Story Angles and Commentary Topics
When financial stories require psychological depth, Wendy Molyneux helps audiences understand what spreadsheets can’t explain.
Wendy Molyneux, MSW, CFEI®, is an author, financial trauma specialist, and the founder of WholePerson.finance. Her work bridges the gap between mental wellness and personal finance to reveal the hidden psychological, relational, and systemic forces driving our financial lives. By reframing financial struggles as reflections of deeper human patterns rather than as personal failures, Wendy is leading a compassionate shift in how we understand wealth, well-being, and the psychology of money. She is prepared to provide more information about the following topics, among others.
Featured Commentary Topics
►The hidden cost of financial shame: why stigma keeps people stuck
►The difference between financial stress and financial trauma
►Why high earners aren’t immune to financial dysfunction
►Self-compassion as a high-performance financial strategy
The Psychology of Money
►Why “money mindset” isn’t enough for trauma survivors
►When financial anxiety isn’t really about money
►Beyond budgeting: what conventional finance misses about overspending
►How financial identity is formed and why it’s hard to change
Money, Relationships, and Social Dynamics
►What happens when couples combine finances: the psychology no one talks about
►The last taboo: why financial struggle is still experienced in silence
►Money and caregiving: the financial cost of putting others first
►How cultural expectations shape financial behavior across generations
Whole-Person Financial Wellness
►The ripple effect: how financial stress shows up in physical and emotional health
►Why financial wellness can’t be separated from overall well-being
►Whole-person finance across income levels
Currently Relevant
►Economic anxiety
►Student debt conversations
►The cost of caregiving
Wendy is available for interviews, email Q&As, and expert commentary and responds to media inquiries within 24 hours.
Media Credits and Use
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Inquiries: Wendy is available for inquiries and interviews; media inquiries are typically addressed within 24 hours. Book or contact here.