What If It Wasn’t About the Money?

A client once told me, “I thought if I doubled my salary, I’d finally feel secure. Instead, I just doubled my stress and I’m just as worried about finances as always.”

In reality, she didn’t have a money problem—she had a worthiness problem. The belief that she had to keep striving, proving, and producing to deserve safety.

What if most struggles with money weren’t really about money?

What if they were about worthiness—about feeling safe, seen, and supported?

Ancient wisdom and modern psychology agree: many of us carry a deep belief that our worth must be earned. So we strive harder, achieve more… and still feel like something’s missing.

Here’s a truth I finally learned in my own life that shifted everything: abundance flows where self-trust grows.

Money, like beauty or art, is energy. When approached intentionally, it carries exchange, impact, comfort, and freedom. But somewhere along the way, we wrapped it in narratives of scarcity and power instead of connection and contribution.

What if we flipped that script?

What if every exchange became a conscious act of giving and receiving—whether paying a bill, investing in yourself, or celebrating a bonus?

What if we simply allowed ourselves to live abundantly? Not fearfully. Not performatively. But from grounded alignment.

When we recognize ourselves as the powerful creators we are, money stops being something to chase—and starts being something we allow.

That shift—from fear to self-trust—is what creates sustainable abundance.

What would it look like if you stopped resisting—and just let it in?