Financial Self-Care with Financial Therapist, Lindsey

54. It's Not Goodbye, It's See Ya Elsewhere... Like the Financial Self-Care Community

This is a bittersweet episode because it's the last of Financial Self-Care for the foreseeable future.
We are launching a Get Out of Debt course + community on January 5th, 2026 where community members will have access to incredible Financial Self-Care content including:
getting out of debt
staying out of debt
how to manage money
how to save money
how to spend money intentionally
how to build wealth
investing for beginners
and so much more
We will be launching an Investing for Beginners course later this year, along with all sorts of other products meant to transform your relationship with money and, ultimately, your life!
Come join us in the closed community, made for women who want more and are ready to use money as the vehicle to get them there.
 
Connect with Lindsey:
Join Financial Self-Care's GET OUT OF DEBT course WAITLIST: https://financial-therapy.myflodesk.com/course
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/financialtherapistlindsey/
Website: https://financialselfcareblog.com/financial-therapy/

53. No New Things with Sustainability Expert, Ashlee Piper [Re-Release]

In today's re-release episode, Lindsey is talking with sustainability expert, Ashlee Piper, about the intersectionality of eco-friendliness and financial self-care.
The conversation starts with Ashlee explaining the when consumerism really started, during post-war industrialization. Then moves from how marketing uses psychology to influence purchasing. And finally, ends with how the #NoNewThings Challenge can transform your relationship with money (and, of course, stuff).
Ashlee Piper is a sustainability expert, commentator, and speaker whose work has been featured on more than three hundred TV segments, including the Today show, Good Morning America, and CNN, and in Vogue, the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Atlantic, and Newsweek. Piper’s 2018 book, Give a Sh*t: Do Good. Live Better. Save the Planet., has been hailed as a “sustainability bible” by celebrities and reviewers. Piper has spoken at the United Nations and SXSW and has a popular TED talk. She is also the creator of the #NoNewThings Challenge, for which she received a 2022 Silver Stevie Award for Female Innovator of the Year, and a professor of sustainability marketing. She holds a BA from Brown University and a master’s degree from the University of Oxford. She lives in Chicago in a home that’s 98 percent secondhand and can often be found singing Seal’s “Kiss from a Rose” at any not-so-fine karaoke establishment.
Connect with Ashlee:
Substack: https://substack.com/@theethicaledit
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ashleepiper
No New Things Page: https://celadonbooks.com/book/no-new-things-ashlee-piper
Website: https://www.ashleepiper.com
Connect with Lindsey:
Lindsey’s website
Lindsey’s IG
FREE Get Out of Debt Template & Guide
Join the Waitlist for the Financial Self-Care Course + Community here!

52. Human Design: Living in Alignment with Maggie Hilpisch

In this episode of Financial Self-Care, Financial Therapist Lindsey sits down with Maggie Hilpisch to talk all things Human Design.
Human Design is a self-awareness system that combines astrology, the chakra system, the I Ching, and quantum physics to reveal your unique energetic blueprint. It helps you understand your type, strategy, and profile so you can make aligned decisions and live with more ease and authenticity. We explore what Human Design really is, how the different energy types and profiles work, and how understanding your unique blueprint can help you live a life that feels more aligned, authentic, and easeful.
Whether you’re brand new to Human Design or you’ve already deep-dove into your chart, this conversation will help you see how your design can support your relationships, work, money habits, and overall well-being.
This is a grounding, validating episode filled with reminders that you’re not meant to operate like everyone else — and that alignment is often the key to both emotional and financial self-care.
What You’ll Learn:
What Human Design is and why so many people find it transformative
The 5 Human Design energy types — and how each one is built to move through the world
How your Human Design profile shapes your strengths, communication, and purpose
How understanding your design can help you make decisions with more confidence and less burnout
Ways Human Design can support your money habits, career direction, and self-trust
How to use Human Design for more aligned living, emotional health, and financial self-care
Maggie Hilpisch is a human design strategist who helps people move beyond self-doubt and overthinking to create meaningful change in their lives. She blends human design and subconscious re-patterning to help clients learn to trust themselves again, make braver and more aligned choices in their lives, and expand their beliefs of what’s possible for them.
Since 2020, Maggie has helped hundreds of clients transform their relationships with themselves and others. Her approach bridges spiritual wisdom with real-world application, and clients describe working with Maggie as "life-changing" and like "coming home to themselves". Through their work together, her clients move through threshold moments both personally and professionally and experience deeper fulfillment and connections in their relationships, work, and life.
Connect with Maggie:
My website: https://maggiehilpisch.com
Look up your chart: https://maggiehilpisch.com/human-design-chart
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maggiehilpisch
The Catalyst Costa Rica Retreat: https://maggiehilpisch.my.canva.site/the-catalyst-retreat
Connect with Lindsey:
Lindsey’s website
Lindsey’s IG
FREE Get Out of Debt Template & Guide
Join the Waitlist for the Financial Self-Care Course + Community here!

