Breaking Money Cycles: Why Saving More Money Never Makes You Feel Safe

In this deeply personal episode, I explore why having more money often doesn't make us feel safer, and why this isn't actually a money problem - it's a meaning problem. Drawing from my own experience of nearly losing my youngest son Thomas twice in his first five weeks of life, I reveal how our "not enough" programming around money often stems from our deepest fears about being unprepared when someone we love is at risk. Through my three-zone model of receiving, holding, and giving, I break down how these inherited money beliefs create an exhausting cycle where we work harder but can never earn, save, or give enough to feel truly secure - because the issue was never about the money itself, but the unconscious meanings we've attached to it. Chapters 00:00 Understanding the Meaning Problem with Money 03:09 Personal Story: A Life-Changing Moment 09:49 The Three Zone Model of Money Relationships 18:45 Exploring the Receiving Zone 25:04 Navigating the Holding Zone 26:16 The Challenges of the Giving Zone 35:48 Changing Money Patterns and Beliefs Resources: Get my FREE book 'It's Not About The Money' Take the Money StoryTypes® Quiz Sign up to my FREE Newsletter Become a Certified Financial Coach Get my FREE "5 Hidden Money Beliefs" Framework for Coaches.