Waking Up Wealthy with Isha Vela

Isha Vela
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Welcome to Waking Up Wealthy, the podcast for visionaries and rebels who are ready to revolutionize their relationship with money and create powerful collective ripples with the money they make. I'm your host, Isha Vela—trauma psychologist, somatic practitioner, financial professional, and minimalist—bringing you practical money tools, unconventional wealth perspectives, and Aquarian era business strategies to guide you in building wealth that's aligned, ethical, and empowering. Let's wake up to the true meaning of wealth together.

  1. 2D AGO

    Building a Matriarchal Brand Off of Social Media with Wren Farris

    Have you noticed that when anyone talks about marketing, your brain immediately goes to social media? And does the thought of that totally kill the vibe? What if you could build a brand that made social media completely optional? Because with social media becoming increasingly surveilled and algorithmically manipulated, many people are looking for decentralized alternatives to share their souls' work. The good news is, regardless of how you market, 88% of ALL business revenue still comes through word of mouth. And that's what this episode is all about.  I invited Wren Farris, founder and CEO of a 7-figure, top-of-class saltwater bathhouse called Soak on the Sound. She also works as a consultant for women to turn what she calls 'The Thing You Can't Not Do" Into aligned businesses of their own.  Wren, like myself, believes that more money in the hands of matriarchs builds healthier and wealthier communities.  In this episode, we talk about -how visibility is not limited to online presence -time spent in the business vs. on your business -basic business principles that are timeless Wren even puts me in the hot seat with my own in-person business ideas that I'm playing with right now, which I will be implementing in the next 6 months! Get the transcripts and learn more on my website: www.ishavela.com   Follow Wren to her podcast, bathhouse, and offers: https://wrenfarris.com/     Download ROOTED TO RISE, my step-by-step PDF guide on how to structure your business finances to build to 6 figures and beyond (with your money nervous system): https://info.ishavela.com/rooted-to-rise   Apply to book your free financial strategy session: https://www.vortex-collective.com/client-intake   Apply to join my team of financial revolutionaries on a mission to liberate women through financial literacy and uncapped income: https://www.vortex-collective.com/expansion-intake   Access free content on my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@wakingup_wealthy   Follow me on IG:  https://www.instagram.com/wakingup_wealthy

    51 min

  2. FEB 1

    Why Sovereignty Is Your Most Valuable Asset

    During my time in the U.S., while fascism was intensifying, I was tuning into what conversations we need to have to go where we need to go. And the word that kept coming up was SOVEREIGNTY. I broke it down into 5 categories: Economic and Financial  Personal and Individual Energetic and Spiritual Digital and Data Communal and Collective And in the episode, I go into each to provide clarity of the overarching themes you'll be addressing both personally and professionally in the Year of the Fire Horse and beyond. I also provide a 4-level framework for how to distribute wealth (the Mycelial Map). These nerdy musings will help you clarify your soul's work and prepare an energetic foundation for the Fire Horse. Massive shifts are GUARANTEED.  Get the transcripts and learn more on my website: www.ishavela.com     Download ROOTED TO RISE, my step-by-step PDF guide on how to structure your business finances to build to 6 figures and beyond (with your money nervous system): https://info.ishavela.com/rooted-to-rise   Apply to book your free financial strategy session: https://www.vortex-collective.com/client-intake   Apply to join my team of financial revolutionaries on a mission to liberate women through financial literacy and uncapped income: https://www.vortex-collective.com/expansion-intake   Access free content on my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@wakingup_wealthy   Follow me on IG:  https://www.instagram.com/wakingup_wealthy

    54 min

  3. 12/19/2025

    4 Assets to Invest in NOW

    Most people I sit down with are in deep denial about what is happening to their currency and how it's going to affect them. In this episode, I focus on the specific mindset shift that NEEDS TO HAPPEN in order for you to position and protect yourself against inflation. I'm sharing 4 specific assets that you need to be aware of and secure (I guarantee you'll be surprised by some of them) This is exactly what I'm in the process of doing for myself. I'm also giving you a preview of some changes I'm implementing in 2026. Get the transcripts and learn more on my website: www.ishavela.com   Secure gold and silver assets: www.7kmetals.com/ishav   Apply to book your free financial strategy session: https://in-service-to-wholeness.mykajabi.com/isha-financial-strategy   Apply to join my team of financial revolutionaries on a mission to liberate women through financial literacy and uncapped income (this is an example of a business system I was talking about in the episode): https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScjU5QXtEnJiBA6kNK46JB4C9M5zJGOHhY2RsZJXwK66gYqjQ/viewform   Access free content on my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@wakingup_wealthy   Follow me on IG:  https://www.instagram.com/isha_vela

