295. Inherited Trauma and the Psychology of Health and Wealth with Ruschelle Khanna
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Julian Hayes II and Ruschelle Khanna discuss how inherited trauma influences leaders' relationships with money, success, and health.
How leaders relate to money, success, and stress rarely starts with them. In this opening episode of 2026, Julian Hayes II sits down with Ruschelle Khanna to explore how inherited trauma, family systems, and unspoken money scripts quietly shape your decision-making, health, and legacy—especially among high achievers. Ruschelle shares how trauma can be passed down biologically and emotionally, why many ambitious leaders tie self-worth to their achievement, and how unresolved family patterns show up as burnout, overwork, scarcity, or emotional rigidity around money. Together, they unpack what it means to build intergenerational well-being, not just financial success, and how leaders can shift from fear-based drive to compassionate, sustainable performance. This is a grounded, honest conversation about wealth, health, identity, and what leaders unknowingly pass on, unless they choose to do the work. — Episode Chapter Big Ideas (timing may not be exact) — 0:00 – Introduction and reflections on growing up in the 90s 2:45 – The illusion of danger, media narratives, and childhood freedom 4:45 – Misconceptions about West Virginia and cultural stereotypes 7:55 – What “inherited trauma”…
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