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I'm about to publish my second book, and that's been a really beautiful way to integrate Relaxed Money because it's been showing me that there's so much creativity here. And I used to fear that and suppress it and hide it for myself. But now I've been able to realize that I can actually do something with it to help create change in the world.
Kate Northrup:Welcome to our Relax Money case study series. Today's story is with Kendall Layne, who was a student going through a massive life transition moving alone across the country, getting her private practice started when she came into Relax Money. And I'm gonna let her tell her story, but one of the things I love about it and that you will resonate with is she stopped waiting to live her dreams. So if you're someone who has said, I want x y z thing. I wanna publish a book.
Kate Northrup:I wanna start my company. I wanna be able to make this art. I wanna produce this show. I wanna whatever it is. If you know you have something to offer the world, but you have been stalling and letting your money story hold you back, and you've been waiting to quote, unquote, be chosen by external parties giving you permission to move forward or giving you the funds to move forward, Kendall's story is going to change your life.
Kate Northrup:She went from timidity and hesitancy around her money to fully claiming her dreams way faster than she ever thought she could before. So listen in to Kendall's story now. Welcome to Plenty. I'm your host Kate Northrup, and together we are going on a journey to help you have an incredible relationship with money, time, and energy, and to have abundance on every possible level. Every week, we're gonna dive in with experts and insights to help you unlock a life of plenty.
Kate Northrup:Let's go fill our cups. Please note that the opinions and perspectives of the guests on the Plenty podcast are not necessarily reflective of the opinions and perspectives of Kate Northrup or anyone who works within the Kate Northrup brand.
Kendall Layne:Hi, Kendall. Hi, Kate. So good to be here with you.
Kate Northrup:I'm so happy you're here. Thanks for taking the time to be with us. So as you know, we're doing this series that we only do once a year of relaxed money case studies, like getting to know behind the scenes our relaxed money students. We have a wide variety in our student body, all kinds of industries, all kinds of people all over the world, and we wanted to invite you to share your story. So to set us up, I'd love to know, can you tell us where you live, kind of a little bit about your career, and your life constellation?
Kate Northrup:Like, who are the major players in your life? What are your major identities?
Kendall Layne:Beautiful. I currently live in Sedona, Arizona, and I moved from New Jersey in August. I first began working with Relaxed Money when I was just graduating from my master's degree in counseling. So that's where I was in New Jersey finishing up that chapter of my life and getting set to grow my wings. I have since landed here.
Kendall Layne:I've been building community. I've really been taking this year in particular to focus on healing, on self discovery, and creating a strong foundation for the service that I want to bring to this world moving forward.
Kate Northrup:I love that. What made you pick Sedona? Just because I'm curious.
Kendall Layne:It was always on my heart. When I was hiking here about five years ago, my soul just told me that I need to live here. I was so happy, and I knew that this was my calling. So I completed graduate school with this awareness in mind.
Kate Northrup:Wow. That's amazing. So you got your graduate degree in counseling? Mhmm. Any particular focus or modality?
Kendall Layne:I mostly explored throughout my internship. I really feel resonance with children. That's the work that I do now is working with children and families and getting to know the local community in Sedona so I can weave with them and discover where I wanna be.
Kate Northrup:That's beautiful. And tell me, so you were you were graduating from your graduate program when you heard about Relax Money. What was going on in your life and in your relationship with money at that time that had this program piqued your interest? And, also, how did you hear about it?
Kendall Layne:Yeah. So I originally found out about you and your work. It was through an Instagram ad, and it was I love that.
Kate Northrup:You were like it was great. Like I'm always like, is that even working?
Kendall Layne:It definitely did work. It spoke
Kate Northrup:to me. Oh, hello.
Kendall Layne:I found out about your Plenty workshop the previous year, and I participated. I loved it. I knew it wasn't quite time because I had my final year of graduate school, but I was so surprised and happy that the universe pointed me to wide receiver. That workshop was super beautiful, and I knew that that was my opportunity to dive into this work. I was in a relatively grounded place financially in the sense that I was already working off paying student loans, and I felt solid in where I was given the conditions.
Kendall Layne:But I didn't really have a backbone in understanding how to take myself from where I was to where I wanted to be. For some context, I was living at home because it was an unpaid internship. I was focused on studying for my exams. I was dependent in that way. I didn't have my own systems operating outside of my family, and I knew that relaxed money would be a sort of guide to bring myself into my adults, into someone who stands on her own, and that was really important to me.
