Highly Sensitive Money for Highly Sensitive People who want to align their values with their money

Genet “GG” Gimja on Progressive Pockets: Align Your Spending, Giving & Investing with Your Values

Genet “GG” Gimja on Progressive Pockets: Align Your Spending, Giving & Investing with Your Values
 
In this episode, our guest Genet “GG” Gimja and I explore the gap between what we believe and what our money is quietly doing in the world. We dig into practical shifts and big questions alike: how banks leverage our deposits , the tools that make values-aligned portfolios more doable, the trade-offs inside the so-called American Dream, and how identity and lived experience shape the way we earn, give, and steward resources. GG’s refugee roots and research-driven approach bring rigor and heart to the gray areas: private prisons hidden inside index funds, politicians funded by our favorite shops, portfolios that look “neutral” but aren’t. Along the way, we name the quiet signals that sensitive people notice first, and the practical boundaries that make sustained care possible.
 
Genet “GG” Gimja — Host of Progressive Pockets
 
Genet “GG” Gimja is the creator and host of Progressive Pockets, a podcast born in the fall of 2020 from a simple but urgent question: how do we use money to reflect our values? What began as a private, 8-episode show on giving quickly expanded when listeners asked about impact investing and ethical spending. GG realized “giving back” wasn’t the whole story—our retirement accounts, banks, and everyday purchases also carry real-world consequences.
 
Today, with 100+ concise, practical, sometimes funny episodes, GG examines the crossroads of social impact and personal finance—helping people align how they spend, donate, and invest with the world they want to help create. Her format often responds to listener letters, translating dense research into clear, doable steps without losing moral nuance.
 
Grounded in her Eritrean American background and refugee roots, GG brings a community-centered lens to money. She treats generosity as flow, looks squarely at systemic contradictions, and invites listeners to pair conscience with competence—moving from uneasy awareness to informed action.
 
Episode Highlights:
 
Welcome & how we met at FinCon
Behind the scenes of a solo, research-driven show
Co-organizing the Social Justice Meetup community
The donate-with-one-hand, invest-against-values moment
From skepticism to practical tools for values-aligned portfolios
The “canary in the coal mine” and high sensitivity
Refugee roots, the American Dream, and community trade-offs
Abundance vs. debt and redefining wealth as stewardship
Recognizing sensitivity: instantly spotting what people need
From self-rejection to sustainable self-care
 
Keywords
 
#ProgressivePockets #GenetGimja #ValuesAlignedMoney #ImpactInvesting #SocialJustice #Donations #EthicalSpending #PersonalFinance #MoneyAndMeaning
 
Resources
Progressive Pockets Podcast
 
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Diana Gisel Yañez is an Investment Advisor Representative of Natural Investments PBLLC. Natural Investments is an independent Registered Investment Advisor. All the Colors is not a registered entity and is not an affiliate or subsidiary of Natural Investments. See our Disclosures and Disclaimers and read our Form CRS.
 

