Is $100K Greedy? 💰

Hey there Healers!

When I was 25, during my third year of Osteo college, something happened that shaped my relationship with money for years.

We were in a "business lecture" (an instructor telling us how they ran their practice 🙄)
I was curious so I asked about income potential.
And the instructor said quite intensely (and directly) to me:

“If you want to make more than $100,000 a year, you’re greedy.”😳

I remember physically feeling my stomach drop in that moment.

At the time I was about to get married.

Paying for our wedding.

Supporting my husband through law school.

Running my own business.

And finishing my third round of higher education.

 Of course I wanted to earn well.
Of course I needed to earn well.

But in that moment, wanting financial success was framed as a moral flaw.
And I internalized it.

I didn’t argue.
I didn’t defend myself.
I just shrank.

And that shrinking shaped my nervous system around money for years.

What that belief did

It led to me overgiving.
It led to me trying to prove I was “in it for the people.”
It made me hesitant to charge properly. 
Hesitant to look at my numbers.
Hesitant to want more.

Because if wanting more meant I was greedy… and I didn’t want to be that.

But here’s what I’ve learned 15 years into practice

Shame around money doesn’t make you more heart-centered.
It makes you dysregulated ⤵️

You overwork.
You burn out.
You make decisions from scarcity.
You avoid your numbers.
You stay small to feel safe.

And avoidance is expensive.
For both you and your patients.

Even though I’ve worked on money mindset for over a decade, it wasn’t until this past year that something truly shifted.

I paid off Covid debt I've had for a while.
I grew my investments significantly (even though I'd never invested before)
I finally sat down and learned how to understand what the numbers mean...
And what surprised me most?

Money isn’t emotional.
We are.

Money is a system.
A resource.
A tool.
And once I understood it, something in me regulated.

I stopped feeling guilty.
I stopped feeling reactive.
I stopped feeling embarrassed.
I started feeling clear.
I know exactly how profitable I am each month.
I know what happens when I take time off.
I know when to lean in and when I can pull back.
That clarity changed everything.

And if you haven't seen my other emails yet, this is exactly why we created The Wellthy Practice: a two-day online retreat happening April 25–26.

But this isn't just about money!

We’re bringing together a collection of experts to talk about:

• Money wealth (how to manage, grow and save it!)
• Time wealth (worth far more than money!)
• Technology that protects both 
• And how to build profitability without burnout

One of our speakers is actually a Chartered Accountant who specializes in financial counselling, helping practitioners approach money and investing from a grounded, heart-centered place.

Because money isn’t bad.
But misunderstanding money is costly.

And we refuse to gatekeep financial literacy.
That’s why we’ve kept the ticket price accessible and if you’re on this mailing list, on top of the early bird rate, you get $50 off with the code: WELLTHYOSTEO
More details are coming over the next few weeks.

Next week, I’m going to share the very expensive lesson I learned firing my bookkeeper... and how not knowing my numbers kept me in financial fog for years.

For now, I’ll leave you with this:

✦ Where did you first learn your story about money?
✦ And is it still serving you?

Geneviève.