51. [MONEY STORY] Financial Freedom through Real Estate Investing with WIIRE's Amelia McGee

Financial freedom: It’s something we all want, but not always sure how to get there. One thing is for sure, financial freedom happens through investing. For some it’s investing in the stock market. For others, it’s investing in real estate.
And this week on Financial Self-Care, my guest Amelia McGee from the WIIRE Community is talking to us about gaining financial freedom through real estate investing. After waiting for three years, she finally took the plunge into real estate investing. Spoiler: Her first deal earned $60,000 in revenue, and after that, Amelia was hooked. Listen in and learn how real estate investing can help you, too!
Amelia McGee is a full-time real estate investor based in Des Moines, Iowa. She's been investing in real estate since 2019/2020 and owns a portfolio of 30+ doors which are a combination of long term rentals, midterm rentals, and short term rentals. She's also the co-founder of Women Invest in Real Estate (WIIRE®) and is passionate about helping other women build wealth through real estate investing. She co-authored the BiggerPockets book 'The Self-Managing Landlord' and in her free time, enjoys playing pickleball, golfing, being outdoors, reading, and traveling.
Connect with Amelia and WIIRE:
IG: @ameliajorei & @wiire.community
Website: www.womeninvestinrealestate.com & www.womeninvestinrealestate.com/thewiirecommunity
WIIRE Podcast: https://www.womeninvestinrealestate.com/thewiirepodcast
Connect with Lindsey:
Lindsey’s website
Lindsey’s IG
FREE Get Out of Debt Template & Guide
Join the Waitlist for the Financial Self-Care Course + Community here!

50. [LIFE UPDATE] Moving to Costa Rica, Renting vs. Selling, and Vasectomy Reversal & More Babies?!

In this life update episode of Financial Self-Care, Lindsey gets personal about big transitions — both financial and emotional. From an international move to Costa Rica, to the tough decision between renting or selling their home, and even a conversation about family planning and a vasectomy reversal — nothing is off the table.
You’ll hear how Lindsey and her family are navigating major life changes through the lens of financial self-care, intentional decision-making, and emotional awareness.
This episode is a candid look at how money, relationships, and mental health intertwine during big seasons of change.
In this episode, Lindsey shares:
Why her family decided to move to Costa Rica 🌴
The financial pros and cons of renting vs. selling your home
What a vasectomy reversal means for family planning 
How to manage big money moves without losing emotional balance
Why financial self-care isn’t just about saving and budgeting — it’s about living in alignment with your values
Whether you’re considering a big move, rethinking your home ownership strategy, or simply trying to make financially and emotionally aligned choices, this episode will help you reflect on what financial self-care looks like during major life transitions.
Connect with Lindsey:
Lindsey’s website
Lindsey’s IG
FREE Get Out of Debt Template & Guide
Join the Waitlist for the Financial Self-Care Course + Community here!
Rental Properties:
Cozy Cabin
Large Lodge

