Financial Self-Care: Awareness and Engagement
In January, you focused on a financial clean-up by reviewing, organizing, and tidying your financial accounts. You logged in, looked around, swept away the dust bunnies, and gained clarity. That meaningful work deserves a pat on the back, my friend!
February feels right for a soft next step: financial self-care through awareness and engagement. This month is focused on staying connected to what you did in January without judgment, overwhelm, or guilt.
I created a financial self-care guide with prompts and tiny actions that help you build on the clean foundation you created in January. Read through the rest of this post, then download a PDF of the guide at the link provided.
So, how do awareness and engagement add up to financial self-care? Let’s take a look:
Awareness is a precursor to change
One of the most powerful things you can do for your finances right now is simply notice.
January took you through actions to review, organize, and plan. February uncovers how you feel about it all. What feels lighter? What creates a little tension? What emotions show up when you think about your finances?
Allow yourself to notice without judgment or expectations. When you do, you create space for aligned decisions and less stress.
Awareness is necessary before change can occur, but it doesn’t mean change must follow immediately. Awareness is a gift that helps you decide where change feels warranted, notice what feels aligned, and take action when it feels right.
This is financial self-care in action: paying attention with kindness instead of guilt, overwhelm, or pressure.
Engagement doesn’t require intensity
Engagement means staying in touch with your money - not in an intense or rigid way, but in a low-key, consistent way.
It might look like reviewing a statement for 10 minutes, checking a balance regularly, or completing your monthly mini-review (from January’s framework). These small moments of engagement help prevent avoidance from sneaking back in and keep your finances feeling familiar.
Familiarity reduces stress and builds confidence, making engagement one of the most caring things you can do for your financial well-being.
Financial Self-Care in Practice
Financial self-care isn’t about doing more or getting everything right. It’s about staying aware and engaged so you can care for your financial wellness in supportive and sustainable ways.
This month is an opportunity to practice. Notice without judgment or expectations. Engage in low-key, consistent ways to keep avoidance at bay.
Apply these gentle strategies with my Financial Self-Care: Awareness & Engagement Guide. Download the guide, work through the prompts, and take the tiny actions to explore what feels good for you.
Get the PDF of the Financial Self-Care: Awareness & Engagement Guide here.
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The purpose of this post is to provide information and education (& hopefully some entertainment!). I am not a financial, medical, or mental health professional, so please do not interpret my words as the direction of a financial planner, doctor, or therapist.
I know you're smart and will ALWAYS consult with your physician or another appropriate, accredited professional before implementing any changes to your investments, diet, medication, lifestyle, exercise regimen, supplement regimen, or health practices. After all, you're here to live well, right??
Seriously - consult with your financial or healthcare team and assess your own risk. Verify what you find on the internet. I care about you!
