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So money episode 1454, the best of so money 2022, money and mental health.

You're listening to So Money, with award-winning money guru Farneesh Karabi.

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Welcome to So Money.

Welcome to So Money, everybody.

I'm Farneesh Karabi, continuing our coverage of some of my favorite episodes of the year around

certain themes. On Monday, we covered racial equity, and today we're going to talk about money

and mental health, which in many ways was the drum beat of So Money in 2022.

We couldn't help but get into the emotions of our finances.

It was a tough year coming off of previously tough years.

But 2022 had its own incredibly high anxiety, inflation, unemployment, worries about a recession.

If you continue to work, maybe you had more responsibilities with a shrunken down team.

I was in the throes of finishing my book, which is all about the power of fear.

And so I was living in this world of money and fear for basically all year.

And some of the conversations I was having on this podcast found themselves on the pages

of that book, which is coming out in the fall, a healthy state of panic, stay tuned.

But so many lessons for all of us.

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