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The Breaking Financial Chains Podcast
Are you tired of feeling anxious about money despite working hard? Do you avoid opening bank statements, feel trapped by financial decisions you don't understand, or struggle with someone else controlling your access to money?
You're not alone.
Join chartered accountant and financial coach Tanya Ibberson for Breaking Financial Chains – the podcast that combines practical financial guidance with psychological insights to help you transform your relationship with money and recognise when others are using money to control you.
Unlike traditional finance podcasts that focus only on the numbers, Tanya understands that financial freedom isn't just about budgets and spreadsheets. It's about healing emotional barriers, breaking unhealthy patterns, recognising financial abuse, and overcoming the shame that keeps us stuck. Whether you're dealing with a controlling partner who monitors every penny or simply need to understand the warning signs of financial coercion, this podcast provides crucial insights for protection and recovery
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Whether you're a successful professional who secretly struggles with money management, someone experiencing or recovering from financial control in a relationship, or ready to break free from generational money patterns, this podcast offers a safe, non-judgmental space to learn, heal and grow.
Each week, through solo episodes, expert interviews and transformation stories, you'll discover practical tools and emotional support to help you build genuine financial confidence and independence. Because financial empowerment is possible for everyone – regardless of your starting point or past experiences.
Remember: financial freedom isn't just about the numbers – it's about breaking the chains that hold you back from living a life aligned with your values.
The Breaking Financial Chains Podcast
What is Financial Abuse? Recognising the Signs | Breaking Finanacial Chains Ep. 6
What is Financial Abuse? Recognising the Signs | Breaking Finanacial Chains Ep. 6
Tanya Ibberson explains what financial abuse looks like, how to recognise the signs and why it's never your fault.
Discover the reality of financial abuse - how it starts as "help," builds slowly over years, and affects people at all income levels. Tanya shares her personal experience of 8-9 years of financial control and the signs she wishes she'd recognised earlier.
Chapters
0:41 - What is financial abuse?
2:27 - How financial control builds slowly
4:43 - Common signs of financial abuse
6:32 - Restricted access to your own money
7:23 - Being given "allowances" and accounting for spending
8:16 - Complete exclusion from financial decisions
9:44 - Shaming and criticism for basic spending
10:43 - Being blocked or discouraged from working
11:42 - Financial surveillance and control
13:05 - Weaponised guilt around money
13:27 - Financial gaslighting explained
14:06 - When it's learned behaviour vs intentional
15:08 - The emotional impact and lasting scars
16:25 - Why it's hard to spot and talk about
18:19 - The cycle of shame ("I should have known better")
20:18 - What you can do if you recognise these signs
21:52 - Safety first: keeping notes and evidence
23:05 - Building emergency funds safely
23:43 - Reflection prompt: money and shame
26:28 - Taking your power back, one step at a time
Useful Links
Website: www.financialwingwoman.com
Email: tanya@financialwingwoman.com
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/financialwingwoman
Instagram: www.instagram.com/thefinancialwingwoman
Facebook: www.facebook.com/thefinancialwingwoman
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