Money Skills For Therapists

← Money Skills For Therapists18 aug · 48 min

222: When Professional Development Becomes a Financial Leak with Katie Grant

222: When Professional Development Becomes a Financial Leak with Katie Grant18 aug48 min

When does investing in your growth stop serving you — and start draining your finances?

In this coaching conversation, Linzy sits down with Money Skills for Therapists graduate Katie Grant to explore how the constant drive to become a "better" therapist has turned professional development into a financial leak in their business.

Together, they uncover the deeper story behind Katie's need to accumulate education and chase achievement, and they find a grounded path forward — one that supports Katie’s continued learning and financial wellbeing.

If you're a high achiever, perfectionist, or therapist who always feels like you should know more, this episode is for you.

Timestamps:

04:25 - How Profit First Made the Debt Visible

09:45 - Professional Development as a Financial Leak

13:15 - The Childhood Roots of Needing to Be the Best

17:47 - When Achieving Becomes the Downfall

24:41 - The 12-Year-Old with the Checkbook

26:58 - Bringing an Adult Money Part into Purchase Decisions

28:01 - Turning Caregiving Energy Toward Herself