MindBloomYou: Personal Finance for Survivors

MindBloomYou: Personal Finance for Survivors

MindBloomYou is your new favorite podcast. Listen, subscribe, and stay in touch, as Marina Gee, PhD, and James Wolfe, APTD, SHRM-CP, your hosts, bring you conversations around personal finance, career navigation, debt pay off tips, sprinkled with a lot of mental health, self-care, and mindfulness. A new episode every Tuesday. Prefer the video version instead? Check out MindBloomYou on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MindBloomYou NOTE: We are not financial advisors. The information provided by MindBloomYou is not a substitute for professional financial advice.

Episodes

August 2, 2023 30 mins

How credit cards REALLY work and how they can end up costing you more money than you think. Pay them down faster using our three strategies. We mention Dave Ramsey and his advice to cut up credit cards. Should you follow his tip? That's what you'll find out! Book a FREE financial planning session with Marina Gee: ⁠www.mindbloomyou.com/free⁠. Limited spots available.


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MindBloomYou: your podcast on Personal Finance for Survivors of Life-Changing Events.

Book a FREE financial planning session with Marina Gee: mindbloomyou.com/free Limited spots available.

In this episode, we're diving deep into a topic that affects millions of people worldwide: overcoming debt's emotional toll. Join us as we explore three powerful tips to help you navigate the emotional challenges that often accompany fina...

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If you're struggling with student loan debt, this episode is for you. Your co-host, Marina Gee, PhD, and James Wolfe II, APTD, SHRM-CP, are giving you the information you need to take control of your debt and start moving forward with your financial life in these uncertain times.

We're covering the following topics today: - What happened to the student loan forgiveness plan? - What are your options if you're struggling...

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Welcome to episode 57 of Mind Bloom, your podcast that's like yoga but for the mind.

I'm your host, Marina Gee, and this week we're talking about Toxic Positivity and how you can stave it off from your life.

For as long as I can remember, some people in my life have urged me to "think positive," and “be more positive.” But what does that even mean? If we don’t do some inner work and don’t find out  where our negativity comes f...

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Welcome to episode 56 of Mind Bloom, your podcast on all things mental health through breast cancer.

I'm your host, Marina Gee, and this week we're talking about the Five Pillars (I like to call them the five seeds) to a flourishing life.  

The first self-improvement book I ever read (very sceptically, I should say) was Melody Beattie’s Codependent No More. I cannot describe to you the amazement, the perplexity, the a-ha momen...

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Welcome to episode 55 of Mind Bloom, your podcast on all things mental health through breast cancer.

I'm your host, Marina Gee, and this week we're talking about Facebook ads (or any other social media ads, for that matter) and how they got us working for their companies instead of the otehr way around. As breast cancer previvors and survivors, we have a story to tell and we need social media to share it with others. But the grind ...

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Welcome to episode 54 of Mind Bloom, your podcast on all things mental health through breast cancer.

I'm your host, Marina Gee, and I'm glad to be back from a 2-week break in which I moved from a 2-month stay in South Carolina to an indefinite stay in Connecticut. Don't ask. But if you really want to know, check out episodes 46 and 47. Quick hint, it has to do with my immigration status in the US.

I'm proud to share with you that m...

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Welcome to episode 53 of Mind Bloom, your podcast on all things mental health and breast cancer.

I'm your host, Marina Gee, and this week, we are celebrating one year of Mind Bloom! I have a few surprises lined up so stay tuned for more.

Find Mind Bloom @mindbloomyou on:

Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/mindbloomyou/

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/mindbloomyou

Twitter:  https://twitter.com/mindbloomyou

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Welcome to episode 52 of Mind Bloom, your podcast on all things Mental Health and Breast Cancer.

I'm your host, Marina Gee, and this week, I celebrate 52 weeks of podcasting and I call your attention to Mind Bloom's first anniversary on June 10th. I have a few surprises lined up so stay tuned for more.

This week, I'm sharing my insights on the book by Rachel Hollis, Girl, Wash Your Face

Find Mind Bloom @mindbloomyou on:

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Welcome to episode 51 of Mind Bloom, your podcast on all things mental health and breast cancer.

