How Allison Took Charge of her Money
There are seasons in life when, from the outside, everything looks like it’s working. You’re earning good money. The systems are in place. You’re showing up and following through. And yet, somewhere underneath it all, something still doesn’t feel quite right.
That was the place my friend and client, Allison, found herself. A thoughtful, intentional, and deeply resourced coach and leader, she has taken Get Right With Money twice. Each time had offered something valuable—clarity, action, healing—but it wasn’t until her second round that the deeper layer of her relationship with money came clearly into focus.
This is the story of what shifted for her through this work. Not a “before and after” story with a tidy bow, but a real one—a story of movement, intention, longing, and return. A story about power and partnership, and what happens when money work centers the body, the nervous system, and our lived experience.
The beginning: when saving felt impossible
When Allison first enrolled in Get Right With Money, she and her husband were living in Hawaii. At the time, they assumed saving simply wasn’t an option. Their income felt stretched. The cost of living was high. They were managing, but with very little room to breathe.
Through the container of the course—through reflection, practice, and money legacy nervous system healing—Allison found herself doing what she previously believed she couldn’t: saving. And not just saving, but investing. They were building a foundation where it seemed none could exist.
She described it simply but powerfully: she felt in charge. Not from a place of control, but from the felt sense that her actions aligned with her values. That she was responding, rather than reacting. That she had power.
That season held a deep feeling of groundedness. But as is often the case, life shifted. They moved. Their income changed. And with that transition, some of the practices that had once felt so enlivening began to slip. Slowly, without fanfare, she found herself managing more of the financial load on her own. What had once felt empowering now felt like a burden.
She shared with me, “I wanted to manage it, and my husband let me. But we didn’t go all the way to get on the same page. And then it felt like just too much for one person.”
Even with an increase in income—more than they’d ever made before—there was a growing sense of disconnection. The money was there, but it wasn’t being held with intention. They weren’t saving. There was no shared vision. And perhaps most tellingly, there was tension—unspoken assumptions about who was spending too much, whose fault it was, what wasn’t working.
It wasn’t about the numbers - it was about the disconnection.
Articulating the real desire: shared leadership
When we spoke during her most recent experience of Get Right With Money, Allison began to name something she hadn’t fully put into words before. What she longed for wasn’t just more savings or a better budgeting rhythm. What she truly wanted was partnership.
She wanted to set financial goals together—not alone. She wanted shared tracking, not just her logging in and doing it all. She wanted conversations that were calm, frequent, and grounded in gratitude for the abundance they’d worked hard to create.
And she wanted that because she knew what it felt like to have so much less, and still feel abundant. She knew the difference between true intention and financial drift.
That clarity was important. Because so often, what we think is a “money problem” is actually a relationship issue—sometimes with a partner, sometimes with ourselves, and often with the lineage we carry.
She told me, “When you’re sharing your dreams and values—what’s important to each of you—there’s a different level of intimacy. You’re not just pretending to care about each other’s priorities. You’re doing the work of caring, together.”
That’s the depth we work with in this program. Not just the tactical layer, but the emotional and relational terrain that money touches every day.
Inside the program: rebuilding on solid ground
Allison returned to Get Right With Money with open eyes. She knew it wasn’t just about re-learning how to track or plan. She was ready to shift the way she related to money—again—with more nuance, more honesty, and more compassion for herself.
And that’s exactly what began to happen.
She started tracking the flow of her money again. But this time, it didn’t come from a place of stress or performance. She found herself taking consistent action on the goals that had lingered for years—tracking her spending and sticking to a plan, not out of discipline, but out of alignment.
She told me, “The goals I’ve had for years—to track my money and stick to a spending plan—are happening. And I feel great about it.”
More than that, she let the healing elements of the course do their work. The nidras, in particular, opened a new space of permission for her. In a world that often demands constant effort and productivity, she was reminded—viscerally—that stillness creates movement, too.
“The nidras were very healing,” she said. “It is so, so important to experience that: that doing ‘nothing’ allows ‘something’ to happen.”
That wisdom lives at the heart of this work. Because when we try to force transformation with spreadsheets and pressure, it rarely holds. But when we come into right relationship with ourselves, our body, and our story, something different unfolds. It’s lasting change.
Allison + money today
Allison is still in the process, because she knows there is no magic end game. She is practicing with her money—staying close to her tools, checking in with herself, continuing the conversation with her partner. She is earning well. She is tending to her money rhythm.
And she’s doing it all with a more embodied understanding of what financial empowerment actually feels like.
She is no longer trying to do it all alone.
She shared, “GRWM is a space to heal your relationship with money and to become friends with it.”
She has saved. She has invested. She has asked for what she needs. She’s taken consistent action and uncovered new insight. She’s spoken aloud the truth of her desire. She’s returned to herself, again and again.
The change Allison experienced is not a straight line. But it is rooted. And it is hers.
Are You Ready for Money Healing?
The Get Right with Money® Quick Start Guide gives you the foundational framework for this work: how to move from control to connection with money, how to tend to the nervous system patterns that keep you braced for loss, and how to finally feel safe enough to stay present with your financial reality.
The Quick-Start Guide includes: 15 pages of practices and reflections, plus two guided yoga nidra sessions—designed to help your body learn that money can be safe.
