From the OR to Money Healing: Dr. Susan Nichols on the Spiritual Roots of Financial Trauma

Intro:Dr. Susan Nichols spent over a decade training to become a cardiothoracic surgeon — from the University of Iowa College of Medicine through a UCSF residency and a Stanford fellowship — only to have a profound spiritual awakening mid-fellowship that redirected her entire life. Today she holds an Executive MBA from Emory's Goizueta Business School and works as a financial advisor with MassMutual out of Atlanta, blending clinical training and behavioral finance to help clients confront generational patterns around money. She's also a TEDx speaker on The Frequency of Money®, a three-time author, a Reiki energy healer, and host of the Be Conscious® Podcast. In this episode, she joins Dr. Civelli to unpack what her awakening looked like, how it connects to generational trauma around money and worth, and a practical framework for transforming stuck emotional patterns.Topics covered:00:00 – Dr. Nichols' path from chemist to surgeon to financial advisor10:00 – The "protracted adolescence" of long medical training13:00 – Tracing sadness back to generational wounds around security and money22:00 – The Map of Consciousness and living at the frequency of shame30:00 – Out-of-body experiences during her fellowship and what shifted after34:00 – Family shame around money and sexuality, and how it's carried forward45:00 – A 3-step exercise for transforming stuck emotional patterns53:00 – Applying energy work to modern financial planningMentioned in episode:Dr. David Hawkins, The Map of ConsciousnessMaslow's Hierarchy of NeedsReiki healing training (2013–2015)The Be Conscious® PodcastTEDx talk on The Frequency of Money®About Dr. Susan Nichols, MD, MBA:Dr. Nichols is a former physician-surgeon turned financial professional, medical intuitive, and energy healer. She practices out of The Piedmont Group in Atlanta, GA as a financial advisor and registered representative with MML Investors Services, LLC (MassMutual). She is Founder and CEO of the Human Consciousness Consortium Publishing and SusanNicholas.org, a three-time author, and host of the Be Conscious® Podcast.Connect:The Piedmont Group, 6 Concourse Parkway, Suite 2700, Atlanta, GA 30328(770) 551-3404trifectamedical.orgwww.houseofval.com(661) [email protected] Meany Ave #101, Bakersfield CA 93308Guest intake: [email protected]