The Emotional Reasons Women Struggle to Receive Abundance
When it comes to money and manifestation, most women don’t get stuck because they don’t “know how.” They get stuck because their bodies still carry old survival codes. You can journal, visualize, and even hire the best strategist — but if your nervous system doesn’t feel safe with overflow, it will find a way to sabotage it.
As a trauma-informed manifestation & money mindset coach, I see this every day: women who are brilliant, successful, and outwardly thriving… but who secretly feel unsafe to rest, receive, or celebrate. This blog isn’t about quick fixes or toxic positivity. It’s about understanding the real, emotional reasons behind why receiving can feel so hard — and how to start shifting into safety.
1. Receiving Feels Like Losing Control
Many of us grew up believing we had to hold it all together. If someone else gave to us, we might have felt weak, indebted, or unsafe. So even as adults, our bodies resist letting others support us — whether that’s in money, love, or opportunities.
2. Childhood Praise for Overdoing
If you were only praised for achievement or “being strong,” then resting or receiving feels wrong. Your nervous system learned that your worth = your productivity. That wiring makes it nearly impossible to feel safe doing less and receiving more.
3. Fear of Being Seen
Receiving abundance often means being visible. For many women, visibility is linked to past pain: bullying, rejection, or criticism. Subconsciously, your body says: “It’s safer to stay small than risk standing out.”
4. Waiting for the Crash
So many of my clients have said: “Every time something good happens, I’m just waiting for the other shoe to drop.” That’s trauma talking — a nervous system conditioned to expect chaos after joy. It’s hard to receive abundance if you believe it won’t last.
How to Start Shifting Into Safety
Healing this isn’t about forcing more affirmations. It’s about creating nervous system safety so your body actually trusts abundance. That might look like:
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Practicing grounding rituals when you receive money or compliments.
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Releasing childhood programming through inner child work.
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Building an identity where success feels safe, sustainable, and sacred.
When you heal the root, receiving stops feeling like a threat — and starts feeling natural.
If you’re tired of manifesting from survival mode, this is your invitation. Inside my coaching spaces, we blend nervous system healing, money rewiring, and manifestation practices that actually last. You don’t have to keep looping in the crash.
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With love & empowerment,
Jo Thomas
Manifestation & Money Mindset Coach
