Elizabeth Husserl is a registered investment advisor representative, financial advisor, and cofounder of Peak360 Wealth Management, a boutique wealth planning firm. She holds a BS in economics from Tulane University and an MA in East-West psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies, where she has also taught as an adjunct professor. Her experience spans nonprofit work throughout the Americas, and she is a highly sought-after speaker, having led workshops at major tech companies, including Airbnb, Unity, and Google.

In this episode of Mindful Money, I talk with Elizabeth about her book, The Power of Enough, and the deeper meaning of wealth. We unpack why financial stability is only one slice of a fulfilling life, how to break money’s emotional grip, and why self-worth should never be tied to net worth. Elizabeth shares practical tools like the “wealth mandala” and the “conversation with money” to help people design lives rooted in meaning and agency. If you’ve ever felt like money controls too much of your mind and heart, this conversation will help you find your way back.

In this episode:
(00:00) - Intro
(01:27) - Meet Elizabeth Husserl
(03:26) - Elizabeth’s path: economics meets psychology
(05:26) - Elizabeth’s book and why she wrote it
(07:28) - Understanding the core difference between money and wealth
(10:57) - How money became a measure of self-worth
(12:48) - Scarcity, abundance, and the search for satiation
(14:41) - The wealth mandala
(19:56) - The empty chair exercise
(24:21) - 12 human needs that shape our fulfillment
(30:23) - Practical exercises for financial healing
(32:42) - Redefining wealth and money

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Money is a means, not an end. It’s a necessity of life for sure, but more money does not always guarantee a “good life”. Money enables many aspects of modern life, but as a dominant consideration, it becomes destructive.

The paradox is that more time and energy spent on personal finance does NOT create better outcomes. Unlike many other parts of life, we can’t create better outcomes by being smarter, spending more time, or putting in more effort.

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Website: https://elizabethhusserl.com/
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