Supporting Activists with Secret Trust Funds with Morgan Curtis

Supporting Activists with Secret Trust Funds with Morgan Curtis
Listen in to hear Morgan Curtis’ story from climate activism, to fossil fuel divestment, to working with her people - inheritors with class privilege. We explore motivation: how guilt can open the door but love sustains transformation. We get practical about the gift economy at Canticle Farm, unpack the “activist with a secret trust fund” archetype, and follow the path that led her to Harvard Divinity School—and eventually into university classrooms—to teach redistribution and repair. 
As Morgan reflects on lineage and belonging, we keep asking what it means to turn privilege into relationships strong enough to change us. There’s a different kind of money conversation happening here—one that begins at a family archive and ends with a future imagined in community. 
Morgan Curtis — Money coach, facilitator, ritualist, organizer
Morgan descends from early settler colonizers of what is now Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New York and names how her family’s privileges are tied to stolen land, enslaved labor, and extractive industry. Politicized through the fossil fuel divestment movement, she spent eight years organizing and educating in climate and social justice spaces, where grief work, ritual, and storytelling became central to her approach.
Today, Morgan supports people with inherited wealth in moving toward redistribution, reparations, and ancestral repair. A long-time member of Canticle Farm (Oakland, CA), she practices gift economy, nonviolence, and restorative justice in community. She holds an MTS from Harvard Divinity School focused on the spiritual dimensions of reparations for white descendants of colonizers and enslavers, and is a graduate of the Academy for Coaching Excellence (ICF-aligned; 200+ training hours and 300+ supervised hours). Morgan is publicly redistributing 100% of her inherited wealth and 50% of her coaching income, is connected with Resource Generation and Solidaire Network, and authored the chapbook “Decolonial Dames of America.”
Episode Highlights:
Coaching inheritors toward repair
Turning divestment inward— looking at the family portfolio
The “activist with a secret trust fund” archetype
The hidden costs of wealth: isolation and fear
Ancestors & Money Cohort: research + ritual
Land back: modeling change when politics feel bleak
Beyond guilt: love as sustainable motivation
Practicing the gift economy at Canticle Farm
The spark for “Decolonial Dames of America”
Transformation through collective healing and organizing
Keywords
#MoneyCoaching #Redistribution #Reparations #AncestralHealing #GiftEconomy #LandBack #Divestment #ReparativeJustice
Resources
Morgan Curtis websiteMorgan’s letter to her descendants InstagramDecolonial Dames of America
Big Topics at Midnight by Nancy Thurston
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Diana Gisel Yañez is an Investment Advisor Representative of Natural Investments PBLLC. Natural Investments is an independent Registered Investment Advisor. All the Colors is not a registered entity and is not an affiliate or subsidiary of Natural Investments. See our Disclosures and Disclaimers and read our Form CRS.

River Nice on Queer Finance, Mutual Aid, and Collective Transformation

River Nice on Queer Finance, Mutual Aid, and Collective Transformation
In this episode, our guest River Nice and I explore what it means to take control of money while resisting the individualism that capitalism promotes. River shares how their journey began in the tech world, shifted after the 2016 U.S. election, and led to their decision to dedicate their skills to supporting queer and trans communities. With honesty and clarity, River discusses the pivotal moment of leaving the traditional financial advising model to create something rooted in inclusivity and collective well-being.
Money is often portrayed as neutral or purely practical, but this conversation shows how deeply political it is, and how reimagining its role can transform both individual lives and communities. Their analogy of money and gender—both social constructs enforced through systems of power yet lived as daily realities—opens a door to thinking differently about how we relate to financial structures. This episode is not just about personal finance but about imagining alternative futures, where money becomes a tool for collective care instead of extraction.
About River Nice
River Nice (they/them) is the founder of Be Intentional Financial and a financial educator dedicated to serving queer and trans communities. A self-described “spreadsheet brain,” River discovered their calling in 2017 after helping a partner navigate credit card debt from a gender transition. Their own financial privilege and upbringing by a CPA gave them the foundation to demystify money and support others in building confidence and stability.
Before launching their practice, River worked in tech and then under a national broker-dealer, where they earned their Series 7 and 66 licenses. But traditional finance felt misaligned—clients needed education and empowerment more than portfolio management. Guided by conversations with peers like Phuong Luong and the support of XY Planning Network, River took the leap into self-employment, creating an independent RIA by 2019.
Today, River runs group programs focused on financial literacy through an anti-capitalist lens. Their philosophy centers on transparency, inclusivity, and solidarity—whether through reparations-based pricing, teaching creative approaches to credit, or helping communities imagine collective transformation. River’s work continues to challenge the dominant systems of finance while offering practical tools for liberation.
Episode Highlights
From tech to finance after the 2016 election
Supporting a partner through transition-related debt
Shifting from financial advising to financial education
Choosing values and relationships over profit
Inside River’s 12-week group program
Credit scores as a tool for solidarity
Unique financial challenges for trans clients
Estate planning as a tool for protection
Making programs inclusive for neurodivergent folks
Keywords
#QueerFinance #AntiCapitalism #FinancialEducation #TransFinancialPlanning #MoneyAndCommunity #FinancialLiberation #CollectiveCare #MutualAid
Resources
Be Intentional Financial“Financial Activist Playbook” by Jess (Jasmine) RashidFreeWill
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Diana Gisel Yañez is an Investment Advisor Representative of Natural Investments PBLLC. Natural Investments is an independent Registered Investment Advisor. All the Colors is not a registered entity and is not an affiliate or subsidiary of Natural Investments. See our Disclosures and Disclaimers and read our Form CRS.