Kate Northrup:That's amazing. Were at that time when it came actually, how did how did the universe point you back in the direction of the workshop the second year? And just for those listening, the workshop this year is called good with money. So when Kendall's talking about plenty and wide receiver, it those are the workshops that she took, but this year, it's called good with money. But, yeah, how did the universe point you in that direction again?
Kate Northrup:I believe it was Instagram. Great. I believe it was on Instagram. Oracle of Instagram.
Kendall Layne:Yes. It would always be in a very receptive place, and I was actually participating in a self care appointment. And it was a really beautiful moment because the dreams that I had envisioned during the previous year had been on hold because I was finishing my graduate degree. And when this seed was planted and the doors felt like they energetically opened, it was really healing to my heart because it showed me that I was right on track. Everything is exactly as it's supposed to be and that there's no rush, but following the step by steps will always take you to where you wanna be.
Kate Northrup:That's so cool. I love it so much. So did you have any when you were going through wide receiver actually, I am curious. Did you go through wide receiver even though you had already done plenty, or were you just like, yeah. Okay.
Kate Northrup:You did. So you went through the workshop. And then at the end of the workshop, when you were considering relax money for this time around in the second year you'd heard about it, did you have any hesitations, any feelings of, like, oh, I'm not sure? And if so, what were they?
Kendall Layne:Mhmm. I knew energetically that it was right on for me and that it was where I was going to be supported. I actually felt the divine mother saying you will be supported, but I was hesitant because I had this move coming up. I moved across the country by myself. I didn't have a job or anything set up for me, so it was a total and complete discovery.
Kendall Layne:But I kept receiving the awareness that it was for me. So I scheduled a clarity call with Takesha, and she guided me through some spaces where I could really feel into whether or not Relaxed Funny was for me. And there was a moment where I got to feel into the timeline where I do say yes, and this golden light of my soul just came forward. And I knew that that's that's what I needed.
Kate Northrup:So cool. Love that. That's really beautiful. So can you walk me through how you took the program? Because it's offered, you know, live, but some people listen to it on replay, on our private podcast.
Kate Northrup:Some people, you know, read the transcripts, believe it or not. So people take it in all different kinds of ways. Some people go through it live over the 13 modules when I'm delivering it. Some people take a whole year. So walk me through what your experience was of actually going through the material.
Kendall Layne:I was able to show up live to the majority of the calls, and I really enjoyed the thermostat of our community. It was always so beautiful and so many synchronies synchronicities would take place. But I'm I'm sorry because it I'm kind of there's a part of my process that I hadn't considered. Yeah. Just to share, like, I showed up live, but I didn't and that was my first contact, but it was really during, like, a healing space of a couple of months that I really kind of almost took a break
Kate Northrup:from it. Yeah. And then
Kendall Layne:now it's been, like, seeping in.
Kate Northrup:I love that. That's so beautiful. Do you mind sharing more about, like, whatever feels relevant? Because
Kendall Layne:even though
Kate Northrup:the program is delivered in a certain way Mhmm. It really is meant to be digested in the timing and in the manner that works for every individual. And so I'm so curious, you know, because some of the people just, like, show up for every live thing and do all the exercises in real time. Some people are like, go through it and then take a break. Some people start with three modules and then pause.
Kate Northrup:You know? So I'm just always curious how it is working in real time because the only part I know is delivering the material.
Kendall Layne:Yeah. Okay. Absolutely. Thank you for when you said the word digest, that's what I was my brain was looking for that.
Kate Northrup:Great.
Kendall Layne:So the time that I received the live modules really supported me energetically in my physical move, like getting myself set up here. And then during the rest and digest period, that's when I actually integrated the work and progressively chose to show up for my money dates and kind of navigate. So the community was really there as a helpful bridge for that space between being present, everyone together, and then taking it into my own life. And now I feel like I'm back again, and I've readily received it. I went through wide receiver again and Cool.
Kendall Layne:Have more available more of myself is available to go even deeper.
Kate Northrup:Yes. Okay. That's so perfect. And I wanna highlight, Kendall, what you're saying here because we especially as someone who's coming out of higher education, we have this conditioning, and I'm not saying you do, but I certainly have and other people do. We have conditioning that there's, like, a right way to consume material, educationally speaking.
Kate Northrup:And we have this kind of, like, grading system left over from our education and this idea of, like, you have to do all of it all in timing with everyone else in order for it to be be being done right. And the truth is that we all integrate in our own timing and in our own ways, and there is no right way. And and something I always say is, like, if you go into this program and you receive 10% of it and you integrate 10% of it, it will change your life. Like, even if you didn't do the rest, that could very well be worth it for people rather than having this outmoded idea of all or nothing. Like, I either went to every single thing and I did it in real time or, like, I failed.
