How does debt make you feel? Maybe you feel anxiety, stress, fear, outrage, or even depression when you think about your debt. If this is you, please, first know you are not alone in these feelings. Debt is one of the #1 reasons for anxiety and depression and has even been described as a heavyweight that is pushing down on you every second of the day. Melanie Lockert, the brains behind the successful blog Dear Debt, and the Mental Health and Wealth podcast, is sharing her story of dealing with debt, depression, and how she paid off over $81,000 in the process. What You'll Learn Tricks to help you deal with anxiety and depression around money The connection between debt and mental health How to use side hustles to pay down your debt Melanie’s story of paying off $81,000 of debt How Melanie built a career sharing her debt journey The art of finding joy, beauty, and pleasure each day Links Melanie Lockert Mental Health and Wealth Podcast Lola Retreat Dear Debt Episode Sponsor Thanks To EveryPlate for sponsoring this episode. Get 3 weeks of EveryPlate meals for only $2.99 per meal by going to EveryPlate.com and entering code mymoney3. SUBSCRIBE & SHARE Want to be the first to know when new episodes are released? Click here to subscribe in iTunes! IT’S FREE! 👉 Sign up for my weekly LET’S TALK MONEY email newsletter. Ask Shannah Have an Ask Shannah question, submit it here Get Social Shannah on Twitter Shannah on Instagram See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices