Presented by:
Laneay L. London, MSW
Founder, Laneay London Illuminating Minds LLC
Mental Health Educator | Financial Wellness Facilitator | Workforce Development Consultant

Financial Wellness 101 is an interactive mental health–centered financial wellness experience that explores the emotional, psychological, and behavioral relationship people have with money.

This program was presented internationally during RefugePoint’s Virtual Mental Health Day—Nairobi (October 24)—for staff and experts supporting refugee and humanitarian communities.

Rather than focusing solely on budgeting or income, this experience addresses the emotional roots of financial stress, including fear-based behaviors, physical stress responses, and the connection between money, mental health, and interpersonal relationships.

Participants are guided to understand money not only as currency but also as a resource, emotional trigger, relational influence, and wellness factor.

✔ The Psychology of Money
✔ Financial Wellness & Mental Health
✔ Chrometophobia (Fear-Based Money Responses)
✔ Emotional Intelligence & Money (Money EQ)
✔ Somatic & Stress Responses to Financial Pressure
✔ Financial Control & Financial Abuse Awareness
✔ Money, Power, and Relationship Dynamics
✔ Cultural & Generational Money Narratives
✔ Financial Safety, Self-Advocacy & Emotional Regulation
✔ Reframing Money as a Resource—Not a Threat

Research and lived experience show that money stress impacts:

• Anxiety and depression
• Sleep and immune function
• Blood pressure and fatigue
• Workplace performance
• Relationship conflict
• Decision-making and self-esteem

Yet money is rarely addressed inside mental health spaces.

Financial Wellness 101 fills this gap by helping participants:

• Develop emotional awareness around money
• Identify fear-based financial behaviors
• Understand financial control and abuse indicators
• Strengthen self-regulation and financial confidence
• Build healthier personal and professional money relationships

This is not a traditional financial literacy class.

It is a mental health–informed financial wellness experience that integrates:

• Emotional intelligence development
• Trauma-aware facilitation
• Cultural and social context
• Interactive reflection and discussion
• Psychological safety in financial conversations
• Wellness-based money reframing

The experience meets participants at the intersection of mental health, financial stress, and human behavior.

• Humanitarian & nonprofit organizations
• International NGOs
• Corporate wellness programs
• Behavioral health workforces
• Refugee and community service organizations
• Healthcare systems
• Educational institutions
• Social service agencies
• Women’s leadership and empowerment programs

✔ Virtual workshops
✔ In-person trainings
✔ Staff wellness days
✔ Conference sessions
✔ Leadership intensives
✔ Ongoing financial wellness series
✔ Trauma-informed workforce development programs

Each session can be customized for staff, leadership teams, youth, parents, or community populations.

Laneay L. London, MSW is a mental health educator, financial wellness facilitator, and workforce development consultant with over 20 years of experience across nonprofit leadership, behavioral health education, and community-based systems.

She is internationally recognized for integrating emotional intelligence, mental health literacy, and financial wellness into culturally responsive education models.

Laneay is the founder of Laneay London Illuminating Minds LLC and a collaborator with organizations including RefugePoint, California Community Colleges, county behavioral health departments, and global workforce initiatives.

Her work centers on helping individuals and organizations build emotionally intelligent, financially aware, and mentally resilient communities.

• Increased comfort discussing money
• Reduced financial shame and fear
• Greater emotional clarity around finances
• Improved stress awareness
• Stronger financial self-advocacy
• Enhanced workplace and relationship communication
• A healthier, more empowered relationship with money