Episode 76: Understanding and Overcoming Financial Trauma
Release Date: 05/14/2025
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Mental health encompasses your emotional, psychological and social well-being, influencing how you think, feel, and act. May is dedicated to raising awareness, reducing stigma around behavioral issues, and highlighting the impact of mental illness and addiction on individuals, families, healthcare providers, and society. Each year, millions of Americans navigate the challenges of living with a mental health condition.
On this episode, Katie is joined by Hanna Morrell, owner of Pacific Stoa Financial Wellness, a company specializing in holistic financial coaching for individuals and couples. Katie and Hanna discuss financial stress and anxiety, the difference between worrying and caring about money, how mental health ties into financial wellness, and much more.
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About Navicore Solutions: We are a national nonprofit provider of financial education and compassionate personal finance counseling. We can help you gain control of your finances. A debt-free future is possible. Learn more about us here: http://navicoresolutions.org/