Episode 114: Surviving Retrenchment and Rebuilding Stronger

In this week’s episode of the #MoneyMagic Podcast, Vangile sits down with Hlulani Rikhotso, an industrial engineer and Money Magic student. 

Hlulani discusses her background and her interest in helping young adults with career coaching. She talks about her realization of the impact of ancestral trauma on financial behavior and how this awareness led her to join the Money Magic course. 

Hlulani also shares her initial fears about the intensity of the course but acknowledges how it has helped her understand and heal her financial trauma.

She recounts her journey after joining the course, including being retrenched from her job and eventually finding better employment opportunities. She attributes her resilience and success to the inner work and tools provided by the Money Magic course. She also highlights the importance of having a supportive tribe to discuss money and expand financial possibilities.

She also shares the benefits of the Money Magic course, emphasizing that the deep, experiential work goes beyond surface-level understanding. 

This is another insightful episode.

Tune in!

During this episode, you will learn about:

[02:08]: Introduction of the guest, Hlulani Rikhotso 

[03:31]: Hlulani introduces herself and her work

[06:43]: ulani's journey to understanding financial trauma 

[09:17]: Hlulani’s experience with being entrenched 

[10:34]: Importance of getting up and rebuilding after a fall

[11:41]: Hlulani’s understanding of trauma and ancestral trauma

[13:42]: Emotional relationship with money before the course

[22:13]: Cushioning from the full impact of retrenchment

[27:42]: Importance of a tribe in discussing money

[29:29]: Impactful lessons: inner child, mother wound, and father wound meditations

[36:04]: Importance of deep work and discovering root causes

[39:06]: Taking breaks and following intuition

[42:49]: Contact Hlulani 

[45:59]: Closing remarks and invitation to join the Money Magic course

 Notable Quotes

1. "I am a daughter sister and everything in between."
2. "Money is an energy. It is an exchange. It is a means to help you do things. It is Money is a medium of exchange. It helps you do things" 
3. "Since joining the course and going through the bank account and actually seeing where you spend your money and how you spend your money and then listening to your emotions, I've opened a different savings account."
4. "Currently, I'm keeping a circle that I'm freer with to talk about money."
5. "When you have a tribe that talks about money, that is not afraid of money, you start believing in bigger things because you transition from survival mode."

Additional money trauma resources:

One on One Coaching: https://www.wealthy-money.com/coaching 

Money Magic course: https://www.wealthy-money.com/moneymagic 

7 Day Tapping into Ancestral Money Wisdom Training: https://wealthy-money.com/training

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