Kate Northrup:And this world is just not that. And so I'm really glad that you're sharing layers, almost like a spiraling, where you attended and it was able to serve you on a certain level as you moved across the country, and then you were able to revisit after after some integration and some pause and go deeper with the watch parties. Right? And the yes.
Kendall Layne:I love those. I can include I'll talk about is that okay to share some watch parties? Yeah. Perfect. Okay.
Kendall Layne:Thank you. There were some, like, keynotes that you touched on that really helped me, like, see and validate my experience. Yeah. Thank you. That makes a lot of sense.
Kate Northrup:Yeah. So so I would love to know your experience of that pause and rest and digest and then integration on a deeper level and revisiting the material. How did you know for you that it was time to revisit the material?
Kendall Layne:I felt that I had committed to the structures that I was able to set up for myself, such as the weekly money dates, taking a glance on a monthly level to understand where my money was flowing in terms of income and where I was investing. And when I felt that renewed excitement and that available energetic supply that was there for me, I knew that I could then take that and refocus it even more deeply.
Kate Northrup:That's so cool. And that's such a direct expression and example of how nervous system capacity works. Right? Like, we can take in as much as we can take in in the current state. And then as we metabolize more stress, as we shift our nervous system set point, as we make more energetic capacity available, we can take it to the next layer.
Kate Northrup:And it's actually infinite. Like, there is no there there. There is no, like, oh, I've reached the top now. You know, I'm done. It's, like, forever, and that's what's so beautiful.
Kate Northrup:So I'm curious, practically speaking, you talked about setting up your the infrastructure of, like, weekly money dates, looking at your money, your inflows, your outflows. I'm curious. What other specific pieces did you incorporate from the work, and what other wins did you see in your in your money life or in other parts of your life, honestly?
Kendall Layne:Yeah. I really fell in love with living a regulated lifestyle, and self love is something that really became a theme for this year. And that looks like slowly but steadily integrating practices and lifestyle habits that support me and my happiness and my creativity. I work with small children, so it does ask for a lot. And in allowing a regulated nervous system to be here with me, I can give my fullest and feel nourished at the same time.
Kendall Layne:Some simple examples are implementing a regular bedtime, choosing practices that support my nervous system that I show up to every day. And this has allowed me to also foster creativity, such as, like, inner child drawing time and even that as regulating. So it's been really, really fulfilling and peaceful, and I've fallen into deeper and deeper love with peace.
Kate Northrup:That is so beautiful. And were those practices were many of those things like living a regulated lifestyle, setting up those structures and systems, those those pockets for peace in your life, was that relatively new for you as compared to how you were living before?
Kendall Layne:There were certain practices that I was participating in, but it felt disconnected. Like, I knew that I was showing up to yoga every morning, but I didn't really know why I was just doing it. And it was through this broader framework of my nervous system and that self love and self care that actually allowed me to see and appreciate on a deeper level what I was doing. This is very encouraging. And regarding the capacity that was recently spoken to, I also felt very encouraged by the universe.
Kendall Layne:And that was so important to me because even though there are some really hard moments where I was feeling that resistance to showing up, When I felt safe enough to do so, I noticed that over time, more would be provided. It was as though I was showing the universe that I was doing my part, and they were willing to and the universe was willing to reciprocate. Yeah. Yes.
Kate Northrup:Yeah. So beautiful. Do you have a specific example of one thing that happened where you felt like the universe was reflecting your deeper level of commitment around this work?
Kendall Layne:For me, it has really been the bridge of community. As I come more and more into my sovereignty here in Sedona, more doors open, and it's really beautiful that certain co creative opportunities get to take place that wouldn't have been available otherwise. I, for example, was able to become a self published author for the first time in my life, not only once, but twice with relaxed money. And that was something that I had always wanted to do, publish a book. And it was through learning to actually value myself and my time and what's living within me, what's alive, that I was able to realize that I could simply make a book and make it available.
Kendall Layne:So I'm about to publish my second book, and that's been a really beautiful way to integrate relaxed money because it's been showing me that there's so much creativity here. And I used to fear that and suppress it and hide it from myself. But now I've been able to realize that I can actually do something with it to help create change in the world. So that's been a huge transformation, and that's the priceless manifestation of reality that is completely self sourced and also unified with others, and I'm so grateful for that opportunity.
Kate Northrup:Wow. That is so cool. And I love that you're speaking to creative energy because creative energy is abundance. It and and the more we open up to be a channel for life force energy, the more creativity we will feel. And the more we express that creativity, the more that's available.