I'm your host, Marina Gee, and this week, I celebrate 51 weeks of podcasting and I call your attention to Mind Bloom's first anniversary on June 10th.  I have a few surprises lined up so stay tuned for more.

Because of May Mental Health Awareness Month, I thought I'd give you my best description of what depression felt like to me i...

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Welcome to episode 50 of Mind Bloom, your podcast on all things mental health and breast cancer.

I'm your host, Marina Gee, and this week, I celebrate 50 weeks of podcasting and I call your attention to Mind Bloom's first anniversary on June 10th.  I have a few surprises lined up so stay tuned for more.

Find Mind Bloom @mindbloomyou on:

Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/mindbloomyou/

Facebook:  https://www.facebo...

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Welcome to episode 49 of Mind Bloom, your podcast on all things mental health through breast cancer.

I'm your host, Marina Gee, and this week, I'm giving you more updates on my emotional and financial (yikes) status: it's all so rocky due to all the upheaveal of late March.

If you were not aware, a lot has happened in the past four weeks:

- My green card self-petition was approved;

- I moved out of NYC (temporarily) and am now expl...

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Welcome to episode 48 of Mind Bloom, your podcast on all things mental health through breast cancer.

I'm your host, Marina Gee, and this week, I'm giving you more updates on my emotional and financial (yikes) status: it's all so rocky due to all the upheaveal of late March.

If you were not aware, a lot has happened in the past four weeks:

- My green card self-petition was approved;

- I moved out of NYC (temporarily) and am now expl...

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Welcome to episode 47 of Mind Bloom, your podcast on all things mental health and breast cancer.  

I'm your host, Marina Gee, and this week, I'm giving you more updates on my emotional and financial (yikes) status: it's all so rocky due to all the upheaveal of late March. 

If you were not aware, a lot has happened in the past four weeks: 

- My green card self-petition was approved; 

- I moved out of NYC (tempora...

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Welcome to episode 46 of Mind Bloom, your podcast on all things mental health and breast cancer.

I'm your host, Marina Gee, and this week, I'm happy to be back to podcasting, after a 3-week sabatical.

A lot has happened in the past three weeks:
- My green card self-petition was approved;
- I moved out of NYC (temporarily) and am now exploring the south of the country -- Florida, the Carolinas next, then pe...

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Welcome to episode 45 of Mind Bloom, your podcast on all things mental health through breast cancer.

This week, I'm happy to announce that the Blooming Academy is officially up and running!!

I started the project of my life, my purpose and my mission in this world, in June of 2020 and I'm so proud to recognize that it's been growing and blooming since that very first day.

Now, beyond a podcast and its adjacent social media platform...

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Welcome to episode 44 of Mind Bloom, your podcast on all things mental health and breast cancer.

This week, I'm happy to announce that the Blooming Academy is officially up and running!! 

I started the project of my life, my purpose and my mission in this world, in June of 2020 and I'm so proud to recognize that it's been growing and blooming since that very first day.

Now, beyond a podcast and its adjacent social media platfo...

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Welcome to episode 43 of Mind Bloom!

And happy International Women’s Day 2021!
This week, I'm happy to celebrate all the wondeful women that make up my life, in particular my maternal grandma, Lurdes.
Thank you for joining me in this celebration, and thank you for being one of the women in my life. Yes, I'm talking to you!
As always, the podcast episodes are taped live on Instagram and recorded on the audio editing plat...

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Welcome to episode 42 of Mind Bloom!

This week, I've taped the episode LIVE on Instagram again. 

As you can probably tell by now, I'm quite fascinated by the potencial of LIVES and IGTV. Not only, are they a great source of engagement (and fun, truth be told), but they are also a great way to double or triple your content and half your time on the platform or, say, editing a podcast episode. 

It's all about the self-care,...

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Welcome to episode 41 of Mind Bloom!

This week, your host, Marina Gee, talks about perfectionism, codependency and people pleasing. Join Marina, as she explores the pitfalls of childhood trauma and its consequences into adulthood. Marina Gee goes LIVE on Instagram every Monday, 1:30PM EST, as she tapes her weekly updates for the weekly episode As you join, announce yourself and the name of your organization, blog or podcast, and Ma...

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