Navigating Money, Sensitivity, and Social Justice with Mikella Millen

Navigating Money, Sensitivity, and Social Justice with Mikella Millen In this episode of Highly Sensitive Money, Mikella Millen shares her journey as a highly sensitive person navigating financial challenges and personal growth.  Mikella discusses her multifaceted career as a psychotherapist, art therapist, and multidisciplinary healer. Mikella shares her journey with money, from growing up with conflicting parental attitudes to developing her own approach as an adult.  The conversation also explores the balance between personal well-being and social justice, the importance of accessibility in therapy and healing, and the spiritual and emotional dimensions of living with less while feeling nourished. Mikella's insights provide a profound understanding of how money, sensitivity, and social justice intersect in her life and work. About our guest: Mikella Millen, MA, LCAT, ATR-BC (she/they) is a licensed Art Therapist, Reiki Master, and Hypnosis Practitioner whose work supports trauma healing for the mind, body, and spirit. She brings more than 10 years of experience facilitating trauma therapy to her approach to energy healing and meditation. Mikella is the author of Inward Vision: a Trauma Recovery Workbook and has a private practice offering individual sessions, groups, and trainings. The key moments in this episode are: 00:00 Introduction to Highly Sensitive Money 00:18 Meet Mikella Millen: A Multidisciplinary Practitioner 03:24 Exploring Mikella's Financial Background 07:38 Navigating Financial Independence and Challenges 10:35 Balancing Financial Security and Happiness 20:38 Mikella's Approach to Accessibility Pricing 24:26 The Philosophy of Therapy in a Capitalist System 33:25 Understanding High Sensitivity 36:51 High Sensation Seekers: The Quest for Novelty 37:38 Balancing Creativity and High Sensitivity 40:35 Money and Resources: A Broader Perspective 43:59 The Concept of Dana and Generosity 49:27 Social Justice and Personal Influence 52:52 Navigating Extremes in Social Justice 01:03:23 The Power of Personal Healing 01:13:32 Embracing the Human Experience The resources mentioned in this episode are: Mikella’s website www.mikellamillen.com Mikellas’s Trauma Recovery Workbook sign up for Mikella’s newsletter  Radical Friendship by Kate Johnson  www.allthecolors.net for the Money Archetype quiz   Diana Gisel Yañez is an Investment Advisor Representative of Natural Investments PBLLC. Natural Investments is an independent Registered Investment Advisor. All the Colors is not a registered entity and is not an affiliate or subsidiary of Natural Investments. See our Disclosures and Disclaimers and read our Form CRS.