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Chapters:

0:00 - Episode Overview, Opening Toast + Stat

2:06 - Episodes

3:20 - TikTok reference

4:20 - Q&A about financial depression

37:50 - List of free activities

38:49 - Ask Aunty

45:08 - Closing Ritual - Pass the Plate & Songs that Resonate When the money stops, the silence starts.

💔In this episode of Group Chat Over Brunch, we’re live from BrightSide Café — one of Cleveland’s light-filled gems on West 25th Street — to talk about financial depression: what it feels like when life gets tight, friends keep spending, and you start pulling back without meaning to.

From layoffs and the loss of DEI roles to the pressure of showing up during the holidays, we’re unpacking what it means to navigate financial struggle, loneliness, and pride — especially for Black women over 40.

Pull up a chair as we share real talk, sisterhood, and soulful solutions for finding joy even when your budget says “not today.”

🎙️ Episode Title: When the Money Stops, the Silence Starts: Navigating Financial Depression☕ Filmed at: BrightSide Café, 1948 W 25th St, Cleveland, OH 44113

Free Resources:

• ​Wade Oval Wednesdays in University Circle (free concerts)
• ​Cleveland Museum of Art — always free
• ​Cleveland Public Library events and workshops
• ​Edgewater Park sunset walks
• ​Volunteer days at The City Mission or Habitat ReStore
• ​Free outdoor movies in summer at Gordon Square
• ​Debtors Anonymous is a great resource for additional community and support at whatever stage of the process you’re in.

For more information you can visit their website at debtorsanonymous.org or text Nikki at 917-406-1141.

If you reach out to Nikki, let her know you found out about Debtors Anonymous from the Group Chat Over Brunch Podcast.

With Gratitude Comes Abundance, Give or Receive at. The following Locations:

• ​The City Mission – clothing and food donations
• ​Greater Cleveland Habitat for Humanity ReStore – volunteer or donate items
• ​St. Vincent de Paul Society – food and blanket drives• Cleveland Food Bank – time or pantry donations

Book Recommendations

• ​The Power of Now - Eckhart Tolle
• ​Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself - Dr. Joe Dispenza

Songs That Resonate

• ​Rise Up - Andra Day
• ​Good Days - Sza * Destiny' Child - Survivor

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