In this deeply personal and expansive conversation, Syama Bunten sits down with Sara Vetter, CEO of the Soul of Money Institute and longtime partner to author and activist Lynne Twist, to explore how our earliest experiences with money shape who we become—and how healing that relationship can unlock purpose, power, and profound impact.

Sara shares her journey from growing up in a wealthy but emotionally restrained family, through Silicon Valley affluence and personal collapse, to a spiritual awakening that redefined her life's work. Together, they unpack how silence around money, identity loss, illness, divorce, and reinvention ultimately led Sara to a soul-aligned relationship with wealth—one rooted in sufficiency, service, and embodiment.

This episode is a masterclass in money as a mirror, leadership through vulnerability, and what becomes possible when women reclaim both their financial agency and their aliveness.

Key Topics:

How growing up with wealth but never discussing money created a lifetime pattern of financial avoidance and dependence
The moment lupus, meningitis, and divorce became the catalyst for discovering spiritual awakening and authentic purpose
Why feeling like a fraud in the beginning of your transformation is part of becoming who you're meant to be
The power of showing up for yourself when no one else understands or supports your path of reinvention
How leading others through uncharted territory reveals your own hidden strength and authentic voice
Why bringing embodiment, pleasure, and play into serious wealth work creates sustainable transformation
Why protecting our planet is the ultimate wealth strategy—no planet, no us

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