{"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":"I Was Born Into Millions in Medical Debt","slug":"i-was-born-into-millions-in-medical-debt","published_at":"2026-05-31T18:23:18+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-change-with-your-money-6046388/i-was-born-into-millions-in-medical-debt","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-change-with-your-money-6046388","url":"https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/5218c2cea115a91ef648bc6059b858ba8696211901d2700558e95008c6a8a604/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiI1ODRkNzY5NS03MzBjLTQwNTUtYWVjZC02Nzk2ZDYzYTc3OGYiLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiI3YTk3MWU4NS01MTAzLTQyMjUtOWM1MC0zNGUyOWFlMmYzODUiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2OTJlMTFhYmZmYmExODU1NmI3ZTY1MTYiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNmExYTQyZWJiYTBlODBlYjg2MGNjZWJhL2xhdXJhLXJvdHRlcnMtc3R1ZGlvLWNvbXBvc2VyLTIwMjYtNS0zMF9fMy01Mi00My5tcDMifQ==.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/5218c2cea115a91ef648bc6059b858ba8696211901d2700558e95008c6a8a604/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiI1ODRkNzY5NS03MzBjLTQwNTUtYWVjZC02Nzk2ZDYzYTc3OGYiLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiI3YTk3MWU4NS01MTAzLTQyMjUtOWM1MC0zNGUyOWFlMmYzODUiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2OTJlMTFhYmZmYmExODU1NmI3ZTY1MTYiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNmExYTQyZWJiYTBlODBlYjg2MGNjZWJhL2xhdXJhLXJvdHRlcnMtc3R1ZGlvLWNvbXBvc2VyLTIwMjYtNS0zMF9fMy01Mi00My5tcDMifQ==.mp3","summary":"Imagine growing up watching your mother choose between paying the electric bill or buying groceries. Imagine filing bankruptcy, losing your house, living in cars. At some point, you've probably asked: How do I break free from the money patterns I inherited? How do I build wealth when I'm starting from nothing? Maybe you've tried to outrun your financial past. You've worked hard, done everything \"right.\" But financial trauma doesn't disappear because you get a paycheck. And for women especially, we're more likely to live in poverty in retirement, take career breaks that cost us earning potential, and prioritize everyone else's financial security before our own. Emily was born months after her sister passed away, into a household drowning in medical debt, depression, and hopelessness. By eleven, her father had abandoned the family. Her mother, unable to separate emotions from financial decisions, gave up hope. But Emily chose differently. She graduated high school three years early, started working, and at nineteen launched her first business as a virtual assistant to C-suite executives and family offices. That gateway changed everything. She learned how capital moves by working with the people who controlled it. She helped create one of the first blockchain ETFs. Today, she runs Numinous Capital—a venture capital firm investing in biotech and deep tech companies building between the coasts. Here's what Emily learned that her mother never could: sometimes debt feels more secure and comfortable than not having it. \"Debt acts almost like a father that's not there,\" she told me. \"It's on your back constantly. And it may feel secure and safe.\" This is the paradox of financial trauma. The very thing destroying you can feel like the only stable relationship you have. It's fami…","meta_description":"Imagine growing up watching your mother choose between paying the electric bill or buying groceries. 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