Money Trauma

What is the emotional world beneath the rich - those who inherit or accumulate large amounts of wealth? How is the impulse behind 'the goalpost never stops moving' connected to psychological security? Who benefits from the rich getting richer? Speaking with people who work closely with the ultra-wealthy, we examine how the systems surrounding the rich enforce dynamics of wealth accumulatio...

Laziness - it’s something we’ve all heard, or said before. It’s is one of those heavily thrown around terms, that could be said with in loving banter, or be heavy with projected accusation. But what does it actually mean?  Going around the world, we’ll explore tropes of how laziness is portrayed, and how it was created to serve colonial capitalism. In the contemporary, we explore its ongoing weapo...

What if our relationship with money isn’t about discipline, intelligence, or willpower at all — but about survival, safety, and belonging?
 In this opening episode, we explore money trauma: the often invisible ways financial behaviors are shaped by fear, shame, scarcity, and inherited beliefs. From overspending and avoidance to perfectionism and burnout, we unpack the rationality myth of money; ho...

3 out of 4 Gen-Zs and Millennials have PTSD-like symptoms caused by financially induced stress. Mental health and trauma have gotten more into the mainstream, and yet we don’t apply the same lens to money.