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Plenty with Kate Northrup
Hosted by Kate Northrup, Author, Entrepreneur, and Speaker · EN
What if you could get more of what you want in life? But not through pushing, forcing, or pressure.
You can.
When it comes to money, time, and energy, no one’s gonna turn away more.
And Kate Northrup, Bestselling Author of Money: A Love Story and Do Less and host of Plenty, is here to help you expand your capacity to receive all of the best.
As a Money Empowerment OG who’s been at it for nearly 2 decades, Kate’s the abundance-oriented best friend you may not even know you’ve always needed.
Pull up a chair every week with top thought leaders, luminaries, and adventurers to learn how to have more abundance with ease.
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161. We Made $2M When Everyone Said Online Courses Were Dead — And It's Because We Did the Opposite of What Everyone Else Did
Yesterday00:42:51Tap to summarizeAre online courses actually dead?Or are most people simply building them in ways that no longer work?In this solo episode, Kate pulls back the curtain on the behind-the-scenes numbers, strategy, emotional reality, and nervous system dynamics of her latest Relaxed Money launch—which crossed the $2 million mark at a time when many online business owners are panicking about the future of digital education.But this episode is about far more than launch metrics.Kate shares the real emotional experience of navigating fear, pressure, uncertainty, and expansion while leading a multi-seven-figure launch in a rapidly changing online landscape. She opens up about the nervous system spiral she experienced when early registration numbers came in lower than expected, and how using the exact tools taught inside Relaxed Money helped her regulate, recalibrate, and ultimately make clearer strategic decisions.She also walks through the specific shifts that dramatically improved their results, including simplifying messaging, prioritizing human connection over automation, strengthening affiliate partnerships, improving retention, and creating higher-quality experiences for students instead of chasing bigger audience numbers.Along the way, Kate explores why recurring customers matter more than vanity metrics, why over-delivering free content can actually hurt conversions, and why building a freedom-based business requires structure, boundaries, and enough spaciousness to sustain creativity and service long term.This episode is part launch debrief, part business masterclass, and part emotional transparency around what it actually takes to build sustainable success online today.If you’re an entrepreneur, coach, course creator, or anyone trying to create meaningful work in an increasingly automated world, this conversation will completely change the way you think about growth, connection, and freedom.“The more structure you have in your business, the more freedom you will have in your life.” — Kate Northrup 🎤 Let’s Dive into the Good Stuff on Plenty 🎤00:00 Online Courses Are Dead? Kate Says They’re Wrong00:58 The $2M Relaxed Money Launch Breakdown02:57 Fear, Nervous System Spirals & Launch Anxiety07:41 Using Relaxed Money Tools in Real Time13:52 The Landing Page Shift That Increased Conversions19:35 Why Human Connection Beat Automation28:44 Retention, Re-Enrollments & Repeat Customers40:12 The Power of Affiliate Relationships49:03 The AI Tool That Made People Cry1:05:02 The Future of Online Business & Sustainable GrowthLinks and Resources:Kate's InstagramThe Business Breakthrough ExperienceThe Digital CEO Dashboard✨ What If the Breakthrough in Your Business Isn’t More Hustle?Created by my friend and 7-figure launch mentor, James Wedmore, The Business Breakthrough Experience is a free 3-part live training designed to help entrepreneurs identify the gaps, bottlenecks, and blind spots keeping their business stuck.Because most people don’t need more information.They need clarity on what actually moves the needle.Inside the experience, you’ll explore:🔹 What’s slowing your business growth🔹 The mindset + strategy shifts that create momentum🔹 How to build a more scalable digital business🔹 What’s actually working right now in online businessThis isn’t about doing more.It’s about finally seeing what needs to change.👉 Register for The Business Breakthrough Experience and start creating real momentum in your business. ✨
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160. She Built a $100M Freedom-Based Business and Realized Outer Freedom Was Only Half the Story with Natalie Ellis
1w ago01:02:10Tap to summarizeWhat if success isn’t actually freedom?And what if the business you built to give you more life slowly became the thing consuming it?In this deeply honest conversation, Kate sits down with entrepreneur, author, and BossBabe founder Natalie Ellis to talk about ambition, motherhood, nervous system healing, identity, and what it really means to build a freedom-based business.Natalie opens up about the hidden cost of chasing external validation, the pressure of maintaining a personal brand, and the surprising realization that even after “making it,” she still found herself craving permission to feel chosen. She shares how becoming a mother reshaped her relationship with ambition, success, and even her own identity—and why she no longer believes in building a business that demands everything from the person behind it.Together, Kate and Natalie explore the tension so many ambitious women feel between growth and