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Women's Financial Wellness: How Community, Mental Health & Connection Build Lasting Wealth | Grace Ganley

What if one of the most overlooked wealth-building strategies isn't another budgeting app or investment account, but community?
In this episode of Finance, Fitness & Finesse, host Jaelyn Vickery sits down with Grace Ganley, founder of In Good Company, to explore the powerful connection between women's financial wellness, mental health, community, and long-term wealth building. Together, they discuss why financial success isn't built through numbers alone, but through the relationships, support systems, and environments that shape our everyday financial decisions.
Women are becoming one of the most influential forces in today's economy, making the majority of household purchasing decisions and preparing to inherit an unprecedented amount of wealth over the coming decades. But as our financial influence grows, so does the need for conversations that go beyond budgeting and investing. This episode explores how loneliness, emotional well-being, community, and confidence influence spending habits, money mindset, and financial decision-making, while highlighting why collaboration creates greater opportunities for financial empowerment than competition ever could.
Whether you're working to build healthier money habits, strengthen your relationship with money, grow your business, improve your financial confidence, or simply create a more balanced life, this conversation offers practical insights into building wealth through holistic wellness.
In this episode, you'll learn:
Why community is one of the most underrated financial assets
How mental health influences financial behaviors and spending habits
The growing economic impact of women and women's financial empowerment
Why meaningful relationships contribute to long-term financial wellness
How to create healthier financial habits through connection, education, and support
Follow Finance, Fitness & Finesse for weekly conversations that help you build wealth with wellness through financial education, financial therapy, personal development, and holistic well-being.
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Have a real-life money question, experience, or moment that shaped how you think about money? Submit your money story with this form or at jaevic.com or email financefitnessfinesse@gmail.com. Your story could be featured in a future episode.
 
WORK WITH A FINANCIAL THERAPIST or MONEY COACH
Ready to build a healthier relationship with money? Dimensional Wealth offers financial therapy, money coaching services, and financial wellness programs. Learn more at jaevic.com to schedule a free consultation.
 
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Host: @jaelynvickery | @dimensionalwealth
Read more about the episode: jaevic.com/blog | Email: financefitnessfinesse@gmail.com
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WHAT IS FINANCIAL THERAPY? | How Your Relationship with Money Impacts Your Life

What is financial therapy, and why is it becoming one of the fastest-growing fields in financial wellness AND mental wellness?
In this episode of Finance, Fitness & Finesse, Certified Financial Therapist Jaelyn "JaeVic" Vickery breaks down what financial therapy is, how it differs from financial planning and financial coaching, and why understanding your relationship with money may be the missing piece in your financial journey.
Money is about more than budgets, debt, and investing. Our financial decisions are often shaped by emotions, experiences, beliefs, and behaviors we may not even realize are influencing us. Financial therapy helps individuals explore the connection between money and mental health to build healthier financial habits and greater financial well-being.
Whether you struggle with overspending, financial anxiety, money avoidance, financial conflict in relationships, or simply want a healthier relationship with money, this episode provides a practical introduction to the field of financial therapy.
In This Episode:
• What financial therapy is and how it works
• The difference between financial therapy, financial planning, and financial coaching
• How emotions influence financial decision-making
• Common money behaviors financial therapy can help address
• Why financial wellness is about more than numbers
• How to begin improving your relationship with money
 
SHARE YOUR MONEY STORY
Have a real-life money question, experience, or moment that shaped how you think about money? Submit your money story with this form or at jaevic.com or email financefitnessfinesse@gmail.com. Your story could be featured in a future episode.
 
WORK WITH A FINANCIAL THERAPIST or MONEY COACH
Ready to build a healthier relationship with money? Dimensional Wealth offers financial therapy, money coaching services, and financial wellness programs. Learn more at jaevic.com to schedule a free consultation.
 
CONNECT WITH F3
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Host: @jaelynvickery | @dimensionalwealth
Read more about the episode: jaevic.com/blog | Email: financefitnessfinesse@gmail.com
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Money, Marriage & What Gets in the Way with Nate Astle, CFT™ | Financial Intimacy, Trust & Financial Therapy

Money is rarely just about money. In this episode of Finance, Fitness & Finesse, Nate Astle, CFT™, founder of the Financial Therapy Clinical Institute joins Jaelyn Vickery to discuss financial intimacy, financial infidelity, money communication, and the emotional barriers that often impact relationships. Whether you're dating, engaged, married, or simply working to improve your relationship with money, this conversation offers valuable insights on building trust, transparency, and financial wellness together.
 
