When Your Financial Problems Aren’t Actually About Money with Money Mindset Expert Laura Moore

Two thirds of young people say their mental and physical health has been affected by their financial situation, and that statistic sits right at the heart of this conversation between Anna and Laura Moore, financial coach, financial wellbeing speaker and author of Find Your Wealth. Laura makes the case that money has been treated as its own separate category for far too long, sitting apart from wellbeing, gut health or fitness, when in reality it's deeply tangled up with all of it. What money mindset actually means, and just as importantly what it doesn't, is where Laura gets candid. It isn't manifesting, and it isn't something reserved for people who already think of themselves as spiritual or woo woo. She explains how your instinctive answer to a simple question like how do you feel about saving reveals a mindset that's already there, whether you've ever examined it or not, and why untangling that mindset can shift your relationship with money more than any budgeting app ever could. Wealth itself gets redefined here too, stripped right back from the obvious answer of freedom. Writing her book changed Laura's own definition entirely, moving from freedom of time and travel towards something far more holistic, built from presence, memories, friendships and the creativity she gets to express. She talks honestly about the fear that used to stop her acting on her best ideas, and the scarcity mindset that creeps in when creativity gets blocked instead of expressed. This episode of Money & Us is for anyone who has ever felt that money conversations don't quite speak to real life, and for anyone ready to think differently about what wealth actually means to them. Key Moments: • The statistic linking financial stress to mental and physical health • Why money has been kept separate from wellbeing for too long • What money mindset actually means, and what it isn't • Laura's own shifting definition of wealth • The link between creativity, scarcity and financial abundance Chapters: 00:00 Meet Laura Moore: Financial Coach & Money Mindset Expert 01:04 How Money Impacts Your Mental & Physical Health 04:53 Is Money Mindset Just “Woo Woo”? 08:15 Laura’s Personal Relationship With Money 13:26 Saving £15,000 & Walking Away From Drama School 18:30 Letting Go of the Life You Thought You’d Have 21:58 “You Can’t Read a Map in a Snowstorm” 25:33 Why Your Job Doesn’t Have to Be Your Passion 27:42 How Laura Generated £17,000 by Thinking Differently 30:50 Is Money Mindset Really Just Psychology? 35:04 Stop Trying to Constantly Fix Yourself 38:56 Where Your Money Beliefs Actually Come From 42:01 How Two People Can Experience the Same Money Problem Differently 45:04 Radical Acceptance & Changing Your Perspective 48:24 Is It Really a Knowledge Problem or a Mindset Problem? 51:26 Why Investing Is More Behaviour Than Knowledge 56:29 Unpicking the Money Beliefs We Grow Up Hearing 58:35 Are Rich People Really Greedy? 01:03:17 The 2 Questions to Ask About Your Money Mindset 01:05:40 Anna Puts Laura’s Advice Into Practice 01:06:18 Do You Actually Need to Grow Your Business? 01:10:43 What Does Wealth Really Mean? 01:13:13 Why Acting on Your Ideas Creates Abundance Follow Laura Moore: Instagram:   / laura_ann_moore   LinkedIn:   / laura-moore-56650161   Website: https://www.mindmoneysoul.co.uk Buy Find Your Wealth: https://amzn.eu/d/0fEfVRAW Follow Anna Brading: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mentoramone... LinkedIn:   / annajoybrading   Website: https://www.mentoramoney.com Follow Money & Us: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mentoramone... TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@moneyanduspod... YouTube:    / @moneyanduspod   Buy Money Mentor: https://amzn.eu/d/03ISOm6z