# The Money Talk Women Were Never Given: Why Divorce Blindsides Even the Smartest Women (featuring Sara Glakas) Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/not-saving-it-for-later-guiding-women-through-divorce-beyond-7583647/the-money-talk-women-were-never-given-why-divorce-blindsides-even-the-smartest-women-featuring-sara-glakas Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/not-saving-it-for-later-guiding-women-through-divorce-beyond-7583647/the-money-talk-women-were-never-given-why-divorce-blindsides-even-the-smartest-women-featuring-sara-glakas.md Podcast: [Not Saving It For Later - Guiding Women Through Divorce & Beyond](https://stenobird.com/podcast/not-saving-it-for-later-guiding-women-through-divorce-beyond-7583647) Published: 2025-12-09T05:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hannah-hembree-bell/episodes/The-Money-Talk-Women-Were-Never-Given-Why-Divorce-Blindsides-Even-the-Smartest-Women-featuring-Sara-Glakas-e3bt74r Audio file: https://anchor.fm/s/10b02d008/podcast/play/112155227/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-11-4%2F413770798-44100-2-900b6a6a8e0ba.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/not-saving-it-for-later-guiding-women-through-divorce-beyond-7583647/episodes/the-money-talk-women-were-never-given-why-divorce-blindsides-even-the-smartest-women-featuring-sara-glakas Duration seconds: 4689 ## Resource Episode 4. The Money Talk Women Were Never Given: Why Divorce Blindsides Even the Smartest Women (featuring Sara Glakas) In this practical conversation, Hannah sits down with financial educator and advisor Sara Glakas — founder of Black Barn Financial and the Austin Women’s Investing Group. She is a long-time advocate for helping women build confidence around money. If you're navigating divorce, considering leaving, or realizing you never had a clear picture of your financial life, this episode explains why — and what you can do next. Sara breaks down financial avoidance, investing basics, emotional decision-making, advisor red flags, and why so many capable women enter divorce without a roadmap. Clear, accessible, and grounded in real experience, this conversation offers the financial context most women were never given. 00:00 – Why Women Walk Into Divorce Without a Map 01:28 – Meet Sara Glakas 02:14 – Inside a Family Law Firm: The Wake-Up Moment 04:08 – The Myths Women Carry Into Divorce 06:27 – ‘I’ve Never Looked at a Tax Return Before…’ 10:51 – Financial Avoidance: The Silent Risk 13:10 – Understanding Your Money Story 15:50 – When Your Money Story Collides with Divorce 32:21 – Budgeting, Shame & Psychological Blocks 33:32 – Investing Basics Every Woman Should Know 38:53 – Why Financial Advisors Feel Intimidating 45:40 – How Advisors Get Paid (and Why It Matters) 1:06:52 – Stop Saving Joy for “Later” 1:15:47 – Final Thoughts: Women Are More Capable Than They Think Connect with Sara Glakas Check Out Black Barn Financial: https://www.blackbarnfinancial.com/ Check Out Austin Womens Investing Group: https://austinwomensinvestinggroup.com/ Follow Sara on Her Podcast: https://www.womenontheverge.com/ Resources Mentioned: The Circle — MyConfidentDivorce.com/Circle Our… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/not-saving-it-for-later-guiding-women-through-divorce-beyond-7583647/episodes/the-money-talk-women-were-never-given-why-divorce-blindsides-even-the-smartest-women-featuring-sara-glakas/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/not-saving-it-for-later-guiding-women-through-divorce-beyond-7583647/the-money-talk-women-were-never-given-why-divorce-blindsides-even-the-smartest-women-featuring-sara-glakas.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.