presence, career and motherhood, expansion and enoughness. They talk about the emotional reality of entrepreneurship, the influence of social media on our desires, and the subtle ways status and validation can quietly become the thing running the show.Natalie also shares the behind-the-scenes story of stepping away from BossBabe, buying the company back, and rebuilding it in a way that aligned with the actual life she wanted to live. The conversation moves into nervous system regulation, healing from chaos and functional freeze, navigating marriage and partnership while building a company, and learning how to create success without abandoning yourself in the process.This episode is a powerful reminder that freedom is not just financial. It’s emotional. It’s relational. It’s nervous system deep. And ultimately, it comes from building a life and business that genuinely supports the person you are—not just the image you project to the world.“A freedom-based business is a lifestyle business that is a vehicle to the lifestyle you want to live.” — Natalie Ellis🎤 Let’s Dive into the Good Stuff on Plenty 🎤00:00 Freedom-Based Business + Redefining Success04:09 The Pressure of Building a Personal Brand07:30 Realizing Outer Freedom Wasn’t Enough10:37 Motherhood, Identity Shifts & Partnership11:53 Women, Ambition & Work-Life Balance27:52 Growing Up Feeling Different + Chasing Success36:11 Nervous System Healing + Functional Freeze40:00 Rebuilding Success from a More Aligned Model44:42 Relationships, Vulnerability & Emotional Safety52:00 Final Reflections + Freedom Beyond MoneyLinks and Resources:Kate's InstagramRecalibration Field GuideConnect with Natalie Ellis:Boss BabeWebsiteFreedom-based Business BookFacebookInstagram Facebook✨ Ready for Income That Actually Builds Something?If you're capable, ambitious, and earning well — but your financial life still feels like something you have to hold together — this one's for you.The free Recalibration Field Guide is a diagnostic companion to the Recalibration Series here on Plenty. It's built to take what you're hearing in the series and locate it precisely in your money ecosystem — so you can see exactly where to go next.Most people recognize themselves within the first five minutes.Inside the Field Guide, you'll explore:🔹 The Four Hidden Money Ecosystem States — Overdrive, Constriction, Diffusion, and Stewarded — and which one your money is actually running in right now🔹 The Wealth Stewardship Pyramid — the sequence wealth actually builds through, and how to reorient your ambition toward architecture instead of urgency🔹 The Four-Leaks Diagnostic — where money and energy are escaping your system, not hypothetically, but in your specific income pattern and situation🔹 The Energetics → Engineering → Expression Map — why surface-level financial fixes haven't worked, and what to do instead🔹 Deep Reflection Prompts — built around the central question the series raises: Why do I still feel like I'm the one who has to make everything happen, even when things are going well?This isn't a budgeting tool. It's not a workbook. It's a diagnostic instrument for self-led leaders who are ready to stop being the sole infrastructure of their own financial life — and build something that actually holds.👉 Download the free Recalibration Field Guide at katenorthrup.com/fieldguideBecause making more money is powerful.But building the architecture that makes what you earn actually stay, compound, and support your life?That's the upgrade. ✨
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159. We Spent Nearly as Much Renovating It as We Paid For It - The Full Financial Breakdown of Our Maine Airbnb with Mike Watts
2w ago01:01:45Tap to summarizeWhat if an investment could be both financially irrational… and deeply worth it?In this episode, Mike Watts returns to Plenty for part two of our behind-the-scenes Airbnb series, where we pull back the curtain on the actual numbers behind our Maine short-term rental project.And yes — technically, we’re currently underwater on it.But this conversation isn’t just about profit margins or renovation budgets. It’s about the bigger picture of building freedom-based wealth, creating long-term assets, and making financial decisions that align with your values, your family, and the life you actually want to live.Mike shares exactly what we paid for the property, how much we spent on renovations, what surprised us most during the process, and the lessons we’ve already learned that we’ll absolutely apply differently next time.This episode is part real estate breakdown, part wealth philosophy, and part honest conversation about what it actually looks like to build something long-term — even when the math doesn’t immediately “make sense.”Whether you’re curious about investing in real estate, building multiple income streams, or simply thinking differently about money and freedom, this conversation will expand the way you think about wealth.