49. The Cost of Infertility with Kayla Estenson Williams, LMFT

In this episode of Financial Self-Care, Lindsey sits down with Kayla Estenson Williams, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, to unpack the real costs of infertility — not just the financial side, but the emotional and energetic toll it takes on women and couples navigating fertility treatments like IUI (Intrauterine Insemination) and IVF (In Vitro Fertilization).
Kayla shares her personal experience of going through 4 rounds of IUI and one round of (successful!) IVF and discuss what it’s really like to go through these treatments — the money, time, and mental health challenges that often come with them — and how to approach this journey with compassion, boundaries, and financial mindfulness.
If you’ve ever wondered how to balance your emotional well-being and your bank account during fertility treatments, this episode offers validation, insight, and tangible tools for practicing financial self-care through it all.
What you'll learn:
The cost of IUI and IVF — and why the total price tag often surprises people
The hidden emotional and time costs of infertility treatments
How infertility can impact relationships, finances, and mental health
Why financial transparency and emotional support are both essential in the fertility process
How to practice financial self-care when facing medical uncertainty
Ways to cope with grief, hope, and burnout during a fertility journey
Kayla Estenson Williams is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who runs her private practice, Minnesota Attachment Collective. She specializes in healing attachment wounds through the tender seasons of growing your family- including fertility challenges, pregnancy, postpartum, and parenthood. In addition to supporting clients navigating infertility, she herself has gone through infertility- and has been fortunate enough to be able to grow her family through IVF. 
Connect with Kayla:
www.mnattachmentcollective.com
www.instagram.com/kaylaestensonwellness
 
Connect with Lindsey:
Lindsey’s website
Lindsey’s IG
FREE Get Out of Debt Template & Guide
Join the Waitlist for the Financial Self-Care Course + Community here!
Other IUI and IVF Resources:
Uniquely Knitted: https://www.uniquelyknitted.org/
Big Fat Negative Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/big-fat-negative-ttc-fertility-infertility-and-ivf/id1431698726
Fertility Access: https://fertilityaccessprogram.com/

48. [MONEY STORY] The Messy Middle of Getting Out of Debt with Organizing an ADHD Brain CEO, Megs Crawford

As your resident financial therapist, I will be the first to tell you that getting out of debt and personal finance, in general, is messy. It's not linear. It's not always pretty. And unfortunately, most people are not comfortable talking about it... until today.
Megs Crawford, CEO of Organizing an ADHD Brain, is here on Financial Self-Care to share her story of being in the messy middle while she and her partner work to get out of debt. 9 months ago, Megs was in $60,000 of high-interest consumer debt. Today, she's decreased that number to $11,000!
Megs shares her story was vulnerability and poise, while admitting that this journey has felt long and uncomfortable, yet incredibly fulfilling and prideful. 
Megs Crawford is a professional organizer and ADHD coach, podcast host, and fellow ADHD brain learning her way through the “messy middle.” Through her podcast, Organizing an ADHD Brain, coaching, membership, and resources, she helps people with ADHD shift out of self-doubt and into small, doable steps that actually stick. Megs believes organizing isn’t about perfection, it’s about building trust with yourself, one decision at a time.
Connect with Megs:
Website: OrganizingAnADHDBrain.com
Podcast: Organizing an ADHD Brain
 
Connect with Lindsey:
Lindsey website
Linsey’s IG
FREE Get Out of Debt Template & Guide
Join the Waitlist for the Financial Self-Care Course + Community here!

