Tuesday Thoughts And Receiving

Isabelle
Jul 29
5 min read

Hi Friends,I trust last week’s notes on why habits are important resonated with you. This week we will tackle a subject that needs to be talked about.

Why Money Isn't Just About Numbers – It’s About How Safe You Feel Inside

I don’t know how you’ve been feeling lately, but over the past few weeks, I’ve become increasingly aware of just how deeply the topic of money lives in our nervous systems. Sometimes, it’s a quiet hum in the background, barely noticeable but ever-present. Other times, it roars through our minds with fear, urgency, or shame. But, whether loud or silent, it’s always there—shaping how we feel, how we act, and how we relate to ourselves.

And it got me thinking: Why does abundance feel like something we have to earn? Why does the subject of money still bring up so much guilt, pressure, and unworthiness for so many women—especially in midlife, after we've given so much of ourselves to others?

For a long time, I believed that money was something logical—something that could be figured out and mastered through the right systems and strategies. I thought if I could just be disciplined enough, if I learned how to budget and invest wisely, if I divided my accounts and tracked every expense, I would finally feel safe. I thought security would arrive once I “got it together” financially. But it didn’t. Not really. Not for long. Because what I had missed completely was that money is not just about numbers. It’s energy. And energy doesn’t respond to control—it responds to permission. It flows where it feels safe to go.

What I didn’t realize at the time is that I wasn’t just dealing with limiting beliefs—I was dealing with something deeper. A wound. One that had nothing to do with spreadsheets or self-control, and everything to do with my early experiences. I had internalized the idea that it’s not okay to want too much, that I shouldn’t have big desires, that I should keep my dreams quiet to avoid disappointment or judgment. And even though I didn’t consciously walk around thinking those things, they lived in me like old wallpaper—faded, but still there.

Maybe you recognize that too. Maybe you’ve felt that money in your life has never just been a neutral tool, but a symbol. A symbol of freedom, of power, of love, or perhaps the painful absence of those things. Maybe money has been tied to performance and perfection, to pleasing others or making yourself smaller just to feel safe. And if that’s been true for you, I want you to know: you are not broken. Your fear is not a flaw. And your longing for abundance is not selfish—it’s sacred. It is the part of you that remembers a deeper truth: that you were never meant to live in lack, to suppress your desires, or to feel unworthy of support and ease.

Money is a mirror. It reflects back our sense of value, our capacity to receive, and our ability to feel safe being seen and supported. If you've ever wondered why it’s hard to hold on to money, or why it seems to come with strings attached, or why it never quite feels like enough even when it “should” be—there is nothing wrong with you. Most likely, your system has simply learned that it’s safer to stay small, to stay hidden, to stay in control. But the truth is, we are not here to shrink. We are here to open. To allow. To reconnect.

And that’s why I want to share something with you that came straight from my heart. I recently hosted a powerful live session about money and mindset, and the replay is now available. It was the 3rd call in the 4 week mini course for women in midlife after breakup or divorce: release, reclaim, rewire, reimagine. In this session, we didn’t talk about budgets or financial hacks. We talked about the emotional root of our money patterns, our first money memory, the perceived danger around receiving, and how to begin shifting those stories—not through more discipline, but through deeper compassion.

We did an exercise that I’d love for you to try as you watch. I asked the women to imagine money knocking at their door. Not as green bills or numbers on a screen—but as a person or a presence. What would it look like? Would it feel safe or threatening? Generous or demanding? This one visualization alone opened up so much clarity, because it let us see our relationship with money as it actually is—not as we pretend it to be.

If this speaks to you, I invite you to watch the replay and take it in gently. No pressure to fix anything. Just an invitation to become aware of what lives beneath the surface. This is about honoring your nervous system, your lived experience, and your deep wisdom as a woman who is ready to step into a more abundant way of being—not just financially, but emotionally, energetically, and spiritually.

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We need more women who are rooted in abundance—not just in numbers, but in energy, in vision, and in voice. We need women who no longer give out of depletion or fear, but from a grounded place of trust, clarity, and enoughness. We need you. Not small. Not silent. Not second-guessing yourself. But anchored, connected, visible—and yes, supported in every way, including financially.

Because abundance isn’t a finish line we strive toward. It’s our natural state. A state we return to, not through hustle or pressure, but through gentle reconnection with ourselves—our truth, our bodies, our stories, and even our pain.

Especially our pain.

Because where the shame lives, so does the key to liberation. Where we’ve made ourselves small, we can reclaim our power. Where we’ve been afraid to receive, we can finally begin to open.

It takes courage to face this—not just mentally, but with your whole being. And I know that courage lives in you. This journey is not about becoming rich overnight. It’s about no longer feeling poor inside. It’s about nourishing yourself so deeply that no external circumstance can rob you of your peace. And it’s about finally allowing yourself the kind of life that once felt “too much” to even dream of.

You are not too late. You are not asking for too much. You are remembering who you are. And that is a beautiful, powerful thing.

PS: Message me for a free consult to start moving toward a more confident you..