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I wish you knew…what it was like growing up low-income

3/26/20261 hr

Money is rarely just about numbers. For most of us, it carries shame, fear, and stress. And for those who grew up low-income, early emotions and memories around money can actually continue to come up as triggers in adulthood, even if that’s no longer their reality.

On the first episode of Season 2 of "Mind If We Talk?", host and licensed mental health counselor Sreela Roy-Greene sits down with the founder of OverGenPoverty, Viviana Vazquez, and her husband Xavi. For nearly two years, Viviana hid her financial struggles and low-income background from Xavi—too ashamed to let...

Clips

The Debt Confession
Quitting Job, Signing Prenup
Seeing His Savings, Hiding Mine
A Message To Young Me
From Secrets To A Plan
Why I Resisted Help
Why We Chose A Prenup

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First 90 seconds

  1. Viviana Vazquez· Guest0:00

    It was a secret for a really long time. I never told him that I was struggling financially, and it wasn't until maybe two years in where I- Yeah ... told him, "Hey, I really need to talk to you about something. I'm super embarrassed about it, but I just wanna be open and honest with you, and I am in a lot of credit card debt."

  2. Speaker 30:21

    [phone vibrates] [keyboard clicks] Hey, can I talk to you about something? I wish you knew... [instrumental music plays] I wish you knew how lonely menopause felt.

  3. Viviana Vazquez· Guest0:33

    I wish you knew why it's so hard for men to share their feelings.

  4. Speaker 30:38

    I wish you knew what it was like growing up in a low-income family. I wish you knew how hard it was not having a college degree. I wish you knew what it's like to be me.

  5. Sreela Roy-Greene· Host0:47

    Welcome back to Mind If We Talk, where you get to be the fly on the wall for mini therapy sessions and learn some mental health tips in the process. I'm Srila Roy-Green, a licensed mental health counselor with BetterHelp, with over 19 years experience, and your friendly guide for season two. This season is all about bringing people together who see the world a little differently and who wanna understand one another better. In each episode, I'll be sitting down with two people who've agreed to have a real, vulnerable conversation. No subject is off limits. We'll be diving into everything from grief, to menopause, to caregiving. And

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