    35 min

  4. 12/04/2025

    5.22 | How Productivity Caps Your Wealth with Latasha Kinnard

    Are you a high achieving Black woman who did all the right things, like get good grades, the degrees, the job with the income, and even the house, but still don't feel satisfied?  If your achievements never feel like enough, you're in the right place because this is Latasha Kinnard's specialty. Latasha of Tasha Talks Money is a financial educator and creator of The Magnetic Money Method, a neuroscience-based approach that helps high-achieving women break out of survival mode and step into their Quiet Wealth Identity. Her work blends psychology and modern wealth strategy to help women build wealth in a way that feels actionable and authentic. In other words not from a place of survival mode.   This episode, sparked by one of her posts saying that more education did not equal wealth, led to a conversation about how the system conditions Black women especially to assume labor and extraction are part of their identity.   What happens in your nervous system and to your identity when you stop chasing dollars?     What are you required to be in relationship with when you stand still?   Listen and find out.   Follow Tasha on IG: https://www.instagram.com/tashatalksmoney   Access her budgeting resources here: https://godeste.com/forinstagram/?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAb21jcAOcc0hleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA81NjcwNjczNDMzNTI0MjcAAaczoyE6JCtPbBQOv-jJwEjYNG856PWiHo4y77TVHq-Fw-_kQBCkNiQC6mUdyg_aem_4xGCaaW5VuXaILqJ4KDoHg   Subscribe to Tasha on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@latashakinnard   Get the transcripts and learn more on my website: www.ishavela.com   Apply to book your free financial strategy session: https://in-service-to-wholeness.mykajabi.com/isha-financial-strategy   Apply to join my team of financial revolutionaries on a mission to liberate women through financial literacy and uncapped income: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScjU5QXtEnJiBA6kNK46JB4C9M5zJGOHhY2RsZJXwK66gYqjQ/viewform   Access free content on my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@wakingup_wealthy   Follow me on IG:  https://www.instagram.com/isha_vela

    49 min

  5. 11/19/2025

    5.21 | The Fake vs. Authentic AI Debate No One's Talking About with Leah Ardent

    For this episode of the podcast, Leah Ardent and I took our daily breakfast table conversation directly to your listening ears. The topic?  Whether AI is more FAKE or more REAL than being "authentic" online You THINK you know where you stand with this, but you may feel different after listening This online debate is very hot right now, mostly among women, and Leah delivers hard-to-swallow truths to the conversation that few people aren't addressing Leah doesn't consider herself an expert in AI, but she IS an artistic intellectual with a background in sales and marketing, and has a drive to understand all the angles of the AI debate If you're a solopreneur who's building (or thinking about building) a personal brand or If you have a personal brand and are tired of the diminishing returns of constantly showing up online, or If you want to start a business but don't have 10K worth of business start-up costs to invest in the business This is going to be especially relevant to you And yes we also talk about environmental impact Take a look at Leah's new and responsible AI teaching tool for kids https://www.intuitive-ai.net/paper-first-pixels-second Get the transcripts and learn more on my website: www.ishavela.com   Apply to book your free financial strategy session: https://in-service-to-wholeness.mykajabi.com/isha-financial-strategy   Apply to join my team of financial revolutionaries on a mission to liberate women through financial literacy and uncapped income: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScjU5QXtEnJiBA6kNK46JB4C9M5zJGOHhY2RsZJXwK66gYqjQ/viewform   Access free content on my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@wakingup_wealthy   Follow me on IG:  https://www.instagram.com/isha_vela

