When Sales Are Slow and Self-Worth Takes a Hit: A Wild Goddess Guide to Reclaiming Your Power

When Your Worth Feels Like It’s Measured in Sales Figures

Not every day is drenched in creativity, cha-chings, and those big, gorgeous feelings of expansiveness, right?
Some days feel tight in your chest.

It’s the “payment couldn’t be taken” notification that pops up on your phone.
The constant refreshing of your email, hoping for a sale.
Standing in the supermarket aisle, trying to work out what needs to go back on the shelf to make the total work.

Financial pressures hit everyone at some point. And when they do, it’s easy to feel like you’re failing.
Especially in a world where manifestation gurus tell you that you can “unlock overflow” in 21 days if you just raise your vibration enough. (Cheers for the extra pressure.)

So you go inward:
Why am I not able to have more? Why isn’t this working for me?
And the old voices creep back in:
– Making money isn’t meant to be fun and easy. It’s supposed to be hard.
– This is payback for wasting money when you were younger.
– Maybe I don’t deserve good things because of something I did years ago.

Before you know it, you’re not just worrying about money. You’re spiralling into love, self-worth, business ideas, and questioning if any of it is meant for you.

I’ve Been There

I used to measure my worth only by the number of sales I made.
One sale? Failure.
No sales? Existential crisis.
I could have a flood of 5-star reviews, glowing messages from customers, even pictures of my work hanging in their homes — and still, it “didn’t count” unless money came in.

Until one day, in the middle of my journey with Nyx, she lifted the veil and asked:
“Why are you so obsessed with figures and sales? How poor you must be within, if you believe this is the only thing that makes you worthy.”

That stopped me.
It cracked something open.
I realised how desperately I was living in the energy of “not enough” — and how much I’d attached my value to a bank balance.

From then, I started really looking at the love people poured into their words, the photos they shared of my prints proudly hanging in their homes.
Not as “nice extras” but as proof of the real magic of my work.
It became about more than numbers. It became about connection.

Not Everything Has to Make You Money

When I started The Wild Goddess Podcast, I was over the moon.
Then came the inevitable family question: “But how will this make you any money?”

For some people, money = security. And security = survival.
But I realised not everything worthy of my time needs to financially benefit me. Some things feed the soul in ways money never can.

That doesn’t mean I never have tight, stressful days now. I do.
But they don’t consume me in the same way, because I’ve built rituals and reframes that pull me back.
I’ve learned I don’t have to instantly flip discomfort into joy. I can sit with it, honour it — then move through it.

A Wild Goddess Ritual for When Lack Tries to Drag You Down

What you’ll need:
– A candle (any colour that feels grounding or abundant to you — green, gold, or deep red work beautifully)
– A pen and paper
– A small bowl of water with a pinch of salt
– A crystal that feels supportive (citrine for abundance, smoky quartz for grounding, rose quartz for self-worth)

Steps:

1. Set the space. Light your candle. Place your hands over your heart and take three deep breaths, imagining each inhale drawing you back into your body.

2. Acknowledge the feeling. Out loud, name what you’re feeling without judgement. “I feel anxious about money.” “I feel undeserving of love.” “I feel stuck.”

3. Write it down. On your paper, spill every fear, resentment, or scarcity thought that’s swirling in your head. Don’t edit. Don’t make it pretty.

4. Release into water. Fold the paper and dip the edges into the salted water, saying: “I honour you, and I release you.”

5. Re-anchor. Hold your crystal and speak three truths about yourself that have nothing to do with money or “success.” (I am creative. I am resilient. I am loved.)

6. Close. Blow out the candle, knowing you’ve shifted something — even if it’s small.

I'll leave you with a few journal prompts to reflect back on your earlier you & the you that is yet to arrive:

Journal Prompts for Money + Worth Healing

– Where have I learned that my worth is tied to money?
– What are three moments in my life I felt deeply worthy, that had nothing to do with finances?
– How do I want to feel in my relationship with money?
– What small daily action can I take to nurture that feeling?
– If I trusted I was always supported, what would change in my decisions today?

Walking Out of the Mud

You can’t glitter-bomb your way out of discomfort.
You can’t manifest your way out of being human.

But you can honour the days you feel stuck, lost, or “less than.” You can choose not to drown there.
Like wading through mud, it’s slow and heavy… but with each step, you get closer to solid ground again.

Your worth was never in the numbers. It was never in how quickly you could “bounce back.”
It’s in your persistence. Your truth. Your ability to keep showing up.

Even in the mud.