How to Hold More: Wealth, Worth and the Feminine

On the Secret Witch Show today our guest is Marina Pearson. Marina is an investor, author, speaker and founder of Unshackled Wealth, a pioneering body of work supporting women with inherited wealth. Featured in the Financial Times for her work on the emotional and identity dimensions of inherited wealth, Marina brings a unique perspective to the intersection of wealth, identity and conscious stewardship. Having invested for over 15 years and navigated her own inheritance journey, she combines lived experience with deep expertise in helping women transform their relationship with themselves, their wealth and their identity. She is the author of three books, including an international bestseller translated into four languages, has appeared across international television, radio and print media, and hosts The She Who Inherits Podcast, where she explores the future of wealth through conversations with inheritors, family advisors and thought leaders. In this episode, we explore why money is never really about money. Marina shares how inheriting wealth became an unexpected initiation into sovereignty, feminine leadership and becoming the woman who can truly hold more. Together we dive into receiving, scarcity, self-worth, the journey from Maiden to Queen to Empress, why asking for what you want changes everything, and how expansion often lies just beyond the edge of fear. Whether you're navigating money, business, purpose or simply longing to trust yourself more deeply, this conversation is an invitation to reclaim your power and expand into the fullest expression of who you're here to become. What You'll Learn from this Episode: Wealth is never really about money - it amplifies the unconscious patterns, fears and identities that are already living within us. Inheriting wealth is not the end of the journey - it can become a profound initiation into responsibility, sovereignty and conscious stewardship. Expansion rarely feels comfortable. Restriction often signals where we've outgrown ourselves, while desire points us towards the next version of who we're becoming. Receiving is a feminine practice. Learning to ask for what we want, trust support, and allow ourselves to be held transforms every area of our lives - not just our relationship with money. Fear is not a sign to stop - it is an invitation to deepen our capacity. True safety comes from trusting ourselves, not from trying to control our circumstances. The journey from Maiden to Queen to Empress is one of identity. As we expand into who we are becoming, our relationship with wealth, work, relationships and purpose naturally transforms. Resources and Things that We Spoke About: Marina's Links: Discover your She Who Inherits™ Archetype: https://bit.ly/SheWhoInheritsQuiz 🪑 Join The Velvet Lounge: A private monthly conversation for women navigating wealth, identity, relationships and legacy: https://bit.ly/velvetlounge Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marinacpearson Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/marinapearson Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_unshackled_woman Website: www.marinapearson.com Our Links: Join our Apothecary to unlock your magic: www.nicolebarton.co.uk/membership Social: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/nicoleamandabarton  Facebook Group - Secret Witch Sisterhood: www.facebook.com/groups/secretwitch  Instagram - @iamnicolebarton Instagram - @archetypalapothecary You Tube - https://www.youtube.com/@secretwitchsociety Tiktok - @archetypalapothecary Free Moonlit Apothecary Love Letters: www.nicolebarton.co.uk/moonlitapothecary  Resources: The Queen's Code - Alison Armstrong - please link to book / website   Thank you for listening, we'd love to know what comes alive for you in this week's episode, so please let us know. If you loved it, there's a fresh episode every other week - subscribe so you don't miss it!   Thank you, Nicole and Team Secret Witch xox