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EPISODE · Nov 7, 2025 · 1H 14M

Emotional Capital: The Invisible Wealth You Pass On with Marcy Pusey

from Design Your Legacy - Life Lessons · host Angelina Carleton

Most affluent individuals excel at building wealth but struggle to build emotional continuity, because unprocessed trauma quietly drives control, perfectionism, and isolation.In this episode, hostess Angelina Carleton speaks with licensed therapist and TEDx speaker Marcy Pusey about how unresolved pain becomes an unintentional legacy that gets passed down through silence, avoidance, and emotional distance. She explains why success cannot protect anyone from the “freeze patterns” of PTSD—and how those patterns sabotage succession planning, family unity, and true fulfillment. You’ll learn practical tools to break generational cycles, shift from survival mode into intentional design, and build emotional capital equal to your financial capital. Marcy shows that the most valuable inheritance isn’t just financial wealth—it’s the healed and integrated version of you. If you’re ready to stop letting your past define your future, this episode gives you a roadmap to transform trauma into a legacy of strength, connection, and wisdom.--At Legacy Planning©, we work with rising entrepreneurs, wealth creators, and family stewards who are ready to turn their success into lasting contribution. Our co-active coaching and advisory services help you clarify what truly matters—beyond balance sheets and the four corners of a document. We guide you in aligning your values, relationships, and influence into a living legacy you can lead with confidence today, and pass on with intention tomorrow.Whether you're navigating a personal transition, succession planning, or seeking deeper meaning after financial success, we provide the structure and space to ask life's most important question: What will you leave in the hearts and hands of others? Because legacy isn’t what you leave behind—It’s how you show up now.-Looking for a meaningful gift for the visionary in your life? Give the gift of clarity, purpose, and legacy with a personalized coaching session from Design Your Legacy©. Perfect for birthdays, milestones, or major life transitions—this gift card opens the door to deeper impact and intentional living. www.angelinacarleton.com/gift-cardBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/design-your-legacy-life-lessons--6631446/support.

Most affluent individuals excel at building wealth but struggle to build emotional continuity, because unprocessed trauma quietly drives control, perfectionism, and isolation.In this episode, hostess Angelina Carleton speaks with licensed therapist and TEDx speaker Marcy Pusey about how unresolved pain becomes an unintentional legacy that gets passed down through silence, avoidance, and emotional distance. She explains why success cannot protect anyone from the “freeze patterns” of PTSD—and how those patterns sabotage succession planning, family unity, and true fulfillment. You’ll learn practical tools to break generational cycles, shift from survival mode into intentional design, and build emotional capital equal to your financial capital. Marcy shows that the most valuable inheritance isn’t just financial wealth—it’s the healed and integrated version of you. If you’re ready to stop letting your past define your future, this episode gives you a roadmap to transform trauma into a legacy of strength, connection, and wisdom.--At Legacy Planning©, we work with rising entrepreneurs, wealth creators, and family stewards who are ready to turn their success into lasting contribution. Our co-active coaching and advisory services help you clarify what truly matters—beyond balance sheets and the four corners of a document. We guide you in aligning your values, relationships, and influence into a living legacy you can lead with confidence today, and pass on with intention tomorrow.Whether you're navigating a personal transition, succession planning, or seeking deeper meaning after financial success, we provide the structure and space to ask life's most important question: What will you leave in the hearts and hands of others? Because legacy isn’t what you leave behind—It’s how you show up now.-Looking for a meaningful gift for the visionary in your life? Give the gift of clarity, purpose, and legacy with a personalized coaching session from Design Your Legacy©. Perfect for birthdays, milestones, or major life transitions—this gift card opens the door to deeper impact and intentional living. www.angelinacarleton.com/gift-cardBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/design-your-legacy-life-lessons--6631446/support.

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