Episode 19

19. Overcoming Financial Anxiety with Dr Ayanna Abrams

In this week's episode Dr Ayanna takes a brave step in sharing her story of overcoming financial anxiety. She authentically shares the impact of growing up without financial literacy, including leading her to make unhealthy money decisions and avoid paying debt for years. She openly shares the process she took to rewrite her money shame narrative and how she manages finances today.

Episode Highlights


  • The identity we create around money 

  • Knowing you safe spaces
  • Growing confident in being authentic
  • Experiences of being a first generation Caribbean 
  • Exploring your authentic self in college
  • Various types of financial anxiety 
  • Managing finances in college
  • Rewriting your narrative regarding money shame 
  • The pressure to meet financial expectations  of other people 
  • Black women and money conversations

Special Guest: Dr Ayanna Abrams


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Dr Ayanna Abrams


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Facebook


Ascension Behavioral Health


Not So Strong


Website


Ascension Behavioral Health


Resources Shared on Show


Apps


Mint


You Need A Budget


Every Dollar


My Finance


Podcast


Journey to Launch


Clever Girl Finance


Nicole Walters Podcast


Optimal Finance Daily


Myleik Teele's Podcast


Websites


The Budgetnista


The Finance Bar


 


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About the Podcast

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About your host

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Bianca Hughes

Bianca Kesha Hughes is setting boundaries and breaking barriers. She knows how to navigate life and discover true identity while trusting in God. Known for authenticity and heart-work services, Bianca is the ultimate trailblazer in the mental health and wellness field as a therapist, coach, speaker, and podcast host, inspiring her audience to let go of the illusion of perfectionism.

She is deeply connected to her cultural values, and Caribbean heritage, and her foundation of faith is a source of light for everyone around her. Bianca experiences her fair share of trials and pain but she heals through vulnerability and connecting to her authentic self. For this reason, she is passionate about breaking down the walls of perfectionism, encouraging her audience to connect to their authentic self while creating a safer place for them to be seen and heard.

Her podcast, "It Didn't Break Me," creates a space for honest and vulnerable conversations. Her guests share their transformational life stories around the messy stuff they didn't think they'd come back from yet they are still here. "It Didn't Break Me" podcast is a platform for people who are struggling with mindset shifts around perfectionism and being their authentic self, inspiring them to discover the beauty in the mess.