In this episode of Highly Sensitive Money, I interview financial therapist Haylie Castillo. We discuss the significance of financial backgrounds shaped by social justice, systemic oppression, and personal upbringing. Haylie shares her journey of growing up in a conservative, patriarchal environment, navigating and deconstructing trauma, and eventually merging her interests in finance and therapy to create a unique career path. The conversation explores Haylie's work in financial therapy, her commitments to anti-oppressive practices, and her reflections on building community and ritual around money. Haylie also highlights the challenges and rewards of entrepreneurship, personal healing, and the radical concept of liberating money as a neutral resource for achieving joy, rest, and creativity.

Haylie Castillo is a financial therapist whose passion is to see people find freedom and agency through healing their relationship with money. As both a Licensed Clinical Social Worker Associate and a Certified Financial Therapist - ITM, Haylie works from a trauma-informed, anti-oppression lens to create a shame-free space for her clients to work through their emotions around money. Haylie has a gift for helping people envision a new reality for themselves and the world. One in which they have a sense of peace, joy, and ease around money.

00:00 Introduction and Guest Welcome 00:51 Haylie's Financial Background and Upbringing 08:13 Deconstructing High-Control Environments 11:58 Journey to Financial Therapy 24:51 Liberating Money from Oppression 32:08 Exploring High Sensitivity 32:40 Discovering Financial Therapy 33:05 Understanding Highly Sensitive People (HSP) 36:02 Integrating Social Justice in Financial Therapy 36:25 Systemic and Trauma-Informed Therapy 38:15 Anti-Oppression and Financial Therapy 40:37 Community and Ritual in Financial Healing 45:04 Breaking Money Taboos 47:48 Redefining Success and Disrupting Defaults 50:10 Support Systems and Professional Networks 54:17 Personal Refuges and Celebrations 56:30 Intentions for the Future

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In this episode, Karen Kinney and I discuss our financial backgrounds and how our sensitivities have shaped our relationship with money. We cover topics like early financial lessons, childhood stability, and the role of contentment and spiritual connection in our lives. The conversation also explores the challenges of transitioning from stable careers to more creatively fulfilling but less financially consistent paths. We reflect on the cultural differences in the perception of money between the U.S. and Mexico, particularly emphasizing the importance of community and relational connections.

Karen Kinney is an award-winning author, artist, and speaker. She helps people find greater levels of creative freedom and speaks about inner transformation, the sacred feminine, and the innate connection between spirituality and creativity. Her latest book, Doorways to Transformation: Everyday Wisdom for the Creative Soul, has won multiple awards and serves as a practical guide for spiritual and creative growth. Her debut book, The Reluctant Artist: Navigating and Sustaining a Creative Path, is a respected resource at UCLA and the University of Hong Kong.

Karen’s artwork resides in numerous private collections, including those of Stanford University, actor Bob Odenkirk, and NPR's Guy Raz. She has designed installation work for the Los Angeles International Airport and painted murals in Los Angeles and Mexico. Based in Mexico City, Karen holds a Masters in Social Work from the University of Chicago. Explore more at www.karenkinney.com

00:00 Meeting Karen and the Writing Group 00:20 Childhood Financial Background 01:17 Impact of Sensitivity on Financial Habits 01:51 Parents' Financial Influence 02:20 Career Choices and Financial Stability 08:12 Transition from Social Work to Art 13:01 Contentment and Financial Philosophy 20:25 Cultural Perspectives on Money 24:09 Living in Mexico: A Transformative Experience 26:05 The Deeper Layers of Contentment 26:59 The Rat Park Experiment 27:54 Capitalism and Consumption 28:51 Observations of Foreigners in San Miguel 30:40 The Relational Culture of Mexico 33:28 The Half and Half Story 36:19 Money and Contentment 40:08 Authenticity and Creativity 45:36 Money Stress and Future Planning 47:59 Acknowledging Easeful Relationships with Money

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In this episode of Highly Sensitive Money, Diana Yanez interviews Jasmine Rashid, who shares her journey into social justice and financial activism. Based in Oakland, Jasmine works at an impact investment advisory firm and is the author of the forthcoming book, 'The Financial Activist Playbook.'

Jasmine discusses her mixed-race background, her family's financial volatility, and her father's transition from Bangladeshi immigrant to financial planner. The conversation covers the psychological complexities of money, the shame surrounding financial discussions, and Jasmine's commitment to creating a more inclusive financial system. She also highlights her involvement with the Trauma of Money method and the Just Economy Institute, both of which focus on addressing financial trauma and advocating for economic justice.

Jasmine Rashid is a financial activist, writer, and impact investing professional, raised on Long Island, New York and based in Oakland, CA. In her role as Director of Impact for Candide Group, she helps investors flow their money to predominately women & BIPOC-led social justice-focused companies, funds, and vital organizations building the next economy. Her activism has included successfully supporting the #FamiliesBelongTogether coalition in shifting billions of dollars in big bank financing away from the migrant detention and private prison industry.

Her forthcoming book — The Financial Activist Playbook — builds on her knowledge base as a Congressman John Lewis fellow, Just Economy Institute alum, Trauma of Money Method certified practitioner, and lived experience as a girl in her late 20s just trying her best to navigate contradictions under Late Capitalism (and help build something better).

00:00 Introduction and Guest Welcome 00:13 Jasmine's Background and Money Story 05:21 Impact of Financial Mobility 07:41 Hope and Financial Activism 10:23 The Financial Activist Playbook 14:58 Highly Sensitive People in Social Justice 20:04 Healing Money Trauma 27:40 Breaking Money Taboos 34:02 Examples of Financial Activism 39:55 Money Mentors and Personal Finance 45:08 Conclusion and Book Information

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