Can We Change Financial Wealth Through Story-Telling? Interview w/ Rebecca Walker

Does story-telling have the power to change things? Each of us has a unique personal narrative. A story can change the way we view the world, allowing us to see different perspectives or reframe our own experiences.

Can story-telling help us rewrite our finances? Can we develop a different relationship to wealth and money through the narratives we tell ourselves?

In this episode, our guest Rebecca Walker, an award-winning writer, feminist, and activist, tells us about the power of story-telling and argues that it can contribute to the global conversation about race, gender, power, and the evolution of the human family.

Enjoy listening! 

What we learned from Rebecca Walker in this episode:

- Rebecca on "True Wealth". 

- The book “Women Talk Money” — A fearless and vivid anthology of essays exploring how money impacts women.

- Women and wealth (... exploring your relationship to money, who you are, and what your relationship to wealth is.) 

- The art of writing new narratives that support your aspirations to live your life in alignment with your true feelings, beliefs, and values.

- Does trauma impact our ability to function?

- How do stories around wealth impact men? (a closer look at men and wealth)

- Putting your mind to work: How to achieve “true wealth” through the dharma 

Success Quotes:

“I believe that changing the story of our culture is as important as changing the story of our personal lives and that they're actually inextricable.” -Rebecca

“Whether it's around race or gender or class or power, you have an intrinsic sense that you can write your own destiny that you can change the dominant story”  -Rebecca

“I do think it is our responsibility to reject scripts that have been written on our bodies, and to write new ones.” -Rebecca

Timestamp:

00:00 - Intro

02:01 - Rebecca speaks about her definition of “true wealth” in its truest sense. 

05:32 - Rebecca discusses the contents of her book, “Women Talk Money”. 

10:07 - Exploring how trauma impacts our ability to function — urging our traumatized and injured DNA to change.

13:28 - The origin of Rebecca's ideas. (... Her superpower,  journey in life, and spiritual realization.)

22:33 - Rebecca speaks about the idea of personal responsibility. 

26:08 - Rebecca talks about men and wealth. 

29:29 - Rebecca addresses the idea of not giving up in her battles and her spiritual awakening when she turned to Buddhism. 

37:40 - The power of your mind — making things achievable through proper mindset. 

43:14 - Rebecca explains the Epistemic responsibility: How to rewrite your story in a very meaningful way. 

48:00 - Outro

About the guest:

Rebecca Walker has contributed to the global conversation about race, gender, power, and the evolution of the human family for three decades. Since graduating from Yale, she has authored and edited seven bestselling books on subjects ranging from intergenerational feminism and multiracial identity to Black Cool and ambivalent motherhood, and written dozens of articles on topics as varied as Barack Obama’s masculinity, the work of visual artist Ana Mendieta, and the changing configuration of the American family. 

Connect with Rebecca Walker:

Website: https://www.rebeccawalker.com/ 

Connect with us:

Jonathan DeYoe - Money Philosopher LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathandeyoe/

Terrie Schauer, PhD - Author of Mindful Landlord LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/terrieschauer/