Your Money Story Needs a Better Script

Most Australians carry invisible beliefs about money that were handed down from parents, school, or just absorbed from watching others struggle. These beliefs shape everything. They decide if you save or spend, if you ask for that raise, if you even think wealth is something people like you can build.

We work with the psychology behind those patterns. Not budgeting apps or investment strategies, but the actual mental frameworks that make those things work or fail. Because changing your financial life starts with changing how your brain processes money.

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Person reflecting on financial mindset and money beliefs
Understanding deep-rooted financial patterns and behaviors

The Problem Isn't Your Budget

You've probably tried tracking expenses, cutting back on coffee, following someone's 50-30-20 rule. And maybe it worked for a bit. Then life happened, or you got bored, or it just felt too restrictive. That's normal. Those tools treat symptoms, not causes.

Real financial change happens when you understand why you make the decisions you make. Why does buying something give you anxiety or relief? Why do you avoid looking at your account balance? Why does talking about money with your partner feel like walking through a minefield?

"I spent years following advice that never stuck. Turned out I was trying to use strategies built for someone with a completely different relationship to money than mine."

Our approach starts there. We map your existing money mindset, identify the beliefs that aren't serving you anymore, and work through practical exercises that rewire those patterns. It's like physical therapy, but for the part of your brain that handles finances.

This isn't about guilt or shame. Everyone absorbs weird ideas about money growing up. The goal is just to see them clearly and choose different ones if you want to.

How This Actually Works

Our program runs for eight months starting September 2025. It combines weekly modules, practical exercises you do at your own pace, and optional group sessions where people discuss real challenges without the usual money shame.

Belief Mapping

You'll document your current money beliefs through journaling and specific prompts. Most people discover at least three major patterns they never consciously noticed before.

Pattern Interruption

Once you spot a pattern, we give you exercises that create new neural pathways. Small actions repeated consistently until the new approach becomes automatic.

Real-World Testing

You apply new frameworks to actual financial decisions in your life. Then we review what worked, what didn't, and adjust the approach. It's messy but that's where growth happens.

Practical exercises for transforming money mindset Group discussions and collaborative learning environment

What You'll Build Over Eight Months

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Months 1-2: Foundation

Identify your core money beliefs and where they came from. Most participants find this confronting but weirdly liberating. You're not broken, you just inherited some unhelpful software.

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Months 3-5: Reconstruction

Build new mental models through weekly exercises and real decisions. This phase is where people often have breakthroughs around spending, earning, or relationship money dynamics.

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Months 6-8: Integration

Practice your new frameworks until they become second nature. You'll also develop a personal system for maintaining this mindset long-term, because one-time fixes don't exist.

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elvarionexi program facilitator Caelan Thackery

I always thought I was bad with money because I couldn't stick to budgets. Turns out I had this belief that spending equaled caring for myself, which came from watching my mum cope with stress. Once I saw that connection, I could work with it instead of just feeling guilty.

Participant Maeve Dunleavy

Maeve Dunleavy

2024 Program Participant
Perth, WA

Ready to Rewrite Your Money Story?

The next cohort starts September 2025 with spaces capped at 30 participants. Applications open May 2025.

Get in touch if you want more details or just have questions about whether this approach would work for your situation.

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