Are you ready to go from playing small to fully embracing your dreams?
Kendall Layne’s journey from fear to creativity will inspire you to take action and live your truth. In this episode of the Relaxed Money Case Study, Kendall shares how she stopped waiting for external validation and stepped into her power, publishing not one but TWO books. She took ownership of her life, moved across the country, and found the courage to thrive. Kendall’s story is a testament to the power of claiming your dreams—no matter how big they seem. Listen in to hear how you can tap into your own creative energy and manifest the life you desire.
“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 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 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.” –Kendall Layne
🎤 Let’s Dive into the Good Stuff on Plenty 🎤
(00:00) Introduction to Relaxed Money and Creativity
(02:23) Kendall’s Background and Move to Sedona
(04:27) Kendall’s Journey with Relaxed Money
(08:36) Experience of the Relaxed Money Program
(11:23) Integration and Personal Growth
(13:27) Community Support and Personal Development
(18:13) Kendall’s Creative Achievements
(21:40) Encouragement for Potential Participants
(23:31) Gratitude and Community Impact
(25:09) Invitation to Join the Free Good with Money Workshop
Links and Resources:
Conscious Poetry for Empaths
A Chalice of Devotion
Connect with Kendall Layne:
When Does Money Actually Feel Good?
I’ve watched a pattern play out for years, and I know you’ve felt it, too: Making good money doesn’t automatically make you good with money.
Even as my income increased, money stress never truly disappeared. I still felt a near-constant low-grade scarcity and pressure. I kept wondering:
“When do I finally get to exhale?”
And I know I’m not alone.
I’ve seen brilliant, ambitious people—earning anywhere from $50K to $300M—still feeling:
☑ Uneasy checking their bank accounts
☑ Guilty when they finally buy something just for them
☑ Confused about where their money actually goes
☑ Like they should have “figured this out” by now
☑ Unhappy and wondering if it’s all worth it
Here’s the truth: More money alone doesn’t fix this.
So what does?
Here’s What You’ll Learn in the 3-Day Experience:
💡 Day 1: The Surprising Key to Relaxed Money Manifestation
Why traditional money advice fails – and the nervous system shift that makes wealth flow effortlessly.
💡 Day 2: Unlocking Financial Confidence, Clarity & Magnetism
A simple 6-step process to trust yourself with money, make aligned decisions, and feel financially secure.
💡 Day 3: The Relaxed Money Blueprint
The 3 pillars for creating, keeping, and growing wealth – without stress.
This only happens once a year. Are you in?
If you’re ready to finally shift the way you experience money – so you can build, keep, and enjoy wealth with ease – now is your time. 🎧✨
More money won’t solve money stress—a resourced, supple nervous system will.
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Kendall Layne (00:00):
I'm about to publish my second book, and
(00:02):
that's been a really beautifulway to integrate Relaxed Money
because it's been showing methat there's so much creativity
here. And I used to fear thatand suppress it and hide it for
myself. But now I've been ableto realize that I can actually
do something with it to helpcreate change in the world.
Kate Northrup (00:23):
Welcome to our Relax Money case study series.
Today's story is with KendallLayne, who was a student going
through a massive lifetransition moving alone across
the country, getting her privatepractice started when she came
into Relax Money. And I'm gonnalet her tell her story, but one
(00:46):
of the things I love about itand that you will resonate with
is she stopped waiting to liveher dreams. So if you're someone
who has said, I want x y zthing. I wanna publish a book.
I wanna start my company. Iwanna be able to make this art.
I wanna produce this show. Iwanna whatever it is. If you
(01:07):
know you have something to offerthe world, but you have been
stalling and letting your moneystory hold you back, and you've
been waiting to quote, unquote,be chosen by external parties
giving you permission to moveforward or giving you the funds
to move forward, Kendall's storyis going to change your life.
(01:29):
She went from timidity andhesitancy around her money to
fully claiming her dreams wayfaster than she ever thought she
could before. So listen in toKendall's story now. Welcome to
Plenty. I'm your host KateNorthrup, and together we are
going on a journey to help youhave an incredible relationship
(01:52):
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 unlocka life of plenty.
Let's go fill our cups. Pleasenote that the opinions and
(02:13):
perspectives of the guests onthe Plenty podcast are not
necessarily reflective of theopinions and perspectives of
Kate Northrup or anyone whoworks within the Kate Northrup
brand.
Kendall Layne (02:23):
Hi, Kendall. Hi, Kate. So good to be here with
you.
Kate Northrup (02:27):
I'm so happy you're here. Thanks for taking
the time to be with us. So asyou know, we're doing this
series that we only do once ayear of relaxed money case
studies, like getting to knowbehind the scenes our relaxed
money students. We have a widevariety in our student body, all
kinds of industries, all kindsof people all over the world,
(02:49):
and we wanted to invite you toshare your story. So to set us
up, I'd love to know, can youtell us where you live, kind of
a little bit about your career,and your life constellation?
Like, who are the major playersin your life? What are your
major identities?
Kendall Layne (03:08):
Beautiful. I currently live in Sedona,
Arizona, and I moved from NewJersey in August. I first began
working with Relaxed Money whenI was just graduating from my
master's degree in counseling.So that's where I was in New
(03:30):
Jersey finishing up that chapterof my life and getting set to
grow my wings. I have sincelanded here.
