Meet Your Hosts
Two very different perspectives. One shared mission: helping you understand why you feel the way you do about money.
David
Wealth Manager · 25 Years Experience
After 25 years as a financial planner and wealth manager, David noticed something that changed everything: his clients' biggest barrier to financial success was never the numbers — it was the emotions. Fear, shame, guilt, avoidance — these feelings were running the show behind every dollar decision.
David brings decades of real-world financial experience and a deep understanding of why knowing what to do with money and actually doing it are very different things.
Emme
Psychology Student · Gen Z Perspective
At 25, Emme represents a generation navigating unprecedented financial anxiety — from housing affordability to cost-of-living pressures. As a psychology student, she brings a fresh, research-informed lens to the emotional side of money that traditional finance completely ignores.
Emme is not afraid to ask the questions her generation is thinking but nobody is saying out loud. Her vulnerability and curiosity make complex emotional concepts feel accessible and real.
Why This Podcast?
It started with a simple observation. David had been helping clients manage their money for over two decades, but he kept running into the same wall: people who knew exactly what they should be doing with their money — but couldn't bring themselves to do it.
The problem was never the plan. It was the feelings. Fear. Shame. Avoidance. Self-sabotage. The emotions that nobody in finance was willing to talk about.
Then David met Emme at a university guest lecture. She was studying psychology and struggling with her own money anxiety — and she wasn't shy about saying so. In their conversations, something clicked: David had the financial expertise. Emme had the emotional awareness. Together, they could bridge the gap that traditional finance had been ignoring for years.
The Emotional Money Podcast was born from that realisation — that understanding your feelings about money is just as important as understanding your finances.
Our Philosophy
Feelings Come First
Understand the emotion before the spreadsheet. Your financial decisions make perfect sense once you understand the feelings driving them.
No Shame, No Judgment
Every money story is valid. We create a space where you can be honest about your financial feelings without fear of being judged.
Small Steps, Real Change
Transformation does not happen overnight. We believe in gentle, sustainable shifts that add up to profound change over time.
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