About me...you know: Eryka Peskin
What I stand for:
I believe that people who are happy and in touch with their abundance do good things, which means that an abundant mindset is good for the world.
I believe that it is our birthright to achieve our highest potential.
I believe that it is possible to overcome our fears and our limiting beliefs and the gremlins in our minds that hold us back.
I believe that our gifts and our strengths are so much more powerful than the limits we create.
I believe that focusing on our gifts and talents is SO MUCH BETTER than focusing on our "Needs Improvements."
I believe money can be fun!
I believe that money can be fun for you too. :)
I believe that people who are happy and in touch with their abundance do good things, which means that an abundant mindset is good for the world.
I believe that it is our birthright to achieve our highest potential.
I believe that it is possible to overcome our fears and our limiting beliefs and the gremlins in our minds that hold us back.
I believe that our gifts and our strengths are so much more powerful than the limits we create.
I believe that focusing on our gifts and talents is SO MUCH BETTER than focusing on our "Needs Improvements."
I believe money can be fun!
I believe that money can be fun for you too. :)
My background
I'm an abundance coach, a licensed social worker, a fierce cheerleader, a trauma-informed practitioner and trainer, and a former associate with a leading financial services company with more licenses than one person should have to maintain.
I have created a powerful and effective system that helps you make money your friend, helps you overcome your limiting beliefs and your fears, and live your life to your highest potential. Because the world needs you to do that. How I concluded that this was the best use of my time and efforts: Ever since I was in third grade and held a rally at my school because I thought it was unfair that the boys were allowed play soccer on the field and exclude the girls, I've been committed to empowering women and girls. In high school and college, I did all sorts of women's empowermenty stuff--going to demonstrations, running organizations, and organizing women's health conferences at my college. After I graduated from Hunter School of Social Work, I cofounded the Red Tent Women's Project, an organization dedicated to empowering and educating women and girls of all backgrounds. Which was great fun...but I have to admit that I wasn't at all prepared for it! Aside from not knowing how to run a nonprofit, I struggled with being a leader. With managing money. With showing vulnerability. With being visible. Feeling like it was okay to fundraise and actually ask people for money. And for anyone who knows anything about nonprofits, fundraising is essential in order to keep the doors open! I had the "good on paper" dilemma like nobody's business. I was freaking fantastic on paper: huge bank balance, lived in a beautiful brownstone in Park Slope, Brooklyn, a nonprofit founder, and world traveler. I was living my dreams, right? Well...yeah, except for the fact that my inner critic was so f*cking loud and my limiting beliefs were so unbelievably powerful that I felt guilty for living my dreams and I sabotaged them so impressively that within a few years, I had to start everything over. And man, I doubted the HELL out of myself. I felt profound shame for how I had mismanaged my money because I didn't know how money worked, so I ended up in bankruptcy, and stayed small so I wouldn't rock my boat ever again. But...that sucked. And wasn't right. Because I know I have gifts to share with the world. And I know you do too! My money journey is how I set myself free. When I was 27 years old, I won a lawsuit against New York City for breaking my ankle in a pothole when was 16. (Yes, it took that long!) And I knew nothing about managing my finances and ended up in bankruptcy. Yup, I was like one of those people who wins the lottery and ends up in bankruptcy. Sigh. Ultimately, though, that was the best thing that could have happened to me. See, I needed to transform my relationship with money. And in doing so, I transformed my relationship with myself, because how we are with money is how we are with everything. (Actually, how we are with anything is how we are with everything!) So I did whatever I could to learn about money, short of getting an MBA. I took workshops, read books, got financial services licenses and training and learned everything I could about money: how it works, what's the best thing to do with it, and more. I did this because I never wanted to go through anything like that ever again. And I was tired of allowing money to give me the excuse to play small. And then I realized that it was plumb selfish not to share this knowledge with others. As I worked with people in the financial milieu, I realized that people have mad issues about money. Okay, this wasn't news. But then I realized I could put my social work degree to good use by combining my masters in social work with my training in financial planning, thereby helping people overcome whatever keeps them from feeling empowered to deal with their money and see the world as abundant. But money was just one piece of the puzzle. As I began to work with people on creating financial plans, I grew to see that the root causes of money issues were...not actually money! Money was just the symptom. The actual ailments were difficulties receiving. Difficulties feeling deserving. Fears of failure, fears of judgment...and so much more. And all of those stem from limiting beliefs and viciously cruel inner critics. And so I broadened my focus from money issues to ABUNDANCE and overcoming limiting beliefs and behaviors. Et viola, here we are! Now I work with people one on one or in groups to support them in shifting their mindset from scarcity to abundance, conquering their limiting beliefs and their fears and their pernicious inner critic, becoming comfortable and loving with their money...and themselves. And I freaking love it! Credentially stuff
If you've read this far, you're motivated. Let's connect.
I'm on Facebook, baby! facebook.com/erykapeskincommunity
I'm on Instagram! instagram.com/abundance_coaching and instagram.com/fiercecheerleadingyou I'm on Twitter too (albeit rarely): @erykapeskin I love my photography Instas too: instagram.com/erykapeskin and instagram.com/bodylovephotography Tell me what you're looking for in the form below and we'll set up a time to talk! xoxo Eryka |
My mission:
Making the world a better place.
Helping people become happy, because happy people don't do crappy things. (This includes me too! When I'm happy, I don't do crappy things. And when I'm not, well...yeah.) Enjoying nature. Connecting people to their greatness. Adding beauty to the world through creativity, especially writing and photography. Having fun! Some of my favorite photos! Enjoy!
10 things about me
1. I've traveled to 35 countries on five continents. (Antarctica, Australia/New Zealand, here I come!)
2. I've lived in (living = stayed longer than a month and made serious efforts to learn the language) 6 countries. 3. I speak minimal Czech, but I have such a good accent that I fooled the Czechs into giving me the discounts they give locals when I lived in Prague. Same with Spanish and Italian. 4. In my family we have about eight different religions. Atheism, Buddhism, Judaism, and Christianity are well represented. 5. I hesitate to mention that I don't really like chocolate. 6. I wish everyone would designate a health care proxy and make a living will. You know, plan for the future. 7. I've written one romance novel and I'm working on several others. 8. I've read all of the Harry Potter books at least 30 times. Probably more. 9. I was an early '80s music DJ in college and the lyrics still take up an unbelievable amount of brain space. 10. I must. have. white. noise in order to sleep. Other things I do
Photography
For abstract nature and landscape photography that exemplify the abundance around us, see my photography website or my Instagram. For my body positive photography under the Milky Way, near the ocean, among the trees, and more, see www.bodylovephotography.com See something you like or would like to gift to someone? Contact me for pricing. You'll make me very happy. Photos are available for purchase in a variety of sizes and matting options. |
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