“It’s impossible to separate financial decisions from emotions.” - Kate Northrup “Real estate allows this kind of fun thing where you can create equity, leverage it, and build again.” - Mike Watts🎤 Let’s Dive into the Good Stuff on Plenty 🎤00:00 Airbnb renovation sticker shock02:22 Why we started an Airbnb business05:59 Real estate investing + Airbnb metrics11:08 Why money decisions are emotional14:13 Property analysis + resale potential21:20 Estimating Airbnb revenue with AirDNA27:22 Renovation chaos + unexpected repairs31:00 Full Airbnb financial breakdown51:11 Airbnb ethics, taxes + community impact59:52 Final reflections + future plansLinks and Resources:Kate's InstagramMike's InstagramKatenorthrup.comAirDNABNBCalcAirbnb listing for our propertyMel Dorman IGThe Real Estate Investor Goddess HandbookThe Big Money Decision Matrix✨ What If You Trusted Yourself With Money Decisions?The free Big Money Decision Matrix is the exact framework Kate uses for major financial decisions — from investments to business moves to buying property.Because second-guessing is expensive.And hesitation compounds fast.Inside, you’ll explore:🔹 How to regulate your body before making money decisions🔹 The difference between desire and proving something🔹 How to get clear on the real numbers🔹 Whether your wealth systems can actually sustain the winThis is body first, bank account second.And it’s designed to help you become the kind of person who can say:“I don’t make bad decisions.”Not from arrogance.From self-trust.👉 Download The Big Money Decision Matrix and use it on a decision you’ve been circling. ✨Related Episode:How We Launched Our First Airbnb for Tax Savings, Passive Income & Long-Term Wealth (157)
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158. The Truth About Receiving: Money, Vulnerability & Self-Worth with Suzy Ashworth
3w ago00:53:02Tap to summarizeWhat if the thing keeping you from receiving more money, love, or support isn't strategy — but how safe it feels to open your heart?And what if worthiness isn't something you earn… but something you decide?In this episode, I sit down with Suzy Ashworth for a conversation about receiving — money, love, visibility, support — and the courage it takes to stay openhearted in a world that can feel painful at times.Suzy shares the winding path from creating the world's first online hypnobirthing program to becoming a leader in the conversation around abundance, audacity, and infinite receiving. We move through identity, motherhood, business evolution, relationships, body-based safety, and the vulnerable process of letting ourselves be fully seen.What stays with me about Suzy is her willingness to speak honestly about both her gifts and her growth edges. This conversation moves from business and money into heartbreak, self-worth, intimacy, race, and parenting — woven through the lifelong work of opening more fully.We also explore something many women quietly carry: the tension between wanting more and feeling safe enough to receive it. Because receiving isn't only about money. It's about visibility. Pleasure. Support. Love. Being willing to take up space. Being willing to believe you're worthy before external proof arrives.Suzy shares how she rewired her body to believe in outcomes before they happened — from becoming a bestselling author to building an eight-figure business — and how worthiness became less about waiting to feel ready and more about making a decision.This conversation is expansive, honest, funny, and tender. There may be something here for anyone who's been holding back from what they truly desire because receiving it feels vulnerable.“In order to be able to receive infinitely, you have to be willing to go all in.” –Suzy Ashworth🎤 Let’s Dive into the Good Stuff on Plenty 🎤00:32 Susie Ashworth: Background & Achievements01:23 Episode Themes: Vulnerability, Receiving, Love & Money03:52 Hypnobirthing & Building the Calm Birth School07:12 Personal Life, Motherhood & Identity Shift15:42 Audacity, Authenticity & Self-Expression22:23 Race, Foster Upbringing & Navigating BLM26:51 Healing Work & Opening the Heart36:32 Receiving Money, Worthiness & Keeping Wealth42:14 Quantum Transformation Method: Coaching Framework47:03 Desires, Love & Future Intentions51:42 Resources, Call to Action & ClosingLinks and Resources:Unlocking Financial Abundance with Hypnotherapy with Grace Smith (050)The Calm Birth School Connect with Suzy Ashworth:WebsitePodcastInstagram FacebookInfinite Receiving Free BookQuantum Transformation Method✨ Ready for Income That Actually Builds Something?If you're capable, ambitious, and earning well — but your financial life still feels like something you have to hold together — this one's for you.The free Recalibration Field Guide is a diagnostic companion to the Recalibration Series here on Plenty. It's built to take what you're hearing in the series and locate it precisely in your money ecosystem — so you can see exactly where to go next.Most people recognize themselves within the first five minutes.Inside the Field Guide, you'll explore:🔹 The Four Hidden Money Ecosystem States — Overdrive, Constriction, Diffusion, and Stewarded — and which one your money is actually running in right now🔹 The Wealth Stewardship Pyramid — the sequence wealth actually builds through, and how to reorient your ambition toward architecture instead of urgency🔹 The Four-Leaks Diagnostic — where money and energy are escaping your system, not hypothetically, but in your specific income pattern and situation🔹 The Energetics → Engineering → Expression Map — why surface-level financial fixes haven't worked, and what to do instead🔹 Deep Reflection Prompts — built around the central question the series raises: Why do I still feel like I'm the one who has to make everything happen, even when things are going well?This isn't a budgeting tool. It's not a workbook. It's a diagnostic instrument for self-led leaders who are ready to stop being the sole infrastructure of their own financial life — and build something that actually holds.👉 Download the free Recalibration Field Guide at katenorthrup.com/fieldguideBecause making more money is powerful.But building the architecture that makes what you earn actually stay, compound, and support your life?That's the upgrade. ✨
