Money Healing Club Podcast

In this episode of The Money Healing Club Podcast, Financial Art Therapist, Rachel Duncan answers a listener's beautifully simple question "How do I get started? Is it too late to start? How many people are in the group?" Rachel shares exactly what happens inside the Money Healing Club membership, addresses common fears about sharing money struggles in a group setting, and explains why her approac...

Ever feel caught between wanting to contribute to the greater good and wondering how you can actually afford to? In this episode of The Money Healing Club Podcast, Rachel sits down with Jasmine Rashid, author of The Financial Activist Playbook and a powerhouse in the impact investing world. Jasmine has helped shift billions of dollars away from harmful industries and toward social justice causes,...

What happens when the thing you've been working toward your entire career—retirement—suddenly feels more terrifying than exciting? In this episode of The Money Healing Club Podcast, Rachel sits down with John Hankins, a 73-year-old financial therapist who's not just studying retirement psychology, he's living it. After 35 years in IT, John reinvented himself as a financial therapist and brings bot...

Does clothing hold a special place in your heart and wallet? In this episode of The Money Healing Club Podcast, Rachel explores the deeply emotional relationship between clothing, identity, and impulse spending with stylist Kyla Brown. This conversation goes beyond fashion tips to examine how our wardrobe choices reflect our inner journey of self-acceptance, belonging, and the difference between s...

Do you feel numb or panicked when you even think about checking your bank account? If your body takes over when money topics come up, you're not alone - this might be financial trauma. In this episode of The Money Healing Club Podcast, financial therapist Rachel Duncan sits down with Sydney Harbosky, a certified EFT practitioner, to explore how Emotional Freedom Technique (also called "tapping") c...

How do you overcome a scarcity mindset when it was essential for your family's survival? In this episode of The Money Healing Club Podcast, financial therapist Rachel Duncan responds to a listener's question about breaking free from the scarcity scripts inherited from immigrant parents. Rachel explores how financial trauma gets passed down through generations and offers a step-by-step process for...

How does your ADHD impact your financial life? In this collaboration of The Money Healing Club Podcast, with Everyone's Talkin' Money podcast, financial therapist Rachel Duncan sits down with Shari Rash, financial advisor and podcast host, to explore the unique challenges and surprising strengths that come with ADHD when managing money. Shari shares her personal experience as someone diagnosed wit...

Why does your partner's stress surface as money worries? Why is it that one of you have more comfort about money topics and the other avoids it? It's actually all rooted in attachment styles. In this episode of The Money Healing Club Podcast, Financial therapist Rachel Duncan sits down with Ed Coambs CFP (R), LMFT, CFT-I TM, MBA, a fellow financial therapist and planner and author of "The Healthy...

Do you feel shame discussing your money when you're worried about being judged for having too much or too little? We all do this mental gymnastics, and we're here to explore WHY we do it. In this episode of The Money Healing Club Podcast, I'm joined by Hanna Horvath, CFP a certified financial planner and money psychology expert, about the complex relationship between money and identity. We talk ab...

EPISODE SUMMARY In this episode of The Money Healing Club Podcast, Rachel Duncan, Financial Therapist, and Leah Kern, RD, an anti-diet dietician from the Shoulders Down Podcast explore the striking parallels between budget culture and diet culture. How do these two systems use similar tactics of restriction, shame, and unrealistic standards to keep us trapped in destructive cycles? The conversatio...

How do you navigate a strange job market where positions are being pulled mid-interview process? It's frustrating to say the least. In this episode of The Money Healing Club Podcast, Shannon, a fundraising professional turned career coach, shares insider perspectives on employer behaviors during hiring, strategies for protecting your current position, and techniques for effective salary negotiatio...

In this episode of The Money Healing Club Podcast, Rachel Duncan, Financial Therapist, responds to a listener question about the emotional side of taxes. Why do we still feel tax anxiety even when we've improved our systems and understanding? We dive into the psychology behind our tax-related stress and offer practical solutions to help soothe your tax anxiety. How childhood experiences with taxes...

Have you ever experienced harm in a community? It's common, and we all have the opportunity to learn, clarify, and regenerate, even through difficult conversations. Here, you'll learn the ingredients for safer spaces and healing conversations. In this episode of The Money Healing Club Podcast, Financial Therapist, Rachel Duncan is joined by Maz George, a queer, trans, nonbinary coach, facilitator,...

