Mess to Millions

Erica Carrico

What if your rock bottom was actually the foundation for your empire? Welcome to Mess to Millions, the unfiltered podcast where trauma becomes triumph, breakdowns turn into breakthroughs, and pain fuels serious profit. Hosted by Erica Carrico, cancer survivor, single mom, recovering perfectionist, and proof that sometimes you have to fall apart to finally fall into place. Eight years ago, cancer gave Erica an ultimatum: change or die. What followed was her “life explosion era”: divorce, job loss, and starting over from scratch. The twist? Losing everything became the catalyst for building a multimillion-dollar purpose-driven business and helping over a million people discover that their hardest chapters can unlock their greatest comebacks. This show is for women who have survived what should have broken them, who are done with toxic positivity, and who are ready to believe their mess can become their million-dollar message. Each week, Erica goes deep into the stories we usually whisper about: childhood trauma, burnout, divorce, toxic relationships, business failures, and how to alchemize all of it into abundance. Expect raw conversations, healing strategies, business wisdom, and yes, a few tears (the good kind). Because transformation isn’t always pretty… but it is powerful. Your biggest disasters might be your most valuable education. Your deepest wounds might hold your greatest wisdom. And your story? It’s not just your superpower, it could be someone else’s survival guide. Subscribe now to Mess to Millions and join us in rewriting what success really looks like. Because your breakdown might just be your breakthrough.

  1. 6D AGO

    EP 30 - Cancer, 50 ER Visits, and a Coach Who Told Me to Surrender

    She sits in silence before she speaks, and when she does, it's about a dishwasher—how he told her every time, how he wanted a thank you for the ordinary work of a home that stayed ordinary only because she was drowning. Then the story expands: hospital rooms in the Australian outback, a baby who couldn't breathe, fifty-plus emergency visits, an eighteen-month breastfeeding journey she carried alone. Six years of it. She was alone for six years. In this episode of Mess to Millions, Erica Carrico speaks directly to the women living this pattern: capable, ambitious women who end up carrying everything—the income, the children, the mental load, the emotional labor, and a partner who needs permission to show up. You'll discover what happens when that tolerance finally breaks, and what becomes possible on the other side of choosing yourself. This is about identity shift, about reclaiming your worth when you've been pouring from an empty cup. Carrico knows this terrain by heart. She speaks as someone who counted every feed, planned every trip, held every crisis alone through her own ten-year marriage—and then chose to become the woman she was always meant to be. This conversation is an act of recognition for every woman who has done everything and received a thank you for the dishwasher, and a reminder that soul-aligned living begins when you stop accepting crumbs from the table you built. Get my book Awaken Your Purpose at https://ericacarrico.com/books And if you're ready to build a Six Figure Soul-Aligned business, learn more about my award-winning program, Soul Business Accelerator. Your Six Figure Roadmap here: https://go.ericacarrico.com/soul-business-accelerator To learn more, visit: http://www.ericacarrico.com/ Listen to more episodes on Mission Matters: http://missionmatters.com/author/Erica-Carrico/

    38 min

  2. APR 29

    EP 29 - Started Over at 40 with Nothing: Here's My Wealth Formula

    "I didn't need permission." It's a sentence that lands differently at 36 than it does at 25—the kind of quiet realization that rewrites everything you thought you knew about money, possibility, and who gets to build wealth. What if the only thing standing between you and financial security was the belief that someone else had to provide it? On this episode of Mess to Millions, Erica Carrico walks through the exact wealth-building blueprint she used to transform from post-divorce financial devastation into multimillion-dollar net worth. She breaks down compound interest in numbers that sting and inspire: $20 a week from age 25 becomes $280,000 by 65. Wait ten years, and that same commitment only reaches $120,000—meaning a single decade of delay costs you $160,000 in pure time value. You'll learn five concrete strategies: automating savings before anything else touches your account, opening retirement accounts strategically, investing in index funds, building real estate wealth, and scaling a business as the ultimate accelerant. This is soul-aligned business built on one radical truth: financial security is not someone else's responsibility. Erica carries her own unfinished grief into this conversation—the women she watched exhaust themselves waiting for permission, the years she invested in someone else's future instead of her own. She's speaking directly to you, Sister, because the pattern doesn't have to continue. Your six-figure roadmap starts with believing you're allowed to build it. Get my book Awaken Your Purpose at https://ericacarrico.com/books And if you're ready to build a Six Figure Soul-Aligned business, learn more about my award-winning program, Soul Business Accelerator. Your Six Figure Roadmap here: https://go.ericacarrico.com/soul-business-accelerator To learn more, visit: http://www.ericacarrico.com/ Listen to more episodes on Mission Matters: http://missionmatters.com/author/Erica-Carrico/

