Carrie On! with Carrie Murray

Carrie Murray
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Carrie On! is more than a web series and podcast—it’s a movement. Produced by Rolling Water Entertainment, LLC, in partnership with BRA Media under the BRA Network, Carrie On! amplifies the voices of women who refuse to be ignored. Frankly, I’m disappointed by the complacency of some women, yet deeply inspired and energized by those who are rising up. Carrie On! is my way of bringing together two of my greatest passions: fearless entrepreneurship and bold, disruptive women sharing their truths. This is a space for women 40+ to have the tough, necessary conversations and shine a light on what we need right now. The 2024 election made one thing painfully clear—marginalized voices are under attack. Government policies are muting us, and without relentless advocacy, our democracy and fundamental rights are at risk. Carrie On! is our stand. A space for women to show up, speak out, share their talents, and get unapologetically real.

  1. Why White Women Need to Talk About White Supremacy

    Jun 3

    Why White Women Need to Talk About White Supremacy

    🎙️ Carrie On! This is one of those conversations that stays with you. Host Carrie Murray sits down with Dr. Akilah Cadet — founder and CEO of Change Cadet, Forbes Next 1000 entrepreneur, public health practitioner, and author of White Supremacy Is All Around: Notes from a Black Disabled Woman in a White World — for a frank, unflinching discussion about the systems white women navigate, enable, and can choose to disrupt. In this episode: The Supreme Court's recent rollback of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 — what happened, why it matters, and why it was predictableThe through-line connecting the end of affirmative action, the end of DEI, and now voting rightsHow white women's comfort with whiteness has shaped election outcomes — and continues toThe crucial difference between being an ally and being an accompliceThe upstream/downstream framework for thinking about activism and preventionWhy critical thinking — not social media — is the most important tool we have right nowWhat it actually looks like to get comfortable being uncomfortable Dr. Cadet also shares a preview of her next book, connecting narcissism to supremacism, and reflects on the role her late grandmother continues to play in her daily life. About Dr. Akilah Cadet: Dr. Akilah Cadet is the founder and CEO of Change Cadet, a consulting firm helping organizations embed belonging into their culture, strategy, and storytelling. She is a Forbes Next 1000 entrepreneur, one of San Francisco Business Times' Most Influential Women, and the author of White Supremacy Is All Around: Notes from a Black Disabled Woman in a White World (February 2024). She is also the host of the Humane Rights Podcast. Resources mentioned: 📖 White Supremacy Is All Around by Dr. Akilah Cadet — available wherever books are sold; signed copies at changecanet.com🎙️ Humane Rights Podcast — available on all podcast platforms📲 Instagram: @changecanet📬 Substack: The Change Cadet Action Network Connect with Carrie Murray: Instagram: @carriemurrayYouTube: Carrie On! with Carrie Murray Sponsor: Handful Bras Support that moves with you. Carrie wears Handful for filming, workouts, travel, and everyday life. Comfortable, flattering, and designed for real women. Use code CARRIEON at: Handful Bras Call to Action If this conversation challenged you, inspired you, or made you uncomfortable in all the right ways: ✅ Subscribe to the channel ✅ Leave a comment sharing your biggest takeaway ✅ Share this episode with someone who needs to hear it ✅ Follow Carrie On! for more conversations about reinvention, leadership, advocacy, and life after 40

    44 min
  2. The Moment Your Life Falls Apart Is the Moment It Begins Or Love Intelligence: How to Fall Back in Love with Yourself

    May 27

    The Moment Your Life Falls Apart Is the Moment It Begins Or Love Intelligence: How to Fall Back in Love with Yourself

