I journeyed across the podcasting universe to the UK, where I spoke with Britain’s Jo Blackwell, a coach for women who want more from their lives after 50. Her “midlife movement” is changing minds about becoming older. (The Midlife Movement with Jo Blackwell.) We dove into the topic of money fog and talked about how the financial messages given to women have changed so much within our own lifetimes. For example, for women in mid-life, money conversations were not generally part of our childhoods. We also talked how the divorce rate impacts women, and the fact that we don’t want money to be why we stay in a bad relationship. And yes, we talked about the balance of power in relationships and how money impacts us. Money- it’s such an emotional topic. We rounded out the conversation by discussing how to rise above the money fog using three powerful questions, and how to open up and step into our dreams.
I read the book a couple of months ago and I found it very illuminating and helpful. It explained why I did what I did with my money since I had NO training on how to handle it growing up. A child of divorce, money was very scarce and I made my own money from a very young age. I wouldn’t change a thing–except schooling myself earlier.
Thank you for your book, Mikelann! I plan to pass it on to a girlfriend!