I've been building community.I've really been taking this
year in particular to focus onhealing, on self discovery, and
creating a strong foundation forthe service that I want to bring
(03:53):
to this world moving forward.
Kate Northrup (03:54):
I love that. What made you pick Sedona? Just
because I'm curious.
Kendall Layne (03:58):
It was always on my heart. When I was hiking here
about five years ago, my souljust told me that I need to live
here. I was so happy, and I knewthat this was my calling. So I
completed graduate school withthis awareness in mind.
Kate Northrup (04:14):
Wow. That's amazing. So you got your
graduate degree in counseling?Mhmm. Any particular focus or
modality?
Kendall Layne (04:23):
I mostly explored throughout my internship. I
really feel resonance withchildren. That's the work that I
do now is working with childrenand families and getting to know
the local community in Sedona soI can weave with them and
discover where I wanna be.
Kate Northrup (04:41):
That's beautiful. And tell me, so you were you
were graduating from yourgraduate program when you heard
about Relax Money. What wasgoing on in your life and in
your relationship with money atthat time that had this program
piqued your interest? And, also,how did you hear about it?
Kendall Layne (04:58):
Yeah. So I originally found out about you
and your work. It was through anInstagram ad, and it was I love
that.
Kate Northrup (05:06):
You were like it was great. Like I'm always like,
is that even working?
Kendall Layne (05:11):
It definitely did work. It spoke
Kate Northrup (05:13):
to me. Oh, hello.
Kendall Layne (05:15):
I found out about your Plenty workshop the
previous year, and Iparticipated. I loved it. I knew
it wasn't quite time because Ihad my final year of graduate
school, but I was so surprisedand happy that the universe
pointed me to wide receiver.That workshop was super
(05:35):
beautiful, and I knew that thatwas my opportunity to dive into
this work. I was in a relativelygrounded place financially in
the sense that I was alreadyworking off paying student
loans, and I felt solid in whereI was given the conditions.
But I didn't really have abackbone in understanding how to
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take myself from where I was towhere I wanted to be. For some
context, I was living at homebecause it was an unpaid
internship. I was focused onstudying for my exams. I was
dependent in that way. I didn'thave my own systems operating
outside of my family, and I knewthat relaxed money would be a
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sort of guide to bring myselfinto my adults, into someone who
stands on her own, and that wasreally important to me.
Kate Northrup (06:31):
That's amazing. Were at that time when it came
actually, how did how did theuniverse point you back in the
direction of the workshop thesecond year? And just for those
listening, the workshop thisyear is called good with money.
So when Kendall's talking aboutplenty and wide receiver, it
those are the workshops that shetook, but this year, it's called
(06:51):
good with money. But, yeah, howdid the universe point you in
that direction again?
I believe it was Instagram.Great. I believe it was on
Instagram. Oracle of Instagram.
Kendall Layne (07:01):
Yes. It would always be in a very receptive
place, and I was actuallyparticipating in a self care
appointment. And it was a reallybeautiful moment because the
dreams that I had envisionedduring the previous year had
been on hold because I wasfinishing my graduate degree.
And when this seed was plantedand the doors felt like they
(07:23):
energetically opened, it wasreally healing to my heart
because it showed me that I wasright on track. Everything is
exactly as it's supposed to beand that there's no rush, but
following the step by steps willalways take you to where you
wanna be.
Kate Northrup (07:41):
That's so cool. I love it so much. So did you have
any when you were going throughwide receiver actually, I am
curious. Did you go through widereceiver even though you had
already done plenty, or were youjust like, yeah. Okay.
You did. So you went through theworkshop. And then at the end of
the workshop, when you wereconsidering relax money for this
(08:03):
time around in the second yearyou'd heard about it, did you
have any hesitations, anyfeelings of, like, oh, I'm not
sure? And if so, what were they?
Kendall Layne (08:12):
Mhmm. I knew energetically that it was right
on for me and that it was whereI was going to be supported. I
actually felt the divine mothersaying you will be supported,
but I was hesitant because I hadthis move coming up. I moved
across the country by myself. Ididn't have a job or anything
set up for me, so it was a totaland complete discovery.
(08:36):
But I kept receiving theawareness that it was for me. So
I scheduled a clarity call withTakesha, and she guided me
through some spaces where Icould really feel into whether
or not Relaxed Funny was for me.And there was a moment where I
got to feel into the timelinewhere I do say yes, and this
(08:59):
golden light of my soul justcame forward. And I knew that
that's that's what I needed.
Kate Northrup (09:05):
So cool. Love that. That's really beautiful.
So can you walk me through howyou took the program? Because
it's offered, you know, live,but some people listen to it on
replay, on our private podcast.
Some people, you know, read thetranscripts, believe it or not.
So people take it in alldifferent kinds of ways. Some
people go through it live overthe 13 modules when I'm
(09:27):
delivering it. Some people takea whole year. So walk me through
what your experience was ofactually going through the
material.
Kendall Layne (09:34):
I was able to show up live to the majority of
the calls, and I really enjoyedthe thermostat of our community.
