Money Trauma: Hidden Financial Triggers That Control Your Life | Breaking Financial Chains ep. 8

Do you feel anxious when checking your bank account, even when you know you have money? Do you need a glass of wine to get through your monthly budget review?

You might be experiencing money trauma, and you're not alone.

In this episode of Breaking Financial Chains, financial coach Tanya Ibberson, reveals how childhood experiences create hidden financial triggers that affect our adult money behaviour.

Learn the difference between "big T" and "little t" trauma, discover practical tools for identifying your money triggers, and understand why healing your relationship with money starts with awareness, not spreadsheets.

What You'll Learn:

Why trauma doesn't have to be dramatic to be valid
How childhood money memories shape adult financial behaviour
The difference between having good money tools vs feeling comfortable using them
Practical exercises for creating your money timeline
How to identify and work through financial avoidance patterns
Why you're not broken - and how you can reshape your money relationship

Chapters
00:00 Welcome to Breaking Financial Chains
01:45 What is Money Trauma?
04:47 The Impact of Childhood Experiences
07:44 Two Responses to Financial Trauma
10:45 Identifying Hidden Financial Triggers
13:27 Real-Life Examples of Money Trauma
16:43 Practical Steps for Healing
23:19 Creating Your Money Timeline
26:00 Remember: You Are Not Broken
27:59 Closing Thoughts

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

If this episode brings up difficult feelings, please reach out to appropriate support services in your area.

#FinancialAbuse #FinancialFreedom #WomenEmpowerment #MoneyMindset #BreakingFinancialChains #FinancialControl #PersonalStory #PodcastLife #FinancialIndependence #ThinkMedia

Breaking Free from the High Income High Spend Trap for Real Financial Freedom!

Are you stuck in the endless cycle of earning more and spending more, yet still feeling trapped? This episode of Breaking Financial Chains gets straight to the heart of why high income doesn’t always mean financial freedom—and what you can do about it.

• Why the "Golden Handcuffs" of a high-earning lifestyle keep so many people feeling stuck
• How to spot the emotional and psychological traps behind mindless spending
• Practical steps for auditing your lifestyle and spending habits
• The critical importance of aligning your spending with your personal values (not just your image)
• How to create financial margin and build real freedom, not just more income

Ready to break free? Listen now and learn how to take back control of your money and your life.

Chapters

00:00 Debt and Illusion of Success

05:41 Values vs. Societal Expectations

09:50 Analyzing Personal Spending Habits

14:32 Align Values with Energy Spending

16:09 The Cost of High Earnings

21:14 "Control Your Financial Future"

25:00 "Financial Control Through Lifestyle Audit"

27:53 Breaking Financial Habits and Guilt

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

If this episode brings up difficult feelings, please reach out to appropriate support services in your area.

#FinancialAbuse #FinancialFreedom #WomenEmpowerment #MoneyMindset #BreakingFinancialChains #FinancialControl #PersonalStory #PodcastLife #FinancialIndependence #ThinkMedia

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

If this episode brings up difficult feelings, please reach out to appropriate support services in your area.

#FinancialAbuse #FinancialFreedom #WomenEmpowerment #MoneyMindset #BreakingFinancialChains #FinancialControl #PersonalStory #PodcastLife #FinancialIndependence #ThinkMedia