    1 min

  3. APR 22

    EP 28 - How to Figure Out What Business to Start

    If you have ever said 'I want to start a business but I have no idea what,' this episode is for you. 💜 I spent years traveling 50 countries searching for my purpose. I took out a $60,000 loan for a master's degree because someone told me it was the responsible choice. I earned $29,000 a year with two babies at home and a marriage falling apart. And it was not until cancer hit at 36 that I finally stopped searching and started building. What I discovered changed everything. Your purpose has been revealing itself your entire life. The business you are meant to build is not something you find. It is something you recognize. And when you build from that place, from your actual gifts and your actual story and your actual fire, you cannot be copied. You become completely unstoppable. In this episode of the Mess to Millions Podcast, I am sharing the Golden Ticket Framework from my book Awaken Your Purpose, the exact process that has helped hundreds of women go from completely lost to building six and seven-figure businesses they absolutely love. You will learn: 💜 Why your salary is capped as an employee and how that changes completely when you own a business 💜 Why most people start the wrong business and burn out within a year 💜 The Golden Ticket Framework: three questions that reveal exactly what your business should be💜 Why you do not need to have it all figured out before you start💜 How your business evolves as you evolve, and why that is a feature not a flaw 💜 The five steps from Awaken Your Purpose to go from confused to completely clear Stop the search, sweet soul. Your purpose is already inside you. This episode will help you find it! Get my book Awaken Your Purpose at https://ericacarrico.com/books And if you're ready to build a Six Figure Soul-Aligned business, learn more about my award-winning program, Soul Business Accelerator. Your Six Figure Roadmap here: https://go.ericacarrico.com/soul-business-accelerator To learn more, visit: http://www.ericacarrico.com/ Listen to more episodes on Mission Matters: http://missionmatters.com/author/Erica-Carrico/

  4. APR 15

    EP 27 - Rewire Your Brain: Listen Daily

    This episode will reprogram your mind. Put it on repeat. Here's why most people stay stuck, no matter how hard they try. They look at their current results, those results create thoughts, those thoughts create emotions, those emotions create a vibration, and that vibration drives actions that create... the exact same results. Over and over again. The only way to break the cycle? You have to start with a NEW image first. A new image of the life you want to live and the person you are becoming. That new image creates new thoughts. New emotions. A new vibration. New actions. And completely new results. This is not woo woo. This is neuroscience. And this episode is your tool for making it happen. Based on the teachings of Neville Goddard, a teacher whose work has completely transformed my life, this episode is designed to be listened to on repeat. In your car. On your walks. While you get ready in the morning. Let these words become your new image. Let them reprogram the beliefs that have been quietly creating your reality. Because sweet soul, you are not stuck. You are not broken. You are just running old software. And today we are installing something new. 💜 Get my book Awaken Your Purpose at https://ericacarrico.com/books And if you're ready to build a Six Figure Soul-Aligned business, learn more about my award-winning program, Soul Business Accelerator. Your Six Figure Roadmap here: https://go.ericacarrico.com/soul-business-accelerator To learn more, visit: http://www.ericacarrico.com/ Listen to more episodes on Mission Matters: http://missionmatters.com/author/Erica-Carrico/

  5. APR 8

    EP 26 - The 99% Principle Do What 99% Won't. Live Like 99% Don't.

