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How do you handle being a mother and at the same time having money and mental health problems? Find out how in today’s episode as Alyssa Davies talks about motherhood, money, anxiety, and depression. Alyssa is a content specialist for zolo.ca. She is also the founder of the personal finance blog Mixed Up Money. Her blog won the 2019 Canadian Personal Finance Blog of the Year.
Alyssa shares, among other things, the struggle of consulting with a therapist and how motherhood and consumer debt affected her mental health. She talks about the realities of being a mom like suffering from postpartum depression and losing her identity. She also discussed how she was able to pay off her debt and what you should do after you have done that. And being a financial blogger, Alyssa gave advice on money and mental health so that you could be financially secure and live happier in the future.
“As soon as you become a parent, your anxiety, at least my anxiety skyrocketed.”
– Alyssa Davies
“Just be a weirdo and pay off your debt .”
– Alyssa Davies
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Timestamps
03:46 – Alyssa’s mental health story – how her mental issues (anxiety and depression) began
06:51 – On having second thoughts about seeing a therapist and how to choose your therapist
09:38 – How Alyssa got through her first consultation with a therapist
11:47 – How being a mom affected Alyssa’s mental health
16:11 – The realities of being a mom – postpartum depression and all the good and bad stuff
19:09 – Advice to make motherhood easier especially if dealing with mental health issues
23:20 – Alyssa’s ‘tool belt’ and other tips to manage mental health
25:37 – Melanie’s weekly walk with a friend to connect and decompress
26:40 – How debt impacted Alyssa’s mental health and what she does to find help and handle it
29:52 – The best and worst feeling after paying your debt
33:10 – Alyssa’s advice to new moms with money and mental health issues plus Melanie’s tips to combat anxiety
35:29 – One tip you can do today to improve your financial wellness
Resources:
- zolo.ca
- Buddhify
- AMSR
- Frugal Portland
- Mindfulness: An Eight-Week Plan for Finding Peace in a Frantic World by Mark Williams and Danny Penman
- The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself by Michael A. Singer
- The 100-Day Financial Goal Journal: Build A Plan For Your Financial Future by Alyssa Davies
Connect with Alyssa
Connect with Melanie
- mentalhealthandwealth.com
- melanielockert.com
- Contact: mentalhealthandwealthshow@gmail.com
