Financial Fawning & the Trauma of Money: How Your Past Shapes Your Money Habits

Chantel Chapman, CEO and founder of the Trauma of Money Institute, reveals the surprising and deeply personal ways that past trauma, including generational scarcity, relational wounds, and systemic stress, shows up in our financial behaviour. She introduces the concept of "financial fawning" (using money to seek approval and avoid abandonment), explains why scarcity triggers the same brain response as trauma, and shares why naming what's happening in a client relationship can be the single most powerful thing a financial professional can do. Find out more at thetraumaofmoney.com and connect on Instagram with @chantelchapman, and @traumaofmoney.