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Hey debt fighters!
It’s September and Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. For OG followers, you might remember that for many years I organized a Suicide Prevention Blog Tour to shed light on the hidden connection between debt, depression, and suicide, and money and mental health.
While I’m no longer organizing that, you can find all the resources and old blog posts here.
I am doing something exciting though! I’ve partnered with Apprisen, a non-profit organization helping consumers with debt. We’re hosting a Twitter chat tomorrow, September 13 at 10am PT/1pm ET. Join the #FinHealthChat on Twitter and enter to win a $50 Amazon GC and read over the rules.
In the meantime, check out a blog I wrote for Apprisen on money stress.
These days I’m writing finance articles on the web and podcasting over at Mental Health and Wealth. Listen to the latest episodes and hear real stories of people talking about money and mental health!
Hope to see you at the chat or you enjoy the latest episodes of the pod. Tell me what kind of content you’re looking to hear!
Melanie Lockert is the founder of the blog and author of the book, Dear Debt. Through her blog, she chronicled her journey out of $81,000 in student loan debt. She is also the co-founder of the Lola Retreat, which helps bold women face their fears, own their dreams and figure out a plan to be in control of their finances. She is passionate about empowering women, helping others get out of debt, and focuses on the intersection of debt and mental health. Every September she organizes a Suicide Prevention Awareness Blog Tour, to help share resources for those struggling with debt and suicide. In addition to her love of personal finance, art and music, she is also a karaoke master and a cat mom to Miles and Thelonious.