It was always so beautiful andso many synchronies
synchronicities would takeplace. But I'm I'm sorry because
it I'm kind of there's a part ofmy process that I hadn't
considered. Yeah. Just to share,like, I showed up live, but I
(10:00):
didn't and that was my firstcontact, but it was really
during, like, a healing space ofa couple of months that I really
kind of almost took a break
Kate Northrup (10:09):
from it. Yeah. And then
Kendall Layne (10:11):
now it's been, like, seeping in.
Kate Northrup (10:12):
I love that. That's so beautiful. Do you mind
sharing more about, like,whatever feels relevant? Because
Kendall Layne (10:21):
even though
Kate Northrup (10:21):
the program is delivered in a certain way Mhmm.
It really is meant to bedigested in the timing and in
the manner that works for everyindividual. And so I'm so
curious, you know, because someof the people just, like, show
up for every live thing and doall the exercises in real time.
Some people are like, go throughit and then take a break. Some
(10:46):
people start with three modulesand then pause.
You know? So I'm just alwayscurious how it is working in
real time because the only partI know is delivering the
material.
Kendall Layne (10:56):
Yeah. Okay. Absolutely. Thank you for when
you said the word digest, that'swhat I was my brain was looking
for that.
Kate Northrup (11:02):
Great.
Kendall Layne (11:02):
So the time that I received the live modules
really supported meenergetically in my physical
move, like getting myself set uphere. And then during the rest
and digest period, that's when Iactually integrated the work and
progressively chose to show upfor my money dates and kind of
navigate. So the community wasreally there as a helpful bridge
(11:25):
for that space between beingpresent, everyone together, and
then taking it into my own life.And now I feel like I'm back
again, and I've readily receivedit. I went through wide receiver
again and Cool.
Have more available more ofmyself is available to go even
deeper.
Kate Northrup (11:45):
Yes. Okay. That's so perfect. And I wanna
highlight, Kendall, what you'resaying here because we
especially as someone who'scoming out of higher education,
we have this conditioning, andI'm not saying you do, but I
certainly have and other peopledo. We have conditioning that
there's, like, a right way toconsume material, educationally
(12:07):
speaking.
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 elsein order for it to be be being
done right. And the truth isthat we all integrate in our own
(12:30):
timing and in our own ways, andthere 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 youintegrate 10% of it, it will
change your life. Like, even ifyou didn't do the rest, that
could very well be worth it forpeople rather than having this
(12:51):
outmoded idea of all or nothing.Like, I either went to every
single thing and I did it inreal time or, like, I failed.
And this world is just not that.And so I'm really glad that
you're sharing layers, almostlike a spiraling, where you
attended and it was able toserve you on a certain level as
you moved across the country,and then you were able to
(13:14):
revisit after after someintegration and some pause and
go deeper with the watchparties. Right? And the yes.
Kendall Layne (13:22):
I love those. I can include I'll talk about is
that okay to share some watchparties? Yeah. Perfect. Okay.
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 alot of sense.
Kate Northrup (13:38):
Yeah. So so I would love to know your
experience of that pause andrest and digest and then
integration on a deeper leveland revisiting the material. How
did you know for you that it wastime to revisit the material?
Kendall Layne (13:57):
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 monthlylevel to understand where my
money was flowing in terms ofincome and where I was
investing. And when I felt thatrenewed excitement and that
(14:18):
available energetic supply thatwas there for me, I knew that I
could then take that and refocusit even more deeply.
Kate Northrup (14:27):
That's so cool. And that's such a direct
expression and example of hownervous system capacity works.
Right? Like, we can take in asmuch as we can take in in the
current state. And then as wemetabolize more stress, as we
shift our nervous system setpoint, as we make more energetic
(14:47):
capacity available, we can takeit to the next layer.
And it's actually infinite.Like, there is no there there.
There is no, like, oh, I'vereached the top now. You know,
I'm done. It's, like, forever,and that's what's so beautiful.
So I'm curious, practicallyspeaking, you talked about
setting up your theinfrastructure of, like, weekly
money dates, looking at yourmoney, your inflows, your
(15:09):
outflows. I'm curious. Whatother specific pieces did you
incorporate from the work, andwhat other wins did you see in
your in your money life or inother parts of your life,
honestly?
Kendall Layne (15:22):
Yeah. I really fell in love with living a
regulated lifestyle, and selflove is something that really
became a theme for this year.And that looks like slowly but
steadily integrating practicesand lifestyle habits that
support me and my happiness andmy creativity. I work with small
(15:44):
children, so it does ask for alot. And in allowing a regulated
nervous system to be here withme, I can give my fullest and
feel nourished at the same time.
Some simple examples areimplementing a regular bedtime,
choosing practices that supportmy nervous system that I show up
(16:07):
to every day. And this hasallowed me to also foster
creativity, such as, like, innerchild drawing time and even that
as regulating. So it's beenreally, really fulfilling and
peaceful, and I've fallen intodeeper and deeper love with
peace.
Kate Northrup (16:28):
That is so beautiful. And were those
practices were many of thosethings like living a regulated
lifestyle, setting up thosestructures and systems, those
those pockets for peace in yourlife, was that relatively new
for you as compared to how youwere living before?
Kendall Layne (16:44):
There were certain practices that I was
participating in, but it feltdisconnected. Like, I knew that
I was showing up to yoga everymorning, but I didn't really
know why I was just doing it.And it was through this broader
framework of my nervous systemand that self love and self care
that actually allowed me to seeand appreciate on a deeper level
(17:05):
what I was doing. This is veryencouraging. And regarding the
capacity that was recentlyspoken to, I also felt very
encouraged by the universe.