The Wealth Gap Closers™ Method with Shehara Wooten

The Wealth Gap Closers™ Method with Shehara Wooten
In this episode, our guest Shehara Wooten and I explore what it takes to build wealth with confidence and purpose, especially for Black women in STEM navigating promotions, pay raises, and the pressures that come with them. Shehara’s story of moving from engineering into finance reveals not just a career change but a mission: to help others see what’s possible with their money when they feel empowered instead of pressured.
You’ll hear insights from her book “In the Meantime, Own Your Financial Narrative”, stories of her clients’ breakthroughs, her reflections on racial wealth gap history, and even how hobbies like line dancing and painting tie back to money and life purpose. 
 
Shehara Wooten: Financial Planner, Author, and Founder of Your Story Financial
With over 20 years of experience in financial services, Shehara Wooten helps ambitious mid-career Black women in STEM gain clarity, control, and confidence in managing money. She specializes in guiding clients to avoid lifestyle creep, confidently navigate promotions, and build lasting wealth. Her mission is rooted in doing her part to close the racial wealth gap while empowering women to live the lives they imagine.
Shehara founded Your Story Financial in 2016, serving clients across the United States. In 2019, she launched Your Story Financial Academy, offering education and coaching to help people envision financial independence and “work-optional” living as achievable. Her work is fueled by a deep belief in financial literacy and equitable access to planning.
A graduate of The Ohio State University with a B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Shehara began her career as an engineer before shifting to finance in 2004. Since then, she has served with global and national financial firms before creating her own practice. Beyond her professional work, she enjoys line dancing, reading nonfiction, watching historical documentaries, and spending time with her husband, family, and friends.
Episode Highlights
Leaving engineering for financial planning
Marking 21 years since her career transition
Building community programs for Black women in STEM
Inside The Wealth Gap Closers™ Method
Why giving and philanthropy matter in wealth building
Connecting history and resilience
Asking “why” five times to find financial purpose
Exploring sensitivity, overwhelm, and money habits
Limits of outsourcing decisions to planners—or AI
Keywords
#SheharaWooten #FinancialPlanning #BlackWomenInSTEM #WealthGap #FinancialLiteracy #MoneyMindset #STEMCareers #RacialWealthGap #CommunityWealth #FinancialFreedom
Resources
Shehara's Youtube ChanelYour Story FinancialLinkedInInstagramIn the Meantime, Own Your Financial Narrative by Shehara WootenThe Gap and the Gain by Ben Hardy
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Diana Gisel Yañez is an Investment Advisor Representative of Natural Investments PBLLC. Natural Investments is an independent Registered Investment Advisor. All the Colors is not a registered entity and is not an affiliate or subsidiary of Natural Investments. See our Disclosures and Disclaimers and read our Form CRS.

