Mindful Finances

11/10/2026

Carlii Lyon, personal branding speaker, coach and author of Courage to Be, joins us to talk about why so many women feel invisible in mid-life, and what it actually takes to restart a career after a break.

Carlii shares her own pivot from running an international PR consultancy representing high-profile clients to becoming a stay-at-home mum, and the identity shift that followed.

The conversation moves through the internal (not just external) barriers to visibility, why courage comes before confidence, and Carlii's four Ps framework for personal branding: promise, packaging, positioning and promotion.

It's a practical, energising conversation for anyone wondering whether their experience still counts after time away from the workforce.

Enjoy!

Suzanne & Trish

05/10/2026

🧠 We like to think we're rational decision makers.

But 95% of our beliefs are made subconsciously.

In this episode, we're unpacking unconscious bias. How it shows up, and how it's quietly costing women opportunities, promotions and pay.

We cover:
🔹 What unconscious bias actually is
🔹 Where it shows up most in our careers
🔹 The most common biases women face
🔹 How bias impacts pay and promotions
🔹 What you can do to navigate it
🔹 What workplaces should be doing better

Have a listen to the latest Money Talk, Real Talk episode.

Enjoy x
Suzanne & Trish

21/09/2026

Your 60s are where the saving, planning and decision-making finally starts to pay off but it comes with a whole new mindset shift.

In this episode, Trish and Suzanne sit down with licensed financial advisor Jenny Brown to talk about what it really takes to feel confident (and enjoy!) this decade.

We're talking:
🚰 The "two taps" mindset shift of turning off your income from work and turning on your income from investments
🧠 Why the biggest retirement mistake isn't financial, it's not knowing what you're retiring to
👵👴 The real "retired husband syndrome" (yes, it's a thing, ask your mum)
💰 Why your spending in retirement might not go down at all
📝 The wills, powers of attorney and family conversations that save everyone stress later
🏃♀️ Jenny's "runaway fund" advice, especially for women navigating divorce or widowhood

If you're heading into your 60s or want to set future-you up well before you get there this one's essential listening.

Have a listen to the latest Money Talk, Real Talk episode 🎧

Enjoy x
Suzanne & Trish

13/09/2026

Your 50s are supposed to be the decade things finally feel sorted... right? 😅

In this episode, Trish and Suzanne sit down with financial advisor Peita Diamantidis for a raw, honest conversation about what really happens financially and emotionally in your 50s and it's not what you'd expect.

We're talking:
🌸 The "certain" expense almost no one plans for: menopause
👵 The sandwich generation squeeze - aging parents, adult kids, and everything in between
💳 Why so many Aussies are retiring with debt for the first time in history
🧾 The financial flex that beats any investment strategy: actually knowing your numbers
🤝 Why community (not just cash) is one of the biggest predictors of a good 50s
🎗️ Peita's own health journey and what it's taught her about being "self-insured" vs. protected

This one is honest, funny, and hits different if you're in (or heading into) this decade.

Have a listen to the latest Money Talk, Real Talk episode 🎧

Enjoy x
Suzanne & Trish

12/09/2026

"Financial strategy and somatic safety are not separate conversations. They're the same conversation, just answering two different questions."

Direction without capacity leaves you burnt out chasing a vision your body can't hold. Capacity without direction leaves you calm but drifting. Aligned wealth needs both.

Awareness is where you find out which one you're missing.

Suzanne

10/09/2026

08/09/2026

You can be completely aligned with your money and still not feel safe holding it.

I know this one personally. Successful on the outside, living in a constant state of overwhelm on the inside. That's not a contradiction. It's two separate systems doing two separate jobs, and one can lag behind the other for years.

Aligned Wealth is about direction, does this match my values and what I'm building. Embodied Wealth is about capacity, does my body feel safe holding this, right now, in real time.

Real aligned wealth, the kind that's sustainable, needs both.

New blog is live: Aligned Wealth vs Embodied Wealth.

Suzanne X

07/09/2026

Your 40s are often the busiest, most financially stretched decade of your life.

More income, but also more pulling you in every direction: kids, aging parents, mortgages, careers.

In this episode, Trish and Suzanne unpack why this decade feels so financially intense, and what to actually do about it.

We're talking:
🧠 The hidden cost of financial stress (did you know it can lower your IQ by up to 13 points?)
🛡️ Why being underinsured or overinsured could be costing you
💳 How "good, bad and ugly" debt shows up in your 40s
📈 Why 20 years is still a long runway for investing
📝 The estate planning basics almost everyone skips (hint: check your super beneficiary nomination!)

Your 40s aren't about doing more. They're about doing the right things, better.

Have a listen to the latest Money Talk, Real Talk episode 🎧

Enjoy x
Suzanne & Trish

06/09/2026

If you've ever said this about yourself, here's something worth knowing: it usually isn't about ability. It's about what happened the last time you tried, and what your body decided to do about it afterwards.

Psychologists call it mathematical helplessness.

I call it a script that can be rewritten.

Suzanne X

Suzanne Alexander is a Certified Money Coach and creator of The Aligned Wealth Method™, helping professional women and couples get to the root of their financial decisions and build aligned wealth.

05/09/2026

Your gut isn't always right.

Most of the wiring between your gut and brain runs one direction, up.

Your body is constantly reporting sensation to your brain, and very little goes the other way. So when your gut recoils from a bigger number or pulls you toward avoidance, that's not always wisdom, it's an old survival response mistaking growth for danger.

Real safety with money is built slowly, through rewiring your money story and repeated evidence, until your body believes a new story.

Suzanne X