Episode Summary

What if your financial history isn’t a knowledge problem or a personal failure, but a nervous system story?

In this episode of HomeEc, we sit down with aspiring Rich Auntie Rachel to unpack a year of emotional, relational, and financial transformation that led to one unexpected move: she submitted her Calibrate Growth Profile alongside her mortgage paperwork.

She got the mortgage.

Financial Therapist Nick Ashburn and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Moraya Seeger DeGeare explore what happens when context meets numbers, when behavior is understood instead of judged, and why “knowing what to do” so often breaks down without safety, regulation, and support.

This episode challenges the idea that financial success is about discipline alone and asks a bigger question: what would change if lenders and advisors understood the human behind the spreadsheet?

What We Cover

• Why knowing better does not automatically lead to doing better
• Emotional spending as regulation, not moral failure
• How strengths become blind spots under stress
• Over-giving as a bid for connection
• Showing up as an adult versus a younger, activated self
• How context changes financial behavior
• What Rachel’s story reveals about credit, care, and trust

Why This Episode Matters

Rachel’s story shows what becomes possible when self-awareness, therapy, and behavioral insight enter real financial systems. This is not a story about perfection. It is a story about being seen, supported, and regulated enough to follow through.

If you have ever felt behind, misunderstood by your numbers, or stuck in patterns you “know better” than to repeat, this episode is for you.

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Disclaimer

This podcast is for informational purposes only and does not constitute mental health, financial, or legal advice. It is not a substitute for guidance from a licensed mental health professional or a qualified financial advisor familiar with your personal circumstances.

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