#046: Managing Your Finances During and After Trauma with Kylie Travers
Life is Life!
English - June 05, 2020 13:00 - 40 minutes - 28.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsEducation Business personal finance financial literacy financial education credit cards debt student loans Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Child abuse. Warfare. Assault. A devastating accident. If you have endured one or more life-threatening events, you may be more likely to make destructive money decisions.
Researchers discovered that post-traumatic stress alters the way a person thinks and reacts to situations, including financial behavior. In other words: “Traumatic experiences cause our brain to overreact. They force us into a stress mode where we are compelled to take action as a protective measure."
One of the most common ways our financial stress manifests is in the form of oppressive credit card debt.
Having overcome homelessness, domestic violence, health issues including paralysis and extreme pain, Kylie Travers knows firsthand how difficult life can be and joins us to share exactly how she changed her mental mindset and improved her financial situation several times over the years.
About Kylie Travers
Kylie Travers is based in Melbourne, Australia with her two young daughters. She went from homeless single mother to multiple international award-winning CEO, author, speaker, and ambassador in the space of a few years.
Connect with Kylie on her website The Thrifty Issue. Or on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram.
About The Show
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