And that was so important to mebecause even though there are
some really hard moments where Iwas feeling that resistance to
showing up, When I felt safeenough to do so, I noticed that
(17:28):
over time, more would beprovided. It was as though I was
showing the universe that I wasdoing my part, and they were
willing to and the universe waswilling to reciprocate. Yeah.
Yes.
Kate Northrup (17:41):
Yeah. So beautiful. Do you have a
specific example of one thingthat happened where you felt
like the universe was reflectingyour deeper level of commitment
around this work?
Kendall Layne (17:52):
For me, it has really been the bridge of
community. As I come more andmore into my sovereignty here in
Sedona, more doors open, andit's really beautiful that
certain co creativeopportunities get to take place
that wouldn't have beenavailable otherwise. I, for
(18:13):
example, was able to become aself published author for the
first time in my life, not onlyonce, but twice with relaxed
money. And that was somethingthat I had always wanted to do,
publish a book. And it wasthrough learning to actually
value myself and my time andwhat's living within me, what's
(18:36):
alive, that I was able torealize that I could simply make
a book and make it available.
So I'm about to publish mysecond book, and that's been a
really beautiful way tointegrate relaxed money because
it's been showing me thatthere's so much creativity here.
And I used to fear that andsuppress it and hide it from
(18:58):
myself. But now I've been ableto realize that I can actually
do something with it to helpcreate change in the world. So
that's been a hugetransformation, and that's the
priceless manifestation ofreality that is completely self
sourced and also unified withothers, and I'm so grateful for
(19:21):
that opportunity.
Kate Northrup (19:23):
Wow. That is so cool. And I love that you're
speaking to creative energybecause creative energy is
abundance. It and and the morewe open up to be a channel for
life force energy, the morecreativity we will feel. And the
more we express that creativity,the more that's available.
(19:44):
And it's just, like, such adirect way that we can play in
the landscape of abundance. Andso I just I absolutely love
that. And and like you said,like, you were almost afraid of
all the creativity that wascoming through, but now you have
an outlet for it. And as yousaw, there's, like, not only one
book in there, there's a second.I'm sure there's third, fourth,
fifth, sixth, seventh, and Ican't wait to see what comes
(20:06):
next.
So that's really exciting.
Kendall Layne (20:08):
Thank you. That was one of the big ways that I
was able to actually connectwith you and your work and
uniquely heal was regarding thetopics of abundance, creativity,
being a woman, and the universe.I come from a very spiritual
background, and I had gotteninvolved with the law of
(20:32):
attraction. And there had beenso much shame regarding this
because I was very much in aspace of focusing on abundance,
meditating, and then waiting formoney to just show up at my
door. And it took going intodebt to realize that I had to
wake up and change something.
(20:52):
So when you had spoken to yourexperience with this in the
program, I had such a profoundrealization that I wasn't alone
here, and that was healing inand of itself and allowed me to
clear a whole chapter. Inaddition to this, it really
helped me focus on the divine asmy source as this ever present
(21:14):
truth that I always knew. Takingthat and being able to connect
it with money as a conduit,those were two very separated
concepts for me before relaxedmoney. I thought that money was
bad or evil. I would never haveadmitted that, but it was very
deep in the back of my mind.
And I was able to see how thedivine is my source. The divine
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is in abundance, and money is aconduit of that flow. I really
appreciated being able tointegrate the feminine and the
masculine balance into thatrelationship because that's been
my experience of embodyingwholeness and being able to show
up in the world as anindividual.
Kate Northrup (21:52):
Oh, good. So I'm curious. What would you want to
say to somebody who's thinkingabout doing this program, doing
this work?
Kendall Layne (22:02):
The first thing that comes up is you're worth
it. You're so worthy of givingyourself this time and this
space. It is infinitelyvaluable. And I I'm guided to
kinda take the idea of money andbroaden it to ask the viewer
what kind of life do you want tolive for yourself? Where do you
(22:25):
want to be?
What do you envision? Wherewould you like space to be
created for you to enjoy andcocreate and live authentically.
That is what becomes availablewhen we do this work. So, yes,
there is money and there aremiracles there, and those are
really tangible ways that we canperceive the greater process
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that's happening. But it'sopening to the life that you
actually want to live becauseall of the opportunities and
ways that we can make change inthe world become available
through this work.
So this is really the foundationfor it all, and that's just been
my word for this year'sfoundation. So I want to share
(23:09):
that with anyone who's receivingthis.
Kate Northrup (23:11):
Love that so much. So before we find out
where folks can connect withyou, what the titles of your
books are, and and how they canlearn more about your work. I'm
just curious. Do you have anyfinal thoughts in summary about
your work in Relaxed Money andthe difference it's made in your
life?
Kendall Layne (23:29):
Just how grateful I am. It's been such a beautiful
bridge from who I was beforeRelaxed Money being in school
for most of my life, and therewasn't really much space for me
and my authentic self. RelaxedMoney was a container, a
community, a regulatingthermostat for me to safely
(23:51):
discover who I am at a pace thatworks for me. It really was
about my life coming intomanifestation organically,
beautifully with friendship andconnection and all of the good
things that we won, and I wasable to experience that. So for
the first time in my life, itbecame about me in a nonselfish
(24:12):
way that actually allowed me togive what I wanna give, which is
where our power is.
