Money keeps touching the rest of life. It shows up in the body as safety and alarm, in relationships as trust and responsibility, in work as value and visibility, and in creativity as both support and constraint.
These later Financial Abundance Study Group conversations continue the exploration begun by Rick and Cathy. As the group evolved, Jean and Simone became its recurring co-facilitators, often creating and leading the calls together. Dave joined as a co-facilitator on some sessions, and Rick returned at times. Many other community members contributed their experiences, questions, tapping, and hard-won wisdom.
Start with what fits your life now, or browse the original sessions by date. Some conversations became focused articles. Others remain here because the listening itself has value even when another article was not needed.
Begin with the original Financial Abundance Study Group collection
Explore the Guides
Money safety, steadiness, and honest numbers
- Money Secrecy Can Carry Shame Into the Nervous System
- Let the Numbers Be True Without Letting Shame Take Over
- Money Decisions Need Both Feeling and Facts
- Save for Safety Without Turning Scarcity Into Hoarding
- Start With a Money Step Small Enough to Repeat
- The End-of-the-Month Feeling Can Arrive Before the Numbers Do
- When Financial Noise Keeps Your Body in Alarm
Receiving, spending, gratitude, and enoughness
- Abundance Includes the Freedom to Choose Less
- Enough Fun for the Budget You Actually Have
- Money Is Not Gone When It Becomes Something You Value
- Receiving Generously: Let the Giver Have Their Yes
- Spending Guilt Is Not the Same as Financial Wisdom
Work, business, pricing, and creative expression
- Anxiety Does Not Have to Decide Whether You Act
- Awkward Means You Are Learning, Not That You Do Not Belong
- Business Support Should Create Capacity, Not More Chaos
- Charge More Without Making the Price a Verdict on You
- Create Before Your Work Feels Worthy
- Financial Safety and Creative Freedom Do Not Have to Be Enemies
- Make Space Before You Demand the New Idea
- Marketing Can Be an Invitation, Not a Performance
- Stop Making Yourself Prove You Deserve Your Income
Relationships, family rules, identity, and belonging
- Be Seen for Who You Are, Not What You Have
- Money Conflict: Separate the Numbers From the Need to Control
- You Can Be Financially Responsible Without Becoming Atlas
- Your Family’s Money Ceiling Is Not Your Assignment
Guidance, meaning, and emotional freedom
- Dare to Be Different Without Using Money for Status
- Gratitude Works Better as a Practice Than a Demand
- Let Creativity and Money Belong in the Same Life
- When an Affirmation Meets a Yes-But
- You Do Not Need Pain or Struggle to Steer You
Explore the Original Sessions
The sessions below are arranged chronologically. Each transcript was generated automatically and may contain errors.
2011
August 7, 2011
Fear of rejection; Forgetting things; Fear of being disappointed about house; I need pain to steer me; I’ve been working on prosperity since the 60’s, why is it taking so long.
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August 21, 2011
Cappuccino / mindfulness; Money I didn’t expect, and now want to give half of what I originally thought I did; Had to limit myself… now it’s time; They didn’t let me spend the money I earned; That End of The Month feeling.
Guides drawn from this session:
- Receiving Generously: Let the Giver Have Their Yes
- The End-of-the-Month Feeling Can Arrive Before the Numbers Do
September 4, 2011
Overwhelmed by my overabundant STUFF; More REFINED decisions; Getting a new house but I’m focused on lack; Pulling back from what I thought was a YES; Huge lesson in Acceptance.
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September 18, 2011
Distressing dreams about money; Coaching business- not as good as other people; Not making headway, Atlas holding up the world.
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October 9, 2011
Staying off the computer more… balancing body and effort; Is there enough for all? I feel guilty; All new to me… property and connecting.
October 23, 2011
Trapped in old coping mechanism; Don’t know how to change; Something that cannot be repaired.
November 6, 2011
Feeling inferior about not having as much money as they do; Moving forward hiring a new employee; Scared and hoping no clients show up; Always filtering out good things about myself.
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November 27, 2011
Lost my grove around financial abundance; Resistance to having it; He manages money wrong; Isn’t it wrong to spend money.
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December 11, 2011
Paucity of imagination at the moment; Lists & Goals: not sure what to do next; This financially stressful time of the year.
2012
January 1, 2012
Getting out of my own way; Finding a focus; Feeling like its gone before it arrives; I don’t know if I can do this; Money and relationships inter twinned.
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January 15, 2012
Obsessing on the illogical market ups and downs; Pressure from management on special project; Love to WIN; Meaning to save some money.
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January 29, 2012
Internal resistance to attracting money; About to turn 65 and would like to stop kicking my ass; Aging & Money; Cycles of expression and gratitude; Complicated math puts me off.