Trusting Your Intuition While Raising Littles with Lauren LaSalle

Trusting Your Intuition While Raising Littles with Laren LaSalle
In this episode, our guest Lauren LaSalle and I dive into the tender, challenging, and transformative path of early motherhood. Lauren shares her journey from feeling overwhelmed and second-guessing herself to finding confidence, peace, and joy as a mom. As a mentor for sensitive mothers of young children, she knows firsthand how difficult it can feel to balance caring for yourself with caring for your kids.
Together, we explore the shift from therapy into coaching, the ways Lauren discovered that her deep sensitivity was actually a strength, and how she now guides other moms in reconnecting with their intuition. Lauren also reflects on her childhood financial background, her work with money mindset coaching, and the shift that came when she stopped leading with fear and began leading with trust. This conversation highlights the power of slowing down, listening to ourselves, and realizing that there’s no single “right” way to parent—only the way that works best for you and your family.
About Lauren LaSalle
Lauren LaSalle is a mentor for moms of littles who want to parent with confidence, calm, and intuition. She helps mothers move from survival mode into a more peaceful, connected experience of parenting. With an MS in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and years of experience supporting highly sensitive women, she brings both professional training and lived experience to her work.
After becoming a mom herself, Lauren realized the unique challenges of raising children while honoring her own needs. Through one-on-one mentorship, group programs, mini-courses, and community spaces, she now helps other mothers reconnect with their inner wisdom so they can raise emotionally balanced children while enjoying the process of motherhood.
She lives in New Hampshire with her husband, daughter, baby son, two cats, and a flock of chickens. When she’s not guiding moms, she enjoys theater, dance, and living in harmony with her family and community.
Episode Highlights
Discovering sensitivity and feeling validated
Shifting from therapy to coaching
Strengths of sensitivity: empathy, deep processing, and listening
Creating true rest and blank space
Investing in money mindset coaching
Gaining confidence in pricing and client work
Learning from her parents’ relationship to work
The need for community and social support for moms
Trusting intuition and finding aligned community
Keywords
#MotherhoodJourney #CalmParenting #MaternalInstincts #OvercomingOverwhelm #MoneyMindset #ParentingSupport #IntuitiveParenting #EmotionalWellbeing #ParentingCommunity
Resources
WebsiteMom YOUR Way (Spotify)The Highly Sensitive Podcast (Spotify)
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Diana Gisel Yañez is an Investment Advisor Representative of Natural Investments PBLLC. Natural Investments is an independent Registered Investment Advisor. All the Colors is not a registered entity and is not an affiliate or subsidiary of Natural Investments. See our Disclosures and Disclaimers and read our Form CRS.

Seeing Money Through the Heart

Seeing Money Through the Heart
In this episode, I explore three essential tools that can transform the way we experience money. Inspired by Le Petit Prince and the reminder that “we only see well with the heart,” I share how a heart-centered perspective can guide us through common struggles such as decision fatigue, overwhelm in money conversations, and the shame that arises when we recognize inequities in financial privilege. These challenges are often heavy, yet within them lies the potential for clarity, connection, and meaningful change.
 
You’ll also hear practical steps for turning vague goals into heart-centered plans, what it takes to prepare for sensitive conversations, and why leaning into curiosity and playfulness can unlock new solutions. This episode is an invitation to see money not as a rigid problem, but as a living puzzle—one that can reveal healing, creativity, and possibility when approached with care.
 
Episode Highlights
 
00:01:46 Opening with Le Petit Prince and the heart’s wisdom00:02:46 Naming common money struggles00:04:06 Hidden gifts of sensitivity with money00:06:46 Decision fatigue and money00:11:26 Five steps to transform fatigue into clarity00:16:46 Preparing for money conversations00:19:26 Treating money issues as puzzles00:24:26 Imagining new worlds beyond inequity00:26:26 Shame, guilt, and Brene Brown’s distinction00:28:06 Community investing and money as a force for good
Keywords
 
#MoneyHealing #FinancialClarity #HeartCenteredLiving #MoneyConversations #OvercomingShame #MoneyWellness #FinancialEquity #MoneyInsights #TransformYourMoney
 
Resources
Le Petit PrinceThe Heart’s Electromagnetic Field is Your Superpower - Psychology Today
The Interconnected Dollar: Aligning Your Money with Social Justice and Environmental Care
Resource Generation
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Diana Gisel Yañez is an Investment Advisor Representative of Natural Investments PBLLC. Natural Investments is an independent Registered Investment Advisor. All the Colors is not a registered entity and is not an affiliate or subsidiary of Natural Investments. See our Disclosures and Disclaimers and read our Form CRS.
 

Money, Boundaries, and Care: A Conversation with Stacy Kellogg

Money, Boundaries, and Care: A Conversation with Stacy Kellogg
 
In this episode, our guest Stacy Kellogg and I explore what it means to truly honor our capacity while still caring deeply for others. Stacy is a leadership coach and facilitator who helps high-achieving changemakers discover what they truly need and want—so they can contribute to the world from a place of abundance instead of exhaustion. 
 
