Why Am I Anxious About Money? Healing Your Financial Psychology

Why Am I Anxious About Money? Healing Your Financial Psychology

April 1, 2026 · 60 min · Season 2 · Episode 6

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Lindsay Bryan-Podvin joins the hosts to explore the psychological factors contributing to financial anxiety and how to address them.

Financial therapist Lindsay Bryan-Podvin joins Kristie and Felicia to unpack the psychological roots of our bank accounts. They center the conversation on the emotional landscape of money: how one’s childhood and systemic failures, not personal incompetence, shape financial anxiety. Some takeaways: • Why "logic" fails when it crashes with childhood narratives and fears. • The difference between functional planning and toxic guilt. • How to stop restricting pleasure and start integrating joy into your financial plan. • How socioeconomic factors influence your wallet more than "bad habits" do. For sponsorships, please reach out to wytt@besttherapists.com Join our Substack community Follow WYTT on Instagram Follow Felicia on Instagram Connect with Lindsay. Follow Lindsay on Instagram. Get Lindsay’s Book at Your Local Bookstore: The Financial Anxiety Solution. Lindsay’s Recommendation: debtcollective.org. *Hosts: Kristie Plantinga and Felicia Keller Boyle *Watch full episodes on YouTube: What Your Therapist Thinks *Brought to you by BestTherapists.com *Produced by PodVision. If you found this episode helpful, please subscribe, rate, and leave a review, or share it with a friend who…

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