values. She shares insights from the 30-day money reset challenge, including participants identifying autopilot spending, canceling unused subscriptions, and redirecting money toward priorities. Leah explains how misalignment between stated values (like f...

Leah Hadley and senior financial planner Jennifer Bush explain what a “money date” is and how a short, intentional weekly check-in can reduce anxiety, prevent missed bills and subscriptions, and keep goals aligned. They share practical tips on making it sustainable (start with 15–20 minutes, create a routine, make it enjoyable, track next actions), what to review weekly vs. monthly vs. annually (s...

Leah Hadley recaps the recent 30-day money challenge, highlighting participants’ vulnerability, different needs for privacy vs. community support, and how progress looked different for everyone. She shares what didn’t work as well—30 days felt too long without more structure—and considers a shorter future challenge, while pointing to ongoing support through the Empowered Sisterhood and one-on-one...

Leah Hadley hosts Intentional Money Moves Live and shares three financial reset moves to start 2026 strong, alongside updates from her free 30-day financial reset challenge (day 1: defining personal financial peace, day 2: naming money emotions like anxiety, shame, hope, and determination, day 3: identifying top money stressors). Move one is getting clear on where you stand by gathering a complete...

Leah Hadley hosts Intentional Money Moves Live and continues the month’s focus on starting 2026 strong by moving from “what” to “how”: turning a financial priority into an actionable strategy. She reflects on progress in the 30-Day Financial Reset Challenge and emphasizes that the work is about progress, not perfection, and can be revisited anytime. Leah explains the difference between a goal and...

Leah Hadley hosts Intentional Money Moves Live and explains why focusing on one financial priority at a time creates faster, more meaningful progress than trying to tackle everything at once. She recommends choosing a single 90-day goal for Q1 and putting it in “growth mode” while keeping other goals in “maintenance mode.” Leah shares a client example of paying off $15,000 in credit card debt by p...

Leah Hadley records a live episode of Intentional Money Moves Live focused on common 401(k) mistakes that can cost tens of thousands of dollars over a lifetime. She covers: (1) not contributing enough to get the full employer match (framed as leaving part of your compensation), with an example showing how missing $1,500 per year could exceed $100,000 over 20 years at a 7% return; (2) thinking you’...

Leah Hadley honors her late mother ahead of what would have been her birthday by sharing five lessons that shaped the Intentional Money Method: reinvention without letting fear decide, resourcefulness through planning, generosity as a planned line item, making room for joy in the budget, and never stopping learning. She gives simple weekly actions like identifying one financial area that no longer...