You're Making Great Money So Why Does It Never Feel Like Enough

About this episode

Amy Evans discusses the uncomfortable relationship high-earning women have with money with money coach Carolin Helff.

Work with Amy: https://amyevanscoaching.com You're closing multi-million dollar deals. You're running organizations. You know your business cold. So why does your own money still feel like this uncomfortable thing you avoid? In this episode, Amy sits down with Carolin Helff, money coach and founder of The Financially Fierce, to have the conversation most high-earning women never get to have. Not about investing. Not about 401ks. About your actual relationship with money. Carolin walked away from a six-figure Silicon Valley role, took a nine-month sabbatical to travel the world solo, and landed her dream job at Stripe. And she did it because she planned for it financially and emotionally. In this conversation, she breaks down exactly how. What you'll take away from this episode: - The real difference between a financial advisor and a money coach (and why you probably need both) - Why high-performing women keep feeling financially insecure no matter how much they earn - The dangerous trap of lifestyle creep and how it quietly works against you - The one exercise Carolin gives every client to start giving your money direction this week - Why the goalpost keeps moving and what to do…

People in this episode

Host: Amy Evans

Guest: Carolin Helff

Topics covered

• financial empowerment
• money coaching
• high-earning women
• lifestyle creep
• money mindsets

Keywords

• money relationship
• financial insecurity
• career transition
• sabbatical
• financial advisors
• money coaches
• lifestyle creep
• money direction

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Financially Fierce, Stripe

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