Together, we reflect on her transition from years in social justice nonprofits to building a coaching practice rooted in joy, intuition, and collective support. We also dive into the importance of redefining work away from struggle, exploring resources that helped shift her financial beliefs, and the role of equitable pricing in creating access and inclusion. 
 
About Stacy Kellogg
 
Stacy Raye Kellogg is a leadership coach, facilitator, and podcast host who brings compassion, enthusiasm, and intuition into every conversation she holds. Known for creating spaces of joy and safety, she supports sensitive high achievers and people pleasers in learning how to include themselves in the care they give to others. In addition to one-on-one coaching, Stacy facilitates group programs, leadership workshops, and team development for organizations seeking authentic and sustainable growth.
 
Her career began in nonprofit leadership, where she worked with survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence, affordable housing initiatives, restorative justice programs, and international human rights advocacy. After years of overextension and burnout, Stacy pivoted into coaching and facilitation, finding a new path that allowed her to thrive while supporting others more sustainably. She now partners with individuals and organizations around the world, including collaborations with The Firefly Group in Scotland and The RoundTable Institute in Austin, Texas.
 
Originally from Colorado and now based in Athens, Georgia, Stacy blends her love of learning with professional certifications and extensive training in mental fitness, somatics, compassionate inquiry, and inclusive leadership. Beyond her work, she is passionate about travel, music, and dance, embodying a vibrant balance of joy and depth in everything she does.
 
Episode Highlights
 
00:01:48 Meeting Stacy and her coaching work00:03:57 From nonprofit leadership to burnout00:06:48 Personal development and choosing joy00:09:48 Rethinking the “hero’s journey” through connection and community00:12:02 Care versus capacity and early messages about selfishness00:25:48 New blueprints: books that reshaped money mindset00:31:48 Exploring needs versus wants in financial choices00:39:48 Discovering and naming sensitivity in her coaching practice00:43:48 Bringing social justice into her business model00:47:48 Balancing equitable pricing with sustainability00:49:28 Modeling growth and tending to our own needs
 
Keywords
 
#LeadershipCoaching #BurnoutRecovery #MoneyMindset #EquitablePricing #SocialJusticeLeadership #PersonalGrowth #BoundariesAndCare #CoachingJourney #RedefiningSuccess #HighlySensitiveMoney
 
Resources
 
WebsiteListen to the "Outgrow the Grind" podcastInstagramJoin our free, monthly Nurture Your Nervous System callsTiered Green Jars for Sliding Scales by Worts and CunningIt’s Not Your Money by Tosha SilverOvercoming Underearning by Barbara Stanny (Houston)Financial Recovery by Karen McCall
 
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Diana Gisel Yañez is an Investment Advisor Representative of Natural Investments PBLLC. Natural Investments is an independent Registered Investment Advisor. All the Colors is not a registered entity and is not an affiliate or subsidiary of Natural Investments. See our Disclosures and Disclaimers and read our Form CRS.

From Journalist to Financial Coach with founder of Queer & Trans Wealth Leo Aquino

