Emma Husband on Starting Again at 35 and Money Confidence

About this episode

Emma Husband shares her journey of retraining as a financial adviser in her mid-30s while navigating motherhood and self-doubt.

Episode Description Emma Husband is a Financial Planner, business owner and mum - but her story didn’t begin with a clear plan. In this conversation, Emma shares what it looked like to spend years feeling quietly unfulfilled, to question everything during maternity leave, and to retrain as a financial adviser in her mid-30s while navigating grief, motherhood and self-doubt. We also explore her relationship with money - how it shaped her confidence, why so many women feel “behind”, and what it means to finally feel in control of your finances. It’s a conversation about identity, money, and slowly realising that nothing has gone wrong. This episode is for anyone who feels like they should have figured things out by now… but hasn’t. Show Notes Emma Husband, Financial Planner and Founder, shares her journey from a stable corporate career in health insurance to retraining as a financial advisor in her mid-30s. What began as a sense that something wasn’t quite right grew into a life-changing shift - shaped by motherhood, grief, and a desire to build a life (and career) that actually fit. Themes explored: Feeling “behind” in your 30s (career + money) The dissatisfaction with a life that…

People in this episode

Guest: Emma Husband

Topics covered

• money confidence
• career change
• motherhood
• personal finance
• identity

Keywords

• financial planning
• self-doubt
• grief
• starting over

Mentioned in this episode

Products: financial planning services

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