Stressed about Finances? Do you dread talking about this stuff? Is saving hard for you (me too)? Hate having to apply for scholarships, curious about student loans and repayment policies?

Today we have a funding Specialist and Masters Student. She comes with a boatload of useful information about student funding options and resources. Tips and tricks for anyone wanting to get into a better situation financially. With her background in psychology and interest in behavioral ecology, we talk about WHY we tend to sabotage ourselves financially (Scarcity Mindset and Framing)

We explore how she got into research, what she's researching, and how science could be better. Melissa so bravely opens up about challenges and setbacks she's dealt with and how that's given her new appreciation and perspectives.

 Other things mentioned: 

New forms of Male birth control.

Podcasts (Hidden Brain, Invisibilia and Marcus Gladwell; Revisionist History).

 Books:

 -Any book by Ted Chiang

-The Farm by Joanne Ramos 

-The Emperor of Scent by Chandler Burr

Alberta Family Wellness initiative Brain Stories (https://www.albertafamilywellness.org/)

Music by Homeless in Hawaii (@hihbandofficial) on FB, IG: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdNeuyxRC90)