60: Why You Still Feel Broke (Even When You’re Doing the Work)

April 12
15 mins

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If you’ve been doing the work—healing, growing, shifting your mindset—but your financial reality still feels stuck… this episode will hit.

In this episode, Tara shares a powerful personal realization about inherited scarcity patterns and how they silently shape your life, your money, and your decisions.

Because sometimes… it’s not your mindset that’s broken.
It’s the pattern you inherited.

We’re talking about:

  • Why you may still feel stuck in scarcity (even when you’re evolving)
  • How generational patterns and nervous system conditioning impact your finances
  • What “entrainment” is—and how the people around you shape your reality
  • The subtle language patterns (like affirmations) that may be keeping you stuck
  • How to identify what’s actually yours vs. what was passed down to you

This isn’t about blame—it’s about awareness.

Because the moment you see the pattern… is the moment you can break it.

If you’ve ever thought:

  • “Why does money still feel hard?”
  • “Why do I keep repeating the same patterns?”
  • “Why can’t I break through financially?”

This episode will give you clarity—and a new way forward.

🎧 Share this with someone who’s ready to break the cycle.

Generational Trauma & Epigenetics
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6127768/ — NIH/PMC peer-reviewed paper on intergenerational transmission of trauma and epigenetic mechanisms

https://therapist.com/trauma/generational-trauma-epigenetics/ — accessible overview of epigenetics and generational trauma

Entrainment
https://integratedlistening.com/blog/how-rhythms-help-us-regulate-what-to-know-about-entrainment/ — nervous system entrainment and autonomic regulation

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11763407/ — peer-reviewed PMC paper on physiological entrainment

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