Episode 127: Anxiety, Avoidance, and Money With Financial Behaviorist Jacquette Timmons

<span style='font-weight: 400;'>There is one thing almost everyone does when their anxiety gets high. </span> <p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>They avoid. </span></p> <p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>Whether through food, alcohol, social media, or money–we avoid. </span></p> <p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>All this month I am talking with experts in these four areas of avoiding. We’re pulling back the curtains on our avoiding ways and how we can make small manageable changes to bring intention to our lives. </span></p> <p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>We&apos;re kicking this off this month talking with</span> <a href='https://www.jacquettetimmons.com'><span style='font-weight: 400;'>Jacquette Timmons</span></a> <span style='font-weight: 400;'>about money. </span></p> <p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>Money and avoidance go hand in hand. Money is a very loaded topic for people in general, but especially those with High Functioning Anxiety. We avoid dealing with our money. We avoid talking about money. We engage in overspending or being overly controlling about money.</span></p> <p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>All of these patterns come from one place – avoiding our intentions and feelings about money. </span></p> <p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>Jacquette Timmons is a national investment expert and financial coach. She is the founder of Sterling Investment Management, a New York-based investment education and financial coaching firm. She has worked in the investment industry for 23 years and conducts numerous personal finance and stock market investing workshops.</span></p> <p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>This conversation couldn’t have come at a better time. While I think any time we can intentionally talk about money is good, right now, with the current state of the world, this conversation is even more relevant.  </span></p> <p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>I learned so much from Jacquette in our conversation. We laughed and shared openly and honestly about the topic of money. She has a uniq