And that's so important. Sothank you very, very much. The
whole team behind Relaxed Moneyis so kind and supportive, and
I've never felt so supported andjust in gratitude for everyone
(24:32):
in the community as well as you,Takesha, and everyone behind the
scenes.
Kate Northrup (24:37):
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 andconnect, where can they find
you?
Kendall Layne (24:49):
Mhmm. So I am currently on Instagram. My name
there is Light WeavingHarmonics, and it's all one
word. And my books are calledConscious Poetry for Empaths is
the first one. The second one iscalled A Chalice of Devotion.
Kate Northrup (25:09):
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 youfor sharing your story. I really
appreciate you.
Kendall Layne (25:19):
Thank you so much. Thank you for inviting me.
I'm grateful to be here withyou.
Kate Northrup (25:23):
Once a year, I teach a money workshop that is
an absolute game changer forambitious humans who are ready
to not only make good money,which they may already do, but
also to feel good with money, begood with money, and do good
with money. So if that's you, ifyou are ready to heal your
relationship with money, ifyou're ready to have rock solid
(25:47):
financial systems that allow youto feel held and receptive and
in flow. And if you are ready tounlock the abundance that really
wants to pour into your life,join me for good with money.
This only happens once a yearand you can reserve your spot
over at katenorthrup.com/good.This is your time.
(26:15):
Your financial power and easeawait. Join us at
katenorthrup.com/good.
I'm about to publish my second book, and
(00:02):
that's been a really beautifulway to integrate Relaxed Money
because it's been showing methat there's so much creativity
here. And I used to fear thatand suppress it and hide it for
myself. But now I've been ableto realize that I can actually
do something with it to helpcreate change in the world.
Kate Northrup (00:23):
Welcome to our Relax Money case study series.
Today's story is with KendallLayne, who was a student going
through a massive lifetransition moving alone across
the country, getting her privatepractice started when she came
into Relax Money. And I'm gonnalet her tell her story, but one
(00:46):
of the things I love about itand that you will resonate with
is she stopped waiting to liveher dreams. So if you're someone
who has said, I want x y zthing. I wanna publish a book.
I wanna start my company. Iwanna be able to make this art.
I wanna produce this show. Iwanna whatever it is. If you
(01:07):
know you have something to offerthe world, but you have been
stalling and letting your moneystory hold you back, and you've
been waiting to quote, unquote,be chosen by external parties
giving you permission to moveforward or giving you the funds
to move forward, Kendall's storyis going to change your life.
(01:29):
She went from timidity andhesitancy around her money to
fully claiming her dreams wayfaster than she ever thought she
could before. So listen in toKendall's story now. Welcome to
Plenty. I'm your host KateNorthrup, and together we are
going on a journey to help youhave an incredible relationship
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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 unlocka life of plenty.
Let's go fill our cups. Pleasenote that the opinions and
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perspectives of the guests onthe Plenty podcast are not
necessarily reflective of theopinions and perspectives of
Kate Northrup or anyone whoworks within the Kate Northrup
brand.
Kendall Layne (02:23):
Hi, Kendall. Hi, Kate. So good to be here with
you.
Kate Northrup (02:27):
I'm so happy you're here. Thanks for taking
the time to be with us. So asyou know, we're doing this
series that we only do once ayear of relaxed money case
studies, like getting to knowbehind the scenes our relaxed
money students. We have a widevariety in our student body, all
kinds of industries, all kindsof people all over the world,
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and we wanted to invite you toshare your story. So to set us
up, I'd love to know, can youtell us where you live, kind of
a little bit about your career,and your life constellation?
Like, who are the major playersin your life? What are your
major identities?
Kendall Layne (03:08):
Beautiful. I currently live in Sedona,
Arizona, and I moved from NewJersey in August. I first began
working with Relaxed Money whenI was just graduating from my
master's degree in counseling.So that's where I was in New
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Jersey finishing up that chapterof my life and getting set to
grow my wings. I have sincelanded here.
I've been building community.I've really been taking this
year in particular to focus onhealing, on self discovery, and
creating a strong foundation forthe service that I want to bring
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to this world moving forward.
Kate Northrup (03:54):
I love that. What made you pick Sedona? Just
because I'm curious.
Kendall Layne (03:58):
It was always on my heart. When I was hiking here
about five years ago, my souljust told me that I need to live
here. I was so happy, and I knewthat this was my calling. So I
completed graduate school withthis awareness in mind.
Kate Northrup (04:14):
Wow. That's amazing. So you got your
graduate degree in counseling?Mhmm. Any particular focus or
modality?
Kendall Layne (04:23):
I mostly explored throughout my internship. I
really feel resonance withchildren. That's the work that I
do now is working with childrenand families and getting to know
the local community in Sedona soI can weave with them and
discover where I wanna be.
Kate Northrup (04:41):
That's beautiful. And tell me, so you were you
were graduating from yourgraduate program when you heard
about Relax Money. What wasgoing on in your life and in
your relationship with money atthat time that had this program
piqued your interest? And, also,how did you hear about it?