From Journalist to Financial Coach with founder of Queer & Trans Wealth Leo Aquino
In this episode, our guest Leo Aquino and I dive into a heartfelt conversation on how money intersects with identity, survival, and joy. Leo is a financial coach, anti-capitalist writer, and the founder of Queer & Trans Wealth. Their work centers people who have often been excluded from traditional financial spaces, and their approach is deeply informed by lived experience, community engagement, and social justice. We explore the unconventional path that led Leo from journalism to personal finance, and how being laid off became the push they needed to launch the work they’d been dreaming about.
Meet Leo Aquino
Leo Aquino is a financial coach and interdisciplinary writer whose work centers anti-capitalist approaches to personal finance. They are the founder of Queer & Trans Wealth and the editor-in-chief of Queerency, a platform dedicated to LGBTQ+ business news. Rather than follow the conventional path to financial expertise, Leo built their approach by listening—interviewing people from economically diverse backgrounds to understand how policies, identity, and lived experience shape our financial realities.
Born and raised in Manila, Philippines, Leo's life has been shaped by both economic hardship and powerful moments of protest and resilience. After immigrating to the U.S. in 2003, they witnessed their family rebuild stability in the face of systemic barriers. These early experiences would later inform Leo's nuanced and justice-rooted lens on money. From navigating six figures in student debt, to surviving housing insecurity in New York, and eventually discovering their trans identity during the pandemic, Leo’s personal journey fuels their mission to help others find agency and abundance in their financial lives.
They have studied with organizations like Trauma of Money, Antioch University's Radical Economy course, and Anticapitalism for Artists. Their work not only provides financial coaching to individuals, couples, and groups, but also advocates for systemic change—especially around housing, healthcare, and income for queer and trans communities. Leo’s commitment to economic justice is grounded, intersectional, and deeply human.
Episode Highlights
00:02:10 Meeting Leo and the origin of Queer & Trans Wealth00:03:50 From journalist to full-time financial coach00:06:53 Overcoming imposter syndrome00:08:33 Early financial memories from Manila and the family business00:10:50 Immigration, poverty, and the struggle for stability00:14:32 “If I were my own client…” boundaries and saving habits00:19:38 Survivor’s guilt and joy in the queer/trans community00:21:30 Grandma Leonila: quiet power and everyday justice00:25:40 Why social justice is a pressure valve, not a burden00:36:10 How imagining a future changed Leo’s financial habits00:42:40 Right-sized accountability and building sustainable change00:46:10 The Pay It Forward Fund: redistributing access and care
Keywords
#QueerFinance #TransMoneyCoach #EconomicJustice #DecolonizeWealth #MoneyAndIdentity #FinancialHealing #LGBTQFinance #AntiCapitalism #SocialJusticeMoney #RightSizedAccountability
Resources
Queer & Trans WealthSubstackInstagram Leo Aquino on the podcast Dem Bois with Sean Aron Pay It Forward Fund with Queer & Trans Wealth
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Diana Gisel Yañez is an Investment Advisor Representative of Natural Investments PBLLC. Natural Investments is an independent Registered Investment Advisor. All the Colors is not a registered entity and is not an affiliate or subsidiary of Natural Investments. See our Disclosures and Disclaimers and read our Form CRS.

One Degree Turns: Small Money Shifts with Big Impact

One Degree Turns: Small Money Shifts with Big Impact
In this solo episode, I explore how each of us can make our money do good—starting right where we are. Using the five ways we interact with money—how we earn, spend, save, give, and invest. I share practical micro actions that align our finances with values of justice, care, and interconnection. This solo episode is rooted in my article The Interconnected Dollar and reflects on how money is never neutral; it’s always expressing something about what we value, whether we’re conscious of it or not. Throughout this episode, I ask: what would happen if our financial lives became one more site of solidarity and collective care?
There’s something uniquely clarifying about mapping your entire financial life—how you earn, spend, save, give, and invest—onto a framework of values like justice and environmental care. In this episode, I ask listeners to consider not just what they do with money, but who they become through those choices. I speak candidly about what it means to decouple our worth from wealth, how social structures skew our understanding of “deserving,” and how small shifts in where we bank or how we give can ripple out in unseen but powerful ways. 
These aren’t sweeping, overnight transformations—most of what I share are subtle reorientations, one-degree shifts that, over time, alter the course of our lives and communities. I also touch on the emotional labor of holding grief for the planet, the way capitalism numbs our natural instincts for mutual care, and how some of my most values-aligned moments came not from traditional financial success, but from reimagining what success even means.
This episode invites you to think with your whole self: intellectually, emotionally, politically, and spiritually. Not to arrive at perfection, but to stay present with the complexity—and the possibility—of living a life where our money reflects the world we want to build.
Episode Highlights
00:01:32 Introducing the five ways we interact with money00:05:32 Capitalism, scarcity, and the myth of self-reliance00:09:22 Social justice as mutual care, not saviorism00:10:32 Honoring Joanna Macy and the grief of climate inaction00:14:02 What spending choices say about our values00:15:42 Redefining generosity through accessible pricing00:18:32 When your income source drains your spirit00:24:22 How your savings fuel the fossil fuel industry00:26:32 A heart-based guide to values-aligned investing00:29:32 One micro action you can take in each money area00:32:32 Living in uncertainty—and choosing to care anyway
Keywords
#socialjusticefinance #ethicalinvesting #intentionalspending #valuesbasedliving #interconnectedness #climatejustice #moneyandmeaning #consciouscapitalism #mutualcare
Resources
The Interconnected Dollar: Aligning your money with social justice and environmental careThe Dawn of Everything by David Graber and David WengrowThe Way of Integrity by Martha BeckInvest Your ValuesAs You SowNatural Investments Heart RatingThe Dirty Dozen Banks Accidental Gods with Amanda Scott
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Diana Gisel Yañez is an Investment Advisor Representative of Natural Investments PBLLC. Natural Investments is an independent Registered Investment Advisor. All the Colors is not a registered entity and is not an affiliate or subsidiary of Natural Investments. See our Disclosures and Disclaimers and read our Form CRS.

