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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
Separating Self-Worth from Financial Worth: Breaking Financial Chains Ep. 21
Separating Self-Worth from Financial Worth: Breaking Financial Chains Ep. 21.
In this powerful episode, I dive deep into how our feelings of self-worth often become entangled with our financial status, and why this connection can be so damaging. Learn practical ways to recognise these patterns and start reclaiming your inherent value beyond your bank balance.
Money often becomes the mirror through which we measure our value, but that mirror can get cracked. When our self-worth is tied to wealth, we experience an emotional rollercoaster with every financial fluctuation, feeling incredible when money flows in and worthless when finances tighten.
In this episode, I explore the origins of these harmful connections, from childhood stories to cultural messaging, especially for women. More importantly, I share tangible strategies to decouple your inherent worth from your financial position. We'll examine the signs your worth is tangled with money, like feeling guilty when you rest, spending to feel better, or defining yourself by your income or job title.
This isn't just philosophical, it's essential for your emotional wellbeing and financial decision-making. When we operate from a place of ego or shame instead of calm clarity, we make poor financial choices and risk burnout. Discover how to anchor your self-worth in unshakeable aspects of your character and values.
Key Takeaways:
• Your worth as a human is inherent, it exists before any invoice is paid or salary lands
• Signs your self-worth is entangled with money include guilt when resting, emotional spending, and feeling like a failure when finances are tight
• Practical reframes to try: "This money win is exciting AND I'm valuable even without it" and "Money is a tool I use, not a reflection of who I am"
Chapters
00:00 Introduction
01:00 The theme: decoupling value from wealth
02:20 How money becomes tied to identity
04:00 Signs your self-worth is connected to money
08:00 The damage this connection causes
10:00 How to separate worth from wealth
15:00 Practical reframes to try today
19:00 Final thoughts: You are not your job or balance sheet
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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