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157. How We Launched Our First Airbnb for Tax Savings, Passive Income & Long-Term Wealth
4w ago00:41:32Tap to summarizeWhat if building a new stream of income didn't require perfection — just a willingness to learn as you go?And what might open up if you let yourself experiment with money in a way that feels creative instead of rigid?In this episode, I'm taking you behind the scenes with Mike as we share the real story of launching our first short-term rental property — what worked, what surprised us, and what we'd do differently.We originally explored this path as a tax strategy, but it turned into something more: an opportunity to diversify our income, build an asset, and step into a completely new kind of learning curve.And it was a learning curve. We went in thinking renovations would cost about half of what they actually did. Once we opened up the walls, we uncovered things we couldn't have anticipated — outdated systems, deeper structural work that needed to happen.But even with those surprises, the property is now live and generating income, which has been rewarding to see.We talk about how we chose the location (and why familiarity with a market matters), how we thought about increasing the property's value, and the importance of understanding local regulations before you invest.We also share something I care about: the idea of "shipping" before everything is perfect. Whether it's business or investing, waiting until you feel fully ready can keep you stuck indefinitely.This episode is an invitation to approach money with more curiosity, more flexibility, and more willingness to learn through action — rather than waiting for certainty.“We went into it thinking it was gonna cost about half as much as it did to renovate.” –Kate Northrup“The hardest part is getting it started and getting things set up.”--Mike Watts🎤 Let’s Dive into the Good Stuff on Plenty 🎤01:32 Announcement: Launching Our Short‑Term Rental Business02:54 Property Overview: Yarmouth, Maine Airbnb04:18 Episode Structure, Goals and Why We’re Sharing (Part One)07:09 How to Start: Strategies by Capital, Time, and Involvement09:17 How We Found the Property: Trip, Local Connections, and Purchase Story13:37 Market Research: Tools, Seasonality, and Pricing18:24 Rental Types: Short, Mid, and Long‑Term Profitability25:16 Renovation Surprises, Regulations, and Contractor Quotes34:19 Financial Goals: Diversification and Income Strategy39:40 Lessons, Listing Details, and Guest ExperienceLinks and Resources:Kate's InstagramMike's InstagramKatenorthrup.comAirDNABNBCalcAirbnb listing for our property✨ Ready for Income That Actually Builds Something?If you're earning well — but your financial life still feels like something you're personally responsible for keeping intact — this one's for you.The free Recalibration Field Guide is a diagnostic companion to the Recalibration Series here on Plenty. It's built to take what you're hearing in the series and locate it precisely in your money ecosystem — so you can see exactly where to go next.Most people recognize themselves within the first five minutes.Inside the Field Guide, you'll explore:🔹 The Four Hidden Money Ecosystem States — Overdrive, Constriction, Diffusion, and Stewarded — and which one your money is actually running in right now🔹 The Wealth Stewardship Pyramid — the sequence wealth actually builds through, and how to reorient your ambition toward architecture instead of urgency🔹 The Money Leaks Diagnostic — where money and energy are escaping your system, not hypothetically, but in your specific income pattern and situation🔹 The Energetics → Engineering → Expression Map — why surface-level financial work doesn't reach the underlying patterns, and what does🔹 Deep Reflection Prompts — built around the central question the series raises: Why do I still feel like I'm the one who has to make everything happen, even when things are going well?This isn't a budgeting tool. It's not a workbook. It's a diagnostic instrument for self-led leaders who are ready to stop being the sole infrastructure of their own financial life — and build something that actually stewards itself.👉 Download the free Recalibration Field Guide at katenorthrup.com/fieldguideBecause making more money is powerful.But building the architecture that makes what you earn actually stay, compound, and support your life?That's the upgrade. ✨
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156. The Lie of Scarcity: Creating a New Dream for the Planet with Lynne Twist & Sara Vetter
