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Unlocking Wealth Through Financial Therapy for Women with Wendy Wright

Betty's Smart Friends

Release Date: 04/07/2026

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What if the biggest barrier to financial confidence isn't your income or strategy, but the money story you've carried since childhood? Betty sits down with financial therapist Wendy Wright to explore why up to 90% of financial decisions are emotionally driven and how early experiences shape the beliefs we carry into adulthood.

Wendy unpacks patterns many women share, perfectionism, scarcity, guilt around earning, and struggles with deservingness, and introduces a compassionate framework for rewriting those stories. Her powerful question: What story do you want your money to tell going forward?

If you've ever felt anxious, avoidant, or stuck around money, this episode will show you that change is possible.

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