Navigating Money, Sensitivity, and Social Justice with Mikella Millen

Highly Sensitive Money with Diana Gisel Yañez

Navigating Money, Sensitivity, and Social Justice with Mikella Millen

In this episode of Highly Sensitive Money, Mikella Millen shares her journey as a highly sensitive person navigating financial challenges and personal growth.

Mikella discusses her multifaceted career as a psychotherapist, art therapist, and multidisciplinary healer. Mikella shares her journey with money, from growing up with conflicting parental attitudes to developing her own approach as an adult.

The conversation also explores the balance between personal well-being and social justice, the importance of accessibility in therapy and healing, and the spiritual and emotional dimensions of living with less while feeling nourished. Mikella's insights provide a profound understanding of how money, sensitivity, and social justice intersect in her life and work.

About our guest:

Mikella Millen, MA, LCAT, ATR-BC (she/they) is a licensed Art Therapist, Reiki Master, and Hypnosis Practitioner whose work supports trauma healing for the mind, body, and spirit. She brings more than 10 years of experience facilitating trauma therapy to her approach to energy healing and meditation. Mikella is the author of Inward Vision: a Trauma Recovery Workbook and has a private practice offering individual sessions, groups, and trainings.

The key moments in this episode are:

00:00 Introduction to Highly Sensitive Money
00:18 Meet Mikella Millen: A Multidisciplinary Practitioner
03:24 Exploring Mikella's Financial Background
07:38 Navigating Financial Independence and Challenges
10:35 Balancing Financial Security and Happiness
20:38 Mikella's Approach to Accessibility Pricing
24:26 The Philosophy of Therapy in a Capitalist System
33:25 Understanding High Sensitivity
36:51 High Sensation Seekers: The Quest for Novelty
37:38 Balancing Creativity and High Sensitivity
40:35 Money and Resources: A Broader Perspective
43:59 The Concept of Dana and Generosity
49:27 Social Justice and Personal Influence
52:52 Navigating Extremes in Social Justice
01:03:23 The Power of Personal Healing
01:13:32 Embracing the Human Experience

The resources mentioned in this episode are:

Mikella’s website www.mikellamillen.com
Mikellas’s Trauma Recovery Workbook
sign up for Mikella’s newsletter
Radical Friendship by Kate Johnson
www.allthecolors.net for the Money Archetype quiz