Episode 120: Financial Wellness Through Community Work with Diana Yanez

In this episode Melissa Joy sits down with Diana Yanez to discuss financial wellness work, especially for the Latina community. Diana is a financial educator and empowerment coach. Her firm, All the Colors, combines her love of numbers and her desire to see others flourish dance to the same beat. While Diana’s technical skills will help clients quickly navigate financial questions, it’s her ability to empower them that transforms their relationship with money.

Melissa and Diana discuss:
– The money archetypes
– How community work can help to develop a sense of agency in financial matters
– The racial wealth gap
– The dangers of financial stress and how her work can reduce that

Additional resources:

• • Learn more about Diana and All the Colors here: https://allthecolors.net/
  • The Color of Wealth helps to explain the racial wealth gap: https://www.faireconomy.org/infographics#menu
  • Our episode with Stacy Frances on Financial Abuse: https://pearlplan.com/2022/05/17/episode-116-break-away-from-financial-abuse/
  • Our episode on closing the racial and gender wealth gap with Renee Baker: https://pearlplan.com/2020/07/10/episode-16-closing-the-racial-and-gender-wealth-gap-with-renee-baker/

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