Kendall Layne (04:58):
Yeah. So I originally found out about you
and your work. It was through anInstagram ad, and it was I love
that.
Kate Northrup (05:06):
You were like it was great. Like I'm always like,
is that even working?
Kendall Layne (05:11):
It definitely did work. It spoke
Kate Northrup (05:13):
to me. Oh, hello.
Kendall Layne (05:15):
I found out about your Plenty workshop the
previous year, and Iparticipated. I loved it. I knew
it wasn't quite time because Ihad my final year of graduate
school, but I was so surprisedand happy that the universe
pointed me to wide receiver.That workshop was super
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beautiful, and I knew that thatwas my opportunity to dive into
this work. I was in a relativelygrounded place financially in
the sense that I was alreadyworking off paying student
loans, and I felt solid in whereI was given the conditions.
But I didn't really have abackbone in understanding how to
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take myself from where I was towhere I wanted to be. For some
context, I was living at homebecause it was an unpaid
internship. I was focused onstudying for my exams. I was
dependent in that way. I didn'thave my own systems operating
outside of my family, and I knewthat relaxed money would be a
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sort of guide to bring myselfinto my adults, into someone who
stands on her own, and that wasreally important to me.
Kate Northrup (06:31):
That's amazing. Were at that time when it came
actually, how did how did theuniverse point you back in the
direction of the workshop thesecond year? And just for those
listening, the workshop thisyear is called good with money.
So when Kendall's talking aboutplenty and wide receiver, it
those are the workshops that shetook, but this year, it's called
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good with money. But, yeah, howdid the universe point you in
that direction again?
I believe it was Instagram.Great. I believe it was on
Instagram. Oracle of Instagram.
Kendall Layne (07:01):
Yes. It would always be in a very receptive
place, and I was actuallyparticipating in a self care
appointment. And it was a reallybeautiful moment because the
dreams that I had envisionedduring the previous year had
been on hold because I wasfinishing my graduate degree.
And when this seed was plantedand the doors felt like they
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energetically opened, it wasreally healing to my heart
because it showed me that I wasright on track. Everything is
exactly as it's supposed to beand that there's no rush, but
following the step by steps willalways take you to where you
wanna be.
Kate Northrup (07:41):
That's so cool. I love it so much. So did you have
any when you were going throughwide receiver actually, I am
curious. Did you go through widereceiver even though you had
already done plenty, or were youjust like, yeah. Okay.
You did. So you went through theworkshop. And then at the end of
the workshop, when you wereconsidering relax money for this
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time around in the second yearyou'd heard about it, did you
have any hesitations, anyfeelings of, like, oh, I'm not
sure? And if so, what were they?
Kendall Layne (08:12):
Mhmm. I knew energetically that it was right
on for me and that it was whereI was going to be supported. I
actually felt the divine mothersaying you will be supported,
but I was hesitant because I hadthis move coming up. I moved
across the country by myself. Ididn't have a job or anything
set up for me, so it was a totaland complete discovery.
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But I kept receiving theawareness that it was for me. So
I scheduled a clarity call withTakesha, and she guided me
through some spaces where Icould really feel into whether
or not Relaxed Funny was for me.And there was a moment where I
got to feel into the timelinewhere I do say yes, and this
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golden light of my soul justcame forward. And I knew that
that's that's what I needed.
Kate Northrup (09:05):
So cool. Love that. That's really beautiful.
So can you walk me through howyou took the program? Because
it's offered, you know, live,but some people listen to it on
replay, on our private podcast.
Some people, you know, read thetranscripts, believe it or not.
So people take it in alldifferent kinds of ways. Some
people go through it live overthe 13 modules when I'm
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delivering it. Some people takea whole year. So walk me through
what your experience was ofactually going through the
material.
Kendall Layne (09:34):
I was able to show up live to the majority of
the calls, and I really enjoyedthe thermostat of our community.
It was always so beautiful andso many synchronies
synchronicities would takeplace. But I'm I'm sorry because
it I'm kind of there's a part ofmy process that I hadn't
considered. Yeah. Just to share,like, I showed up live, but I
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didn't and that was my firstcontact, but it was really
during, like, a healing space ofa couple of months that I really
kind of almost took a break
Kate Northrup (10:09):
from it. Yeah. And then
Kendall Layne (10:11):
now it's been, like, seeping in.
Kate Northrup (10:12):
I love that. That's so beautiful. Do you mind
sharing more about, like,whatever feels relevant? Because
Kendall Layne (10:21):
even though
Kate Northrup (10:21):
the program is delivered in a certain way Mhmm.
It really is meant to bedigested in the timing and in
the manner that works for everyindividual. And so I'm so
curious, you know, because someof the people just, like, show
up for every live thing and doall the exercises in real time.
Some people are like, go throughit and then take a break. Some
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people start with three modulesand then pause.
You know? So I'm just alwayscurious how it is working in
real time because the only partI know is delivering the
material.
Kendall Layne (10:56):
Yeah. Okay. Absolutely. Thank you for when
you said the word digest, that'swhat I was my brain was looking
for that.
Kate Northrup (11:02):
Great.
