Real estate is one of the most emotionally loaded topics in personal finance. For many of us, real estate investing has always felt tangled with inequity, bro-dude energy, and a sense that the whole system is rigged. But what happens when someone shows you a different way to see it? A way rooted in values, impact, and community care?

In this episode of Money Feels, we’re joined by real estate investor and appraiser Christine Traynor, who has completely changed the way Alyssa sees real estate. We’re diving into the emotional, ethical, and practical layers of real estate investing, especially for women who want financial freedom but feel conflicted about how to build it.

We unpack the tension between building wealth and honouring housing as a human need, explore what “ethical investing” can actually look like in practice, and discuss how women can enter the real estate space without losing their values to hustle culture.

We’re your hosts, Alyssa and Bridget. Welcome to the podcast where we talk about the emotional side of money and how power, access, ethics, and identity shape our financial lives far more than interest rates or investment gurus ever could.

In today’s episode, we discuss:

• Why real estate feels dominated by bro culture
• Whether real estate investing is inherently unethical
• How to reconcile building wealth with the affordability crisis
• Why so many women feel intimidated, unwelcome, or unprepared to invest
• The first steps for beginners who want to “dip a toe in”
• Red flags most new investors don’t know to look for
• How to evaluate whether a property supports or harms a community
• The role of diversification, especially as women’s wealth grows

This episode explores what it means to build wealth with intention, to challenge old narratives, question the ethics of our financial choices, and make room for nuance in a world that often wants simple answers. It’s a reminder that your values can guide your financial decisions, and that wealth-building doesn’t have to mean abandoning what matters to you.

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Life moves in seasons. Some that grow you gently, and some that split you wide open. As Bridget steps into her 40s this week, she’s looking back on her 20s and 30s with honesty, humour, grief, and gratitude. Aging is something we all experience, but rarely talk about with this kind of openness.

In this episode of Money Feels, we’re exploring the emotional, financial, and identity shifts that happen as you move through decades of your life. We unpack how money shaped each season, what she wishes she’d known sooner, and why getting older is not something to fear, it’s something to grow into.

We’re your hosts, Alyssa and Bridget. Welcome to the podcast where we talk about the emotional side of money and how life stages, identity shifts, and the pursuit of “enough” shape our financial lives far more than budgets ever could.

In today’s episode, we discuss:

• What Bridget’s 20s actually looked like
• The pressure, comparison, and self-doubt that defined parts of her 30s
• How her relationship with money shifted
• What turning 40 is bringing up emotionally and financially
• The biggest myths we’re taught about what life “should” look like
• Why aging feels both tender and empowering
• The unexpected gifts of getting older: softness, self-trust, boundaries, clarity
• What she hopes her 40s will feel like (spoiler: less hustle, more peace)

This episode explores what it means to evolve, to outgrow versions of yourself, and to realize that your 20s and 30s don’t define you — they prepare you. It’s a reminder that there is no right timeline, no perfect milestone checklist, and no deadline for becoming who you want to be.

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Money and relationships are complicated enough. But when secrecy, control, or manipulation enter the picture, things get heavy fast. Financial infidelity and financial abuse are two topics that almost no one talks about openly… even though so many people quietly live through them.

In this episode of Money Feels, we’re breaking down what these terms actually mean, how common they are, and why they’re often misunderstood. We unpack the ways money can become a weapon, how financial control intersects with safety, and why these issues show up in all kinds of relationships, not just the stereotypes we’ve been taught.

We’re your hosts, Alyssa and Bridget. Welcome to the podcast where we talk about the emotional side of money and how trust, power, shame, and survival shape our financial lives far more than income ever could.

Content Note: This episode discusses financial infidelity, financial abuse, economic control, and their connection to intimate partner violence. Please listen in a way that feels safe for you.

In today’s episode, we discuss:

• What financial infidelity actually is
• How common are financial secrets in relationships
• Why financial infidelity is rooted in shame, not spreadsheets
• What financial and economic abuse can look like
• Why financial abuse shows up in almost every case of domestic violence
• Red flags to watch for in your own relationship
• What makes secrecy harmful vs. protective
• The difference between financial conflict, financial mismanagement, and financial harm

This episode explores what happens when money becomes a tool of control, why secrecy thrives in shame, and how to start naming what’s happening if something doesn’t feel right.

Canadian Resources & Support

If this episode brings something up for you or if you’re experiencing financial harm, these Canadian resources can help:

● Canadian Centre for Women’s Empowerment (CCFWE)
Economic abuse education, survivor tools, and multilingual fact sheets.
https://ccfwe.org
● Canadian Bankers’ Association — Financial Abuse Support & Provincial Resources
Information + links to help centres across Canada.
https://cba.ca
● Tech Safety Canada — Digital Financial Abuse Toolkit
Support for tech-enabled financial control (online banking, passwords, apps).
https://techsafety.ca
● NICE (National Initiative for the Care of the Elderly)
Resources for preventing and responding to financial abuse of older adults.
https://nicenet.ca
● ShelterSafe Canada
Find local women’s shelters and domestic violence supports by province.
https://sheltersafe.ca

You deserve safety, autonomy, and access to your own financial life.

Thanks for listening to another episode! If you want bonus episodes and more, you can join our Patreon! Until then, follow us on Instagram @mixedupmoney, @bridgiecasey and @moneyfeelspodcast, and we’ll see you next time!