Apr 2801:03:42Tap to summarizeWhat if the feeling that there’s “not enough” isn’t actually true—but something you’ve been taught to believe?And what might shift if your relationship with money became rooted in sufficiency instead of scarcity?What if scarcity isn’t a reality—but a story we’ve all been living inside?In this episode, I sit down with Lynne Twist and Sara Vetter for one of the most expansive conversations we’ve had on this podcast—about money, purpose, and what it means to create a different future for our planet.We explore the idea that the dominant paradigm we’ve been operating in—the belief that there’s not enough, that we have to compete, that someone will inevitably be left out—is actually a lie. And how that belief shapes not only our financial lives, but the way we relate to each other and the world.Lynne shares her decades of work in global philanthropy and the profound realization that people living in conditions of hunger are not “less than”—that what’s lacking is not their worth, but their circumstances. And Sara opens up about her own journey from external success and privilege into a deeper, more meaningful relationship with money and purpose.We talk about sufficiency—not as a number, but as a state of being. We explore what happens when we shift from accumulation to contribution, from fear to trust, and from isolation to connection.This conversation is ultimately an invitation to look at your own relationship with money—and to consider the possibility that true wealth lives not in what you have, but in how you engage with your life.“The paradigm of scarcity—that there’s not enough to go around—is a lie.” –Lynne Twist“Money does not bring you happiness.” –Sara Vetter 🎤 Let’s Dive into the Good Stuff on Plenty 🎤00:24 Guest Introduction and Episode Themes (Lynn Twist & Sarah Vedder)03:31 Lynn's Upbringing, Father's Death and Path to Activism07:22 Lynn on Money, Respect and Ethical Fundraising09:16 Sarah's Money Story and Personal Transformation25:13 How Lynn and Sarah Met — Partnership and Complementary Strengths28:06 Wealth, Scarcity Paradigm and the Truth of Sufficiency35:33 Pachamama Alliance — Amazon Conservation and Indigenous Partnership42:48 The Sophia Century and Divine Feminine Wisdom48:07 Manifestation & Full‑Circle Story (Oprah, Charlotte and Synchronicity)59:46 How to Support, Get Involved and Closing ResourcesLinks and Resources:Recalibration FieldThe Big Money decision MatrixConnect with Lynne Twist & Sara Vetter:The Soul of MoneyLiving a committed lifePachamama Alliance Remarkable Women's JourneySoul of Money Institute✨ Ready for Income That Actually Builds Something?If you're capable, ambitious, and earning well — but your financial life still feels like something you have to hold together — this one's for you.The free Recalibration Field Guide is a diagnostic companion to the Recalibration Series here on Plenty. It's built to take what you're hearing in the series and locate it precisely in your money ecosystem — so you can see exactly where to go next.Most people recognize themselves within the first five minutes.Inside the Field Guide, you'll explore:🔹 The Four Hidden Money Ecosystem States — Overdrive, Constriction, Diffusion, and Stewarded — and which one your money is actually running in right now🔹 The Wealth Stewardship Pyramid — the sequence wealth actually builds through, and how to reorient your ambition toward architecture instead of urgency🔹 The Four-Leaks Diagnostic — where money and energy are escaping your system, not hypothetically, but in your specific income pattern and situation🔹 The Energetics → Engineering → Expression Map — why surface-level financial fixes haven't worked, and what to do instead🔹 Deep Reflection Prompts — built around the central question the series raises: Why do I still feel like I'm the one who has to make everything happen, even when things are going well?This isn't a budgeting tool. It's not a workbook. It's a diagnostic instrument for self-led leaders who are ready to stop being the sole infrastructure of their own financial life — and build something that actually holds.👉 Download the free Recalibration Field Guide at katenorthrup.com/fieldguideBecause making more money is powerful.But building the architecture that makes what you earn actually stay, compound, and support your life?That's the upgrade. ✨
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Bonus Episode. How Nervous System Healing Saved Our Marriage and Tripled Our Income: A Relaxed Money Case Study with Lizzie Langston
Apr 2400:34:48Tap to summarizeWhat if your financial struggles weren’t about discipline or strategy—but about feeling safe in your body?And what might change in your relationship if money no longer triggered fear, shame, or shutdown?What if the path to more money — and more connection in your relationship — starts in your body?In this episode, I sit down with Lizzie and Abe Langston to explore what it actually looks like to rebuild your financial life and your marriage from a place of healing, not pressure.They share their story of navigating financial rock bottom after the loss of a business, and the emotional toll it took — not just on their finances, but on their relationship.Lizzie opens up about the shame she carried around money and how those patterns showed up as avoidance, fear, and disconnection. Instead of forcing herself into traditional financial strategies that never quite worked for her, she found a different entry point: repatterning how money lived in her body.As she did that work, everything began to shift. Conversations became calmer. Reactivity softened. New opportunities — ones that aligned with her real gifts — began to emerge.What's especially powerful is that Abe didn't have to do the work in the same way for the transformation to happen. As Lizzie changed her relationship with money, the entire dynamic of their partnership evolved with her.This conversation is a reminder that when we stop trying to override our patterns and instead learn to meet ourselves honestly, we unlock a different kind of capacity — one that supports both financial growth and deeper connection.