Kendall Layne (11:02):
So the time that I received the live modules
really supported meenergetically in my physical
move, like getting myself set uphere. And then during the rest
and digest period, that's when Iactually integrated the work and
progressively chose to show upfor my money dates and kind of
navigate. So the community wasreally there as a helpful bridge
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for that space between beingpresent, everyone together, and
then taking it into my own life.And now I feel like I'm back
again, and I've readily receivedit. I went through wide receiver
again and Cool.
Have more available more ofmyself is available to go even
deeper.
Kate Northrup (11:45):
Yes. Okay. That's so perfect. And I wanna
highlight, Kendall, what you'resaying here because we
especially as someone who'scoming out of higher education,
we have this conditioning, andI'm not saying you do, but I
certainly have and other peopledo. We have conditioning that
there's, like, a right way toconsume material, educationally
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speaking.
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 elsein order for it to be be being
done right. And the truth isthat we all integrate in our own
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timing and in our own ways, andthere 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 youintegrate 10% of it, it will
change your life. Like, even ifyou didn't do the rest, that
could very well be worth it forpeople rather than having this
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outmoded idea of all or nothing.Like, I either went to every
single thing and I did it inreal time or, like, I failed.
And this world is just not that.And so I'm really glad that
you're sharing layers, almostlike a spiraling, where you
attended and it was able toserve you on a certain level as
you moved across the country,and then you were able to
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revisit after after someintegration and some pause and
go deeper with the watchparties. Right? And the yes.
Kendall Layne (13:22):
I love those. I can include I'll talk about is
that okay to share some watchparties? Yeah. Perfect. Okay.
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 alot of sense.
Kate Northrup (13:38):
Yeah. So so I would love to know your
experience of that pause andrest and digest and then
integration on a deeper leveland revisiting the material. How
did you know for you that it wastime to revisit the material?
Kendall Layne (13:57):
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 monthlylevel to understand where my
money was flowing in terms ofincome and where I was
investing. And when I felt thatrenewed excitement and that
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available energetic supply thatwas there for me, I knew that I
could then take that and refocusit even more deeply.
Kate Northrup (14:27):
That's so cool. And that's such a direct
expression and example of hownervous system capacity works.
Right? Like, we can take in asmuch as we can take in in the
current state. And then as wemetabolize more stress, as we
shift our nervous system setpoint, as we make more energetic
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capacity available, we can takeit to the next layer.
And it's actually infinite.Like, there is no there there.
There is no, like, oh, I'vereached the top now. You know,
I'm done. It's, like, forever,and that's what's so beautiful.
So I'm curious, practicallyspeaking, you talked about
setting up your theinfrastructure of, like, weekly
money dates, looking at yourmoney, your inflows, your
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outflows. I'm curious. Whatother specific pieces did you
incorporate from the work, andwhat other wins did you see in
your in your money life or inother parts of your life,
honestly?
Kendall Layne (15:22):
Yeah. I really fell in love with living a
regulated lifestyle, and selflove is something that really
became a theme for this year.And that looks like slowly but
steadily integrating practicesand lifestyle habits that
support me and my happiness andmy creativity. I work with small
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children, so it does ask for alot. And in allowing a regulated
nervous system to be here withme, I can give my fullest and
feel nourished at the same time.
Some simple examples areimplementing a regular bedtime,
choosing practices that supportmy nervous system that I show up
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to every day. And this hasallowed me to also foster
creativity, such as, like, innerchild drawing time and even that
as regulating. So it's beenreally, really fulfilling and
peaceful, and I've fallen intodeeper and deeper love with
peace.
Kate Northrup (16:28):
That is so beautiful. And were those
practices were many of thosethings like living a regulated
lifestyle, setting up thosestructures and systems, those
those pockets for peace in yourlife, was that relatively new
for you as compared to how youwere living before?
Kendall Layne (16:44):
There were certain practices that I was
participating in, but it feltdisconnected. Like, I knew that
I was showing up to yoga everymorning, but I didn't really
know why I was just doing it.And it was through this broader
framework of my nervous systemand that self love and self care
that actually allowed me to seeand appreciate on a deeper level
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what I was doing. This is veryencouraging. And regarding the
capacity that was recentlyspoken to, I also felt very
encouraged by the universe.
And that was so important to mebecause even though there are
some really hard moments where Iwas feeling that resistance to
showing up, When I felt safeenough to do so, I noticed that
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over time, more would beprovided. It was as though I was
showing the universe that I wasdoing my part, and they were
willing to and the universe waswilling to reciprocate. Yeah.
Yes.
Kate Northrup (17:41):
Yeah. So beautiful. Do you have a
specific example of one thingthat happened where you felt
like the universe was reflectingyour deeper level of commitment
around this work?
Kendall Layne (17:52):
For me, it has really been the bridge of
community. As I come more andmore into my sovereignty here in
Sedona, more doors open, andit's really beautiful that
certain co creativeopportunities get to take place
that wouldn't have beenavailable otherwise. I, for
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example, was able to become aself published author for the
first time in my life, not onlyonce, but twice with relaxed
money. And that was somethingthat I had always wanted to do,
publish a book. And it wasthrough learning to actually
value myself and my time andwhat's living within me, what's
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alive, that I was able torealize that I could simply make
a book and make it available.
So I'm about to publish mysecond book, and that's been a
really beautiful way tointegrate relaxed money because
it's been showing me thatthere's so much creativity here.