    55 min

  6. 11/05/2025

    The 6 Dimensions to Upgrading Your Identity + Influence

    You can't outearn your identity Your income (and/or whatever you define as success) will always calibrate to the identity you hold about yourself---your self worth, your beliefs about money, your belonging, and your safety In this episode of the podcast I outline the 6 dimensions to increasing your identity so that you can hold more power, money, joy, i.e., YOUR LIFE FORCE ENERGY, so that you can have more impact in the world, both online and in your communities: 1.Self-awareness 2. Raising your associations 3. Expanding through experiences 4. Inner healing and trauma resolution 5. Taking radical responsibility 6. Vision and values alignment I know you're going to hear something that's going to shake things up in a good way! Get the transcripts and learn more on my website: www.ishavela.com   Apply to book your free financial strategy session: https://in-service-to-wholeness.mykajabi.com/isha-financial-strategy   Apply to join my team of financial revolutionaries on a mission to liberate women through financial literacy and uncapped income: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScjU5QXtEnJiBA6kNK46JB4C9M5zJGOHhY2RsZJXwK66gYqjQ/viewform   Access free content on my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@isha_vela   Follow me on IG:  https://www.instagram.com/isha_vela

    40 min

  7. 10/21/2025

    No More Starving Artists with Nadja Marks Shafton (Part 2 of 2)

    In the 2nd half of my talk with Nadja Shafton Marks, transformative artist and creative mystic, she shares how to silence the inner critic and how to get PAID for your art.  What she said was like a therapy session for my starving artist within. I was/am a talented artist who was constantly told I would not get paid to create, and that I would have to "get a real job" to survive. And I did what I was told. I got hella educated and loved what I did. But the truth is that we all return to the truest version of ourselves as we evolve, and for you that truest version might be ARTIST. Visit Casa Nadja and join one of her transformative retreats: https://www.casanadja.com   Follow Nadja on IG: https://www.instagram.com/nadjamarksshafton.art   Apply to book your free financial strategy session: https://in-service-to-wholeness.mykajabi.com/isha-financial-strategy   Apply to join my team of financial revolutionaries on a mission to empower women with financial education and resources: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScjU5QXtEnJiBA6kNK46JB4C9M5zJGOHhY2RsZJXwK66gYqjQ/viewform   Access free content on my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@isha_vela   Follow me on IG:  https://www.instagram.com/isha_vela

    24 min

  8. 10/07/2025

    Tapping Into the Infinite Flow of Creation with Nadja Marks Shafton (Part 1 of 2)

    If you've ever felt blocked creatively If you've ever struggled with feeling like what you paint/sculpt/draw/write is crap If you've not experienced art-making as a liberatory practice This episode is for you.  I sat down with Nadja Marks-Shafton, a young artist who turned her house into a gallery and living sanctuary, Casa Nadja, where she now runs workshops and retreats for people to tap into their creative abundance and artistic liberation. Nadja is a mystic and philosopher whose work has appeared in international magazines, books, film, and television, but what matters most to her is how her paintings make you FEEL. In this episode, she shares her journey going from extreme mental lack to finding infinite flow from Source within.  If this sounds like fluff to you, it's NOT, in fact Nadja shares some very specific practices she uses to meet herself right where she is, NO MATTER WHAT, to transmute and create from that well. Visit Casa Nadja and join one of her transformative retreats: https://www.casanadja.com   Follow Nadja on IG: https://www.instagram.com/nadjamarksshafton.art   Apply to book your free financial strategy session: https://in-service-to-wholeness.mykajabi.com/isha-financial-strategy   Apply to join my team of financial revolutionaries on a mission to empower women with financial education and resources: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScjU5QXtEnJiBA6kNK46JB4C9M5zJGOHhY2RsZJXwK66gYqjQ/viewform   Access free content on my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@isha_vela   Follow me on IG:  https://www.instagram.com/isha_vela

    31 min
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Welcome to Waking Up Wealthy, the podcast for visionaries and rebels who are ready to revolutionize their relationship with money and create powerful collective ripples with the money they make. I'm your host, Isha Vela—trauma psychologist, somatic practitioner, financial professional, and minimalist—bringing you practical money tools, unconventional wealth perspectives, and Aquarian era business strategies to guide you in building wealth that's aligned, ethical, and empowering. Let's wake up to the true meaning of wealth together.

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