Meet Amanda Clayman, a financial therapist and influencer who uses a therapeutic approach to help people get their finances on track.
Clayman is no stranger to financial struggles. She shares her journey on her blog, telling the story of the “$19,000 haircut” which served as her personal rock bottom and forced her to take her career in a new direction. Clayman makes it clear that it was not a lack of financial literacy or an upbringing steeped in bad money habits that led to her money troubles. Instead, it was the snowball effect of one bad choice leading to another, until she was struggling under a mountain of debt with no visible way out.
Today, Clayman is a popular financial influencer and a practicing clinician who specializes in money issues. In 2006, she partnered with The Actors Fund and founded a cognitive behavioral therapy-based financial wellness program. She says that money can be a tool for transformation, and this belief helps shape her approach for financial healing.
Clayman tells her followers that financial challenges are inevitable; they can only control their reactions. They need to be proactive at developing a healthy way to handle these setbacks so they can set firm, loving boundaries, make value-based decisions and align behavior with intentions when faced with a financial hardship. Ultimately, this will enable followers to view these challenges as a source of personal growth and empowerment.
You can read Amanda’s story on her blog and follow her on Twitter at @mandaclay to learn more about this transformative approach toward money management and financial wellness.
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