    I was in high school the first time I truly understood what it takes to have an extraordinary life. I wanted to be a lifeguard. I didn't know if I could physically make it through the training. There were moments I genuinely didn't think I was going to survive the testing. But there was no Plan B. And that changed everything! That one decision, to commit fully with no exit strategy, is what eventually took me from a small-town girl in New Mexico to backpacking solo through Europe, to six months camping across Africa, to leaving corporate at 28 with zero safety net, to building a multimillion-dollar business while recovering from cancer and going through divorce. Forbes. New York Times. International Coach of the Year. 50 countries. A life I could not have imagined if I had stayed safe!! In this episode of the Mess to Millions Podcast, I'm sharing The 99% Principle. If you want to live a life that 99% of people don't live, you have to be willing to do what 99% of people won't do. 💜 You'll hear: 💜 The real stories behind every scary leap I've ever taken 💜 Why having no Plan B is actually your greatest asset💜 How to build a self-image that matches the life you want BEFORE the evidence shows up💜 The Bob Proctor and Neville Goddard teachings that rewired everything for me💜 The four-step framework for finally crossing the line most people only dream about crossing💜 Why the hardest moment always comes right before the breakthrough This is not a motivation speech, sweet soul. This is a roadmap. If you are ready to stop searching and start living... this episode is for you! Get my book Awaken Your Purpose at https://ericacarrico.com/books And if you're ready to build a Six Figure Soul-Aligned business, learn more about my award-winning program, Soul Business Accelerator. Your Six Figure Roadmap here: https://go.ericacarrico.com/soul-business-accelerator To learn more, visit: http://www.ericacarrico.com/ Listen to more episodes on Mission Matters: http://missionmatters.com/author/Erica-Carrico/

  6. APR 1

    EP 25 - I Wasted $36K on Social Media So You Don't Have To

    I wasted $36,000 so you don't have to. I invested in the best-known social media marketing company in the coaching industry. Six months. $36K. They promised growth and clients. What happened? My engagement went DOWN. I LOST followers. And they generated $18,000 total... it didn't even pay for itself!! Meanwhile, I was earning $150,000 a MONTH through the strategies that have nothing to do with social media. Here's what you're going to learn: 💜 Why social media will NEVER build you a consistent, predictable business💜 The difference between internal marketing (what 99% of people do) and external marketing (what actually works)💜 Why influencers with 500K followers are making less than $1,500/month💜 The Signature Workshop strategy that converts at 80%💜 How to get to $10K months without posting every day Post and pray is not a strategy. It's a prayer. And prayers don't pay bills. 💜 Ready to build a soul-aligned six-figure business WITHOUT social media? Learn more about Soul Business Accelerator: https://go.ericacarrico.com/soul-business-accelerator43575332 Get my book Awaken Your Purpose at https://ericacarrico.com/books And if you're ready to build a Six Figure Soul-Aligned business, learn more about my award-winning program, Soul Business Accelerator. Your Six Figure Roadmap here: https://go.ericacarrico.com/soul-business-accelerator To learn more, visit: http://www.ericacarrico.com/ Listen to more episodes on Mission Matters: http://missionmatters.com/author/Erica-Carrico/

  7. MAR 25

    EP 24 - Happier Alone Than With the Wrong Person - Dating After Divorce: A Story of Self-Discovery

