If there’s one thing I wish someone had told me when I was drowning in US$60,000 (R700, 000 then) debt, it was that - you can be strategic in how you pay off your debt.
All in Healing Ancestral Money Trauma
A Case Study on How Trauma is Passed Down from Generation to Generation
A few months ago, I saw such a deep display of family trauma on “Iyanla Fix My Life”, and I wanted to share because it shows how trauma is passed down generationally and I loved Iyanla's exercises for the parents to help them see this:
Let’s Talk Ancestral Blessings and Child Support
Some men will say they are bewitched and go and slaughter a village of cows asking for help from their ancestors, meanwhile it's because of how they have treated their kids.
There’s no Shame in Being Poor or Struggling Financially
There is no shame in being poor and finding yourself spending money on crazy things
Listen!
Poverty is freaking draining. Not having money for months is depressing AF!
On Coming Home to My Body as I Heal
I recently told a friend that in addition to spending most of the pandemic catching sunsets and sitting on my balcony eating or sipping peppermint tea, I now spend a lot of my evenings watching birds and observing their behavior and letting my mind wander.
How do You Know you Have Money Trauma?
I'm sometimes asked a puzzling question by the South African media - how can people know that they have an issue with money?
The assumption is that people don't know they’re struggling financially.