Why Hoarding Doesn’t Make You Safe—And What Does with Jordyn Middlebrooks

Why Hoarding Doesn’t Make You Safe—And What Does with Jordyn Middlebrooks 
Jordyn Middlebrooks and I dive deep into what it means to reimagine wealth, safety, and belonging. Jordyn is a financial coach, organizer, and the host of the podcast Reimagine Wealth. With roots in the Sunrise Movement and a background in both community organizing and financial advising, Jordyn brings a rich perspective on money, justice, and identity. As we explored her story, we unpacked how her early environmental activism evolved into class-conscious financial work, and how stepping into her own class privilege—publicly—was an act of vulnerability and transformation.
We talked about what it means to build alternative safety nets, how her choice to leave a six-figure salary changed her relationships, and why conversations about money can deepen trust. Jordyn also shares her method for helping clients discover their “enough number,” blending visioning, practical financial review, and the framework of fundamental needs. This conversation touches on shame, solidarity, burnout, the limits of individualism, and the liberatory potential of mutual aid. And as always, we reflect on the internal work required to support collective change.
Meet our Guest
Jordyn Middlebrooks is a financial planner, coach, and community organizer working at the intersection of wealth, justice, and belonging. Based in Austin, Texas—on Tonkawa, Jumanos, Comanche, Coahuiltecan, and Lipan Apache land—Jordyn is the founder of Reimagine Wealth LLC and the host of the podcast Reimagine Wealth. They use their background in psychology, business management, and organizing to support clients in clarifying their financial values, redistributing wealth, and aligning resources with movement-building.
Jordyn holds a Series 65 license, a PMP certification, and degrees from the University of Florida. Before shifting into financial work, they co-led the Sunrise Movement’s Austin chapter and worked in the renewable energy and technology sectors. Today, they are a member of Resource Generation and Rad Planners, committed to supporting a Just Transition and the growth of a Solidarity Economy.
Known as someone who “makes shit happen” while balancing urgency with deep care, Jordyn’s work centers around creating accessible and permanent safety nets. They help people transform their relationship to wealth so they can act in alignment with their values—and show up as the person they want to become.
Episode Highlights
00:01:50 Meeting Jordyn and their entry into financial activism00:07:03 Hiding class background in organizing spaces00:10:30 Shame, anxiety, and the fear of being found out00:18:50 The “marathon metaphor” and seeing class clearly00:22:50 Divesting from Wall Street and choosing lower income00:24:50 How interdependence creates real safety00:29:60 Creating a soft place to land in movement work00:34:60 Guiding clients toward their “enough” number00:41:10 Planning for shifts and building adaptive money practices00:50:50 Asking for help as a radical act of mutuality
Keywords
#reimaginewealth #classprivilege #mutualaid #redistribution #enoughness #financialcoach #socialjustice #solidarityeconomy #restisresistance #movementwork
Resources
Reimagine WealthSubstackPodcast Reimagine WealthResource Generation Manfred Max-Neef and Pseudo-Satisfiers
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Diana Gisel Yañez is an Investment Advisor Representative of Natural Investments PBLLC. Natural Investments is an independent Registered Investment Advisor. All the Colors is not a registered entity and is not an affiliate or subsidiary of Natural Investments. See our Disclosures and Disclaimers and read our Form CRS.