    When I got married, I was looking for someone to save me. I didn't know that at the time... but I didn't know myself at all. After my divorce, I had to figure out who I actually was. And that meant questioning EVERYTHING - my sexuality, whether I wanted monogamy, what I actually wanted in a partner, what a relationship even meant to me. This is the raw, vulnerable, fully honest episode about dating after divorce. No topic is off limits. Here's what you're going to get: Why most relationships fail (and it's not about finding 'the right person')How to date from intention instead of desperationPermission to question everything — your sexuality, your relationship style, all of itThe 5 steps to dating from wholeness instead of looking for someone to save youHow to become so happy alone that your standards become non-negotiableStop looking for someone to save you. Save yourself. 💜 We are the women who were supposed to stay broken. We refuse. We turn our mess into millions. This is how leaders rise. Get my book Awaken Your Purpose at https://ericacarrico.com/books Ready to build a soul-aligned six-figure business? Learn more about Soul Business Accelerator: https://go.ericacarrico.com/soul-business-accelerator Listen on: Apple Podcasts Get my book Awaken Your Purpose at ericacarrico.com/books And if you're ready to build a Six Figure Soul-Aligned business, learn more about my award-winning program, Soul Business Accelerator. Your Six Figure Roadmap here: https://go.ericacarrico.com/soul-business-accelerator43575332 To learn more, visit: http://www.ericacarrico.com/ Listen to more episodes on Mission Matters: http://missionmatters.com/author/Erica-Carrico/ Get my book Awaken Your Purpose at https://ericacarrico.com/books And if you're ready to build a Six Figure Soul-Aligned business, learn more about my award-winning program, Soul Business Accelerator. Your Six Figure Roadmap here: https://go.ericacarrico.com/soul-business-accelerator To learn more, visit: http://www.ericacarrico.com/ Listen to more episodes on Mission Matters: http://missionmatters.com/author/Erica-Carrico/

  8. MAR 18

    EP 23 - Put This On Repeat - A Subconscious Reprogramming Episode

    This episode is different. This is not a teaching. This is not a strategy session. This is a subconscious reprogramming.Here's what you're going to get from this episode:💜 You'll understand why everything you want is already available — and why you haven't been able to access it💜 You'll learn the exact mental shift that separates people who struggle from people who magnetically attract what they want💜 You'll rewire the beliefs that have been keeping you broke, stuck, and playing smallInspired by the teachings of Neville Goddard (credit to the YouTube channel 'Neville Goddard Official'), this episode is designed to be listened to over and over... in your car, while you're getting ready, before you sleep.Put it on repeat. Let it become your new operating system."You will see it BECAUSE you believe it." 💜We are the women who were supposed to stay broken. We refuse. We turn our mess into millions. This is how leaders rise. Get my book Awaken Your Purpose at https://ericacarrico.com/books And if you're ready to build a Six Figure Soul-Aligned business, learn more about my award-winning program, Soul Business Accelerator. Your Six Figure Roadmap here: https://go.ericacarrico.com/soul-business-accelerator To learn more, visit: http://www.ericacarrico.com/ Listen to more episodes on Mission Matters: http://missionmatters.com/author/Erica-Carrico/

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What if your rock bottom was actually the foundation for your empire? Welcome to Mess to Millions, the unfiltered podcast where trauma becomes triumph, breakdowns turn into breakthroughs, and pain fuels serious profit. Hosted by Erica Carrico, cancer survivor, single mom, recovering perfectionist, and proof that sometimes you have to fall apart to finally fall into place. Eight years ago, cancer gave Erica an ultimatum: change or die. What followed was her “life explosion era”: divorce, job loss, and starting over from scratch. The twist? Losing everything became the catalyst for building a multimillion-dollar purpose-driven business and helping over a million people discover that their hardest chapters can unlock their greatest comebacks. This show is for women who have survived what should have broken them, who are done with toxic positivity, and who are ready to believe their mess can become their million-dollar message. Each week, Erica goes deep into the stories we usually whisper about: childhood trauma, burnout, divorce, toxic relationships, business failures, and how to alchemize all of it into abundance. Expect raw conversations, healing strategies, business wisdom, and yes, a few tears (the good kind). Because transformation isn’t always pretty… but it is powerful. Your biggest disasters might be your most valuable education. Your deepest wounds might hold your greatest wisdom. And your story? It’s not just your superpower, it could be someone else’s survival guide. Subscribe now to Mess to Millions and join us in rewriting what success really looks like. Because your breakdown might just be your breakthrough.

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  • Creator
    Erica Carrico
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    31
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Show Website
    Mess to Millions

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