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February 12, 2012
Tired of being the victim; Lots of judgement around purchases; Money to control or threaten; She keeps talking over me.
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February 26, 2012
Growing coaching business; Assistant isn’t a good match; Blessing this house and getting it ready to sell; Those voices in my head; Want to be free.
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March 11, 2012
Who does she think she is; I don’t get more; Stockpile/hoard against scarcity; Afraid of Success; Who am I NOT to do this; I don’t have anything to offer.
Guides drawn from this session:
- Save for Safety Without Turning Scarcity Into Hoarding
- Your Family’s Money Ceiling Is Not Your Assignment
March 25, 2012
Money as part of the scaffolding no longer; Cuddle Parties; New relationship, happy in 100 ways, except this thing about money; Parents in law coming and their different attitudes.
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April 15, 2012
Relations to money and debt; Living arrangements with my sister and her relationship to health insurance; House on market now… vibrationally preparing; Contracted feeling… almost everyday.
April 29, 2012
Unable to work full time, lots of fear; Appreciation to my ancestors; Limited financial abundance, can’t allow more than a certain amount; I expect someone to yell at me for charging too much.
Guides drawn from this session:
- Charge More Without Making the Price a Verdict on You
- Your Family’s Money Ceiling Is Not Your Assignment
May 27, 2012
How much focus do we need to put on something to manifest it; I don’t deserve abundance; My parents struggled; I want to allow and accept more.
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July 1, 2012
A wide-ranging study-group conversation about money, abundance, and the emotional patterns present that day.
July 29, 2012
My cat disappeared; Blocking abundance… my outlook on life; Appreciate the abundance of choice; Re-calibrating.
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September 9, 2012
Recently hired LOUD salesperson; Reluctance about my website; So clear… boundaries; Kids: I want to give them EVERYTHING.
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October 7, 2012
A wide-ranging study-group conversation about money, abundance, and the emotional patterns present that day.
November 18, 2012
A wide-ranging study-group conversation about money, abundance, and the emotional patterns present that day.
December 9, 2012
A wide-ranging study-group conversation about money, abundance, and the emotional patterns present that day.
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2013
January 13, 2013
A wide-ranging study-group conversation about money, abundance, and the emotional patterns present that day.
February 10, 2013
Invitation; Job starting next week, strong emotions coming up; Optimism about the future; Reaction to what other coaches charge.
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March 3, 2013
Uptight about technical part of my business; When you are awkward, you are actually LEARNING; I don’t feel I deserve my salary; Voices get raised… I get called selfish.
Guides drawn from this session:
- Awkward Means You Are Learning, Not That You Do Not Belong
- Stop Making Yourself Prove You Deserve Your Income
April 7, 2013
PRICING in my throat; “You cannot make money doing this work.”; Clients parents bringing awareness; Money… overtaken by sorrow; Long distance tapping; Squandered my father’s money.
Guides drawn from this session:
- Charge More Without Making the Price a Verdict on You
- Stop Making Yourself Prove You Deserve Your Income
May 5, 2013
Excited and nervous about it; But what if I don’t WIN; Something about unclaimed property came in my mailbox; This idea that I have to depend on creepy assholes to survive; State of financial terror about my family situation.
Guides drawn from this session:
- You Can Be Financially Responsible Without Becoming Atlas
- Your Family’s Money Ceiling Is Not Your Assignment
June 2, 2013
He OWES US; New business offering Qi gong; I wasn’t open to losing anothe rguy, but I am open to loving abundance; Can’t seem to SAVE much money.
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July 7, 2013
Frustration with technology in the home of high tech; Not gotten paid for April; Transferring to a new department; I haven’t been making my own money; I want to be making a million.
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August 11, 2013
A wide-ranging study-group conversation about money, abundance, and the emotional patterns present that day.
September 22, 2013
A wide-ranging study-group conversation about money, abundance, and the emotional patterns present that day.
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November 3, 2013
A wide-ranging study-group conversation about money, abundance, and the emotional patterns present that day.
December 8, 2013
A wide-ranging study-group conversation about money, abundance, and the emotional patterns present that day.
2014
January 5, 2014
A wide-ranging study-group conversation about money, abundance, and the emotional patterns present that day.
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February 2, 2014
A wide-ranging study-group conversation about money, abundance, and the emotional patterns present that day.
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March 2, 2014
A wide-ranging study-group conversation about money, abundance, and the emotional patterns present that day.
April 6, 2014
A wide-ranging study-group conversation about money, abundance, and the emotional patterns present that day.
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May 11, 2014
A wide-ranging study-group conversation about money, abundance, and the emotional patterns present that day.
