Stop Letting Fear Keep You in Bad Relationships with Merideth Thompson

About this episode

Lisa Drennon interviews Merideth Thompson about overcoming financial fears in relationships and rebuilding confidence after divorce.

Ready to stop feeling broke, guilty, and overwhelmed about money, even after divorce? Inside The Smell of Money, you’ll get the tools to rebuild financial stability, master your money mindset, and create a financial plan that finally feels simple. Whether you’re looking for smart investment strategies, clarity with your budget, or even how to start investing with just $100, this is where you’ll find the confidence and stability you’ve been craving. Join here: https://www.skool.com/the-smell-of-money/about If you’ve ever stayed in a relationship because you were afraid of the financial consequences, this episode is for you. In this honest and empowering conversation, Lisa sits down with relationship coach, negotiation professor, and work-life researcher Merideth Thompson to unpack the emotional connection between unhealthy relationships, financial instability, nervous system regulation, and rebuilding confidence after divorce. Merideth shares her deeply personal story of making the money in her marriage but having zero control over it, what happened after divorce when she had to learn to trust herself financially for the first time at 43, and why clarity is the key to escaping…

People in this episode

Host: Lisa Drennon

Guest: Merideth Thompson

Topics covered

• financial stability
• relationships
• money mindset
• divorce
• confidence
• investment strategies

Keywords

• money
• divorce
• financial independence
• relationship coach
• budgeting
• investment

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