367: How Financial Stress Affects Your Productivity

In this episode of the Grad School Femtoring Podcast, I talk about how financial stress can shape your productivity by affecting your sense of safety, stability, and decision-making. Drawing inspiration from The Trauma of Money by Chantel Chapman (with the caveat that I’m not a therapist or financial counselor), I translate these ideas into what they can look like in your day-to-day work. I walk you through how financial pressure can show up as overworking, avoidance, difficulty focusing, and delaying both money-related and high-stakes academic or career tasks. I also share practical ways to move out of these patterns by building more grounded and sustainable approaches to your work.