How Your Identity Shapes Your Money with Shari Teigman
Season 2, Episode 2, Dec 02, 2025, 07:00 AM
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In this powerful Money Mechanics episode, Sarah sits down with mindset mentor and creative strategist Shari Tiegman to explore the emotional and identity-driven patterns that shape how we earn, spend, save, and invest. Shari shares her personal journey through divorce, rebuilding from scratch, repeating money stories learned in childhood, and overcoming the fear of becoming the “next version” of herself. Together, Sarah and Shari unpack why so many smart people stay stuck financially, how to shift your money mindset, and what it really takes to break old habits. If you are ready to understand why you do what you do with money and how to change your patterns so you can finally build wealth with confidence, this episode will resonate deeply. Perfect for anyone searching for guidance on money mindset, clearing debt, starting investing, and building financial security without shame or confusion.
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Money Mechanics Podcast - Series 2 - Episode 2: How Your Identity Shapes Your Money with Shari Tiegman
What if the biggest thing holding you back financially… is not your bank account, but your identity?
Today on the Money Mechanics Podcast, Sarah sits down with the incredible Shari Tiegman, mindset mentor, creative strategist, and the woman who made Sarah cry (in a good way) at Wembley.
This conversation goes deep into the emotional, psychological, and behavioural patterns that impact how we earn, spend, save, invest, and repeat cycles we think we “should” have outgrown by now.
If you have ever:
• felt stuck in a money pattern you KNOW is hurting you
• struggled to raise your prices or believe you are “worth” more
• repeated the same financial behaviours even when you know better
• feared success more than failure
• hesitated to start investing because you feel like a beginner
• felt guilt, shame, pressure, or panic around money
• compared yourself to others online
• wondered why you do not feel successful even when the numbers look good
…this episode is for you.
🔥 What We Talk About in This Episode
• Shari’s earliest money memory and how it shaped her beliefs around “right vs wrong”
• How childhood stories and family history silently influence your money habits
• Divorce, losing everything, and rebuilding, emotionally AND financially
• The moment Shari had a literal “price tag” placed on her worth and how it impacted her income for years
• Why smart people don’t always make money, but good marketers do
• Why we stay stuck in financial patterns even when we know they are harming us
• Identity, worthiness, and the emotional side of earning more
• The mindset shift needed to break the minimum-payment cycle and step into wealth
• Why raising your prices is not about greed, it is about alignment
• How social media distorts your view of success and money
• Why we fear becoming the “next level” version of ourselves
• How to reverse-engineer your goals so you stop sabotaging your financial growth
• Why most people panic after hitting a big financial milestone
• Why money is an amplifier, not a solution
• How to stop outsourcing your power when making investments or business decisions
• Practical ways to break long-held habits around overspending, underearning, and avoidance
• The emotional and practical side of getting started investing
💸 Who This Episode Is Perfect For
If you are searching for help with:
money mindset,
how to clear debt,
why I self-sabotage with money,
how to start investing,
fear of success,
breaking financial patterns,
wealth mindset,
beginner investor help,
women and money,
identity and finances,
emotional spending,
…you will absolutely love this conversation.
🧠 About Today’s Guest, Shari Tiegman
Shari Tiegman is a mindset mentor and creative strategist for business owners who want to break patterns, unlock creativity, and step into their next evolution.
She blends emotional intelligence, identity shifts, mindset rewiring, and creativity to help people stop sabotaging their own growth - financially and personally.
👉 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shariteigman/
If you reach out, tell her you heard her on the Money Mechanics Podcast. She will love it.
👉 Website: https://shariteigman.com
📨 Get the Free Weekly Money Mechanics Newsletter
If you loved this episode, you are going to want the weekly newsletter, too.
It is completely free and gives you:
• simple, jargon-free market updates
• real examples from Sarah’s own investment portfolio
• tips on money, investing, and building financial confidence
• actionable insights to help you make your money work harder
Join here: www.sarahpoynton.com/newsletter
✨
"Money is an amplifier. If you are not happy before you make it, you will not be happy after." — Shari
“Your old identity cannot walk you into your next chapter.” — Shari
“Just because you know something does not mean you are doing it.” — Shari
“Hitting the number is never the thing that makes you feel successful.” — Sarah
“We are more afraid of success than failure. Failure, we know. Success is unknown.” — Shari
🎧 Listen Now And Please Leave a Review
If this episode helped you, inspired you, or made you rethink something, please take 20 seconds and leave us a review. It helps the podcast reach thousands more people who need accessible, empowering money education.