    🎙️ Carrie On! What if the moment your life cracked you open… was actually the beginning of becoming yourself? In this deeply honest episode of Carrie On!, Carrie sits down with Natasha McCrea to talk about love intelligence, fear, divorce, self-worth, reinvention, and what it really means to stop abandoning yourself. From surviving painful relationships and becoming a self-described “love addict,” to creating a one-woman show, stepping onto a pageant stage in midlife, and helping women reconnect to themselves — Natasha shares the raw truth behind standing in your power. This episode is for every woman who has ever: ✨ Felt disconnected from herself ✨ Stayed too long in spaces that no longer fit ✨ Struggled to receive love or help ✨ Wondered if it’s “too late” to reinvent herself ✨ Needed permission to choose herself first Because maybe this isn’t midlife. Maybe this is your queen era. 🔥 FIRE POINTS “Fear is the opposite of love.”“You don’t give from your cup. You give from the overflow.”“Most women don’t change when they’re inspired. They change when they’re cracked wide open.”“Disconnection is a trap.”“You were born knowing how to receive love.”“We all have galaxies of magnificence.”“Standing in your power means choosing yourself daily.”“You don’t have to earn love.” 💻 CONNECT WITH NATASHA MCCREA 🌐 Website: Natasha McCrea Official Website 📸 Instagram: @natashamccrea 🎙️ ABOUT CARRIE ON! Carrie On! is hosted by Carrie Murray and explores reinvention, self-discovery, advocacy, entrepreneurship, women’s empowerment, and navigating life before, during, and after midlife. New episodes every Wednesday. If this episode resonated with you, take a moment today to ask yourself: “What do I need?” Then actually listen to the answer. ✨ LIKE this episode ✨ SUBSCRIBE to the channel ✨ SHARE it with a woman who’s ready to stop playing small ✨ And drop a ❤️ in the comments if you’re entering your queen era Because you are not too late. And you are not too much.

    42 min
  3. Why So Many Women Are Falling for “Guru Culture”

    May 20

    Why So Many Women Are Falling for “Guru Culture”

    🎙️ Carrie On! What happens when self-help becomes a sales funnel? In this episode of Carrie On!, Carrie sits down with Debra Eckerling — author, speaker, goal strategist, and The Book Proposal Expert — for a bold conversation about guru culture, coaching scams, publishing myths, and how to actually own your voice in a noisy world. From the rise of “guru-itis” and pay-to-play coaching programs to the truth about traditional publishing versus self-publishing, Deb pulls back the curtain on the industries profiting from insecurity — especially targeting women in transition. This episode isn’t just about writing a book. It’s about finding your message, trusting your instincts, and building a life that feels authentic to you. In This Episode ✨ The difference between real expertise and performative coaching ✨ Why “guru culture” exploded during the pandemic ✨ The hidden business model behind many coaching programs ✨ Traditional publishing vs. self-publishing ✨ Why your voice and story matter more than perfection ✨ How Deb helps thought leaders land book deals ✨ The power of community, connection, and authenticity ✨ Why vulnerable women are often targeted by “transformation” marketing ✨ How to identify your unique message and platform ✨ “Find the who’s for your how’s” — and stop trying to do everything alone Connect with Debra Eckerling 📚 Website: The Book Proposal Expert - https://thebookproposalexpert.com/ 📲 Instagram: @TheDebMethod - https://www.instagram.com/thedebmethod/ 🎙️ Podcast: GoalChat Live 📖 Book: 52 Secrets for Goal Setting and Goal Getting Connect with Carrie 🎙️ Subscribe to Carrie On! on YouTube: Carrie Murray YouTube Channel 📲 Instagram: @_carriemurray_ https://www.instagram.com/_carriemurray_/ 🌐 Website: https://www.carrie-murray.com/ If this episode hit home, send it to the friend who’s drowning in “expert advice” and trying to figure out what’s actually true for them. And if you’ve got a book idea sitting in your Notes app, your journal, or quietly haunting you at 2am… maybe it’s time to stop waiting. 👀 ✨ Subscribe ✨ Leave a comment with your favorite book ✨ Share this episode with someone building their next chapter

