Blessed Beyond the Stress

In this special episode you get to hear that I am struggling with technology. I have sneak peaks I'm sharing and I honestly am so thankful that you are here. I talk about a book idea, my heart for coaching, God's nudges that keep changing my life and an invite to join me in the Money Makeover Challenge https://blessedbeyondthestress.com/work-with-me

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We're talking about:

• how to create a budget that gives you freedom instead of making you feel restricted
• why I recommend starting with a $2,000 emergency fund so you can become your own backup plan
• how to choose a debt payoff strategy you can actually stick with
• why generosity deserves a place in your financial plan
• how to create a financial vision that gives purpose to everything you're building

Because budgeting isn't supposed to mean you can't spend money. A budget is a spending plan for you and your money.

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What if the way you’ve been taught to think about money, wealth, and success isn’t the way God sees them at all? For years, I thought success looked like a college degree, letters behind my name, a management title, and a good income. I had worked hard for all of it—and I was proud of what I had accomplished.Then I felt God asking me to leave my dream job. And suddenly, this woman with a bachelor’s degree and a management career was cleaning toilets for a living.It looked like I had gone backward.Instead, God was beginning to completely change the way I thought about money, success, wealth, and stewardship.In this episode, we’re talking about Romans 12:2 and what it can look like to renew our minds around money. We’ll explore three important shifts:• Ownership vs. stewardship
• Wealth vs. worth
• Success vs. significanceBecause the world says money belongs to you.God says you’re managing what belongs to Him.That doesn’t mean wealth is bad or that Christian women shouldn’t pursue financial success. I want women to save, invest, build successful businesses, create financial security, and become incredibly generous.But your money should never carry a job it was never designed to carry.Money is a tool—not the measure of your value.If you’re ready to examine your own relationship with money and uncover some of the beliefs that may be influencing your financial decisions, join me for the 3-Day Money Makeover Challenge.Over three days, we’ll look beyond the numbers so you can begin creating more clarity, control, and confidence with your finances.

Money Makeover Challenge. When you’re ready to move beyond understanding WHY you’ve been avoiding your finances and actually start working through the HOW, I’d love to guide you through my 3-Day Money Makeover Challenge. We’ll open that financial junk drawer together—with no shame, no judgment, and no expectation that you have it all figured out before you begin. Join the Challenge Here
Are you avoiding the numbers?

In todays episode of Blessed Beyond the Stress we are talking about why you keep avoiding your finances and its not what you might think! I’m sharing what my very messy junk drawer taught me about financial avoidance—and why even successful, capable women can find themselves avoiding their bank accounts, credit card balances, budgets, or financial decisions. We’re talking about the three emotions I often see underneath financial avoidance: fear, shame, and overwhelm—and how they can create a cycle where avoiding your money provides temporary relief but ultimately creates even more uncertainty and stress.

Are you ready for a money makeover?
If you're realizing that old beliefs, financial fear, or a scarcity mindset may be influencing the way that you handle money, join me in the three-day money makeover challenge. We'll look beyond the numbers to help you get clarity about where you are, uncover some of the stories and beliefs influencing your financial decisions, and start building greater clarity, control, and confidence with your money. 
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Could fear of not having enough be quietly controlling your financial decisions? A scarcity mindset isn't always about how much money you have. You can make good money, pay your bills, have savings, and still feel like you'll never have enough. In this episode of Blessed Beyond the Stress, we're talking about the truth about scarcity versus abundance, how your childhood money experiences can shape your financial mindset today, and how to recognize when fear, not wisdom, is making your financial decisions. I share my own story of realizing that even though I considered myself a generous person fear was keeping me from being generous with my money. I believed that if I could just earn more then I could finally feel secure enough to give. 
We'll talk about:

• What a scarcity mindset actually looks like 
• Signs you may be making money decisions out of fear. 
• How your family's relationship with money can shape your beliefs today 
• The difference between scarcity mindset and an abundance mindset 
• Abundance does not mean pretending money is unlimited. 
• How to tell the difference between financial wisdom and financial fear 
• Generosity, tithing, and my own struggle with fear of not having enough 

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In this episode we talk about faith and money stress and how they two don't always reflect the other.

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What should you teach your child about money when they earn their very first paycheck? When my 14-year-old daughter received her first paycheck from her first “real” job, I knew the trip to the bank was about more than opening a checking account. It was an opportunity to teach her financial lessons and money habits she could carry with her for the rest of her life. In this episode of Blessed Beyond the Stress, I’m sharing the simple system I taught her that day: Give. Save. Spend. We’ll talk about why I encourage her to save 15% of every paycheck, how we established a checking-account buffer, why I give her freedom to spend the rest, and what happened when she wanted an Xbox that wasn't in our family Christmas budget. 
But this episode isn't really about raising a teenager who is good at saving money. It's about preparing our children to become adults who can make confident, intentional financial decisions. Because our homes aren't just places where our children are protected—they're where they're prepared. And whether someone begins learning these lessons at 14, 23, or 40, it's never too late to develop healthier money habits. Every paycheck is another opportunity to practice wisdom, learn from mistakes, build confidence, and become a better steward of what you've been given.If you're a parent wondering how to teach your kids about money, how much teenagers should save, what to do with a child's first paycheck, or how to raise financially responsible kids, this episode is for you.
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Helping Christian women know their worth, grow their wealth, and lead their families, businesses, and lives with clarity and confidence.For free financial resources and more from Blessed Beyond the Stress, visit blessedbeyondthestress.com.If this episode helped you, subscribe, leave a comment, and share it with another parent who wants to prepare their children to handle money with confidence.
What is one money lesson you wish someone had taught YOU when you received your first paycheck? Tell me in the comments—I would love to hear it.

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Have you ever thought, "If I could just make more money, I wouldn't be so stressed about money?"

I believed that too. 

In this episode of Blessed Beyond the Stress, I'm sharing one of the most personal parts of my financial journey—from standing in a grocery store checkout line terrified there wouldn’t be enough money on my debit card, to earning more than I ever had before and realizing that more income still hadn’t created financial peace.That realization changed the way I approached money.I stopped asking, “How can I make more?” and started asking, “What am I doing with the money I already have?”That question led me to face every bill, create a plan, and hang a paper chain in our living room that my daughter and I slowly cut apart as I paid off my debt. With every payment, I wasn't just changing my financial situation—I was building trust and confidence in myself.Over time, I discovered something I now teach other women:Developing financial discernment is the most effective way to build lasting wealth with confidence.In this episode, we talk about:

• Why making more money doesn't automatically eliminate financial stress
• The connection between financial clarity and confidence
• How small, intentional financial decisions compound over time
• Why learning to trust yourself with money matters
• How financial discernment can help you stop reacting from fear and start leading your family, business, and life with clarity and confidence

You don't have to transform your entire financial life today.Sometimes it begins with one decision, one follow-through, one payment, and one faithful step at a time.If you're ready to start changing the way you think about and manage your money, join me for the Money Makeover Challenge at blessedbeyondthestress.com.And if this episode encouraged you, subscribe or follow Blessed Beyond the Stress and share it with another woman who needs to hear this message.I’ve lived both sides of the journey, and I truly believe the same God who carried me through survival is now teaching me how to steward abundance.

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In this episode Emily Dietterich and I have a converstation as two financial coaches who are moms, wives, and professionals. We talk about life, money, stress, and faith. Emily loves to help couples and parents figure out their finances. Listen now and connect with Emily at wiserootscoaching.com

Interview with Carrie Hensler. Her work focuses on helping high-capacity leaders untangle confusion, strengthen relationships, and lead themselves well under pressure. This converstation is for every woman. 
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