I Did All the Right Things and Still Felt Empty
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Why do I feel empty despite doing all the “right” things?
Imagine you've done everything right. Good grades, great job, good friends. You followed every rule. You never gave anyone a reason to worry. And then you wake up in the middle of a global pandemic and realize, I feel completely empty. I did all the right things. So why does none of this feel right? At some point or another you've probably heard yourself asking, is this it? When did my anxiety become the thing running my life? And what happens when the perfectionism you've been running on finally runs out? My guest today, Allie Brooke, knows that moment well. A former New York City teacher with a 90-minute commute and a quiet burnout she didn't have a name for, COVID stopped her life long enough to finally hear the whisper she'd been drowning out.
She was made for more. She bought a microphone, started talking, Built a podcast and a coaching practice around the exact tools that helped her heal, and then she made a decision that terrified her financially. She took a pay cut, left Long Island, moved upstate, and never looked back. Allie now is a certified emotional intelligence and mindset coach. She's a veteran educator and host of the Growth Mindset Gal. podcast. This is a conversation about anxiety, perfectionism, quarter life crises, and the money decisions that come when you finally choose your life over your comfort zone. Listen in.
Welcome to Making Change with Your Money, a podcast that highlights the stories and strategies of women who experienced a big life transition and overcame challenges as they redefined financial success for themselves. Now here's your host, Certified Financial Planner, Laura Rodder.
Welcome Allie to the Making Change with Your Money podcast. Thanks, Laura. I'm so excited to be here. I'm ready for having a wonderful conversation with you again. Yes, exactly. I was just a guest on your podcast. It was just such a fun conversation. So I'll start as I always do with the question, Allie, what was money like in your family growing up?
How did my family’s approach to money shape my financial mindset?
Ooh, what was money like? Well, you know, funny enough, my dad was an accountant and like head of payroll at his job. So, you know, when I was growing up, my parents kind of took care of money. Like they did the finances, they handled everything. Like my sister and I, because I have an older sister, we didn't even like get an allowance. So we never like had act like during Direct access to money. It was just like, hey, back to school shopping. All right, we're gonna go with mom. And she goes, This is what you're gonna get. This might be your budget sometimes. But other than that, we really had like no, you know, direct access to money or ways to earn money until we eventually maybe got our own jobs. But we were also never pressured to make our own money until like obviously we're
Teens and adults and things like that. It was kind of always taken care of, which as a kid you love. You're like, yay, I don't have to worry about money. This is so fun. But actually now, because now my sister are adults, the irony is, is because they took care of us so much. Now we're in adulthood and we're like, what are finances? You know, like how do I how do I budget? You know, how do I make sure I have a good credit score? That's my parents, the only thing they really told me Me was just make sure you have good credit. Like that was their big thing. So you can get a car and you can get a house. But other than that, I think because my dad was an accountant and was always in finances, he was always like, I'll handle it.
Don't worry. He even does my taxes. Like, I that everyone. was taken care of, which was yeah, which is so great and so nice. But now when as an adult I had to kind of teach myself and thank God I also had my wonderful fiance. He he's also with finances and he's helped me get better, you know, financial education and literacy, if you will.
That's great. I I'm curious, Ali, was there a sense you're not reflecting back that there was any s scarcity mindset in the family or any anxiety around money. It was just uh I don't wanna put words in your mouth, but it was just a
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
Why do I feel empty despite doing all the “right” things?
0:00–2:27
2
How did my family’s approach to money shape my financial mindset?
2:27–6:16
3
What triggered the breakthrough during the COVID‑19 pandemic?
6:16–11:00
4
How did I turn anxiety into a podcast and coaching practice?
11:00–15:09
5
Why did I decide to leave NYC, take a pay cut, and move upstate?
15:09–20:14
6
What are the two biggest lessons I learned from this life transition?
20:14–24:12
7
How can embracing non‑attachment and joy improve mental health?
24:12–28:29
8
How has my definition of success changed over the past few years?
28:29–36:35