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 LearnTricks to help you deal with anxiety and depression around moneyThe connection between debt and mental health How to use side hustles to pay down your debtMelanie’s story of paying off $81,000 of debtHow Melanie built a career sharing her debt journeyThe art of finding joy, beauty, and pleasure each dayLinksMelanie LockertMental Health and Wealth PodcastLola RetreatDear DebtEpisode SponsorThanks 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 & SHAREWant 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 ShannahHave an Ask Shannah question, submit it hereGet SocialShannah on TwitterShannah on Instagram