Gina Cloud welcomes master money coach and financial therapist Mikelann Valterra to discuss women’s relationship with money through both practical skills and emotional healing. They define money coaching as combining cash-flow basics with financial psychology, explore how women’s recent financial history and lack of early money education contribute to anxiety and shame, and emphasize truth-telling about money and life stages such as menopause. Tune in for more great discussion!

Feel free to reach out to Mikelann via her website, https://mikelannvalterra.com/.

00:00 Welcome

01:11 Why Money Matters

04:30 What Money Coaching Is

07:03 Women And Money History

10:40 Needs Versus Wants

14:06 Mimetic Desire

18:54 Money Shame

21:24 Money Stories And Healing

23:04 Money And Menopause Link

25:19 Money Shame and Social Media

30:42 Rebuilding After Divorce

33:04 Spend by Your Values

37:51 Teaching Kids Needs vs Wants

46:54 Money as Energy and Self Worth

51:08 Closing Mantra

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Gina explores why, despite an explosion of sleep tech and products, more people are struggling to sleep. She argues that modern life—constant screens, Bluetooth devices, artificial lighting, sedentary routines, and toxic home environments—has derailed our natural circadian rhythms. Instead of turning sleep into data and targets, she invites listeners to rediscover simple, low-cost practices: daylight exposure, movement during the day, blue-blocking glasses at night, grounding, organic bedding, and calming rituals like tea or a hot salt bath. This episode centers sleep as a spiritual, emotional and physical practice rather than a problem to be monetized.

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On this episode of The GinaCology Podcast, Gina Cloud is joined by an extra special guest, her daughter, Alana Cloud-Robinson. Gina and Alana discuss building trust, honesty-based parenting, non-reactive behaviors, letting kids grow into their own personalities, handling teenage emotions, and so much more. This episode has lots of insights for parents. Tune in!

To Contact Alana: Substack: https://acrobinson.substack.com/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@a.c.robinson

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ac__robinson

00:00 Welcome to the show

01:01 Meet Alana

03:35 Waldorf Childhood Impact

09:28 Voice and Respect Lessons

15:17 When Advocacy Backfires

16:58 Repairing Shame and Blame

26:56 Discernment in Speaking Up

32:48 Building Trust Around Parties

42:54 Honesty Based Parenting Plan

46:20 Trust and Truth

49:00 Non Reactive Parenting

53:25 Depression Support Tools

57:15 Nature Dopamine Tradeoffs

01:03:44 Letting Kids Grow Up

01:10:03 Handling Teen Attitude

01:14:21 Personal Responsibility Lessons

01:15:59 Where to Find Alana

01:17:29 Host Wrap and Resources

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