SHARE YOUR MONEY STORY
Have a real-life money question, experience, or moment that shaped how you think about money? Submit your money story with this form or at jaevic.com or email financefitnessfinesse@gmail.com. Your story could be featured in a future episode.
 
WORK WITH A FINANCIAL THERAPIST or MONEY COACH
Ready to build a healthier relationship with money? Dimensional Wealth offers financial therapy, money coaching services, and financial wellness programs. Learn more at jaevic.com to schedule a free consultation.
 
CONNECT WITH F3
Instagram / Facebook / LinkedIn: @financefitnessfinesse
Host: @jaelynvickery | @dimensionalwealth
Read more about the episode: jaevic.com/blog | Email: financefitnessfinesse@gmail.com
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Financial Genetic Code: How Your Money Mindset Shapes Wealth, Spending & Financial Success with Dr. Joaquin Wallace

Why do you make the financial decisions you do? In this episode of Finance, Fitness & Finesse, host JaeVic sits down with author of Generational Wealth Begins with Generational Knowledge, Dr. Joaquin Wallace to explore the Financial Genetic Code: the beliefs, habits, and money stories that influence how we save, spend, invest, and build wealth. Learn how financial psychology, generational wealth, and financial literacy intersect to shape your financial future and discover practical ways to break unhealthy money patterns.
 
SHARE YOUR MONEY STORY
Have a real-life money question, experience, or moment that shaped how you think about money? Submit your money story with this form or at jaevic.com or email financefitnessfinesse@gmail.com. Your story could be featured in a future episode.
 
WORK WITH A FINANCIAL THERAPIST or MONEY COACH
Ready to build a healthier relationship with money? Dimensional Wealth offers financial therapy, money coaching services, and financial wellness programs. Learn more at jaevic.com to schedule a free consultation.
 
CONNECT WITH F3
Instagram / Facebook / LinkedIn: @financefitnessfinesse
Host: @jaelynvickery | @dimensionalwealth
Read more about the episode: jaevic.com/blog | Email: financefitnessfinesse@gmail.com
Send in your money story for a chance to be featured on the show!
 

MONEY RISK, BEGINNER INVESTING & MONEY MOVES

You know you should be investing, but where do you actually start? In this episode, Jae Vic breaks down money risk, beginner investing, and what she calls "money moves" -- the actions that turn financial knowledge into real financial progress. She introduces the Big 3 Beginner Steps to Investing: building an emergency fund in a high-yield savings account, opening retirement accounts, and exploring other investment accounts. This episode is designed for anyone who feels ready to start but does not know the first step. 
 
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE
- What money risk is and how to think about it without fear
- Jae Vic's Big 3 Beginner Steps to Investing 
 
SHARE YOUR MONEY STORY
Have a real-life money question, experience, or moment that shaped how you think about money? Submit your money story with this form or at jaevic.com or email financefitnessfinesse@gmail.com. Your story could be featured in a future episode.
 
WORK WITH A FINANCIAL THERAPIST or MONEY COACH
Ready to build a healthier relationship with money? Dimensional Wealth offers financial therapy, money coaching services, and financial wellness programs. Learn more at jaevic.com to schedule a free consultation.
 
CONNECT WITH F3
Instagram / Facebook / LinkedIn: @financefitnessfinesse
Host: @jaelynvickery | @dimensionalwealth
Website: jaevic.com | Email: financefitnessfinesse@gmail.com
Send in your money story for a chance to be featured on the show!
Topics: beginner investing, how to start investing, high-yield savings account, HYSA, retirement accounts, money risk, money moves, personal finance for beginners, investing 101, financial literacy, investment accounts, emergency fund

MONEY & MARRIAGE -- FEATURING BRIAN PAGE, CFT™, AFC, Fair Play Facilitator, M.Ed.

What does it really take to build financial partnership in a relationship? In this episode, Certified Financial Therapist Jaelyn Vickery sits down with Brian Page, founder of Modern Husbands and one of the only professionals in the nation certified as both a Fair Play Facilitator and an Accredited Financial Counselor. Together they explore financial intimacy, the connection between household labor and financial health, and practical ways couples can communicate about money without it turning into an argument. Whether you are dating, engaged, or decades into marriage, this conversation will change how you think about money as a team.
 
