“I became more focused and intentional in my finances by simplifying my plan, prioritizing what matters most, and making decisions aligned with my future goals.”Zil E.
Financial momentum doesn’t start with a better budget. It starts with mastering the moment your emotions take over.
Start with the free 5-step guide that helps you calm the moment, face your numbers, and choose one clear next move.
Get the Free 5-Step Guide →Free. Takes less than 10 minutes. Available in English and Portuguese.
You’re not irresponsible with money.
Most women don’t have a knowledge problem. They have a moment problem — and no one has ever taught them what to do with it.
“The bank app stays closed. The balance stays unknown. The plan stays unstarted.”
“Every restart costs you ground you’ve already built — and confidence you can’t get back from a spreadsheet.”
“The real cost of avoidance isn’t just financial. It’s the quiet exhaustion of knowing you’re capable of more.”
You don’t need more information. You need someone who understands what’s actually getting in the way.
Most women who come into this work are responsible, capable, and hardworking. They earn income, they manage full lives, and they already know what they’re supposed to do with money. The problem isn’t knowledge. The problem is the moment — the exact split second when emotion takes over before logic can respond.
That moment has a name. It has a pattern. And it has a solution.
Madeleine Strasburg is a certified Financial Coach (Ramsey Solutions) and Professional Certified Coach (The Life Coach School). She has spoken at the BYU Women’s Conference, the University of Utah, UVU, and the GEAR UP West national conference. She has been featured in Canvas Rebel Magazine and serves as Chair of the Women in Business initiative at the Brazilian American Chamber of Commerce of Utah.
She doesn’t just teach this work. She lived it.
Three steps. No overwhelm. One clear path forward.
1
Define your financial future
Get clear on where you actually want to go — not where you think you should be.
2
Work on your money markers
Face your real numbers — balance, debt, income — with the behavioral tools that make looking possible without shutting down.
3
Achieve momentum
Build the skill of returning to the plan — quickly, without shame — so progress compounds instead of restarting.
Free to download. The guide is where the next right move begins.
Where is your money momentum right now?
Find your level. This is where the work begins.
Level 1
Avoidance
You don’t open the bank app. Your debt total is a question mark. Facing the numbers feels like more than you can handle right now — so you don’t.
Level 2
Awareness
You cycle between facing the numbers and pulling away. You know something needs to change. You open the app sometimes. You also close it.
Level 3
Traction
You look at your account weekly but struggle to stay consistent with the plan. You’re showing up — and frustrated that the effort isn’t producing consistency yet.
Level 4
Momentum
You return to your plan without beating yourself up after a financial slip. Recovery is becoming real. Progress is visible, even when imperfect.
Level 5
Mastery
Your weekly money reviews are consistent, calm, and completely undramatic. You have a plan, you work it, and you return to it without crisis when life happens.
No matter which level you’re at today, the free 5-step guide gives you the exact Next Right Move to shift to the next level. Get your copy.
Will this work for me?
These women began with the same questions: how do I stop feeling overwhelmed, create a plan I can follow, and make decisions that support my future?
“Working with Madeleine has helped me understand how simple habits can help me save/have more money.”Laney T.
“Madeleine has helped me move from overwhelm to creating a plan and how to access available options to improve my financial health.”Liz D.
5 things to do before you look at your money.
Most financial plans fall apart not because of a lack of information — but because of what happens in your mind and body before you ever open the app. This free guide helps you fix that first.
- —The Money Reset: 3 questions, 60 seconds, brings your thinking brain back online
- —The HALT Check: catches the unmet need hijacking your focus before you begin
- —The Thought Download: gets money thoughts out of your head and onto paper where you can question them
- —Face the Numbers: how to look at your balance without shame shutting you down
- —Your One Next Move: one specific, time-bound action — not a full overhaul
Less than 10 minutes. Everything changes.
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As Featured & Trusted By
Madeleine’s coaching and teaching have been welcomed by universities, business communities, conferences, and platforms serving women in the United States and Brazil.
Speaking & Featured Appearances
Trusted by universities, national conferences, business chambers, and faith-based communities.
BYU Women’s Conference
University of Utah — Eccles School
GEAR UP West 2025, Portland
UVU Summer Institute 2024 & 2026
Brazilian American Chamber of Commerce of Utah
Business Power Hour with Faith Mariah
Marta Maria Podcast
Recrie sua Vida Financeira — Community Workshop
Jody Moore Coaching — The Lab Podcast
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