352 💰 Your Trauma Becomes Your Money Drama: Money Mindset, Nervous System + Real Wealth in Midlife with Tiffany Carter

The Midlife Makeover Show | Women Over 40, Menopause Support, Divorce Recovery, Empty Nest Advice, Aging Gracefully, Finding Purpose

September 8, 2026 ∙ 59 mins
Episode 22

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Is your bank account stuck in fight-or-flight?


In this episode of The Midlife Makeover Show, Wendy Valentine sits down with money mindset expert Tiffany Carter — business mentor and host of ProjectME with Tiffany Carter, a Top 5 money and entrepreneurship podcast in 57 countries. Tiffany opens up about going from TV news broadcaster to multimillionaire entrepreneur, losing her first million to a smooth-talking “finance guy,” and the wake-up call that sent her on a mission to heal the trauma driving her money story.


You’ll learn how fight, flight, freeze, and fawn show up in the way you earn, spend, and sell — why those patterns were wired in long before your first paycheck — and how to start rewiring them with radical responsibility and zero shame.

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The Midlife Makeover Show | Women Over 40, Menopause Support, Divorce Recovery, Empty Nest Advice, Aging Gracefully, Finding Purpose

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22

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September 8, 2026

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59 mins
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