This episode starts with a simple question — and quickly turns into something much deeper:What does money actually mean to you?

In Chapter 1 of Happy Money, Ken Honda invites us to explore our emotional relationship with money, rather than chasing strategies, investments, or “the next sure thing.” And honestly? We didn’t expect a book about money to bring up this much identity, childhood programming, and self-worth.

We talk about money as energy, attachment to outcomes, scarcity vs abundance, and how early experiences shape the way we give, earn, spend — and value ourselves. Along the way, the conversation gets personal: generosity as self-protection, the fear of not being “enough,” parenting, comparison, and what it really means to live with enough.

This is not an episode about getting rich.
It’s about feeling free.

✨ In this episode, we reflect on:
• Why money is never “just money”
• Detaching your self-worth from outcomes
• Scarcity thinking and comparison
• Gratitude, control, and a more Zen relationship with money
• What our kids learn about money — without us noticing

If you’ve ever felt stressed, ashamed, conflicted, or confused about money — this chapter (and this conversation) might open something important.

📚 Book: Happy Money by Ken Honda
📚 Chapter 1: What does money mean to you? Solving the mystery of money

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👯 Hosts: Sofia Stigendal & Marielle Almquist
🎧 Editing: Elmer Hermansson
📲 Follow us on Instagram & TikTok @bookbright_podcast
— and don’t hesitate to reach out with your reflections and thoughts.

BookBright: Review, Rethink & Rewrite your story – one book at a time!

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Happy Money - Introduction

We’re starting a new book!

In this episode, we open Happy Money by Ken Honda and explore a different way of thinking about money — not as numbers or strategies, but as a relationship.

We talk about:

• The idea of happy money and unhappy money
• How early experiences shape our beliefs about money
• Why money isn’t the problem, but the meaning we attach to it often is
• Performance, self-worth, and the pressure to “earn” approval

This is a reflective conversation about money, identity, and responsibility and why changing how we relate to money might matter more than changing how much we make.

As always: buy the book, read along, and join us chapter by chapter.

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👯 Hosts: Sofia Stigendal & Marielle Almquist
🎧 Editing: Elmer Hermansson
📲 Follow us on Instagram & TikTok @bookbright_podcast
— and don’t hesitate to reach out with your reflections and thoughts.

BookBright: Review, Rethink & Rewrite your story – one book at a time!

What acting in alignment with your values looks like in business when walking away is still an option.

In this episode of Your Story*, we talk with Daniel Wood, co-founder of the Swedish Wealth Institute, about the long road from early business mistakes to building a platform that connects people with some of the world’s leading personal development mentors.

We talk about:

• Why he refused to declare bankruptcy
• How the right mentor at the right moment can change everything in 15 minutes
• Taking accountability by removing the easy exits
• Why focus, integrity, and long-term thinking beat shortcuts every time

If you’re curious about what personal development looks like when it’s tested over time, not just talked about, this conversation is for you.

*Your Story brings real-life experience into the ideas we read about and shows what personal development looks like when it’s applied.

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👯 Hosts: Sofia Stigendal & Marielle Almquist
🎧 Editing: Elmer Hermansson
📲 Follow us on Instagram & TikTok @bookbright_podcast
— and don’t hesitate to reach out with your reflections and thoughts.

BookBright: Review, Rethink & Rewrite your story – one book at a time!