“It wasn’t just ‘do this with your money’—it was, ‘oh, I can feel safe with money.’” –Lizzie Langston🎤 Let’s Dive into the Good Stuff on Plenty 🎤00:02 Episode introduction and guest overview02:17 Interview begins — Meet Lizzy & Abe03:20 Backstory: Lost business and financial collapse05:31 Emotional impact: shame, fear and relationship strain07:56 Discovering and joining Relaxed Money15:36 Two‑year results: financial and relational shifts22:17 New income streams: psychic work and business partnerships26:49 Improved money conversations and marriage healing27:44 Hesitations, shame and advice for those considering the program31:03 Where to find Lizzy & Abe — contact and projectsLinks and Resources:The Recalibration Field GuideThe Big Money Decision MatrixConnect with Lizzie Langston:WebsiteAbram's Linkedin✨ Ready for Income That Actually Builds Something?If you're capable, ambitious, and earning well — but your financial life still feels like something you have to hold together — this one's for you.The free Recalibration Field Guide is a diagnostic companion to the Recalibration Series here on Plenty. It's built to take what you're hearing in the series and locate it precisely in your money ecosystem — so you can see exactly where to go next.Most people recognize themselves within the first five minutes.Inside the Field Guide, you'll explore:🔹 The Four Hidden Money Ecosystem States — Overdrive, Constriction, Diffusion, and Stewarded — and which one your money is actually running in right now🔹 The Wealth Stewardship Pyramid — the sequence wealth actually builds through, and how to reorient your ambition toward architecture instead of urgency🔹 The Four-Leaks Diagnostic — where money and energy are escaping your system, not hypothetically, but in your specific income pattern and situation🔹 The Energetics → Engineering → Expression Map — why surface-level financial fixes haven't worked, and what to do instead🔹 Deep Reflection Prompts — built around the central question the series raises: Why do I still feel like I'm the one who has to make everything happen, even when things are going well?This isn't a budgeting tool. It's not a workbook. It's a diagnostic instrument for self-led leaders who are ready to stop being the sole infrastructure of their own financial life — and build something that actually holds.👉 Download the free Recalibration Field Guide at katenorthrup.com/fieldguideBecause making more money is powerful.But building the architecture that makes what you earn actually stay, compound, and support your life?That's the upgrade. ✨Related Episode:From Less Than Zero to $20K in Savings: Relaxed Money Case Study with Kareem ManuelFrom Shame to Self-Trust: Reclaiming Power After “Messing Up” With Money: Relaxed Money Cast Study with Pritranjan HothiFrom “I Want More” to True Financial Expansion – Without Burnout: Relaxed Money Case Study with Nichelle FryeMore Money, Still Never Enough – Until This: Relaxed Money Case Study with Melissa EichHow to Rebuild Your Money (and Your Body) After Divorce: Relaxed Money Case Study with Jenn Racioppi
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155. Couples and Money: How to Stop Waiting for Your Partner to Get on Board
Apr 2100:19:59Tap to summarizeAre you waiting for your partner to get on board before you fully step into your financial life?What might shift if you stopped waiting—and started leading your own transformation?What if the thing holding you back financially isn’t your partner—but the belief that you need them to change first?In this episode, I share a perspective that can feel both confronting and incredibly freeing: waiting for your partner to get on board with money work is a limiting pattern.I walk through why making someone else the reason you can’t move forward is one of the sneakiest ways we give our power away—and how this pattern is often rooted in our own survival wiring.We explore what’s actually possible when you take full ownership of your relationship with money, regardless of what your partner is or isn’t doing. Because the truth is, you don’t need your partner’s buy-in to create meaningful financial change.And at the same time, I also share how powerful it can be when couples do come into alignment—not through pressure or ultimatums, but through invitation, embodiment, and trust.This episode is really about shifting from waiting… to leading. From needing external permission… to reclaiming your own agency.Because when you change your relationship with money, it doesn’t just impact you—it has the potential to transform the entire dynamic of your relationship.“Waiting for your partner to get on board is a limiting money pattern.” –Kate Northrup“Anytime we make someone else the reason we can’t have what we want, we are giving our power away.” –Kate Northrup🎤 Let’s Dive into the Good Stuff on Plenty 🎤00:00 Introduction to Plenty and Relaxed Money02:32 You Don't Need Your Partner to Do the Work04:59 Waiting for Your Partner: Limiting Patterns and Secondary Gain07:17 Meeting Your Edge: Practices, Sequencing and Nervous System Work09:37 Couples' Success Stories and Program Benefits13:15 How to Invite Your Partner Without Pushing14:19 Practical Conversation Steps and Money Date Suggestions17:40 Commit to Your Own Work and Lead by Example19:14 Program Results, CTA and ClosingLinks and Resources:Couples GuideRelaxed MoneyWhen Does Money Actually Feel Good?I’ve watched a pattern play out for years—and I know you’ve felt it, too.Making good money doesn’t automatically make you good with money.Even as my income increased, the stress didn’t disappear. There was still that low-grade pressure. That quiet hum of not-enough. I kept asking myself: When do