On this episode of Money is Emotional podcast, host Christine Luken is joined by Heather Hutzel, a storyteller of soul-stirring fantasy and bestselling author of the Fable of Eylan series. Together we discuss how identity shapes our relationship with money and how storytelling frameworks can facilitate profound personal and financial transformation.

Heather Hutzel shares:

• How money challenges often mask deeper identity struggles.
• The essence of a story lies in character transformation.
• Common limiting beliefs most people have about themselves or about money.
• How to identify threshold moments in our lives
• Why your financial future depends on the identity you choose to embody today?

Connect with Christine Luken:

• Connect with Christine Luken for financial Coaching: https://www.christineluken.com/apply/
• Join the Wealthy Woman Book Club®: https://www.christineluken.com/wealthy-woman-book-club-join-now/

Connect with Heather Hutzel:

• Through the Threshold workshop: www.hrhutzel.com/threshold
• Heather’s Substack, Threshold: https://hrhutzel.substack.com/
• Fable of Eylan Books: https://hrhutzel.store/products/fable-of-eylan
• Fable of Eylan Books on Amazon: https://amzn.to/4vyDOjH
• Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/hrhutzel/

About my guest

H. R. Hutzel is a storyteller of soul-stirring fantasy.

Her books are portals—infused with Love, loss, magic, and memory.

She is the author of Fable of Eylan, a fantasy series born from Grief and shaped by wonder—written for those who believe magic is real… and love never dies.

Her journey began with a bestselling debut novel and has since grown into a body of work that bridges soul and story.

Her work is an invitation to transformation—a reminder that the stories we tell shape the lives we live… and that sometimes, losing yourself in a story is the truest path to finding your way home.

When she’s not writing, you’ll find her walking with her golden retrievers, barefoot in the garden, or curled in a hammock with a book—losing herself in the pages, always listening for the next chapter in her own story.

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