From Burnout to Reclaiming Real Financial Power with Serena Humphrey #EpisodeThirteen

What if the success you built is quietly breaking you?

In this unfiltered and deeply resonant conversation, I sit down with financial strategist and truth-teller Serena Humphrey to unpack what really happens when the hustle-for-worthiness game runs your business - and your body finally says no.

From losing her first home at 21, to running a £10M company with zero formal training, to burning out so completely she couldn’t speak - this episode pulls back the curtain on the untold cost of doing business the “right” way.

This isn’t about spreadsheets, tactics, or productivity hacks.
This is about reclaiming your peace, power, and capacity to lead from calm - not chaos.

If you’ve ever looked at your success and thought:
“Is this sustainable? Is this even mine?” - this episode is for you.

In This Episode:

• The moment Serena walked away from her most secure income stream—and why it was the most powerful decision she’s ever made
  
  

• What no one tells you about full-body burnout, mystery diagnoses, and the real cost of scaling at all costs
  
  

• How to stop letting “Mr. Fear & Scarcity” run your business strategy
  
  

• The deep financial trauma that redefined Serena’s life—and the mission that came from it
  
  

• What it actually means to build a calm, profitable business (without performing worthiness through your revenue)
  
  

Timestamps:

00:00 – Intro & reconnecting after 10 years
04:30 – The chocolate cake meeting
10:12 – Serena’s early years: from head of finance at 21 to crashing hard
15:45 – The financial trauma that changed her mission forever
20:42 – Mr. Fear & Scarcity: the archetype running her business decisions
22:00 – How she chose calm over chaos
27:30 – The hustle energy detox
36:10 – Serena’s spiritual and soul-led shift
46:25 – The cost of chasing external measures of success
57:30 – What Serena teaches now
01:00:00 – What it really means to be “enough” in life and business
01:03:00 – The Ritual Question: What does your soul whisper is next?

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