The Emotional Impact of Poverty & Healing During Economic Uncertainty and How to Stay Resilient

Emotional Badass

Nikki Eisenhauer

Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Education, Self-improvement

4.8 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 24 May 2020

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Sharing some of my own road through poverty, struggle, and humbling myself in the name of survival. I hope it helps anyone who is out there facing economic uncertainty, fear, and (hopefully not) desperation. I name the societal shame trap of facing 'taking a job that's beneath me,' and that financial hardship is a major player in suicidal ideation and a continuation of anxiety/depression and PTSD symptoms. As many enter (or deepen) financial uncertainty within our covid economy, I want to keep talking about money, hope, resiliency, surviving to thriving, understanding these deep and tender, generational and worth-impacting dynamics. For the record, our worth as individuals does not change. My worth and your worth remain, fixed, no matter our financial value or comfort, if there is one dollar or millions, even when our feelings try to say otherwise. How does poverty uniquely affect highly sensitive people (HSPs) and what can be done to build resilience in these challenging times? This episode addresses the emotional impact of financial hardship on HSPs, exploring personal experiences and effective mental health strategies. We discuss the role of societal shame, the connection between poverty and suicidal ideation, and practical tips for overcoming financial stress while maintaining mental health. By sharing stories of resilience and providing empowering advice, we offer support to those facing economic uncertainty. Learn how to navigate these deep, generational issues and understand that your worth remains unchanged, regardless of your financial situation. If you are interested in supporting us even more than a 5-star review, you can find Emotional Badass on Patreon where you will get hundreds of hours of bonus episodes, monthly video livestreams, discounts, community, and different opportunities to work with Nikki in group format https://www.patreon.com/emotionalbadass Resources: Download the free Morning Routine PDF to learn our techniques to help conquer your day! https://www.emotionalbadass.com/morning-routine Community & Exclusive Bonus Episodes & Video: https://www.patreon.com/emotionalbadass 30 Days to Peace Course: https://www.EmotionalBadass.com/peace CODE: BADASS for 30% Off Mapping your Recovery from Narcissistic Abuse Workshop https://www.EmotionalBadass.com/workshops CODE: BADASS for 30% Off Brain.FM: CODE: Emotionalbadass for 20% off and a free month Join our newsletter for weekly wellness emails where we share mental health tips, announcements, discount codes, and highlight past episodes: https://www.emotionalbadass.com/newsletter Check out our Guided Meditations narrated by Nikki available for sale: https://www.emotionalbadass.com/store/meditations Follow us on Social Media: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/emotionalbadass IG: https://www.instagram.com/emotional.badass FB: https://www.facebook.com/emotionalbadass TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@emotionalbadass Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/emotionalbadass Thank you for supporting this show by supporting our sponsors: https://www.emotionalbadass.com/sponsors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:06.0	I'm Nicky Eisenhower, Life Coach and Psychotherapist and your host.
1:10.0	And on today's episode I'm discussing poverty, judgment, and crisis. Oh, you know, you know,
1:24.0	and ha ha, Hello, hello, I hope you're doing well out there. I've been asked to speak on poverty and
1:42.4	what a big topic. It's overwhelming to think about the
1:48.6	economy through the end of this year and beyond and overwhelming to think about how I can address something so big as
1:56.2	poverty.
1:58.8	It's left me thinking who really talks about these things.
2:01.4	I think it's a real sticky issue to talk about because if you
2:06.8	have enough you maybe we feel like we don't have the right to talk about poverty and maybe the people that talk about poverty are more like
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