“Through the Trauma of Money Method™, Chantel Chapman offers trauma-aware frameworks and tools to disempower financial shame, interrupt harmful money and leadership patterns, and reclaim agency.
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Chantel Chapman is a trauma survivor, financial educator, and the creator of the Trauma of Money Institute. Her own recovery from complex PTSD—and years of teaching traditional financial literacy that didn’t shift her behaviors—led her to uncover the deep ties between money patterns and unhealed trauma. In response, she developed the TOM Method, a groundbreaking approach to financial recovery rooted in trauma, behavioral science, addiction recovery and systemic awareness.
Chantel is the CEO and co-founder of the internationally recognized Trauma of Money certification program, which has trained thousands of professionals in over 22 countries. With over a decade of experience in financial education and fintech consulting, she is a sought-after speaker and advisor in economic justice and financial healing.
“The Trauma of Money challenges the myth that financial struggles are personal failings. Chantel Chapman, with insights from leading experts, offers a powerful path to healing and reclaiming financial agency.”
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Farnoosh Torabi, Host of So Money and Author of A Healthy State of Panic |
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“The Trauma of Money is a compassionate, unflinching exploration of how our financial struggles are often rooted in unprocessed trauma rather than personal failure. Chantel bridges the gap between individual healing and systemic awareness in a way that’s rare and urgently needed. I believe every person and practitioner should have this trauma-informed, financially wise, and deeply humanizing book on their shelf.”
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Silvy Khoucasian, Relationship Coach |
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“After decades working in the financial sector, on Wall Street, in philanthropy, and as an investor; I’ve seen that no amount of wealth or experience shields us from the emotional barriers we face around money. The Trauma of Money names what so many feel but can’t articulate and offers a path toward greater financial health and agency.”
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Jacki Zehner, Founder at SheMoney, Investor, Philanthropist and Former Partner at Goldman Sachs |
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“Trauma of Money is the book we all need! Whether you're a consumer, a provider, or both, the insights in these pages will help free you from the treadmill you didn’t realize you were stuck on. Too often, we internalize the failures of capitalism and ask ourselves, “What’s wrong with me?” This book offers a powerful, compassionate answer, while breaking down how, where, and why money can be so traumatic. We’ll all be better off mentally, emotionally, and financially for reading this gem.”
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Aja Evans, Financial Therapist, President-elect of the Financial Therapy Association, and author of Feel Good Finance |
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“Our parents are our first teachers of money. I am among the lucky. My mother said “Spend money, but don’t waste it.” My father opened a savings account for me and doubled any money I deposited. Others are unlucky, suffering the trauma of money. A friend witnessed his parents’ marriage dissolve over money. His father was a spender, his mother was a saver. You can overcome your trauma of money, and Chantel Chapman’s wonderful book “The Trauma of Money,” will show you the way.”
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Meir Statman, Glenn Klimek Professor of Finance, and author of A Wealth of Well-Being: A Holistic Approach to Behavioral Finance (Wiley 2024) |
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The Trauma of Money is an accessible guide to how trauma—generational, relational, societal, or systemic — shapes financial behaviors. Through the Trauma of Money Method™, Chantel Chapman offers trauma-aware frameworks and tools to disempower financial shame, interrupt harmful money and leadership patterns, and reclaim agency.
Blending psychology, neuroscience, and systemic insights—including scarcity, dopamine, and financial fawning—it’s both a healing resource and practical toolkit.
Akilah Riley-Richardson
Certified Clinical Trauma Professional, Couples Therapist, and Facilitator
Jaime Gloshay
Advocate for Indigenous Economic Justice and Managing Director of Impact Investments at Common Future
Rahkim Sabree
Financial Therapist and Financial Trauma Thought-Leader
Alyssa Davies
Personal Finance Writer and Expert, Co-Host of the Money Feels Podcast
Maceo Paisley
Artist, thinker, experience designer, founder of Citizens Of Culture
Dr PennElys Droz
Biocultural Engineering Design Expert + Power Building Curriculum Coordinator at NDN Collective
Tommy Rosen
Founder of Recovery 2.0
Andrea Gutiérrez-Glik
LCSW, Somatic Trauma Therapist
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