I’ve read my fair share of books promising “financial freedom,” most of which deliver the same surface-level guidance. Mia Doucet’s Your Key to Financial Freedom is a different breed entirely. Rather than focusing on budgets or investment strategies, this book drills deep into the subconscious beliefs that silently sabotage many professionals’ financial lives. Using a 3-part system that blends neuroscience, childhood imprinting, and energy-based modalities, Doucet guides readers through a process of identifying and rewiring the limiting money beliefs rooted in early life. It’s a deeply introspective journey that insists financial growth starts inside the mind—not with spreadsheets.

I enjoyed how candidly Doucet confronts the often-ignored emotional blocks we carry around money. In Chapter 1, she rattles off a list of deeply relatable self-sabotaging thoughts—like undercharging clients out of guilt or thinking your talent alone will attract wealth. She doesn’t let you hide behind excuses, and that’s a good thing. In Chapter 2, she tears apart the empty promises of get-rich-quick schemes and online “millionaire bootcamps,” calling them out for what they are: shallow fixes that never get to the root of the problem​. As a financial advisor, I’ve seen clients fall for these traps too many times. Doucet’s honesty is bracing but necessary.

Emotionally, the book had a surprising effect on me. Chapter 4, where Doucet recounts her childhood trauma of losing her home and nearly everything in a hotel fire, left me stunned​. Not just because of what she went through—but because of how clearly she connects that trauma to her lifelong pattern of financial instability. Her story, raw and unfiltered, gives the book an authenticity that most financial texts sorely lack. It’s not just theory, it’s lived experience, and that vulnerability makes it powerful.

I’d recommend Your Key to Financial Freedom to any coach, consultant, or self-employed professional who feels like they’re stuck earning less than they’re worth. If you’ve read all the standard finance books and still feel blocked, this one’s for you. It’s not always an easy read, but it’s a necessary one. This book won’t teach you how to pick stocks or set up a Roth IRA. It will, however, help you finally charge what you’re worth, stop playing small, and get out of your own way.

Pages: 185 | ISBN : 978-1-7380603-2-0