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June 8, 2014
A wide-ranging study-group conversation about money, abundance, and the emotional patterns present that day.
July 20, 2014
A wide-ranging study-group conversation about money, abundance, and the emotional patterns present that day.
August 17, 2014
A wide-ranging study-group conversation about money, abundance, and the emotional patterns present that day.
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September 6, 2014
A wide-ranging study-group conversation about money, abundance, and the emotional patterns present that day.
December 7, 2014
A wide-ranging study-group conversation about money, abundance, and the emotional patterns present that day.
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2015
January 11, 2015
A wide-ranging study-group conversation about money, abundance, and the emotional patterns present that day.
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February 8, 2015
A wide-ranging study-group conversation about money, abundance, and the emotional patterns present that day.
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March 8, 2015
A wide-ranging study-group conversation about money, abundance, and the emotional patterns present that day.
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April 12, 2015
Abundance: Daring to Be Different.
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May 5, 2015
Guilt and Shame Over Money.
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June 14, 2015
Abundance Study Group: Having a great summer whatever the size of your budget.
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July 5, 2015
Financial Abundance: Gratitude and Freedom.
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August 9, 2015
Financial Abundance – Opening to Receive.
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September 6, 2015
A wide-ranging study-group conversation about money, abundance, and the emotional patterns present that day.
October 4, 2015
A wide-ranging study-group conversation about money, abundance, and the emotional patterns present that day.
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November 6, 2015
A wide-ranging study-group conversation about money, abundance, and the emotional patterns present that day.
December 11, 2015
A wide-ranging study-group conversation about money, abundance, and the emotional patterns present that day.
2016
January 15, 2016
Money privacy and the shame of not knowing; Worthiness and the right to learn; Primitive-brain resilience; Letting financial understanding grow one step at a time.
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February 5, 2016
A wide-ranging study-group conversation about money, abundance, and the emotional patterns present that day.
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March 11, 2016
Financial Abundance Study Group (Jean & Simone).
April 8, 2016
Financial Abundance Study Group (Simone & Jean).
May 6, 2016
Financial Abundance Study Group (Jean & Simone).
June 10, 2016
Financial Abundance (Simone & Jean).
July 1, 2016
Financial Abundance Study Group (Jean & Simone).
September 2, 2016
Financial Abundance (Jean and Simone).
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October 3, 2016
Financial Abundance Study Group (Jean & Simone).
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November 7, 2016
Stress Relief for Holiday Spending (Jean & Simone).
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December 14, 2016
Winter Holidays as a Creative Opportunity.
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2017
January 11, 2017
Keeping a balanced approach to money triggers.
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February 15, 2017
Self compassion, tapping, and love when we don’t know what to do about our finances.
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March 8, 2017
Facilitators Jean & Simone.
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April 5, 2017
Seeing The Truth About Our Finances Without Being Ashamed.
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May 10, 2017
To be seen for who we are and not for what we have.
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June 9, 2017
Inspecting our money habits so we can change what isn’t working.
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August 7, 2017
Heart of Money.
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- Let Creativity and Money Belong in the Same Life
- Money Is Not Gone When It Becomes Something You Value
September 13, 2017
Enthusiasm and Money.
October 6, 2017
Energy, Life Force, and Money.
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November 10, 2017
The link between gratitude and joy and how to establish a joyful praxis of gratitude.
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December 8, 2017
Finding Peace Amidst The Noise.
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2018
January 10, 2018
Creativity Beginnings.
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February 21, 2018
Self-compassion and self-forgiveness when we’re feeling rough or unkind.
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March 12, 2018
Is My Creativity ‘Worthy’ of Expressing?.
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April 9, 2018
Allowing Space for New Ideas to Grow.
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May 7, 2018
Taking Creativity Outside.
June 21, 2018
Let the Beauty of what you love be What you do – Rumi.
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- Financial Safety and Creative Freedom Do Not Have to Be Enemies
- Let Creativity and Money Belong in the Same Life
August 31, 2018
Let the Beauty of What You Love Be What You Do (#2).
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September 11, 2018
Remember to Not Let Anxiety Lead You to Passivity.
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October 19, 2018
Be Like a Tree and Let the Dead Leaves Drop (NEW DAY).
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November 23, 2018
What does it mean to pay regular visits to ourselves and how do we do it?.
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December 17, 2018
Giving Gifts of Love and Understanding to Ourselves.
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2019
January 4, 2019
Letting Ourselves Start the New Year Slowly.
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January 21, 2019
The Question Workshop; Stop Repeating The Same Pattern Over and over and Over.
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These recordings include personal experiences and reflect the understanding available at the time. Emotional regulation and tapping can support clearer choices, but they are not substitutes for qualified financial, legal, tax, medical, or mental health guidance.