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Naseema McElroy discusses with Uma Viswanathan how family and cultural influences shape money habits and the role of shame in financial behavior.

Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, I’m talking with Uma Viswanathan, cofounder of True Worth, about your money story and how it shapes the way you spend, save, and build wealth, especially if you’re a first generation wealth builder. We dig into how family, culture, and stress can create money habits that don’t match the life you want, and how shame can keep you stuck even when you’re doing “all the right things.” Uma shares a simple tool she calls the power of the pause so you can notice y...

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Guest: Uma Viswanathan

Topics covered

• money story
• wealth building
• family influence
• cultural impact
• shame and money habits

Keywords

• first generation wealth builder
• power of the pause
• money habits
• financial stress

Mentioned in this episode

Products: True Worth

Books & works: The Hidden Shame That Keeps

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