A note from Wanda:
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Small Decisions, Deep Liberation
Welcome
Hi — I’m Wanda.
Thank you for being here. After more than two decades helping people anchor faith and finances, I’ve learned that giving away our inner authority quietly steals our capacity to choose with courage. September invites us to harvest what matters and release what keeps us small. This week’s episode (publishing Wednesday) — Reclaiming Your Inner Authority: Trusting the Spirit Within You for Authentic Faith — Recognizing What Was Lost — offers practical rituals and hard-won steps to free your spirit and move your money with clarity.
Every Sunday I send one short practice, one simple money move you can automate, and one podcast highlight to guide your week. Below you’ll find three practical spiritual practices, a money move to set on autopilot, the podcast pick with a timestamp, and how to join our waitlist for upcoming programs and scholarships.
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Why This Matters
When we don’t own our inner authority, decision-making becomes reactive — driven by inherited “shoulds” or fear — and that pattern leaks into finances, relationships, and vocation. Research on motivation and autonomy shows that leaning into autonomy (knowing who you are, why you choose) strengthens long-term wellbeing and sustained action.
Practices that combine naming, somatic regulation, and intentional reappraisal reliably reduce the power of intrusive beliefs and create space for new choices. For people struggling with money anxiety or financial scripts, pairing inner work with small financial systems is especially effective — financial therapy is an emerging field that blends both disciplines.
If you want to read further, see the Resources section below for accessible, trustworthy places to start. (Links there open in a new tab.)
Spiritual Practices
3–10 minute practice — Name & Anchor (do this now)
Sit quietly for 30 seconds; place one hand over your heart. Breathe in 4 / hold 2 / exhale 6 — two rounds.
Ask aloud or quietly: “What was asked of me that I never agreed to?” Wait, notice the first word or short phrase that comes. Write it down.
Anchor by speaking: “I name this: ‘_____.’ I do not have to carry it as truth.” Take one slow inhale and say: “I choose to listen to the Spirit within me.”
Why: naming separates the story from your identity, and the spoken anchor begins the neural practice of agency.
5-minute Journaling Prompt
Set a timer for five minutes. Answer in short sentences:
What belief or rule did I inherit that now limits me?
Who gave it to me (person/place/time)?
One small counter-truth I will carry this week (one sentence).
Save that counter-truth somewhere visible (phone lock screen, mirror note).
The Courage Fund
Financial Action
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Align $ with Purpose
Choose one small dollar amount you can save automatically (even $5). Each deposit into a dedicated Courage Fund is an affirmation: "This money follows my purpose." Automate it and watch the habit compound.
Create a sub-savings in your bank or savings app named Authority Fund or Courage Fund.
Automate $5 weekly (or $2 if you prefer). For the memo write: Authority — [date].
Each transfer is a tiny vote that you are reclaiming trust in your own decisions. When you withdraw, log in one sentence what action the money supported.
Micro-ritual: each transfer, say once aloud: “This is my vote for reclaiming my authority.”
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Full disclosure: this is my referral link and helps support my mission at Liberating Living!
7-Day Micro-Challenge
Recognize & Reclaim
Goal: Do the small daily practice + journal line and commit/automate the fund.
Day | Practice Done (Y/N) | One-line Journal | Authority Fund Action |
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1 | Named a lost belief: ___ | Set up fund + transfer $5 | |
2 | Noticed a “should” and wrote it down | ||
3 | Spoke counter-truth aloud | ||
4 | Protected 15 min to reflect | ||
5 | Tried saying “Not my voice” once | ||
6 | Shared one insight with a friend | ||
7 | Review: What shifted? Next step | Reflect & plan |
Deeper exercise — Lost & Found Letter
(15-20 minutes)
Write a letter to the younger you who first learned a limiting religious or spiritual rule. Start with: “Dear younger me, I see you learned to _____ to please/avoid _____.” Spend 10 minutes writing without self-censoring. Then write a short paragraph of forgiveness, then one sentence: “From now, I choose…” Keep that sentence as a daily anchor.
Podcast Episode
Reclaiming Your Inner Authority: Trusting the Spirit Within You for Authentic Faith
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Recognizing What Was Lost
🎙️Practical + soulful steps. Listen → next to the current episode
Missed last week’s episode? 🎙️ Listen here
Listener Story & Invitation to Reply
After I named the belief—‘I must earn God’s favor’—and said aloud, ‘I choose to listen to the Spirit within me,’ I surprised myself by saying no to an obligation I’d always accepted. I booked a short coaching call I’d been avoiding and felt the tightness lift for the first time in years.
I read every reply — hit reply and tell me the single belief you named or one small step you took this week.
Your short story could encourage someone else.
Programs & Waitlist
We’re currently taking names for community programs and retreats (launching May 2026). Join the waitlist to receive priority invitations, early-bird spots, and scholarship notifications.
Resource of the Month
Free eBook: Unblocked and Unbound — 5 Soul Codes for Spiritual Freedom & Financial Flow
Resources & references
Self-Determination Theory (overview — autonomy & motivation). Self-Determination Theory
Financial Therapy Association — find a certified financial therapist & resources. Financial Therapy Association
The Soul of Money — Lynne Twist (book on values, sufficiency, and aligning money with purpose). Amazon
Brené Brown — “The Anatomy of Trust” (trust & BRAVING framework, helpful for self-trust). Brené Brown
That’s it for this week.
Naming what was lost is the first courageous step. Do the small work this week — name, anchor, automate one small transfer — and notice how the inner tide begins to turn.
Keep showing up for you. Keep flowing in freedom! 💜
Liberating Living Weekly
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