How Money Coaching can Transform Your Financial Life
Trust yourself with money again!
Wondering why it feels like you're working all the time and not getting anywhere?
Maybe it's not you.
Maybe it's the money tools you're trying to use.
Money Coach
“I’m not spending extravagantly, why can I never pay down my debt?
“I’ve made so many spreadhseets and budgets but I can’t keep with them for more than a few weeks… what’s wrong with me?”
“I make good money, why can’t I ever seem to build savings?”
You’ve tried a million times to "get your shit together" financially.
You’ve tried to only spend on your needs, not your wants, cut back on everything fun and enjoyable in life, and of course you’ve been working on making more and more money.
Those conventional fixes for financial stress only go so far. Actually they don’t go far at all.
If restricting yourself, shaming yourself, and judging yourself worked, you’d be just fine by now. A holistic, trauma-informed money coach can teach you how to trust yourself without punishing yourself.
You can't out-earn, or restrict your way out of money stress.
So what does work?
Trusting yourself with money works.
Trusting yourself with money means you are resilient. There is no difference between these two things.
When you trust yourself with money you can build and adapt your money systems (budgeting and spending), but also heal your relationship with money.
The fundamentals of trusting yourself with your money again.
Ok, but HOW, I hear you asking.
The first step of learning to trust yourself with money is being aware of your behaviours, actions, and reactions WITHOUT judgment.
As a money coach, I’ve never had to teach anyone how to be self-aware with judgment… we’re all already masters of that.
Being aware of your behaviour WITHOUT judgment though, is a skill, and not at all easy for some of us.
Evaluate the choices at hand, not yourself.
After we’ve practiced self-awareness without judgment a bit, we’ll talk about how to make choices.
The wants-vs-needs thing is a terrible tool. You can stop using it now. Wants-vs-needs has no place in a healthy relationship with money. More on that here.
When we use wants vs needs, or even thinking about spending as good or bad, we end up at a place where we are evaluating wether or not we DESERVE this or that.
Your worth, wether or not you deserve something is not in question.
Instead of evaluating (judging) you, let’s spend some time developing tools and skills around evaluating the choices you have in front of you. From grocery shopping to which job to take, decision making is a critical financial wellness skill.
Here's what our money coaching sessions will look like:
At our first conversation I’ll be asking questions to help me determine if I’m a good fit for you. We’ll talk about your goals, and the obstacles that might be standing in your way.
We’ll talk about how I do what I do, and of course you’ll be able to ask any question you can possibly think of. Towards the end of the session we’ll cover logistics (homework, pricing, frequency, scheduling, etc.) This initial info session is always free, and you won’t need any financial information on hand.
After that first session we are a team! My job will be to teach concepts and tools that will help you both build trust in yourself! Most of the coaching is done through games and stories, which makes integrating concepts and strategies into your life so much easier.
We will be working on money mechanics (also called financial literacy), but also soft skills like problem-solving, decision-making, undermining procrastination… and of course we will talk about what a healthy financial life for YOU looks like.
We will build your customized money systems
Instead of just another “financial guru” telling you what to do, we will be collaborating on the path we take through the curriculum! You will be driving and directing this as much as I am. We are going to build a money system that will work for you because it’ll be built with you and for you.
Before you know it I’ll be unnecessary! My greatest joy as a coach is graduating my clients who can be aware of their spending without judgment or shame, evolve their personalized money system (budget), and even communicate with others about money without feeling unsafe!
You are so much closer than you might think!
You likely have everything you need right now to create your own money system and have honest, productive conversations around money.
What feels like rubble right now is actually the building materials we’ll need to create that system together. But it starts with you, right now.
I know it can be daunting, but the fact that you’ve read this far down the page tells me that it’s time!
Your very next steps
So what’s the single biggest reason you’re looking for financial coaching?
Reach out via the form below and let me know!