| What is one of the money stories you’ve learned?I learned that I’m an idiot when it comes to money. I know I SHOULD be able to figure these things out, but I just never do. I’ll always be dumb when it comes to money. What is that story trying to protect you from?I guess it’s trying to protect me from making mistakes. Failure. Keeps me from sticking my neck out too. What is the aftermath of that story?Well I always feel like a failure, which is frustrating. I get it. This message is supposed to help me avoid failure but I ALWAYS feel like a failure. And it’s meant that I’ve stayed in relationships and jobs far, far too long because staying was safer than the big unknown. Who might you share this story with?My mom. I know I got a lot of these messages from my parents, and I assume they got the same programming too! Expansion around your storyIt feels like I’m always learning ( ans relearning) that I can trust myself. The new version of the story I’ve figured out is that I can feel safe from failure by being gentle with myself. But being gentle and patient with myself is way harder than just defaulting back to shaming and failing myself. -Hanna |