Topics: money and marriage, couples finance, financial intimacy, Brian Page, Modern Husbands, financial therapy, household labor, financial communication, relationship money tips, wedding season finance, financial partnership
 
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE
- How household labor and financial decision-making are deeply connected
- Practical approaches to communicating about money as a team
- The one conversation every couple should have before (and after) saying "I do"
 
ABOUT THE GUEST
Brian Page, M.Ed., CFT, AFC, CPFFE, Fair Play Facilitator, is the founder of Modern Husbands. He is one of the only professional in the nation certified as both a Fair Play Facilitator and an Accredited Financial Counselor. Brian empowers individuals and teamwork-spirited couples with practical systems for managing home and daily finances. Learn more at modernhusbands.com and follow him on social media @modernhusbands.
 
SHARE YOUR MONEY STORY
Have a real-life money question, experience, or moment that shaped how you think about money? Submit your money story with this form or at jaevic.com or email financefitnessfinesse@gmail.com. Your story could be featured in a future episode.
 
WORK WITH A FINANCIAL THERAPIST or MONEY COACH
Ready to build a healthier relationship with money? Dimensional Wealth offers financial therapy, money coaching services, and financial wellness programs. Learn more at jaevic.com to schedule a free consultation.
 
CONNECT WITH F3
Instagram / Facebook / LinkedIn: @financefitnessfinesse
Host: @jaelynvickery | @dimensionalwealth
Website: jaevic.com | Email: financefitnessfinesse@gmail.com
Send in your money story for a chance to be featured on the show!

Meet JaeVic: The Certified Financial Therapist Changing How We Talk About Money

Season 4 of Finance, Fitness & Finesse starts with the most important question: who is the person behind the mic? In this premiere episode, Certified Financial Therapist Jaelyn Vickery introduces herself, her professional philosophy, and the show's mission. You will hear about the experiences that shaped her relationship with money, why financial identity matters more than financial status, and what Finance, Fitness, and Finesse actually means when it comes to building a life that works. Whether you are just discovering F3 or you have been listening since Season 1, this is where Season 4 begins.
 
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE
Who Jae Vic is and what drives her work as a Certified Financial Therapist
Why your financial identity is shaped by lived experience, not net worth
How to start redefining what "winning" financially looks like on your own terms
 
RESOURCES MENTIONED
- Bank of America Institute Gen Z Financial Health Research 
 
SHARE YOUR MONEY STORY
Have a real-life money question, experience, or moment that shaped how you think about money? Submit your money story with this form or at jaevic.com or email financefitnessfinesse@gmail.com. Your story could be featured in a future episode.
 
WORK WITH A FINANCIAL THERAPIST or MONEY COACH
Ready to build a healthier relationship with money? Dimensional Wealth offers financial therapy, money coaching services, and financial wellness programs. Learn more at jaevic.com to schedule a free consultation.
 
CONNECT WITH F3
Instagram / Facebook / LinkedIn: @financefitnessfinesse
Host: @jaelynvickery | @dimensionalwealth
Website: jaevic.com | Email: financefitnessfinesse@gmail.com
Send in your money story for a chance to be featured on the show!
Topics: financial identity, certified financial therapist, money mindset, personal finance podcast, who is Jae Vic, Gen Z finances, financial wellness, money stories, Finance Fitness and Finesse Season 4

Money, Mental Health & Relationships: What We Don’t Talk About Enough

In this episode of F3, JaeVic sits down with Dr. Shay Harris-Pierre, LPC, CFT — a licensed counselor, financial therapist, and host of Shades of Wealth. They talk about how money and mental health connect, and how our emotions, relationships, and upbringing shape the way we handle finances.
Dr. Shay breaks down what it’s like to move into a different income level — the pressure, guilt, and family dynamics that can come with that — and how she helps clients manage those shifts in healthy ways. She also shares how money and food can both reflect feelings of comfort, control, or scarcity, and what that says about our emotional wellbeing.
Together, they explore how to talk about money without damaging relationships, and what it really means to build wealth that feels aligned with who you are. Dr. Shay leaves listeners with this reminder: your relationship with money often mirrors your relationship with yourself — and both deserve care.
 
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Website: Harris-Pierre Consulting
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