🔄 Stay Connected
• Podcast: Money Mechanics
• Instagram: @sarahpoyntonryan
• YouTube: Money Mechanics
• Newsletter: www.sarahpoynton.com/newsletter
Today on the Money Mechanics Podcast, Sarah sits down with the incredible Shari Tiegman, mindset mentor, creative strategist, and the woman who made Sarah cry (in a good way) at Wembley.
This conversation goes deep into the emotional, psychological, and behavioural patterns that impact how we earn, spend, save, invest, and repeat cycles we think we “should” have outgrown by now.
If you have ever:
• felt stuck in a money pattern you KNOW is hurting you
• struggled to raise your prices or believe you are “worth” more
• repeated the same financial behaviours even when you know better
• feared success more than failure
• hesitated to start investing because you feel like a beginner
• felt guilt, shame, pressure, or panic around money
• compared yourself to others online
• wondered why you do not feel successful even when the numbers look good
…this episode is for you.
🔥 What We Talk About in This Episode
• Shari’s earliest money memory and how it shaped her beliefs around “right vs wrong”
• How childhood stories and family history silently influence your money habits
• Divorce, losing everything, and rebuilding, emotionally AND financially
• The moment Shari had a literal “price tag” placed on her worth and how it impacted her income for years
• Why smart people don’t always make money, but good marketers do
• Why we stay stuck in financial patterns even when we know they are harming us
• Identity, worthiness, and the emotional side of earning more
• The mindset shift needed to break the minimum-payment cycle and step into wealth
• Why raising your prices is not about greed, it is about alignment
• How social media distorts your view of success and money
• Why we fear becoming the “next level” version of ourselves
• How to reverse-engineer your goals so you stop sabotaging your financial growth
• Why most people panic after hitting a big financial milestone
• Why money is an amplifier, not a solution
• How to stop outsourcing your power when making investments or business decisions
• Practical ways to break long-held habits around overspending, underearning, and avoidance
• The emotional and practical side of getting started investing
💸 Who This Episode Is Perfect For
If you are searching for help with:
money mindset,
how to clear debt,
why I self-sabotage with money,
how to start investing,
fear of success,
breaking financial patterns,
wealth mindset,
beginner investor help,
women and money,
identity and finances,
emotional spending,
…you will absolutely love this conversation.
🧠 About Today’s Guest, Shari Tiegman
Shari Tiegman is a mindset mentor and creative strategist for business owners who want to break patterns, unlock creativity, and step into their next evolution.
She blends emotional intelligence, identity shifts, mindset rewiring, and creativity to help people stop sabotaging their own growth - financially and personally.
👉 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shariteigman/
If you reach out, tell her you heard her on the Money Mechanics Podcast. She will love it.
👉 Website: https://shariteigman.com
📨 Get the Free Weekly Money Mechanics Newsletter
If you loved this episode, you are going to want the weekly newsletter, too.
It is completely free and gives you:
• simple, jargon-free market updates
• real examples from Sarah’s own investment portfolio
• tips on money, investing, and building financial confidence
• actionable insights to help you make your money work harder
Join here: www.sarahpoynton.com/newsletter
✨
"Money is an amplifier. If you are not happy before you make it, you will not be happy after." — Shari
“Your old identity cannot walk you into your next chapter.” — Shari
“Just because you know something does not mean you are doing it.” — Shari
“Hitting the number is never the thing that makes you feel successful.” — Sarah
“We are more afraid of success than failure. Failure, we know. Success is unknown.” — Shari
🎧 Listen Now And Please Leave a Review
If this episode helped you, inspired you, or made you rethink something, please take 20 seconds and leave us a review. It helps the podcast reach thousands more people who need accessible, empowering money education.
🔄 Stay Connected
• Podcast: Money Mechanics
• Instagram: @sarahpoyntonryan
• YouTube: Money Mechanics
• Newsletter: www.sarahpoynton.com/newsletter