Money Isn’t Scary Archives with Meghan Dwyer
Why You Feel Like You Can’t Trust Yourself With Money
01-31-23 Why You Feel Like You Can’t Trust Yourself With Money Today on the show, I share my perspective on self-trust - what it actually means, what it looks like and how we can begin to practice trusting ourselves, when we're not used to it. If you want to connect...
Are we Addicted to Being Broken? How Our Obsession With Self-Help May Not Be
01-31-23 Are we Addicted to Being Broken? How Our Obsession With Self-Help May Not Be Today I dive into the self-help/wellness/personal development industry and its impact on our culture. I share my personal journey with self-help and provide tips on how to move...
But First, Champagne: 3 Things I’m thinking About in the New Year
01-17-23 But First, Champagne: 3 Things I’m thinking About in the New Year Happy New Year! Its been awhile since I've put an episode out because I've been working on my and my family's well-being. Today I'm sharing some thoughts I have as we enter the new year. I...
Feeling the Holiday Money Hangover? 3 ways to stop the guilt from over-spending
01-17-23 Feeling the Holiday Money Hangover? 3 ways to stop the guilt from over-spending Today I talk about the post-holiday money hangover and how we can stop the feelings of guilt and anxiety about over-spending during this season. Hint - self-compassion and...
Why We’re So Obsessed with Amazon
12-20-22 Why We’re So Obsessed with Amazon Today, I do a deep dive into Amazon and talk about how it helps us be more efficient with 3 resources we crave the most: time, money and freedom. Let's work to be more intentional before we add to our carts this holiday...
Celebrating 2 Years of Money Isn’t Scary!
12-06-22 Celebrating 2 Years of Money Isn’t Scary! Today is the 2-year anniversary of the Money Isn't Scary podcast! Today I reflect on why this podcast exists and some of the things I've learned over the last 2 years. Thank you for listening and supporting me these...
Why We’re Sick of Hearing About Gratitude And Why It’s Also So Important
12-06-22 Why We’re Sick of Hearing About Gratitude And Why It’s Also So Important In the theme of Thanksgiving this week, I share my thoughts on gratitude - why we're so sick of the #blessed trend and what we can do to practice gratitude in a way that's authentic and...
Tis the Season…for Burnout – How to Prevent Feeling Depleted this Holiday
12-06-22 Tis the Season...for Burnout - How to Prevent Feeling Depleted this Holiday Giveaway alert! To celebrate the 2 years anniversary of the podcast, I’m going to be giving away a $100 gift card to Target! To enter to win, just: leave me a review on Apple podcasts...
Think You Can’t Afford It? How to Challenge this Limiting Belief and Stop
12-06-22 Think You Can’t Afford It? How to Challenge this Limiting Belief and Stop Today I dive into the very common believe that 'I can't afford it'. I dig into where this comes from, what it means/how it impacts us, and what we can do to change our mindset and think...
Finding your Purpose with Julie Ciardi
11-22-22 Finding your Purpose with Julie Ciardi Today, I'm sharing my conversation with life coach, mom and entrepreneur, Julie Ciardi. Julie is a former fortune 500 marketing vice president, who made the quantum leap to freedom after two decades in corporate. She is...
Feeling Pressure to Always be Happy? How to Recognize and Respond to Toxic
11-15-22 Feeling Pressure to Always be Happy? How to Recognize and Respond to Toxic Today on the show, I share my thoughts on toxic positivity - a trend that has been taking over social media and our everyday lives lately. I share insight into how we can recognize...
The Courage to be Happy with Tania Vasallo
11-01-22 The Courage to be Happy with Tania Vasallo Today, I’m sharing my conversation with Tania Vasallo. Tania is the founder of The Courage To Be Happy, a safe and empowering community that encourages women entrepreneurs to be true to themselves and take control of...
Always Afraid of Making Mistakes? How to Think About Them Differently
11-01-22 Always Afraid of Making Mistakes? How to Think About Them Differently Today I explore mistakes and why we are so afraid of making them. I also question the idea if mistakes are even real and talk through the power of mindset. Learn more about Meghan here:...
Let’s re-think Competition – And What we can do Instead
10-18-22 Let’s re-think Competition – And What we can do Instead Today I talk about competition and offer my insights into why women and moms are so competitive, as well as offer ways we can stop the craziness and work to support and encourage each other. In the...
My Story of Adversity and What I’m Learning
10-18-22 My Story of Adversity and What I’m Learning Today I share what's been going on with me personally and what I'm learning during difficult times. Culture expects us to fix all our problems and stay positive, but what message is that sending us? Maybe we need to...
What I learned walking into Neiman Marcus
10-18-22 What I learned walking into Neiman Marcus Today I share my experience walking into a high-end department store - all the feelings about myself that came up and how its a representation of something bigger within us that needs to be healed. Learn more about...
Getting Emotional with Jennifer Love
10-04-22 Getting Emotional with Jennifer Love Today, I’m sharing my conversation with Jennifer Love. Jennifer is a money therapist, wealth philosopher and business advisor. If you love diving into the weeds on how the human brain works, learning more about how our...
Why We Buy Things We Don’t Need
09-20-22 Why We Buy Things We Don’t Need Today on the show, I talk about a few reasons why we buy things we don't need. One is because of the Diderot Effect, or the concept that one new purchase leads to future purchases, and the other is the feeling of freedom....
How Linear Thinking is Keeping you Stuck
09-20-22 How Linear Thinking is Keeping you Stuck Today I talk about what linear thinking is, how it keeps us stuck in negative patterns and what we can shift our thinking to be less linear, more flexible and stop beating ourselves up for what we haven't accomplished....
How I’m Learning to Navigate a New Season with Less Stress
09-20-22 How I’m Learning to Navigate a New Season with Less Stress Today I talk about transitions and how we can navigate this next new season - Fall and kids back to school - while also keeping our sanity. I talk about what change represents for us and provide ways...