In this episode of The Connected Community Podcast, host Nicky Yazbeck meets with Shaneh Woods, founder of Prosperity First, CFO, and author of the upcoming book Profit Is Protest. Together, they explore a radically reimagined relationship with money; one that blends strategy and soul, numbers and nervous systems, spreadsheets and self-trust.

Shaneh invites listeners to move beyond traditional ideas of success and wealth, reframing prosperity as financial agency, overflow, and choice rather than hustle, burnout, or scarcity. The conversation dives deep into the energetic and emotional blocks that keep people from receiving, and how inherited money stories, fear-based systems, and internalized scarcity shape our relationship with income, worth, and power. Shaneh shares grounded, practical tools for shifting these patterns, emphasizing that true prosperity requires both inner work and outer structure.

This episode also explores the idea of profit as protest, which is using money consciously as a tool for liberation, values-based decision-making, and systemic change. Shaneh explains how reclaiming profit can be an act of resistance against scarcity-driven systems and a pathway toward businesses rooted in integrity, joy, and sustainability. The conversation touches on human design and self-awareness as tools for understanding how we earn, spend, save, and receive money in alignment with who we truly are.

This episode is a must-listen for entrepreneurs, healers, creatives, and anyone ready to dismantle old money narratives and step into a more empowered, ethical, and expansive relationship with wealth. If you’re ready to see money not just as numbers, but as power, possibility, and protest, this conversation will change the way you think about profit forever.

Takeaways

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to Prosperity Coaching

03:16 Defining Prosperity Beyond Money

07:06 The Blockages to Prosperity

10:43 Energetics of Money and Receiving

14:30 Unpacking Personal Money Mindsets

18:16 Transforming Your Relationship with Money

26:43 The Healing Journey: Understanding Emotional Patterns

29:02 Raising Children with Healthy Money Mindsets

29:09 Tools for Overcoming Financial Blockages

31:52 The Relationship Between Purpose and Prosperity

36:14 Profit as Protest: The Power of Money

36:29 Transforming Money Mindset: Practical Exercises

46:11 OUTRO

Connect with me:

https://nickyYyoga.com

https://www.youtube.com/@TheConnectedCommunity

[email protected]

Connect with Shaneh:

https://prosperityfirst.com/

https://www.facebook.com/shanehsworld/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/shanehfwoods/

Keywords: money mindset, prosperity, energy, abundance, financial freedom, self-worth, EFT, personal growth, spiritual coaching, wealth consciousness