I finally get to exhale?I know I’m not alone in that.I’ve worked with brilliant, high-capacity people — earning anywhere from $50K to $300M—who are still walking around feeling uneasy every time they open their banking app. Guilty when they spend on themselves. Confused about where the money actually goes. Like they should have figured this out by now. Successful on the outside, but not truly resourced on the inside.More money alone doesn’t fix this.Because money isn’t just math—it’s an ecosystem. And if the architecture underneath isn’t designed to support wealth, more income just amplifies the pressure.So what actually works?Good With Money is a 3-day live experience designed to help you upgrade the system beneath your financial life — so money can finally feel as good as it looks.Day 1: Audit Your Hidden Money EcosystemIdentify where your system is strong, where it’s leaking, and whether it’s currently built for survival or for expansion.Day 2: Install Financial InfrastructureStrengthen the foundation beneath your money so it can come in, stay, and grow — sustainably.Day 3: Your Relaxed Money RoadmapWalk away with a clear, structured plan for the kind of expansion your system can actually support.This happens once a year.If you’re ready to stop managing money from pressure — and start experiencing it from a place of safety, clarity, and real support — this is your moment.More money isn’t the answer. A stewarded system is.Register now.Replays are available for a limited time.Related Episode:Recalibration Series Episode 1: How to Increase Income Without Increasing Pressure (150)Recalibration Series Episode 2: The Hidden Money Ecosystem – And What State Yours Is In (151)Recalibration Series Episode 3: The Subtle Money Leads that Shape Your Life (And What to Shift First) (152)Recalibration Series Episode 4: The Architecture of Healthy Financial Overflow — And How Your Money Starts Supporting You with The Wealth Stewardship Pyramid (153)
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From Less Than Zero to $20K in Savings: Relaxed Money Case Study with Kareem Manuel
Apr 1700:20:58Tap to summarizeWhat if your financial breakdown wasn’t the end… but the beginning of a more sustainable way of living with money?And what if feeling safe with money had less to do with how much you earn—and more to do with how you relate to it?What happens when everything you thought was working… suddenly falls apart?In this episode, I sit down with Kareem Manuel, who went from running a growing business to experiencing a rapid financial collapse—losing his business, his home, and his sense of stability almost overnight.What I love about Kareem’s story is not just what he rebuilt, but how he rebuilt it.Because this isn’t a story about hustling harder or pushing through. It’s about learning to feel safe with money, to stay present with what is, and to build a foundation that can actually hold you.Kareem shares how he went from less than zero in savings to $20,000 in just a few months—not through force, but through a complete shift in how he related to money, debt, and himself.We talk about what it means to bring your nervous system into your financial life, how to move out of fear and into clarity, and why the real transformation isn’t just external—it’s internal.This episode is such a powerful reminder that financial safety isn’t something you chase.It’s something you build—gently, consistently, and in relationship with yourself.“I realized I didn’t know how to hold money. I only knew how to make it.” –Kareem Manuel🎤 Let’s Dive into the Good Stuff on Plenty 🎤00:00 Opening: Kareem's financial collapse and early recovery02:32 Kareem's business history and sudden collapse04:36 Discovery — finding Relaxed Money / Good With Money workshop05:17 Emotional impact: internal landscape, fear and perceived failure08:49 Core learnings: Relaxed Money paradigm and somatic practices12:35 Tangible outcomes: credit repair, savings and financial stability13:36 Lifestyle shift: emotional freedom, budgeting confidence and family impact16:31 Integrating acceptance and agency: emotional and practical balance18:02 Future projects: music, creative ventures and family plansLinks and Resources:The Recalibration Field GuideThe Big Money Decision MatrixGood with MoneyConnect with Kareem Manuel:Instagram✨ When Does Money Actually Feel Good?I’ve watched a pattern play out for years—and I know you’ve felt it, too.Making good money doesn’t automatically make you good with money.Even as my income increased, the stress didn’t disappear. There was still that low-grade pressure. That quiet hum of not-enough. I kept asking myself: When do I finally get to exhale?I know I’m not alone in that.I’ve worked with brilliant, high-capacity people — earning anywhere from $50K to $300M—who are still walking around feeling uneasy every time they open their banking app. Guilty when they spend on themselves. Confused about where the money actually goes. Like they should have figured this out by now. Successful on the outside, but not truly resourced on the inside.More money alone doesn’t fix this.Because money isn’t just math—it’s an ecosystem. And if the architecture underneath isn’t designed to support wealth, more income just amplifies the pressure.So what actually works?Good With Money is a 3-day live experience designed to help you upgrade the system beneath your financial life — so money can finally feel as good as it looks.Day 1: Audit Your Hidden Money EcosystemIdentify where your system is strong, where it’s leaking, and whether it’s currently built for survival or for expansion.Day 2: Install Financial InfrastructureStrengthen the foundation beneath your money so it can come in, stay, and grow — sustainably.Day 3: Your Relaxed Money RoadmapWalk away with a clear, structured plan for the kind of expansion your system can actually support.This happens once a year.If you’re ready to stop managing money from pressure — and start experiencing it from a place of safety, clarity, and real support — this is your moment.More money isn’t the answer. A stewarded system is.Register now before doors close. Related Episode:From Shame to Self-Trust: Reclaiming Power After “Messing Up” With Money: Relaxed Money Cast Study with Pritranjan Hothi