    46 min
  4. The Isolation Epidemic & the Collapse of Modern Connection

    May 13

    The Isolation Epidemic & the Collapse of Modern Connection

    🎙️ Carrie On! What does love actually look like after 40, after divorce, after decades of putting everyone else first? Carrie sits down with Dr. Wendy Walsh — psychology professor at Cal State, Emmy-nominated co-host of The Doctors, and CNN relationship commentator — for one of the most honest, funny, and science-backed conversations about love, dating, and intimacy you'll hear this year. Dr. Wendy spent 20 years as a single mother before finding love on the apps in her 50s — following her own advice. Now happily married to Julio, she's here to share exactly what worked. In this episode: Why your marriage didn't fail — it culminated (and that's okay)The unconscious contract formed between the first text and first sexWhy delaying intimacy is the single most powerful dating move a woman can makeDating app paradox of choice — and why matching with fewer people gets better resultsThe menopause power shift and why midlife women are biologically built for leadershipHonest talk about sex, erectile dysfunction, and intimacy after 40The gas station love story that will make you believe in romance againGen Z's attachment crisis and what parents need to knowHow to navigate politics in dating without making it a dealbreakerFire Quote: "There is this myth in our culture that we will meet a soulmate somewhere in our twenties and be happily married until death do us part. In fact, that is the most atypical form of human pair bonding that exists on the planet." — Dr. Wendy Walsh Connect with Dr. Wendy Walsh 🌐 Dr. Wendy Walsh Official Website 📸 Instagram @drwendywalsh 🎥 YouTube – Dr. Wendy Walsh Connect with Carrie Murray & Carrie On! 🌐 Carrie Murray Website 📸 Instagram @carriemurray 🎥 Carry On! YouTube Channel 💼 LinkedIn – Carrie Murray

    33 min
  5. Veteran on 18 Meds: "The System Robbed Me of Healing

    May 6

    Veteran on 18 Meds: "The System Robbed Me of Healing

    🎙️ Carrie On! ⚠ TRIGGER WARNING This episode contains discussion of: • Sexual assault • Suicide and suicidal ideation • Mental health struggles and psychiatric medication If you or someone you know needs support, please reach out to the National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) or the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by calling or texting 988. Episode Overview In this powerful episode of Carry On!, host Carrie Murray sits down with Angie Peacock — U.S. Army veteran, trauma-informed coach, and featured subject of the documentary film Medicating Normal. Angie shares her raw, courageous story of surviving overmedication, psychiatric drug withdrawal, and years of medical dismissal, and how she ultimately found her way back to herself through community, agency, and self-advocacy. If you've ever been told 'this is just how it is' — this conversation is for you. FIRE POINTS: Prescribed meds instead of being heardWent from 1 to 18 medications in 2 yearsOvermedication can mimic mental illnessWithdrawal was worse than the original trauma4.5 years of severe withdrawal symptomsDoctors dismissed her lived experienceFeared being honest → would be given more medsFirst validation: “It’s a side effect, not you”Medicating Normal helped save her life“We’ve medicalized human emotion”Lack of informed consent in mental health care1 in 4 women are medicatedDe-prescribing can take years, not weeksHealing requires agency, not complianceYour symptoms may be signals, not sickness Connect with Angie Peacock Website: https://angpeacock.com Instagram & TikTok: https://www.instagram.com/angpeacockmsw Van Life & Adventure: @beinghuman_rv on Instagram Connect with Carrie Murray & Carry On! YouTube: https://youtube.com/@carriemurray Apple Podcasts: Search "Carry On with Carrie Murray" on Apple Podcasts Spotify: Search "Carrie On with Carrie Murray" on Spotify 💜 If this episode resonated with you, please leave a comment below with a big red heart, like and subscribe on YouTube, and rate and review us on Apple Podcasts. It helps more people find these conversations. Episode Sponsors: Be Woman Marketing Struggling to DIY your website and marketing? Stacey Beeman of Be Woman Marketing helps passionate business owners ditch the overwhelm. From strategic websites and automated Disclaimer The Carrie On! podcast is a space for honest conversations, personal stories, and powerful perspectives. Content shared is for informational and storytelling purposes only and should not be considered professional medical, legal, financial, or therapeutic advice. Some episodes may contain sensitive topics or adult language. Listener discretion is advised. Views expressed by guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the host or affiliated organizations. We encourage listeners to seek out qualified professionals for guidance tailored to their individual needs.

