In this episode of Money Unmasked, Jonathan sits down with Rahkim Sabree — financial therapist, speaker, cultural translator, and author of Overcoming Financial Trauma — to dig into the question underneath all of our money behavior: what are we really chasing when we chase financial security?
Rahkim unpacks how growing up without financial language, then landing in the banking industry, then becoming a certified financial coach shaped and reshaped his entire understanding of money. He shares what it felt like to hit an 835 credit score and still not feel safe — and why that gap between the number and the feeling is exactly where the real work begins.
Together, Jonathan and Rahkim explore:
Why financial literacy alone cannot undo the harm that financial systems have caused
What learned helplessness looks like in communities that have been failed by the system generation after generation
How our childhood money moments — the Scholastic Book Fair, the store brand sneakers, the food stamps — live in our nervous systems long after we've "made it"
Why a dysregulated person is a profitable one, and how corporations and advertisers bank on that
The three E framework: Exposure, Experience, and Education — and why order matters
What it looks like to begin healing financial trauma instead of just managing financial behavior
How quantum theory, Dr. Resmaa Menakem, Dr. Joy DeGruy, and The Body Keeps the Score all informed Rahkim's approach
If you've ever hit a financial milestone and still felt anxious, behind, or unsafe — this conversation will name what's happening and give you language for it.
Connect with Rahkim:
Website: https://www.rahkimsabree.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@RahkimSabree
Instagram: @RahkimSabree
Overcoming Financial Trauma by Rahkim Sabree
Resources Mentioned in the Show (I get a small commission when you purchase using my affiliate links):
Overcoming Financial Trauma by Rahkim Sabree
Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome by Dr. Joy DeGruy
My Grandmother's Hands by Dr. Resmaa Menakem
Becoming Supernatural by Dr. Joe Dispenza
PowerNomics by Dr Claude Anderson
The Body Keeps the Score by Dr. Bessel van der Kolk
The Debt Trap: The Hidden Brain Podcast
🎧Listen to Previous Episode: What Are You Willing to Trade for Freedom? (with Tai Wiggins)
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