{"podcast":{"title":"Making Change with your Money","slug":"making-change-with-your-money-6046388","podcast_index_feed_id":6046388,"rss_url":"https://api.riverside.fm/hosting/laJ9DAai.rss","website_url":"https://true-abundance.simplecast.com","image_url":"https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/imports/podcasts/7a971e85-5103-4225-9c50-34e29ae2f385/making-20change-20with-20your-20money.jpg","author":"Laura Rotter, CFA, CFP® | Financial Advisor for Women in Midlife Transitions","episode_count":135,"summary":"Making Change with Your Money is the go-to podcast for women in midlife experiencing major life transitions and ready to transform their relationship with money. Hosted by Laura Rotter, CFA, CFP®—a financial advisor and Founder of True Abundance Advisors—this podcast features intimate conversations with women who have successfully navigated career changes, divorce and financial independence, retirement planning, entrepreneurship, and complete life reinvention. Every episode explores both the practical side of financial planning for women and the deeper inner work around money mindset, worthiness, and values-based living. From healing financial trauma to building sustainable businesses, from leaving corporate careers to investing with confidence, these stories provide both inspiration and actionable financial guidance. Whether you're contemplating a career pivot, managing an inheritance, recovering from divorce, or simply feeling that there must be more to life than the relentless pursuit of more—this podcast will help you use your resources (money, time, energy, and talent) to create a life of meaning and purpose. Laura brings her Wall Street experience, mindfulness practice, and…","last_synced_at":"2026-09-13T02:22:45.662457+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-change-with-your-money-6046388"},"episode":{"title":"Big House. Must Be a Crook. Where Did That Come From?","slug":"big-house-must-be-a-crook-where-did-that-come-from","published_at":"2026-09-05T16:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-change-with-your-money-6046388/big-house-must-be-a-crook-where-did-that-come-from","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-change-with-your-money-6046388","url":"https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/431e43dccc2efb8825f93ff97492b8ab254aa5f3591b78066ce9ba375c796ad0/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiJlMTY5MWZiZC05MTBmLTQzNzUtOTJhMC1hZmI4MjVlM2QyZmIiLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiI3YTk3MWU4NS01MTAzLTQyMjUtOWM1MC0zNGUyOWFlMmYzODUiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2OTJlMTFhYmZmYmExODU1NmI3ZTY1MTYiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNmE5YWQzMDhhZjY4MTRkYTFlZWYwMmIwL2xhdXJhLXJvdHRlcnMtc3R1ZGlvLWNvbXBvc2VyLTIwMjYtOS00X18xNi0xNy00NC5tcDMifQ==.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/431e43dccc2efb8825f93ff97492b8ab254aa5f3591b78066ce9ba375c796ad0/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiJlMTY5MWZiZC05MTBmLTQzNzUtOTJhMC1hZmI4MjVlM2QyZmIiLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiI3YTk3MWU4NS01MTAzLTQyMjUtOWM1MC0zNGUyOWFlMmYzODUiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2OTJlMTFhYmZmYmExODU1NmI3ZTY1MTYiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNmE5YWQzMDhhZjY4MTRkYTFlZWYwMmIwL2xhdXJhLXJvdHRlcnMtc3R1ZGlvLWNvbXBvc2VyLTIwMjYtOS00X18xNi0xNy00NC5tcDMifQ==.mp3","summary":"Imagine driving past a beautiful house and the words just come out of your mouth: \"I bet he's a crook.\" You don't even know where it came from. You clap your hand over your mouth. And in that moment, you realize a five-year-old's belief has been quietly running your life — and your business — for decades. At some point you've probably asked: What beliefs am I carrying that I didn't even choose? And how much is an old story — one you absorbed before you had the words to question it — quietly setting the ceiling on what you allow yourself to achieve? Connie Whitman grew up in Newark, New Jersey, the daughter of a Depression-era mother and an Italian immigrant father who worked construction, went to school at night to learn English, and jockeyed cars on weekends. The messages were layered in early: money doesn't grow on trees, hard work is the only way, and — from one unforgettable detour through a wealthy neighborhood during the riots — big houses belong to crooks. Her parents meant the mob. Five-year-old Connie heard: success is dangerous. That belief stayed buried for decades. Then one afternoon, driving past a 10,000-square-foot home under construction, she heard it come out of her own mouth. She was in her late forties. She'd been running a successful sales training business. And an energy healer had just told her she was afraid of success. Now she understood why — she unconsciously believed that if people perceived her as successful, they'd think she was a crook. Working through that belief took over a decade. But it was the foundation for everything that followed — including surviving the hardest financial season of her life. When COVID hit, every client paused. Her husband's company closed simultaneously. Two kids in college. Zero income. She burned through saving…","meta_description":"Imagine driving past a beautiful house and the words just come out of your mouth: \"I bet he's a crook.\" You don't even know where it came from. 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