Breaking Free from Financial Shame — with Lindsay Bryan-Podvin

Radio Headspace

Headspace Studios

Mental Health, Health & Fitness

4.6 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 8 July 2025

⏱️ 7 minutes

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This week of financial wellness content is brought to you by Wealthfront. Learn more at https://www.wealthfront.com/headspace. Financial shame is more common than we realize, often leading to unhealthy money habits. Lindsay Bryan-Podvin discusses the differences between guilt and shame and shares practical tools to recognize, face, and move beyond financial shame so you can begin to rebuild a more supportive financial mindset. Learn more about financial wellness from Lindsay here. Nothing in the ad for Wealthfront should be construed as investment advice, tax advice, or an offer or recommendation of any specific account or strategy. APY on deposits as of April 30, 2025, is representative, subject to change, and requires no minimum. Funds are swept to program banks where they earn the variable APY. Bonus offer terms & conditions apply and details can be found on the marketing partner’s promotional page for Wealthfront. The Cash Account is offered by Wealthfront Brokerage LLC, member FINRA/SIPC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This week of financial wellness content is brought to you by Wealthfront.
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0:29.8	wealthfront.com slash headspace.
0:33.1	Wealthfront is not a bank.
0:34.2	Rate is subject to change.
0:35.1	For more information, see the episode description.
0:41.3	Headspace Studio.
0:48.5	Hi, my name is Lindsay, and welcome to Radio Headspace and to Tuesday morning.
0:58.8	So I don't know about you, but I've definitely had moments of financial shame.
1:03.0	Whether it was overspending on a night out or feeling like I didn't make enough,
1:06.6	these things really had an effect on how I felt about myself.
1:12.3	But this is totally normal, and there are things that we can do to help mitigate these feelings.
1:19.1	So today, we'll explore financial shame, what it is, how it affects our decisions, and why acknowledging and addressing it can help us build healthier financial habits.
1:24.0	Let's dive in.
1:26.8	I think we have to start by acknowledging that guilt and shame are different, but we tend to use those words interchangeably.
1:35.3	So guilt is external while shame is internal.
1:39.3	So for example, guilt is I made a mistake.
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