    31 min
  6. AI Beauty Standards Are Changing Women — And No One Is Talking About It

    Apr 29

    AI Beauty Standards Are Changing Women — And No One Is Talking About It

    🎙️ Carrie On! What happens when technology can create the “perfect” version of you… but it’s not actually you? In this deeply personal and powerful episode, I sit down with my dear friend and longtime photographer Kathy Schuh — a woman who has documented my life, my family, and my evolution for over a decade. Kathy doesn’t just take photos. She sees women. And today, we’re diving into what it really means to be seen in a world obsessed with filters, AI-generated perfection, and unrealistic beauty standards. From the emotional impact of being in front of the camera… to the rise of AI and what it means for identity, connection, and confidence… this conversation is a truth bomb every woman needs. Because here’s the thing: You are not a “before.” You are the moment. What we cover! Why women avoid being in photos — and why that mattersThe dangerous rise of AI-generated beauty and “perfect” imagesWhy you’re not “unphotogenic” (and whose job it actually is)The emotional transformation that happens during a real photo shootAI vs. human connection: what we’re gaining… and losingThe “analog comeback” and why real is becoming luxury 💥 Key Takeaways You are not a “before.” Stop waiting to be worthy.It’s not your job to be photogenic — it’s the photographer’s jobFilters and AI are quietly reshaping how women see themselvesReal photos aren’t just images — they’re emotional experiencesYour presence in photos is your legacy 💛 Connect with Kathy 📸 Instagram: @kathy.schuh 🌐 Website: kathyschuhphotography.com 📅 Book a consultation and get in front of the camera (yes, YOU) ✨ Let’s Keep You Visible If this episode hit something for you… If you’ve ever thought “I’ll take photos when I lose weight” or “I’m not ready yet”… 👉 Take my quick 2-minute quiz: “Why Are You Hiding?” https://www.carrie-murray.com/take-the-quiz 🎯 Engage with the Show 💬 Drop a 📸 in the comments if you’re committing to being in more photos 👍 Like, Subscribe, and Share with a woman who needs this reminder 🔔 Turn on notifications so you never miss an episode of Carrie On! 💥 Sponsor Love Today’s episode is sponsored by Handful Support that lifts without wires and flatters without flattening. Use code CARRIEON at handful.com

    36 min
  7. Permission to Speak: Why Women Silence Themselves (And How to Take Your Voice Back)

    Apr 22

    Permission to Speak: Why Women Silence Themselves (And How to Take Your Voice Back)

    Carrie On! What if the way you speak… is actually shaping the power you hold? In this episode of Carrie On!, I sit down with voice and leadership expert Samara Bay to unpack the truth about power, voice, and why so many women still feel invisible—even when they have something important to say. From Hollywood dialect coaching to coaching women running for office, Samara shares how voice bias, internalized stories, and fear-based conditioning keep us small—and how to break free. This conversation is for every woman who has: Held back in a meetingSecond-guessed her voiceFelt “too much” or “not enough”Or wondered… who gets to hold the mic?Spoiler: It’s you. KEY TAKEAWAYS Your voice is not the problem—the rules you were taught about your voice are.“Power” has been conditioned to sound one way—and it’s time to rewrite that.The shift isn’t just confidence… it’s moving from fear to love when you speak.Your story isn’t self-indulgent—it’s a gift to others.Public speaking isn’t just a skill—it’s an embodied experience. If this episode hit you—drop a ❤️ in the comments and tell us: 👉 Where are you still holding back your voice? And if you’re ready to stop shrinking: ✔️ Subscribe ✔️ Share with a friend ✔️ Start speaking—messy, bold, and fully YOU 🔗 CONNECT Follow Samara Bay for more on voice, leadership, and rewriting the rules of power. 🌐 Website: www.permissioninc.co 📚 Book: Permission to Speak 📸 Instagram: @samarabay Follow Carrie: 🌐 Website: carrie-murray.com 📺 YouTube: @carrie_murray 📸 Instagram: @carriemurray

