EP. 18 What Financial Trauma Is, Signs You May Be Experiencing It + How To Recover From Past Money Wounds

A Sunny Side Up Life Podcast

The term “trauma” seems to be rampant in 2023… especially on social media.

Being “trauma informed,” experiencing “childhood trauma,” or having a “trauma bond” are phrases used repeatedly to describe certain pivotal and disturbing life experiences and/or mental distress. And while sometimes “trauma” is over exaggerated or used incorrectly, the current spotlight on this pervasive problem has brought, front-and-center, the need to explore it in greater depth.

This leads to the question: what about trauma and money? Can you have financial PTSD? Can you experience financial trauma? How valid are these things… or are we, as a society, being dramatic when it comes to this pairing?

In this episode, you’ll learn more about:

• What is financial trauma + who experiences financial trauma
• The 6 common ways financial trauma manifests itself in your body, mind, and life
• Ways to address financial trauma and learn healthy coping mechanisms
• Sami’s financial trauma: money examples she had during her childhood, how these experiences shaped her money narrative + more

RESOURCES USED:

• https://www.choosingtherapy.com/financial-trauma/
• https://theneighborhoodfinanceguy.com/empowerment-and-financial-trauma/
• https://www.forbes.com/sites/briannawiest/2019/04/04/financial-trauma-is-a-reality-for-one-third-of-millennials-this-expert-explains-how-to-recover/?sh=592085c130c2
• https://plutusfoundation.org/2022/financial-trauma-impact-creators/
• https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/finance/generational-trauma

CREATORS TO FOLLOW:

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• FEELING FINANCIAL STRUGGLE, COMBATING INFLATION & HOW TO OVERCOME FEELING OUT OF CONTROL WITH YOUR MONEY
• SPENDING FUN MONEY WHEN YOU'RE BROKE
• COMPOUNDING EMOTIONAL INTEREST

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SHOW INFORMATION:

A Sunny Side Up Life Podcast is a show for women who are ready to live an abundant life full of freedom + positivity. Sami Womack, nationally recognized money expert and finance coach guides listeners toward breaking free from survival mode, gaining financial freedom, staying motivated, and focusing on what matters most.

Learn more at: https://www.asunnysideuplife.com

HOST BIO:

Sami Womack is the brains behind A Sunny Side Up Life. Her weekly podcast has been downloaded over 250,000 times, and her story has been featured on YNAB, Debt.com, The Purpose Show with Allie Casazza, and The His & Her Money Show. When she’s not downing caramel coffee or homeschooling her daughters, she’s creating content, collaborating with finance/minimalist organizations, and inspiring women all over the world to live an intentional life.

She began this journey with her high school sweetheart, Daniel, and a debt price tag of $490,000. They both took control of their family’s finances by downsizing, budgeting, and changing habits. From this experience, A Sunny Side Up Life was born.

Today, Sami owns this business helping women get through dark times and experience the life-altering magic of intentional living.

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CREDITS:

• Podcast production: Weir Digital Marketing
• Research: Sami Womack + Vee Weir
• Editing: Joseph Bogumill