Two plus two equals four. That part of money is logical. The part that causes the trouble is the meaning we attach to the answer.

In this episode, Aimee goes looking for where that meaning came from. For many of us, it started with a story we absorbed from a parent or another influential figure: money and an unhappy home, or “at least we have each other” and a belief that having money means losing something that matters more. The details don’t change the result. The story you took on becomes the lens, and your numbers get read as proof that you’re failing, disappointing someone, or becoming someone you don’t want to be.

Aimee shares her own story, where love, safety, and being needed became tied to success, and the question underneath every number was “have I done enough to be loved?” She also talks about fear of success, the sabotage that shows up right before a revenue goal, and why “I’m not a numbers person” is so often code for “I don’t want to look.”

You’ll hear why the fear is real even when the threat is not, why this is trainable rather than a willpower problem, and why getting support with your books never means you stop looking at them. A CEO stays involved. The first step is uncovering the pattern running the show, and Aimee points you to two free places to start.

Whether you’re carrying money shame, dodging your numbers, or wondering why money feels so loaded, this episode offers a calmer way to see it.

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