    36 min
  8. The Truth About Money, Power & Women | Venture Capital Exposed

    Apr 15

    The Truth About Money, Power & Women | Venture Capital Exposed

    🎙️Carrie On! Is investing risky? Yes. Is it worth it? Absolutely. On this episode of Carrie On!, I sit down with venture capitalist and three-time founder La Keisha Landrum-Pierre to talk about money, access, and power. Because here’s the truth: 👉 Whoever controls the capital… controls the future. La Keisha is the General Partner at Emmeline Ventures, investing in women’s health, wealth, and well-being—not as a trend, but as a correction to a system that left women out. We talk about: Why women only receive ~2% of venture capitalHow to actually get started as an investorWhy “money clubs” matterThe real reason women hesitate—and how to move past itHow investing in women changes the worldIf you’ve ever felt like money conversations weren’t for you, this is your invitation to pull up a chair—or build your own table. ⏱️ Chapters 00:00 — Is Investing Risky? 00:07 — Welcome to Carrie On! 00:20 — Who Controls Capital Controls the Future 01:00 — Meet LaKeisha Landrum-Pierre 02:38 — Why Women Only Get ~2% of VC Funding 03:07 — What 10-Year-Old LaKeisha Dreamed Of 04:10 — Being the Only One in the Room 05:24 — Getting Started in VC 07:27 — Is VC Too Risky? 08:46 — Funds vs Angel Investing 09:14 — Why Women Need “Money Clubs” 10:33 — Teaching the Next Generation About Wealth 11:39 — Women’s Health Investment 12:48 — The Reality of Living in Chronic Pain (Endo, PCOS) 14:57 — Women Control 80% of Spending—But Don’t Own the Businesses 15:27 — How Founders Can Get in Front of Investors 17:31 — Imposter Syndrome 19:49 — “Get in the Room” Energy 20:56 — Do You Need an Accelerator? 22:08 — Why Your Story Matters More Than Your Deck 23:29 — Community in Funding 25:19 — Pitching Emmeline 26:35 — Capital as the Missing Piece 27:04 — Final Thoughts 27:15 — Join the Money Club 💥 Key Takeaways Women don’t lack ideas—we lack accessInvesting builds ownership and influenceCommunity builds confidence and accessYour story is your strongest assetFunding women shifts industries🔗 Connect + Resources 📩 Pitch or invest: Emmeline Ventures (“Pitch Us” on their site)💼 Connect with La Keisha on LinkedIn🎬 Watch: Show Her the Money🎧 Follow Carrie On! on Apple + SpotifyGet your next favorite bra! Handful Bras – Support that actually supports you ✨ Use code CARRIEON at handful.com If this episode got you thinking differently about money… good. Now don’t just think—act. Start the conversation. Join a money club. Make an investment. Back a woman. Because we don’t just spend money… We decide where the future goes.

    28 min
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Carrie On! is more than a web series and podcast—it’s a movement. Produced by Rolling Water Entertainment, LLC, in partnership with BRA Media under the BRA Network, Carrie On! amplifies the voices of women who refuse to be ignored. Frankly, I’m disappointed by the complacency of some women, yet deeply inspired and energized by those who are rising up. Carrie On! is my way of bringing together two of my greatest passions: fearless entrepreneurship and bold, disruptive women sharing their truths. This is a space for women 40+ to have the tough, necessary conversations and shine a light on what we need right now. The 2024 election made one thing painfully clear—marginalized voices are under attack. Government policies are muting us, and without relentless advocacy, our democracy and fundamental rights are at risk. Carrie On! is our stand. A space for women to show up, speak out, share their talents, and get unapologetically real.

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  • Creator
    Carrie Murray
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    40
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Carrie On! with Carrie Murray 2025
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