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This is the most personal episode I’ve ever recorded.
And the one that explains everything.
In this episode, I sit down with my mom — the woman who held our entire family together through chaos most people wouldn’t survive.
Single mom.
Three daughters.
Mental illness.
Addiction.
Abuse.
Courtrooms.
Threats.
Loss.
And somehow…
She never broke.
This isn’t just a conversation.
It’s a masterclass in:
👉 identity
👉 leadership
👉 and what it really means to stay strong when everything around you is falling apart
🔥 What it actually looks like to lead through chaos
🔥 How to stay grounded when your life feels out of control
🔥 The truth about identity (and why most people lose themselves)
🔥 Parenting through trauma, addiction, and mental illness
🔥 The moment everything changed — and how she didn’t collapse
🔥 Faith, resilience, and the power of not giving up
🔥 What most women get wrong about “being strong”
🔥 How to live with purpose — even after everything falls apart
“I didn’t have a choice but to know who I was… or I would have lost everything.”
✨ You’ve been through things you don’t talk about
✨ You’ve had moments where you felt like you might break
✨ You’re holding it together for everyone else
✨ You’re trying to find yourself again
Strength isn’t loud.
It’s choosing to stand…
when everything in your life is trying to take you down.
You don’t fall apart when life gets hard…
You fall apart when you don’t know who you are.
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If you want deeper connection with your audience…
You need to get off social and into real conversations.
Project Broadcast is the platform I’ve used to build real relationships at scale — not just followers.
👉 www.marinasimone.com/projectbroadcast
If you’ve ever felt like you lost your voice…
Or you’re ready to finally step into your story…
🧭 Start here: http://www.brandmeondemand.com
📘 My Book: http://www.messytomillions.com
📲 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marinaannsimone/
💡 SPONSOR – AICE
Tired of ghosted links and dead-end DMs?
AICE lets you see exactly who’s clicking your content in real time — so you can follow up while they’re hot.
👉 https://aice.cc/?track=messytomillions
💬 SPONSOR – PROJECT BROADCAST
If you want deeper connection with your audience…
You need to get off social and into real conversations.
Project Broadcast is the platform I’ve used to build real relationships at scale — not just followers.
👉 www.marinasimone.com/projectbroadcast
🚨 Your Brand Deserves to Be SEEN
If you’ve ever felt like you lost your voice…
Or you’re ready to finally step into your story…
🧭 Start here: http://www.brandmeondemand.com
📚 RESOURCES
📘 My Book: http://www.messytomillions.com
📲 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marinaannsimone/
By Marina Simone5
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This is the most personal episode I’ve ever recorded.
And the one that explains everything.
In this episode, I sit down with my mom — the woman who held our entire family together through chaos most people wouldn’t survive.
Single mom.
Three daughters.
Mental illness.
Addiction.
Abuse.
Courtrooms.
Threats.
Loss.
And somehow…
She never broke.
This isn’t just a conversation.
It’s a masterclass in:
👉 identity
👉 leadership
👉 and what it really means to stay strong when everything around you is falling apart
🔥 What it actually looks like to lead through chaos
🔥 How to stay grounded when your life feels out of control
🔥 The truth about identity (and why most people lose themselves)
🔥 Parenting through trauma, addiction, and mental illness
🔥 The moment everything changed — and how she didn’t collapse
🔥 Faith, resilience, and the power of not giving up
🔥 What most women get wrong about “being strong”
🔥 How to live with purpose — even after everything falls apart
“I didn’t have a choice but to know who I was… or I would have lost everything.”
✨ You’ve been through things you don’t talk about
✨ You’ve had moments where you felt like you might break
✨ You’re holding it together for everyone else
✨ You’re trying to find yourself again
Strength isn’t loud.
It’s choosing to stand…
when everything in your life is trying to take you down.
You don’t fall apart when life gets hard…
You fall apart when you don’t know who you are.
Tired of ghosted links and dead-end DMs?
AICE lets you see exactly who’s clicking your content in real time — so you can follow up while they’re hot.
👉 https://aice.cc/?track=messytomillions
If you want deeper connection with your audience…
You need to get off social and into real conversations.
Project Broadcast is the platform I’ve used to build real relationships at scale — not just followers.
👉 www.marinasimone.com/projectbroadcast
If you’ve ever felt like you lost your voice…
Or you’re ready to finally step into your story…
🧭 Start here: http://www.brandmeondemand.com
📘 My Book: http://www.messytomillions.com
📲 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marinaannsimone/
💡 SPONSOR – AICE
Tired of ghosted links and dead-end DMs?
AICE lets you see exactly who’s clicking your content in real time — so you can follow up while they’re hot.
👉 https://aice.cc/?track=messytomillions
💬 SPONSOR – PROJECT BROADCAST
If you want deeper connection with your audience…
You need to get off social and into real conversations.
Project Broadcast is the platform I’ve used to build real relationships at scale — not just followers.
👉 www.marinasimone.com/projectbroadcast
🚨 Your Brand Deserves to Be SEEN
If you’ve ever felt like you lost your voice…
Or you’re ready to finally step into your story…
🧭 Start here: http://www.brandmeondemand.com
📚 RESOURCES
📘 My Book: http://www.messytomillions.com
📲 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marinaannsimone/