Interview with author and broadcaster Iona Bain about the increase in stock market and other types of investing amongst young people. Includes discussion of online investing cultures, finfluencers, apps and social media, memestocks like GameStop, and how young people can invest in ways that reduce risk and are likely to bring long term rewards. We also discussed Iona’s new book Own It! and there is a giveaway (running through November 2021) where UK listeners can win one of three copies of the book. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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40: Iona Bain helps young people to Own It!

Chris Murphy became addicted to gambling at age 17, within weeks of placing his first bet he was gambling daily and beginning a downward spiral that eventually led to a suicide attempt. He’s now employed at Sporting Chance as a communications manager and gambling education facilitator as well as working as a darts commentator.This is his inspiring story of resilience and recovery. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

39: Chris Murphy’s gambling addiction recovery

Ever played a video game long after you meant to stop? What about staying in a toxic workplace or relationship? Ever looked back and thought "Why did I keep doing that?!" It might be operant conditioning - the way we respond to rewards especially unreliable and unpredictable rewards. Skinner Boxes (developed by BF Skinner) are a tool psychologists use to study animal behaviour, which can teach us about our choices as humans, and why we sometimes act against our own interests. Especially when we're faced with casinos, high-stress jobs, and charming but moody people.In this solo episode Martha explains how to spot a Skinner Box and how to get out before it costs you a fortune. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

38: Unreliable, compelling, expensive

Accidental business coach, Jo Casey, knows it can be uncomfortable to ask to get paid. She has lots of great advice on getting over that feeling and becoming confident to state your price. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

37: Jo Casey wants you to ask for the money

Carl Jung said “Until we make the unconscious conscious, it will rule our lives and we will call it fate.” This is as true in our relationship with money as with anything else. So, how can we uncover the subconscious and become the rulers of our own financial fates? Well, money archetypes can help. This episode's guest, Dennis Harhalakis is a money coach who helps his clients reveal the balance of money archetypes they relate to most strongly. They can then use this knowledge to develop a happier relationship with money. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

36: Dennis Harhalakis explains money archetypes

Do you think if only you talk about your wishes in just the right way the universe will give you whatever you want? Do you believe fortune is a result of positive thinking and being "energetically aligned" for success? We hate to break it to you, but what goes on inside your head stays there. Only what makes it out in the form of your actions, words, tone and body language are affecting the course of your life. So why do people persist in believing that if they daydream just right their wildest fantasies will be manifested? And what's the harm in wanting a little magic in our lives? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

35: Bronni Hughes says you didn’t manifest your success

"Would I Lie to You?" is a tense, fast-paced novel about a woman who has spent the family emergency fund and desperately needs to get it back before her newly unemployed husband finds out. We talked to author Aliya Ali-Afzal about financial infidelity; spending styles in relationships; money, power and motherhood; and writing flawed characters. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

34: Aliya Ali-Afzal on financial infidelity

Financial Coach, Cathy Boddy, has achieved financial independence and made work optional for her. She's done it without hustling 24/7/365, getting caught up in high risk day trading, owning a string of rental properties, inheriting stacks of cash or compromising her integrity. She talks about some of the mental barriers and misconceptions people have around investing and gives tips and information to help you get started building towards your own financial freedom day. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

33: Investing for Financial Independence with Cathy Boddy

Otegha Uwagba is a Sunday times bestselling writer, speaker, podcaster and much more. Her latest book is part memoir, part cultural commentary on the culture surrounding money in modern Britain. We talked about damaging secrecy around salaries; how social status is more complicated than just being upper, middle or working class; media representation and the race beat; and why being "good with money", in the sense of being very frugal and saving every penny, is not the same thing as financial wellbeing. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

32: Otegha Uwagba says "We Need to Talk About Money"

Does thinking about your finances make you anxious? International speaking star, Nick Elston, is known for giving practical tips and techniques for managing anxiety that you can start using today. Nick has forged his lived experience of mental illness into a inspiring career helping others to engage with the topic of mental health. He is a big man with a big heart who shares his story with brutal honesty and gives some great advice. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

31: Managing money anxiety with Nick Elston

Do you love your work? What do you want to do long term? How can you build a future career you will not only succeed in, but also enjoy? Dr Grace Lordan, Associate Professor of Behavioural Science from London School of Economics tells us how to use our innate psychology to make wise choices in the workplace and find jobs that are rewarding and fit our skills and personalities. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

30: Dr Grace Lordan says "Think Big" for career success

Does it matter if you don't tell your partner everything about your finances? What about actively keeping secrets about your spending, saving, debts and more? How will they react if they find out? How would you feel if your spouse was keeping money secrets from you? Clinical psychologist and relationship therapist, Dr Jane Major, unpacks the tricky topic of keeping secrets about money in our most intimate relationships. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

29: Money secrets and intimate relationships with Dr Jane Major

Losing a job means a loss of identity, routine, status, social connections, and purpose as well as income. Coach Patrick Hill, founder of Thinking Beyond Now, takes us through the best and worst ways to deal with the sense of grief from redundancy, stay resilient and move forward positively into our new lives. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

28: Recovering from job loss with Patrick Hill

Ever wondered what happens to the money in your pension or ISA. How is it being invested? What do those investments do? Do they fit with your values or are you inadvertently supporting pollution, injustice and corruption? We talk to a Tom Morris, a chartered financial planner, and Georgia Stewart, the CEO of Tumelo, an innovative financial technology company, about putting your money to work for good. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

27: Ethical Investing with Georgia Stewart and Tom Morris

In the UK, banks and essential services must offer support to their vulnerable customers, but who even counts as vulnerable? It is just about age, mental and physical health, and disabilities? What about victims of abuse? Or people with addictions? And what support should vulnerable customers expect? Bristol University researcher, Chris Fitch, explains.We also discussed how people react to the word 'vulnerable' and what that means when you're trying to influence a sector like financial services to do right by everyone, not just the fashionable 'deserving' causes. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

26: Who are you calling vulnerable? Interview with Chris Fitch

Most people are pretty irrational about money sometimes, even the professionals. Knowing the ‘right’ course of action doesn’t always help when our emotions get involved. An ex-financial adviser and an ex-accountant discuss why that is.

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