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154. The Hidden Money Leak: Breaking Free from Financial Codependency
Apr 1400:25:00Tap to summarizeAre you using money to make someone else feel okay… so that you can feel okay?And if so, what might become possible if your financial choices came from clarity instead of emotional obligation?What if one of the biggest drains on your finances isn’t your spending habits—but your relationships?In this episode, I’m talking about something that can feel a little uncomfortable to name, but incredibly liberating once you see it clearly: financial codependency.I share what financial codependency actually is—using money to regulate someone else’s emotions so that you can feel okay—and why this dynamic can quietly leak energy, money, and personal power over time.We explore how this can show up in real life: with adult children, within families, in friendships, and even inside your business. And more importantly, we look at the subtle difference between generosity and overgiving—because they are not the same.I also walk you through why clarity is one of the most powerful forces in your financial life. When there are no clear agreements, no boundaries, and no defined containers for money, things get murky—and money does not thrive in murkiness.This conversation is really an invitation to look underneath the surface of your financial life—to your hidden money ecosystem—and gently ask: where might I be overextending myself in ways that aren’t actually serving me or the people I love?Because when you shift out of codependency and into clear, grounded agreements, you don’t just protect your money—you reclaim your power.“Any lack of clarity is a drain in your money ecosystem—money loves clarity.” –Kate Northrup🎤 Let’s Dive into the Good Stuff on Plenty 🎤00:00 Introduction — Financial Codependency & Podcast Overview01:52 Hidden Money Ecosystem (Energetics vs Engineering)04:06 Introducing Financial Codependency as a Money Leak06:10 What is Codependency? Definition and Dynamics07:16 Parents & Adult Children — Abundance Agreements11:02 Personal Story — Disentangling Financial Support13:58 Businesses, Employees & Contractors — Financial Boundaries18:27 You're Not Their Source — Setting Boundaries20:02 Friends, Family & Generosity vs Codependency21:41 Couples & Money — Codependency in RelationshipsLinks and Resources:Boundary BossMoney: A Love StoryMastering BoundariesRecalibration Field GuideGood with MoneyWhen Does Money Actually Feel Good?I’ve watched a pattern play out for years—and I know you’ve felt it, too.Making good money doesn’t automatically make you good with money.Even as my income increased, the stress didn’t disappear. There was still that low-grade pressure. That quiet hum of not-enough. I kept asking myself: When do I finally get to exhale?I know I’m not alone in that.I’ve worked with brilliant, high-capacity people — earning anywhere from $50K to $300M—who are still walking around feeling uneasy every time they open their banking app. Guilty when they spend on themselves. Confused about where the money actually goes. Like they should have figured this out by now. Successful on the outside, but not truly resourced on the inside.More money alone doesn’t fix this.Because money isn’t just math—it’s an ecosystem. And if the architecture underneath isn’t designed to support wealth, more income just amplifies the pressure.So what actually works?Good With Money is a 3-day live experience designed to help you upgrade the system beneath your financial life — so money can finally feel as good as it looks.Day 1: Audit Your Hidden Money EcosystemIdentify where your system is strong, where it’s leaking, and whether it’s currently built for survival or for expansion.Day 2: Install Financial InfrastructureStrengthen the foundation beneath your money so it can come in, stay, and grow — sustainably.Day 3: Your Relaxed Money RoadmapWalk away with a clear, structured plan for the kind of expansion your system can actually support.This happens once a year.If you’re ready to stop managing money from pressure — and start experiencing it from a place of safety, clarity, and real support — this is your moment.More money isn’t the answer. A stewarded system is.Register now before doors close.Related Episode:Recalibration Series Episode 1: How to Increase Income Without Increasing Pressure (150)Recalibration Series Episode 2: The Hidden Money Ecosystem – And What State Yours Is In (151)Recalibration Series Episode 3: The Subtle Money Leads that Shape Your Life (And What to Shift First) (152)Recalibration Series Episode 4: The Architecture of Healthy Financial Overflow — And How Your Money Starts Supporting You with The Wealth Stewardship Pyramid (153)
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