How do you actually break free from money guilt, financial fear, and the urge to buy your way into being a “good” parent or partner?

In this honest, hilarious, and powerful episode, we sit down with Dr. Tavari Brown—a Georgia-based therapist, coach, and speaker with nearly 30 years of experience helping high-achievers set boundaries and stop people-pleasing. Together, we unpack the emotional baggage we all carry around money, and how that impacts our relationships, parenting, and personal peace.

We open with a fun lightning round game: “Is it boundaries or budget?” (Spoiler: It’s almost always boundaries.) Then we dive deep into how money wounds show up in parenting, marriages, and business—and how summer is actually a perfect time to start having value-based conversations with your kids about finances, wants vs. needs, and emotional spending.

This episode is part unfiltered therapy, part financial reframe, and a whole lot of wisdom.

We cover:

The truth about people-pleasing and overspending

How to teach your kids money values without guilt

The cultural and systemic layers behind our money fears

Why your trauma might be disguised as ambition

The difference between being generous and being self-sacrificing

Whether you're a mom trying to avoid the Amazon toy trap or a woman untangling her financial worth from her identity, this episode will speak to your soul—and your wallet.

Guest Bio:

Dr. Tavari Brown is a therapist, coach, and speaker who helps high-achieving individuals stop people-pleasing, set boundaries with confidence, and take charge of their lives—without guilt. With nearly 30 years of experience, she brings a rare mix of clinical wisdom, straight talk, humor, and deep compassion to every conversation.

Whether she's working with clients navigating major life transitions or speaking on stages about emotional wellness and money wounds, Dr. Brown empowers people to break generational cycles, challenge toxic beliefs, and redefine what success really means. Her work is rooted in helping others create lives that are emotionally rich, mentally grounded, and unapologetically boundaried.

🌐 Visit her website here: https://ttbhealth.net/

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