my bookshelf
As a social worker, connecting folks with supportive resources is close to my heart. I’ve curated a mini bookshelf with some books and resources I recommend to help support you on your journey to build a healthy relationship with money and with yourself.
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fINANCIAL tHERAPY bOOKS
Flavor: warm, relatable guidance to unpack and understand your relationship with money, written by financial therapist Aja Evans. Basically DIY financial therapy in an easy-to-access book. Not sure where to start with financial therapy? Start here! Niche: for all, women, BIPOC
Flavor: shame-free financial therapy workbook written by a financial therapist. For those who are looking to ease anxiety by taking action. Niche: for all
Flavor: one of the godmothers of financial therapy, somatic, holistic Niche: for all, highly recommend for those recovering from shame-based financial trauma
NOW AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER!! Flavor: liberation-oriented and trauma-aware frameworks and tools to disempower financial shame, interrupt harmful money and leadership patterns, and reclaim agency Niche: for all
fINANCIAL LITERACY & education
Flavor: straightforward and shame-free, no gimmicks, no bs, build your “Rich Life” Niche: for all
Flavor: intersectional financial feminism, community and connection Niche: women
Flavor: “Become Financially Whole,” cool auntie vibes, mentorship, community Niche: women
Flavor: neurospicy, queer, shame-free guidance on how to have a good relationship with money Niche: ADHD, queer folks, millennials
Flavor: fierce financial feminism, women’s empowerment Niche: millennial and Gen Z women
DOW JANES Financial literacy organization focused on women's empowerment Niche: women+
PURSE STRINGS A female-founded and owned organization dedicated to helping women find trustworthy financial professionals. Niche: women
CHILDFREE WEALTH Financial planning firm founded by Jay Zigmont, CFP, focused on providing culturally-relevant financial planning for childfree folks Niche: Childfree individuals and couples
find community
THE MONEY HEALING CLUB Vibrant money healing community hosted by trauma-informed Financial Therapist Rachel Duncan full of amazing resources! Niche: Neurospicy women, impulse spenders, creatives, anxious millennials
THE FISCAL FEMME'S MONEY CLUB Uplifting community hosted by CFP/financial educator Ashley Fenstein Gerstley that provides positive accountability, culturally-informed financial education, and tons of support. Niche: women
THE NEIGHBOURHOOD Cozy community for women + enby folks hosted by trauma-informed financial educator Alyssa Davies Niche: Canadian women and non-binary folks
THE ART OF MONEY PROGRAM A 3-month cohort-based holistic financial therapy program hosted by OG Financial Therapist Bari Tessler. Niche: for all, individuals, couples
WEALTH PARA TODOS ACADEMY A 12-month money and self-care coaching program hosted by Soledad Fernandez Paulino. Niche: Women+, BIPOC, Queer folks, first gen wealth builders
reimagining capitalism
This book offers a new vision of wealth, based on the indigenous wisdom of reciprocity, the truth that we are all interconnected and interdependent, and the belief that "money can be a form of medicine"
A guidebook for reimagining our way forward into a new way of being, that is grounded in and aligned with Nature's wisdom. “The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.”
Capitalism is not just an economic system; it is a social order that dictates our social lives and how we build relationships & community. This book deconstructs 'American Dream-ism,' hyper-individualism, and transactional relationships, and offers decolonized ways to construct social relationships based on reciprocity, generosity, and creativity.
Written by financial coach/educator Kara Perez. Rejects overconsumption and investing that destroys the earth and redefines personal finance through the lens of environmental sustainability and community
Written by Indigenous scientist and author Robin Wall Kimmerer, this book offers an alternative to capitalism - a way to envision our economic systems, based upon themes of gratitude, reciprocity, and community/interconnectedness found in the natural world.
It's difficult to divest from an ideology you don't really have an clear understanding of. This book is an easy-to-digest primer for the average person to learn what exactly Capitalism is, and how it has shaped our society and our lives.
Author Tricia Hersey, aka The Nap Bishop, disrupts Capitalism and white supremacy by encouraging us to connect to the liberating power of rest, daydreaming, and naps as a foundation for healing and justice. Productivity does not define you or your success.
One of the clearest and most comprehensive critiques of capitalism from a historical and systemic lens written by philosopher Nancy Fraser. This book also ends with a powerful call to action and offers direction on how to transition away from the current system that is causing its own destruction.