Shawn B. Young
@shawnbyoung.bsky.social
Economic Adaptation Strategist | Researcher | Speaker | Tennis Enthusiast
Agency is choice. In this stage, you're not reacting: you're creating. Starting a business. Going back to school. Investing.
But it doesn't mean "done". It's not upward mobility because nothing is permanent. It's about navigating change and having the confidence to adapt when things shift.
But it doesn't mean "done". It's not upward mobility because nothing is permanent. It's about navigating change and having the confidence to adapt when things shift.
May 28, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Agency is choice. In this stage, you're not reacting: you're creating. Starting a business. Going back to school. Investing.
But it doesn't mean "done". It's not upward mobility because nothing is permanent. It's about navigating change and having the confidence to adapt when things shift.
But it doesn't mean "done". It's not upward mobility because nothing is permanent. It's about navigating change and having the confidence to adapt when things shift.
Agency is choice. In this stage, you're not reacting: you're creating. Starting a business. Going back to school. Investing.
But it doesn't mean "done". It's not upward mobility because nothing is permanent. It's about navigating change and having the confidence to adapt when things shift.
But it doesn't mean "done". It's not upward mobility because nothing is permanent. It's about navigating change and having the confidence to adapt when things shift.
May 28, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Agency is choice. In this stage, you're not reacting: you're creating. Starting a business. Going back to school. Investing.
But it doesn't mean "done". It's not upward mobility because nothing is permanent. It's about navigating change and having the confidence to adapt when things shift.
But it doesn't mean "done". It's not upward mobility because nothing is permanent. It's about navigating change and having the confidence to adapt when things shift.
Stability means you've got a little planning power. Steady job. Reliable transportation. Some savings.
But it's not a finish line—it's a fragile space we return to, build from, and sometimes revisit. Why? Because economic well-being isn't about being "on track".
But it's not a finish line—it's a fragile space we return to, build from, and sometimes revisit. Why? Because economic well-being isn't about being "on track".
May 21, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Stability means you've got a little planning power. Steady job. Reliable transportation. Some savings.
But it's not a finish line—it's a fragile space we return to, build from, and sometimes revisit. Why? Because economic well-being isn't about being "on track".
But it's not a finish line—it's a fragile space we return to, build from, and sometimes revisit. Why? Because economic well-being isn't about being "on track".
Pictures from Denver’s #EconomicMobility Summit!
May 9, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Pictures from Denver’s #EconomicMobility Summit!
Disconnection happens when stress, scarcity, and broken systems overwhelm your capacity to act.
Basic needs go unmet: eviction, job loss, medical crises with no safety net, generational poverty that limits access before decisions can be made.
Economic well-being isn't linear—it shifts with life.
Basic needs go unmet: eviction, job loss, medical crises with no safety net, generational poverty that limits access before decisions can be made.
Economic well-being isn't linear—it shifts with life.
May 8, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Disconnection happens when stress, scarcity, and broken systems overwhelm your capacity to act.
Basic needs go unmet: eviction, job loss, medical crises with no safety net, generational poverty that limits access before decisions can be made.
Economic well-being isn't linear—it shifts with life.
Basic needs go unmet: eviction, job loss, medical crises with no safety net, generational poverty that limits access before decisions can be made.
Economic well-being isn't linear—it shifts with life.
People live through financial experiences, not financial spreadsheets. These experiences become stages in economic well-being:
🔗 Disconnection
🔗 Security
🔗 Stability
🔗 Agency
➡️ These stages reflect more than just finances—they capture the emotional and psychological load of navigating our economy.
🔗 Disconnection
🔗 Security
🔗 Stability
🔗 Agency
➡️ These stages reflect more than just finances—they capture the emotional and psychological load of navigating our economy.
May 7, 2025 at 4:13 PM
People live through financial experiences, not financial spreadsheets. These experiences become stages in economic well-being:
🔗 Disconnection
🔗 Security
🔗 Stability
🔗 Agency
➡️ These stages reflect more than just finances—they capture the emotional and psychological load of navigating our economy.
🔗 Disconnection
🔗 Security
🔗 Stability
🔗 Agency
➡️ These stages reflect more than just finances—they capture the emotional and psychological load of navigating our economy.
The Shortages Cascade shows how one shortage triggers another—until you’re trapped in a cycle that feels impossible to escape.
🌀 Awareness is the first step toward breaking the cycle.
🌀 Awareness is the first step toward breaking the cycle.
April 17, 2025 at 9:03 PM
The Shortages Cascade shows how one shortage triggers another—until you’re trapped in a cycle that feels impossible to escape.
🌀 Awareness is the first step toward breaking the cycle.
🌀 Awareness is the first step toward breaking the cycle.
At the Financial Health Institute, we believe asset-building starts where people are—by stabilizing and recognizing the assets they already have, both tangible and intangible.
April 9, 2025 at 9:01 PM
At the Financial Health Institute, we believe asset-building starts where people are—by stabilizing and recognizing the assets they already have, both tangible and intangible.
"Man’s Search for Meaning" by #ViktorFrankl isn’t just about suffering—it’s about how we respond to it. His account of the Holocaust reveals that those who found meaning in their suffering were more likely to endure. That even in the darkest moments, #resilience is rooted in finding purpose...
March 18, 2025 at 12:00 PM
"Man’s Search for Meaning" by #ViktorFrankl isn’t just about suffering—it’s about how we respond to it. His account of the Holocaust reveals that those who found meaning in their suffering were more likely to endure. That even in the darkest moments, #resilience is rooted in finding purpose...