Financial anxiety is rarely just about money. It is about what money means to you: the safety, freedom, and security it represents — and the values underneath it, the things you are working to protect or build or provide.
What You'll Learn
- Name every emotion present underneath the financial anxiety, specifically and without filtering
- Identify where financial anxiety lives in the body
- Recognise the reaction pattern they default to when financial anxiety shows up
- Identify the earliest or most significant money memory that first taught them to react this way
- Define two concrete actions: one to metabolise the emotional weight, one to move the financial situation forward
This Session is Perfect For
Someone who knows their financial anxiety goes beyond the numbers — who senses that the stress and shame around money are disproportionate to the situation itself, or who has been avoiding looking at their finances altogether and wants to understand why. Also well-suited to people who grew up in households where money was a source of conflict, fear, or silence — and who sense that old patterns are still shaping how they respond today.
Session Details
Created By
Ana Mateescu
Certified Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist/Certified Executive Coach
6+ years experience
Good to Know
- Pause anytime and save your progress
- No right or wrong answers
- Your responses are private and secure
Manage financial anxiety
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