The Spiral of Healing: Aligning Personal Growth with Financial Freedom

We often feel stuck when we’re on the verge of a major shift, standing at the edge of what we’ve always known and the vast unknown ahead. This leap requires faith, and staying where we are can feel safer. But that feeling of stuckness doesn’t mean you’re actually stuck. It’s the resistance between your old self, clinging to familiar patterns, and your new self, eager to emerge. You’re not stuck, you’re transitioning from one phase of healing and life to the next.

 Just like life, your financial journey follows cycles. Healing isn’t just emotional; it’s also about releasing financial habits, limiting beliefs around money, and reprogramming the way you relate to your finances. This process involves planting fresh seeds of financial empowerment, growing into a confident money manager, and eventually sharing your financial freedom with those around you.

I had to fully grasp the phases of transformation and growth, both personally and financially, to break free from feeling stuck. Once I recognized that I was on a spiral staircase of learning and healing, I understood similar lessons around money and self-growth can reappear, but each time they’re meant to be felt, embodied and learned at a deeper level. Each phase, whether personal or financial, is an opportunity to build a more authentic and empowered life.

Whenever I feel stuck, I embrace the mindset of, “what is this teaching me?” both in life and financially. I begin to see where I am as part of the path to becoming the person I aspire to be while being able to play an active role in my evolution and journey.

I’ve felt stuck, faced setbacks, and spiraled countless times in my healing and financial journey. But I’ve come to realize that growth in both areas follows a similiar spiral cycle, much like the patterns we see in nature. Think of everything on this earth existing in cycles: death, rebirth, and expansion. Shedding old habits, planting new seeds, growing, and integrating.

Even when it feels like you’re starting over financially or emotionally, you’re not, you’re expanding. You have to allow fall to happen, shedding old financial habits, limiting beliefs, and any scarcity mindset that holds you back. Then you can move into winter, reflecting on what has shifted and cycled through. This prepares you for spring, where you plant new financial goals, habits, and mindsets. By summer, you’ll begin to see your financial growth and personal transformation take root.

It’s important to remember that this process is normal. Once we embrace the cycles of life and finances, we begin to accept both ourselves and our financial journey. This acceptance allows us to understand our money stories on a deeper, more compassionate, and forgiving level, setting the stage for true financial freedom.

To all the others who have dedicated their lives to shedding, healing, learning, and becoming, you are seen, and your journey matters.

You are not stuck. You are becoming.

How to Move Forward:

      1.   Acknowledge Your Financial and Personal Season:

Ask yourself, “Am I in a season of shedding, planting, growing, or integrating?” Reflect on where you’ve been emotionally and financially, and what you’re currently experiencing. Understanding your season is the first step toward aligning with your growth.

      2.   Use the Right Tools for Personal and Financial Growth:

Once you identify your phase, use tools that match:

          •   Shedding: What old money habits or limiting beliefs around money are no longer serving you? Release them by reassessing your budget, canceling unnecessary subscriptions, or letting go of a scarcity mindset.

          •   Planting: Set clear financial goals and develop new routines. Start by automating your savings, making a plan for debt reduction, or learning new investment strategies. This is the time to plant the seeds of financial freedom.

          •   Growing: During growth, be patient and nurture your financial goals. Track your progress, build consistency with budgeting, and expand your financial literacy through books or courses.

          •   Integrating: Reflect on the financial and personal lessons you’ve learned. How can you apply these insights to create long-term stability and freedom? This phase is about taking all that you’ve gained and building sustainable financial habits.

      3.   Adjust Your Pace in Life and Finances:

Each phase requires its own pace. Don’t rush through shedding or planting phases, they’re foundational to your future success. Allow the growth phase to unfold naturally and give space for the integration to take root. Trust the timing of both your personal and financial journey.

By aligning your actions with your current season, you’ll feel more grounded, empowered, and ready to move forward with intention, both in life and on your financial journey. Remember, your financial growth is directly linked to your emotional healing and self-awareness. You’re not just becoming financially free; you’re evolving into your most authentic self.

Warmly,

Your Partner in Financial Healing and Empowerment