What if you discovered that 80% of your financial success has nothing to do with math? That the real reason you're stuck isn't the spreadsheet—it's the stories you inherited about money without your permission?Christine Luken, the Financial Dignity® Coach and author of "Money is Emotional: Prevent Your Heart From Hijacking Your Wallet," joins Dr. Joaquin Wallace to share her journey from financial rock bottom with a negative credit score and every card in collections to becoming a Kentucky Colonel honored for 18 years of financial literacy education. Despite having an accounting degree and working in banking, Christine learned the hard way that knowing how money works mechanically is completely different from understanding how it works emotionally."Each person is wired differently on how they think about money based on their past. We have to understand that past first in order to move forward," Christine explains. Traditional financial advice hands you a checklist and expects you to follow it. But Christine reveals why that approach fails smart, high-earning people: it ignores the emotional 80% that actually drives your financial decisions.In this conversation, Dr. Wallace and Christine explore the financial genetic code we all inherit, the difference between guilt and shame in money decisions, and why healing your relationship with money must happen before any financial plan will stick. Christine shares real client stories of couples making multiple six figures whose marriages are strained by money—not because they need to earn more, but because they've never examined their emotional triggers or power dynamics around finances.What you'll learn:Why understanding your financial past is the prerequisite to changing your financial futureThe critical difference between financial guilt (motivating) and financial shame (paralyzing)How to identify hidden emotional triggers before they sabotage your next financial decisionWhy traditional financial advice continues to fail smart people by ignoring the emotional 80%The power dynamics in couples' money relationships and how to navigate them safelyHow to break the cycle of money shame and move toward Financial Dignity®Teaching the next generation financial dignity instead of financial traumaWhy credit cards aren't evil (and other financial myths worth debunking)The Personalized Prosperity Plan approach for high-income earners stuck in stress cyclesHow to know when you need financial healing before financial planningChristine Luken's Resources:Book: "Money is Emotional: Prevent Your Heart From Hijacking Your Wallet" - https://www.amazon.com/Money-Emotional-Prevent-Hijacking-Wallet/dp/0998591203/Website: https://www.christineluken.com/Linktree: https://linktr.ee/financialdignitycoachLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/financialdignitycoach/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christineluken/ and https://www.instagram.com/financialdignitycoach/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/christine.luken/Subscribe to The New Wealth Wave Podcast and be part of the community breaking generational financial patterns through shame-free conversations about money.Grab a copy of Dr. Wallace's bestselling book "Generational Wealth Begins with Generational Knowledge" which offers a blueprint for understanding your financial genetic code and building wealth that lasts. Available now: https://amzn.to/4lsZfw8To learn more about Dr. Joaquin Wallace and the Generational Wealth Model, visit: https://www.drjwallace.comFollow us on social media at:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.joaquinwallaceX/Twitter: https://twitter.com/_JoaquinmediaYouTube: https://youtube.com/@TheNewWealthWavePodcast LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-joaquin-wallace-91819514
