Why can't you slow down without feeling guilty? Catherina Pulitano on Money Problems, Forgiving your parents and why the boss babe era is quietly making women sick ...
2026-08-09
Your money problems might not be about money at all. Systemic therapist Caterina Pulitano unpacks how our families quietly shape the way we earn, rest, love and show up, and why the boss babe era is making women sick.
In this episode:
Why your relationship with money often starts with your dadForgiveness vs acceptance when a parent has hurt youHow to spot the generational patterns you keep repeatingWhy women overwork and stop trusting their bodiesWhat it looks like to train with your biology instead of against itThe permission slip to do less without the guiltCaterina is the founder of Beyond Walls Collective in Perth. Find her at https://www.caterinapulitano.com.au/
On Instagram @catherine_pulitano
Chapters:
0:00 Your dad handed you this and you never noticed
3:00 Why the best therapy makes you a little uncomfortable
5:15 How you and your sibling got two totally different childhoods
7:30 The reframe that makes you soften towards your parents
11:20 Where your weird money habits actually began
15:15 How she reads the stuff you won't say out loud
17:30 Stop trying to forgive. Do this instead.
20:20 You're half your parents, messy bits and all
26:00 The real reason you can't slow down or trust your body
32:00 You're not lazy, you're fighting your own biology
36:20 Losing your period is not the flex you think it is
37:30 Knowing when to say no (and where to find Caterina)Follow Kirsty and V on Instagram:
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