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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 Are You Really Teaching Your Kids About Money? | Breaking Financial Chains Ep.46
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What Are You Really Teaching Your Kids About Money? | Breaking Financial Chains Ep.46.
In this episode of Breaking Financial Chains, I explore how we unconsciously pass our money wounds on to our children through the behaviours we model every single day. From the phrases we repeat ("we can't afford that", "money doesn't grow on trees") to how we react when bills arrive, our kids are absorbing financial lessons long before we sit them down for "the money talk".
I look at the two extremes most parents swing between - raising children who fear money or who worship it - and why both create adults who struggle. Whether it's the scarcity mindset that breeds under-earning and avoidance, or the achievement-driven identity that leaves high earners feeling emotionally broke, these patterns start in childhood.
But this isn't about guilt. It's about awareness and making small, intentional shifts.
In this episode, you'll hear about:
- Why your children learn more from your behaviour than your words
- The fear-based and worship-based money lessons we accidentally teach
- How phrases like "I want never gets" can shape adult financial decisions
- Practical ways to talk about money openly without stress
- Teaching delayed gratification and safe decision-making with money
- Why presence matters more than presents
- Separating love from spending (and the guilt trap for high earners)
- The emotional legacy you're leaving your children
Today's reflective question: What money belief from my own childhood am I most at risk of accidentally passing on to my children?
Chapters
00:00 Modeling financial behavior for kids
04:52 Discussing money and parenting
09:24 Cultural beliefs about money
11:08 Understanding childhood money beliefs
16:15 Teaching kids about finances
18:50 Teaching Kids Financial Discernment
22:57 Teaching kids money lessons
26:41 Teaching kids about money beliefs
29:00 Reflecting on generational money beliefs
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Useful Links
Website: www.financialwingwoman.com
Email: tanya@financialwingwoman.com
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/financialwingwoman
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