This workshop is designed for students who are looking to learn more about how being a first-generation wealth builder may impact their lives. Through exploring how our relationship with money develops, financial anxiety, and our money mindsets, we will discuss how this impacts our financial behaviors. Personal finance has often left the nuances of emotion and culture out of the conversation when highlighting the necessary money moves to build wealth. This conversation seeks to highlight where our beliefs about money originate, how building and creating wealth impact emotional well-being, and strategies to cope with the shift while remaining true to one’s values.
Objectives:

Define and identify money narratives and foundational beliefs about money
Label feelings around money and the potential change of socioeconomic status or class
Learn how to navigate the emotions brought up due to being a first-generation wealth builder

Speaker Bio:
Aja Evans is a licensed mental health counselor, speaker, and author specializing in financial therapy. With over a decade of experience, Aja is determined to help more people break the taboo of keeping money and emotions secret. In addition to her practice, Aja serves on the board of the Financial Therapy Association, consults to fintech companies, and will be releasing her debut book, Feel Good Finance, this December.
Aja has been featured in a variety of major news outlets including the New York Times, Business Insider, NerdWallet, and CNBC. Aja is on a mission to get more people engaged in living their best lives while attuning to their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors around money. Outside of work, you can find Aja chasing after her two young children as they hunt down the next delicious place to eat.
If you have any questions please email rackhampdeworkshops@umich.edu.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/G4Dyn.
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