Emotional spending and healing your relationship with money
From Money Talks by CNA
May 25, 2026 · 20 min · Season 5 · Episode 9
About this episode
Michelle Mah discusses how childhood experiences and emotional triggers shape financial behaviors and offers insights on building a healthier relationship with money.
Many of our financial behaviours – overspending or obsessing with saving – are shaped by childhood experiences, emotional triggers and inherited habits. Michelle Mah from The Curious Bonsai shares with Andrea Heng how recognising these experiences can help you build a healthier relationship with money. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
People in this episode
Host: Andrea Heng
Guest: Michelle Mah
Topics covered
- emotional spending
- relationship with money
- financial behaviors
- childhood experiences
- emotional triggers
- healing
Keywords
- emotional spending
- financial behaviors
- money relationship
- childhood experiences
- overspending
- saving habits
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: The Curious Bonsai
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