You Were Taught Money Is Survival — Not Safety
When you were young, money wasn’t just paper.
It was tension in the room.
A slammed cupboard.
A “no” that felt like shame.
Maybe you never heard the words,
but your nervous system learned:
money = pressure.
money = danger.
money = never quite enough.
Why Survival Beliefs Get Stuck in the Body
Even if you’re making more now,
your body still flinches when rent is due.
You feel guilt when you spend.
You feel panic when you save.
And joy? It gets tangled in the ache.
This is the wound:
money never felt like safety.
It felt like survival.
And survival doesn’t breathe—it braces.
Spiritual Reclamation: Turning Scarcity Into Sanctuary
Money as a Mirror
In SoulSpeak, we say:
how you feel about money
is often how you feel about being alive.
If your nervous system was wired for survival,
money won’t feel like abundance.
It’ll feel like a test.
Like something you have to prove you deserve.
But money is not your enemy.
It’s a mirror.
And it’s inviting you to heal.
Ritual as Rewiring
Affirmations can’t reach what trauma coded.
Logic can’t soothe what your nervous system memorized.
But poetry can.
Ritual can.
Safety, felt slowly, can.
This is why we create poetic rituals:
to speak to the parts of you that are still holding on for dear life—
and remind them: it’s safe to receive.
Poem: The Safety I Was Never Taught
i grew up thinking
money meant hurry
meant hush
meant don’t ask twice
but now i light a candle
before i pay my bills
and whisper
thank you
instead of
is this okay?
safety is a rhythm
not a number
and i am finally
learning
to breathe
before i budget
to pray
before i panic
to soften
even here
Reflection Prompts:
- When did you first learn that money wasn’t safe?
- What physical sensation arises when you think about your bank balance?
- How might a sacred money ritual help your nervous system exhale?
If this moved you—
You may need more than a budget.
You may need a nervous system rewire.
You may need a poetic return to safety.
That’s what our 21-day SoulSpeak Money Ritual offers.
A daily audio journey to reprogram your relationship with money—from fear to freedom.