You Know What to Do. So Why Aren’t You Doing It? with Leah Hadley

Sometimes the problem isn't that we don't know enough. We know we should look at the statement. Have the conversation. Make the decision. Stop spending when we're stressed. Ask the question we've been avoiding. But knowing what to do and feeling able to do it when fear, uncertainty, grief, or an old story gets activated can be two very different things. In this episode, Pam sits down with Leah Hadley, founder of Intentional Wealth Partners and Intentional Divorce Solutions and author of Intentional Money: The Modern Woman's Guide to Building Wealth, Purpose, and Peace. Together, they explore what's really happening underneath our financial decisions and why money can reveal so much about the stories we carry. Leah shares how childhood experiences can influence financial behavior decades later, why financial fear can show up as both paralysis and impulsive decisions, and why confidence doesn't necessarily come before action. Sometimes taking one small action is exactly how confidence begins. They also explore emotional spending, creating friction before an automatic response, aligning money with your actual values, the importance of support, and why having more money doesn't automatically create financial security. And Leah leaves listeners with a simple place to begin when a financial decision feels overwhelming: Get it out of your head. Write down what's happening without judgment. Ask why. Then ask why again. The thing you're focused on may not be the thing that's actually driving the fear. Because progress doesn't always begin with a dramatically different bank balance. Sometimes it begins when you open what you've been avoiding, ask the question, recognize the old story, and make your next choice a little more intentionally. CONNECT WITH LEAH Intentional Money on Substack: https://intentionalmoney.substack.com/ Watch Her Thrive: https://www.watchherthrive.co/ Intentional Wealth Partners: https://www.intentionalwealthpartners.co/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahahadley Listen to Intentional Divorce Insights wherever you listen to podcasts. Send us Fan Mail Support the show This is Delay the Binge™ Delay the Binge™ explores the patterns behind burnout, Quiet Depletion, reactive coping, and the behaviors we return to even when we know they no longer serve us. Through emotionally honest conversations and practical insight from experts in neuroscience, psychology, resilience, wellness, leadership, and human behavior, we explore why we do what we do, what happens when stress and depletion take over, and how small intentional choices can begin to change what happens next. Because lasting change isn’t about getting it right every time. It’s about learning to recognize the pattern, create a pause, and choose your next right move. Pause. Choose. Build momentum. Finish stronger. Stay Connected! By Pam Dwyer on Substack Speaking, Quiet Depletion, Delay the Binge™, and the work behind the work. Subscribe to By Pam Dwyer PJ Hamilton Stories Personal stories about life, family, loss, resilience, and everything in between. Subscribe to PJ Hamilton Stories Delay the Binge™ delaythebinge.com Pam Dwyer | Speaking, Books & More pamdwyer.com Delay the Binge™ is a trademark of TPKK Concepts LLC....