And I used to fear that andsuppress it and hide it from
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myself. But now I've been ableto realize that I can actually
do something with it to helpcreate change in the world. So
that's been a hugetransformation, and that's the
priceless manifestation ofreality that is completely self
sourced and also unified withothers, and I'm so grateful for
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that opportunity.
Kate Northrup (19:23):
Wow. That is so cool. And I love that you're
speaking to creative energybecause creative energy is
abundance. It and and the morewe open up to be a channel for
life force energy, the morecreativity we will feel. And the
more we express that creativity,the more that's available.
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And it's just, like, such adirect way that we can play in
the landscape of abundance. Andso I just I absolutely love
that. And and like you said,like, you were almost afraid of
all the creativity that wascoming through, but now you have
an outlet for it. And as yousaw, there's, like, not only one
book in there, there's a second.I'm sure there's third, fourth,
fifth, sixth, seventh, and Ican't wait to see what comes
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next.
So that's really exciting.
Kendall Layne (20:08):
Thank you. That was one of the big ways that I
was able to actually connectwith you and your work and
uniquely heal was regarding thetopics of abundance, creativity,
being a woman, and the universe.I come from a very spiritual
background, and I had gotteninvolved with the law of
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attraction. And there had beenso much shame regarding this
because I was very much in aspace of focusing on abundance,
meditating, and then waiting formoney to just show up at my
door. And it took going intodebt to realize that I had to
wake up and change something.
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So when you had spoken to yourexperience with this in the
program, I had such a profoundrealization that I wasn't alone
here, and that was healing inand of itself and allowed me to
clear a whole chapter. Inaddition to this, it really
helped me focus on the divine asmy source as this ever present
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truth that I always knew. Takingthat and being able to connect
it with money as a conduit,those were two very separated
concepts for me before relaxedmoney. I thought that money was
bad or evil. I would never haveadmitted that, but it was very
deep in the back of my mind.
And I was able to see how thedivine is my source. The divine
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is in abundance, and money is aconduit of that flow. I really
appreciated being able tointegrate the feminine and the
masculine balance into thatrelationship because that's been
my experience of embodyingwholeness and being able to show
up in the world as anindividual.
Kate Northrup (21:52):
Oh, good. So I'm curious. What would you want to
say to somebody who's thinkingabout doing this program, doing
this work?
Kendall Layne (22:02):
The first thing that comes up is you're worth
it. You're so worthy of givingyourself this time and this
space. It is infinitelyvaluable. And I I'm guided to
kinda take the idea of money andbroaden it to ask the viewer
what kind of life do you want tolive for yourself? Where do you
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want to be?
What do you envision? Wherewould you like space to be
created for you to enjoy andcocreate and live authentically.
That is what becomes availablewhen we do this work. So, yes,
there is money and there aremiracles there, and those are
really tangible ways that we canperceive the greater process
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that's happening. But it'sopening to the life that you
actually want to live becauseall of the opportunities and
ways that we can make change inthe world become available
through this work.
So this is really the foundationfor it all, and that's just been
my word for this year'sfoundation. So I want to share
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that with anyone who's receivingthis.
Kate Northrup (23:11):
Love that so much. So before we find out
where folks can connect withyou, what the titles of your
books are, and and how they canlearn more about your work. I'm
just curious. Do you have anyfinal thoughts in summary about
your work in Relaxed Money andthe difference it's made in your
life?
Kendall Layne (23:29):
Just how grateful I am. It's been such a beautiful
bridge from who I was beforeRelaxed Money being in school
for most of my life, and therewasn't really much space for me
and my authentic self. RelaxedMoney was a container, a
community, a regulatingthermostat for me to safely
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discover who I am at a pace thatworks for me. It really was
about my life coming intomanifestation organically,
beautifully with friendship andconnection and all of the good
things that we won, and I wasable to experience that. So for
the first time in my life, itbecame about me in a nonselfish
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way that actually allowed me togive what I wanna give, which is
where our power is.
And that's so important. Sothank you very, very much. The
whole team behind Relaxed Moneyis so kind and supportive, and
I've never felt so supported andjust in gratitude for everyone
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in the community as well as you,Takesha, and everyone behind the
scenes.
Kate Northrup (24:37):
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 andconnect, where can they find
you?
Kendall Layne (24:49):
Mhmm. So I am currently on Instagram. My name
there is Light WeavingHarmonics, and it's all one
word. And my books are calledConscious Poetry for Empaths is
the first one. The second one iscalled A Chalice of Devotion.
Kate Northrup (25:09):
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 youfor sharing your story. I really
appreciate you.
Kendall Layne (25:19):
Thank you so much. Thank you for inviting me.
I'm grateful to be here withyou.
Kate Northrup (25:23):
Once a year, I teach a money workshop that is
an absolute game changer forambitious humans who are ready
to not only make good money,which they may already do, but
also to feel good with money, begood with money, and do good
with money. So if that's you, ifyou are ready to heal your
relationship with money, ifyou're ready to have rock solid
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financial systems that allow youto feel held and receptive and
in flow. And if you are ready tounlock the abundance that really
wants to pour into your life,join me for good with money.
This only happens once a yearand you can reserve your spot
over at katenorthrup.com/good.This is your time.
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Your financial power and easeawait. Join us at
katenorthrup.com/good.
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