Kate Northrup:And it's just, like, such a direct way that we can play in the landscape of abundance. And so I just I absolutely love that. And and like you said, like, you were almost afraid of all the creativity that was coming through, but now you have an outlet for it. And as you saw, there's, like, not only one book in there, there's a second. I'm sure there's third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, and I can't wait to see what comes next.
Kate Northrup:So that's really exciting.
Kendall Layne:Thank you. That was one of the big ways that I was able to actually connect with you and your work and uniquely heal was regarding the topics of abundance, creativity, being a woman, and the universe. I come from a very spiritual background, and I had gotten involved with the law of attraction. And there had been so much shame regarding this because I was very much in a space of focusing on abundance, meditating, and then waiting for money to just show up at my door. And it took going into debt to realize that I had to wake up and change something.
Kendall Layne:So when you had spoken to your experience with this in the program, I had such a profound realization that I wasn't alone here, and that was healing in and of itself and allowed me to clear a whole chapter. In addition to this, it really helped me focus on the divine as my source as this ever present truth that I always knew. Taking that and being able to connect it with money as a conduit, those were two very separated concepts for me before relaxed money. I thought that money was bad or evil. I would never have admitted that, but it was very deep in the back of my mind.
Kendall Layne:And I was able to see how the divine is my source. The divine is in abundance, and money is a conduit of that flow. I really appreciated being able to integrate the feminine and the masculine balance into that relationship because that's been my experience of embodying wholeness and being able to show up in the world as an individual.
Kate Northrup:Oh, good. So I'm curious. What would you want to say to somebody who's thinking about doing this program, doing this work?
Kendall Layne:The first thing that comes up is you're worth it. You're so worthy of giving yourself this time and this space. It is infinitely valuable. And I I'm guided to kinda take the idea of money and broaden it to ask the viewer what kind of life do you want to live for yourself? Where do you want to be?
Kendall Layne:What do you envision? Where would you like space to be created for you to enjoy and cocreate and live authentically. That is what becomes available when we do this work. So, yes, there is money and there are miracles there, and those are really tangible ways that we can perceive the greater process that's happening. But it's opening to the life that you actually want to live because all of the opportunities and ways that we can make change in the world become available through this work.
Kendall Layne:So this is really the foundation for it all, and that's just been my word for this year's foundation. So I want to share that with anyone who's receiving this.
Kate Northrup:Love that so much. So before we find out where folks can connect with you, what the titles of your books are, and and how they can learn more about your work. I'm just curious. Do you have any final thoughts in summary about your work in Relaxed Money and the difference it's made in your life?
Kendall Layne:Just how grateful I am. It's been such a beautiful bridge from who I was before Relaxed Money being in school for most of my life, and there wasn't really much space for me and my authentic self. Relaxed Money was a container, a community, a regulating thermostat for me to safely discover who I am at a pace that works for me. It really was about my life coming into manifestation organically, beautifully with friendship and connection and all of the good things that we won, and I was able to experience that. So for the first time in my life, it became about me in a nonselfish way that actually allowed me to give what I wanna give, which is where our power is.
Kendall Layne:And that's so important. So thank you very, very much. The whole team behind Relaxed Money is so kind and supportive, and I've never felt so supported and just in gratitude for everyone in the community as well as you, Takesha, and everyone behind the scenes.
Kate Northrup:Thank you for that. We do have an incredible team. I I love our team so much. So if folks are wanting to learn more about what you do and connect, where can they find you?
Kendall Layne:Mhmm. So I am currently on Instagram. My name there is Light Weaving Harmonics, and it's all one word. And my books are called Conscious Poetry for Empaths is the first one. The second one is called A Chalice of Devotion.
Kate Northrup:Such beautiful titles. So we'll make sure that those are in the show notes. Kendall, thank you for being part of our community. Thank you for sharing your story. I really appreciate you.
Kendall Layne:Thank you so much. Thank you for inviting me. I'm grateful to be here with you.
Kate Northrup:Once a year, I teach a money workshop that is an absolute game changer for ambitious humans who are ready to not only make good money, which they may already do, but also to feel good with money, be good with money, and do good with money. So if that's you, if you are ready to heal your relationship with money, if you're ready to have rock solid financial systems that allow you to feel held and receptive and in flow. And if you are ready to unlock the abundance that really wants to pour into your life, join me for good with money. This only happens once a year and you can reserve your spot over at katenorthrup.com/good. This is your time.
Kate Northrup:Your financial power and ease await. Join us at katenorthrup.com/good.