47. How to Clear the Clutter with Millennial Minimalists

Are you overwhelmed by the sheer amount of stuff you have? That’s true for 54% of Americans, according to a recent study. That’s why on today’s episode of Financial Self-Care, financial therapist, Lindsey, is talking with Millennial Minimalists, Lauren & Kelly about how to clear the clutter.
Millennial Minimalists is a podcast about living simply. They’re two Canadians on a mission to live more with less. Together, they help listeners simplify their lives and live with greater intention.
To date, they’ve reached over 2 million listens, providing strategies to help you manage excess in all areas of life whether physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, digital, relational, and calendar clutter. They also explore topics such as reclaiming focus and attention, cultivating contentment, adopting mindful and sustainable habits, living with intention, and more.
Lauren is a natural minimalist who instinctively found success in managing physical excess, while Kelly is a minimalist adopter. Together, they share one-on-one conversations about their personal journeys and lessons, along with interviews featuring minimalist thought leaders and bestselling authors in the personal development space. Today, they’re proud to be celebrating nearly seven years of podcasting!
 
Connect with Millennial Minimalists:
mastersimplicity.com
IG:  @millennialmimalists
FB millennialminimalists
 
Resources:
Episode 34: No New Things with Ashlee Piper
Book: The Soul of Money by Lynne Twist
 
Connect with Lindsey:
Financial Therapy 
Intentional Spending Planner on Etsy
Lindsey website
Lindsey’s IG
FREE Investing for Beginners Guide

46. "When I Start My Business, I'll Be Happy" with Sam Vander Wielen

Have you ever wondered how to start a business on your own? Maybe you want to start an online business or a consulting company because once you do, you'll be happy. 
The truth is, that's not how it works. Starting a business doesn't just grant you the secret to living a happy life. It takes a lot more than that. And that why we're taking with Same Vander Wielen.
 
Sam Vander Wielen is a leading legal educator who’s helped over 150,000 online business owners set up their businesses legally. In Sam’s debut book 'When I Start My Business, I’ll Be Happy: A Practical, No-BS Guide to Successful Online Entrepreneurship' Sam presents her evergreen marketing strategies that led to her 7-figure success, as well as guidance on balancing building your business with life’s curve balls.
 
Sam lives on Long Island in New York with her husband Ryan,bernedoodle Hudson, too many of her favorite mugs, and atowering stack of fiction.
 
Connect with Sam:
Watch Sam's free workshop '5 Steps to Legally Protect & Grow Your Online Business' here: https://www.samvanderwielen.com/legal-workshop/
Sam's LIVE workshop: https://samvanderwielen.samcart.com/referral/oct-live-promo/UcRR2ikHHwao627Y
Sam's Instagram: https://instagram.com/samvanderwielen 
Sam's website: https://samvanderwielen.com
Listen to Sam’s Podcast On Your Terms®: https://www.samvanderwielen.com/podcast
Order Sam’s book When I Start My Business, I’ll Be Happy:https://amzn.to/42CfEbd
 
Connect with Lindsey:
Join Financial Self-Care's GET OUT OF DEBT course WAITLIST: https://financial-therapy.myflodesk.com/course
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/financialtherapistlindsey/
Website: https://financialselfcareblog.com/financial-therapy/

45. [MONEY STORY] Early Coast FI with The Retired Millennial, Anita Kinoshita, CFLP

We're doing something new over here at Financial Self-Care – an ongoing series of Money Stories from women who have accomplished various milestones on their own Financial Self-Care journeys.
By highlighting and celebrating these incredible women, we're creating a safe space for you to learn, connect, grow, encourage, and inspire.
You'll get actionable personal finance tips to help you change your money mindset, reduce financial stress, transform your relationship with money, better your spending habits, and so much more!
Listen in as financial therapist, Lindsey, interviews our first awesome Money Story guest, The Retired Millennial, Anita Kinoshita, CFLP.
Former software engineer turned educator and the creator behind The Retired Millennial. She creates financial literacy content and her work inspires her audience to spend mindfully, invest calmly, and live peacefully.
Connect with Anita:
https://www.youtube.com/@AnitaKinoshitahttps://www.instagram.com/the.retired.millennial/https://theretiredmillennial.substack.com/
 
Connect with Lindsey:
Financial Therapy 
Intentional Spending Planner on Etsy
Lindsey website
Linsey’s IG
FREE Investing for Beginners Guide