Alyssa Davies, published author and founder of award-winning Canadian personal finance blog, Mixed Up Money, joins the podcast to discuss how your relationship with money is deeply connected to your mental health, why the traditional way of paying off debt didn’t work for her and her new book Financial First Aid: Your Tool Kit for Life's Money Emergencies.  We also talk about working through the scarcity mindsets we’ve picked up along our financial independence journey, giving ourselves permission to be selfish as moms, and more.  In this episode we discuss: The 3 types of emergency funds you need Her debt free journey How she manages her anxiety when it comes to money How to alleviate our fears of not having enough  Why finding a like-minded community is a powerful tool The validity of your money struggles no matter how you grew up + more Win a copy of Alyssa’s new book, Financial First Aid: Your Tool Kit for Life's Money Emergencies, here .  Other related blog posts/links mentioned in this episode: http://behindthebrilliance.com Join the waitlist for my signature course, Map Your Way To Financial Independence, here. Check out my new personal website here. Join The Weekly Newsletter List Leave me a voicemail– Leave me a question on the Journey To Launch voicemail and have it answered on the podcast! Watch me on News12  Watch my latest segments on News12 YNAB –  Start managing your money and budgeting so that you can reach your financial dreams. Sign up for a free 34 days trial of YNAB, my go-to budgeting app by using my referral link. Connect with Alyssa: Website Instagram:@MixedUpMoney Twitter:@MixedUpMoney Connect with me: Instagram: @Journeytolaunch Twitter: @JourneyToLaunch Facebook: @Journey To Launch Join the Private Facebook Group Join the Waitlist for My FI Course Get The Free Jumpstart Guide