What If The Real Flex Is Feeling Safe With Money? With Guest Sarah Dumas

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What if the real leap isn’t to more, but to enough—enough safety to hold money, enough clarity to work fewer hours, and enough courage to choose your family first without shrinking your ambition? That’s the heart of our conversation with strategist and former CFO Sarah Dumas, whose story moves from poverty and pregnancy loss to boardrooms and bold, sovereign leadership.
We dig into the money patterns that start early—growing up surrounded by wealth you can’t access, the shame of asking for help, the survival mode that turns success into a roller coaster. Sarah shares how she traded proving for presence, canceled the complexity that kept her hustling, and built a business that scales without sacrifice. We unpack a practical, powerful pairing: nervous system safety and clean business design. Think: simple offers, right pricing, narrow delivery, clear boundaries, and a calendar that begins with family. The result is more deep work in fewer hours and a body that feels safe holding cash instead of rushing to spend it.
You’ll hear a case study of a client who moved from 12-hour days to a hybrid model that hit seven figures in six months—no extra grind required. We talk about receiving vs holding, why celebrating small inflows retrains your system, and how gratitude plus structure makes money more consistent. And we go there on leadership: walking into biased rooms with quiet, grounded confidence, letting facts speak, and ending the habit of overexplaining. The goal isn’t perfection; it’s sovereignty—success that actually feels like freedom.
If you’ve built the business but lost yourself on the way, this conversation offers a reset. Press play, take one small action—raise a price, set a boundary, schedule presence—and watch stability grow. If this resonated, subscribe, share with a friend who needs it, and leave a review to help others find the show.

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Website: www.sarahdumascoaching.com

Instagram: @themoneycoach888

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Chapters

1. Welcome And Guest Introduction (00:00:00)

2. Sarah’s Early Struggles And Isolation (00:01:05)

3. Anger, Support, And Meeting Her Rock (00:05:20)

4. Money Story: Poverty Amid Wealth (00:08:20)

5. Roller Coaster Success And Setbacks (00:12:30)

6. Choosing Family First And Redefining Work (00:16:30)

7. From Hustle To Alignment (00:19:40)

8. Nervous System Safety And Holding Money (00:23:00)

9. The Random Checks Practice And Gratitude (00:27:20)

10. Expectancy, Manifestation, And Business Energy (00:31:40)

11. Scaling With Sovereignty Not Sacrifice (00:34:50)

12. Case Study: From Burnout To Seven Figures (00:39:00)

13. Presence, Calendars, And Time Boundaries (00:43:10)

14. Family-First Business And Regret Prevention (00:49:00)

15. Unapologetic Leadership And Owning Too-Muchness (00:53:00)

16. Boardrooms, Bias, And Silent Power (00:57:20)

17. Closing Thanks And Listener Send-Off (01:02:00)

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