How does someone become a Financial Therapist? This episode of The Money Healing Club Podcast weaves together Rachel's childhood counting coins, a love of bugs, college surprises, being "office mom", and getting a C in self care. 🎯 Key Moments: - Were you ever the banker in Monopoly too? - The Feminism & religion that changed how I see everything - My love/hate relationship with being "Office...

Are you exhausted from trying to make "ethical" financial choices in a system built for billionaires? This week’s episode of The Money Healing Club Podcast will redefine how you think about financial justice, mutual aid, and community care. Host Rachel Duncan and Angie Fitzpatrick sit down with River Nice (they/them), a queer, anti-capitalist financial educator, to break down: Why "voting with you...

Ever feel weird or uncomfortable when it’s time to sell your services? You’re not alone. In this episode of the Money Healing Club Podcast, Rachel Duncan, financial therapist, and Lexi, hypnotherapist, dive deep into the subconscious blocks holding you back from selling with confidence. Inside this episode, we cover: ✔ Why childhood experiences shape your money & sales mindset ✔ How hypnothera...

Do you have deep emotions around money? Like, no matter how hard you try to be more aware and organized, it feels like there's a force working against you? In this episode of the Money Healing Club Podcast, Rachel Duncan, Financial Therapist and Art Therapist guides you in a powerful writing prompt called 'Dear Money, What Would You Have Me Know?' as an adaptation of Liz Gilbert’s daily prompt. I...

Ever feel like you're doing everything right with your budget, only to get blindsided by an expense you should have seen coming? You're not alone. In this episode of the Money Healing Club Podcast, Rachel Duncan, financial therapist, explains: ✔ The hidden fixed expenses that derail budgets ✔ How to set up a midterm savings account for non-monthly costs ✔ A simple budgeting formula to avoid future...

In this episode of the Money Healing Club Podcast, Rachel answers a Club member question about organizing and letting go of unwanted subscriptions, providing three key methods: using an app like Rocket Money, an analog approach with spreadsheets and credit card statement reviews, and the 'nuclear option' of reporting a credit card as lost or stolen. 00:38 Listener Question: Managing Subscriptions...

What happens when the financial stability you took for granted suddenly crumbles? How do you rebuild when debt and anxiety have you frozen in fear? In this episode of the Money Healing Club Podcast, Rachel sits down with Money Healing Club member, Haley, who opens up about her rollercoaster relationship with money with self-employment. From comfortable college years to the unexpected struggles of...

What shapes the way we think about money? In this episode of the Money Healing Club Podcast, Rachel Duncan, financial therapist, sits down with her husband Alex, who shares his early money memories growing up in Ukraine, the impact of inflation after Ukraine’s independence, and how financial perspectives differ across cultures. 💡 From debt and cash gifts to the value of education—this episode is...

Ever feel torn between treating yourself today and saving for tomorrow? In this episode of the Money Healing Club Podcast, I dive into one of the most challenging aspects of our money journey - finding that sweet spot between present joy and future security.   00:42 Balance Present Enjoyment and Future Savings - it's tricky but possible 02:40 Here's how to have a Mindful Moment with Your Future Se...

The Money Healing Club Podcast How can you raise financially confident kids without passing down your own money anxiety?  From my take on predictable allowances to involving kids in family financial decisions, I share practical strategies that go beyond just teaching budgeting.  Here are some scripts to try with your kids: "I'm wanting to spend less money, so I need your help reminding me when we'...

What does gender have to do with money? A lot. In this episode of the Money Healing Club Podcast, Rachel Duncan, financial therapist, sits down with Angie Fitzpatrick, community program manager and former professor of women’s and gender studies, to break down the financial impact of gender inequality. 💡 From the wage gap to unpaid labor, hiring biases to cultural expectations—this episode dives i...

How can you see money as abundant [when money is ACTUALLY scarce]? Get out your journal for this episode of the Money Healing Club Podcast! Rachel Duncan, Financial Therapist, talks about the historical and familial contexts that shape our beliefs about money, emphasizing the evolutionary purpose of these beliefs to ensure safety. Let's get specific in defining what financial abundance means on a...