Financial Coaching – Money Is Emotional

Grief, Trauma, and Money with DonJay Rice (Ep.55)

By Money is Emotional Podcast | January 22, 2025

What happens when grief, trauma, and money intertwine?

In this episode, Financial Dignity® Coach, Christine Luken, welcomes special guest DonJay Rice, a certified financial behavior specialist, to explore how life’s trials can impact our relationship with money.

DonJay shares his deeply personal journey from childhood poverty and trauma to financial enlightenment. Together, let’s learn how these experiences shaped his unique approach to financial coaching.

Gain some insight as DonJay shares:

The impact of childhood trauma and financial enmeshment
DonJay’s journey through financial crises and emotional discovery
Strategies for healing the emotional ties to money
The importance of supportive spaces in financial recovery
And more!

Resources:

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About Our Guest:

DonJay Rice is a financial coach and a certified financial behavior specialist who helps clients whose relationship with money is impacted by grief and trauma. Donjay holds the designations of Board Certified Trauma Informed Coach, Board Certified Life Coach, and Certified Enneagram Coach.

DonJay serves in a ministry that helps those coming out of homelessness and domestic abuse. He enjoys sketching, painting, and anything artistic, as well as playing board games with family and friends.

Financial Coaching Conversations with Kelsa Dickey (Ep. 39)

By Money is Emotional Podcast | May 22, 2024

Dive into the heart of financial coaching with Kelsa Dickey on Money is Emotional.

In this episode, Financial Dignity® Coach, Christine Luken, is joined by Kelsa Dickey, financial coach and creator of The Financial Coach Academy®, for a chat about the financial coaching industry. Their conversation dives deep into the essence of financial coaching, how it illuminates the path for personal financial management, and what someone should look for in a financial coach. Listen in as Kelsa emphasizes taking action over mere financial literacy.

Kelsa discusses:

Her inspiring path to becoming a financial coach and launching The Financial Coach Academy®
What to look for when hiring a financial coach
Important trends and cautions in the financial coaching space
Tips for overcoming initial reluctance to seek financial coaching
What advice she would give herself at the beginning of her financial coaching career
And more

Resources:

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About our Guest:

Kelsa Dickey is the CEO and financial coach behind Fiscal Fitness Phoenix and The Financial Coach Academy®. Kelsa helps people achieve their money goals through 1:1 coaching and by mentoring other financial coaches on delivering that same transformation for their clients. Kelsa is a fitness enthusiast who loves to train in powerlifting as a hobby, is a mom of two, and enjoys spending her summers in Michigan.

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