Why Smart Women Still Feel Broke With Suzanne Leydecker

About this episode

The episode explores the emotional aspects of wealth building and how self-worth impacts financial success.

Find $500–$2,000 in hidden money leaks, organize your cash flow, and create a money system that actually works with the Money Hunt found inside the Smell of Money Community. Join here: https://www.skool.com/the-smell-of-money/about Your money struggle isn’t physical — it’s emotional. Change the emotion, and the money follows. 🗝️🌬️💖💸 Your money mindset may be the very thing blocking the financial stability you’ve been working so hard to create. In this powerful conversation, Lisa sits down with Suzanne Leydecker, author of A Woman on Top , to unpack the emotional side of wealth building, relationship patterns, boundaries, and why financial success starts long before your bank balance changes. If you’ve ever found yourself overgiving in relationships, rescuing others financially, or wondering why money keeps slipping through your fingers despite earning well, this episode will hit home. Suzanne shares her deeply personal journey from inheriting wealth to realizing that money itself was never the issue. Emotional maturity, boundaries, self-worth, and financial responsibility were the true lessons. This conversation is a reminder that building wealth is not just about…

People in this episode

Host: Lisa Drennon

Guest: Suzanne Leydecker

Topics covered

• money mindset
• emotional wealth
• financial stability
• relationship patterns
• self-worth
• boundaries

Keywords

• money leaks
• cash flow
• wealth building
• emotional maturity
• financial responsibility
• overgiving
• self-trust

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: A Woman on Top

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