Wake Up with Marci

If you’ve been feeling anxious, overwhelmed, or stuck, this conversation is for you.

How you feel right now doesn’t have to be how you feel forever. And you don’t have to figure out your next step alone.

This week on Wake Up with Marci, Marci Hopkins sits down with clinical psychologist and Army veteran Dr. Stacey Krauss for an honest conversation about anxiety, fear, and who you are beyond what you’re going through.

Drawing on her Army background and her work leading Transitions Counseling and Consulting, Dr. Krauss explores the courage it takes to be vulnerable—and ask for the support you need.

In this episode:
* When anxiety starts to feel like your identity
* Why opening up can feel so hard
* What parents need to know when weekly therapy isn’t enough
* How intensive outpatient programs (IOP) and partial hospitalization programs (PHP) support teens while they live at home

You deserve support, even when you don’t have all the words to explain what’s wrong.

CONNECT WITH DR. STACEY KRAUSS
Website: https://transitionscounselingandconsult.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stacey-krauss

GET MARCI’S NEW BOOK
Wake Up, You’re Not Broken
https://a.co/d/08bfC873

WATCH & LISTEN
YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Spreaker, Amazon Music, ONNJ and La Tribune podcast

Subscribe to Wake Up with Marci. New episodes every Thursday.

#WakeUpWithMarci #Anxiety #MentalHealth


💛 Keep Healing. Keep Growing. Keep Waking Up to Your Worth. If this conversation inspired you, follow Wake Up with Marci for weekly conversations about emotional healing, mental health, addiction recovery, relationships, and rediscovering your self-worth.

🎧 Listen, follow, and share this episode with someone who needs a little hope today. 

📖 Explore Marci Hopkins’ award-winning books, including Wake Up, You’re Not Broken: What to Expect in the First 30 Days of Sobriety and Chaos to Clarity: Seeing the Signs and Breaking the Cycles.

🌐 Connect with Marci: https://www.wakeupwithmarci.com You are not broken. You are beginning.

Were you raised to be the “good girl” always pleasing others, avoiding conflict, and putting everyone else’s happiness before your own?


What if being the good girl is actually destroying your happiness?


This week on Wake Up with Marci, host Marci Hopkins welcomes Cari Fund for a powerful conversation about Good Girl Syndrome, people-pleasing, childhood conditioning, toxic relationships, and reclaiming your self-worth.


Discover why so many women struggle to set boundaries, seek validation, and feel guilty putting themselves first and how to finally break free.


In This Episode:
* Why women are conditioned to become people-pleasers
* How childhood experiences shape self-worth
* The hidden cost of being the “good girl”
* Setting healthy boundaries without guilt
* Breaking free from people-pleasing and reclaiming your happiness


📖 Marci’s Book: Wake Up, You’re Not Broken
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Wake+Up+You%27re+Not+Broken+Marci+Hopkins


Connect with Cari Fund:
Social Media Handles:  
https://www.instagram.com/cari.fund AND https://www.facebook.com/carifundauthor/

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New episodes every Thursday!


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#GoodGirlSyndrome #PeoplePleasing #CariFund #WakeUpWithMarci #SettingBoundaries #WakeUpWithMarci #GoodGirlSyndrome #PeoplePleasing #SelfWorth #SelfLove #SetBoundaries #PersonalGrowth #EmotionalHealing #ChooseYourself #AuthenticLiving #StopPeoplePleasing #MentalWellness #SelfEmpowerment #InnerPeace #HealthyBoundaries #WomenEmpowerment #HappinessJourney #SelfDiscovery #MindsetShift #PersonalDevelopment

💛 Keep Healing. Keep Growing. Keep Waking Up to Your Worth. If this conversation inspired you, follow Wake Up with Marci for weekly conversations about emotional healing, mental health, addiction recovery, relationships, and rediscovering your self-worth.

🎧 Listen, follow, and share this episode with someone who needs a little hope today. 

📖 Explore Marci Hopkins’ award-winning books, including Wake Up, You’re Not Broken: What to Expect in the First 30 Days of Sobriety and Chaos to Clarity: Seeing the Signs and Breaking the Cycles.

🌐 Connect with Marci: https://www.wakeupwithmarci.com You are not broken. You are beginning.

Isolation can keep us trapped in addiction, but connection can help us find our way toward healing.

Why is community so important in addiction recovery? And how can meaningful relationships, compassionate support, and a sense of belonging help people break the cycle of addiction?

On this episode of Wake Up with Marci, host and mental health advocate Marci Hopkins welcomes Jennifer Carlson, President and CEO of FLACRA (Finger Lakes Addiction Counseling & Recovery Agency), to explore the power of community, connection, and whole-person healing in addiction recovery.

Jennifer shares how FLACRA supports individuals and families through addiction treatment, behavioral health services, and a mind, body, and spirit approach to recovery. Together, they discuss why healing doesn’t have to happen in isolation and how having the right people and resources can help individuals rebuild their lives.

They also highlight FLACRA’s 4th Annual Gala, Transformation Through Connection, featuring Marci Hopkins as keynote speaker.

In This Episode:

• How isolation can contribute to the cycle of addiction
• Why community and connection matter in recovery
• The importance of feeling seen, heard, and supported
• FLACRA’s approach to healing the mind, body, and spirit
• How FLACRA supports individuals and families on their recovery journeys
• FLACRA’s 4th Annual Gala, Transformation Through Connection

FLACRA’s 4th Annual Gala: Transformation Through Connection

Featuring keynote speaker Marci Hopkins.

🎟️ Tickets and event details: 
https://go.rallyup.com/flacra-gala2026 .

Learn More About FLACRA
Website: https://www.flacra.org

Connect with Jennifer Carlson:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-carlson-12160a1b5/

Connect With Marci Hopkins Website:
https://www.wakeupwithmarci.com

Get Marci’s book,
Wake Up, You’re Not Broken, a companion for the first 30 days of sobriety:
https://a.co/d/01J0qGld

Subscribe to Wake Up with Marci for conversations about addiction recovery, mental health, healing, resilience, and personal transformation.

New episodes every Thursday.

Watch and listen on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Spreaker, and ONNJ.


 #AddictionRecovery #RecoveryCommunity #MentalHealth #FLACRA #WakeUpWithMarci #AddictionRecovery #IsolationAndAddiction #ConnectionHeals #JenniferCarlson #MarciHopkins #RecoveryJourney #AddictionAwareness #BreakingTheCycle #MentalHealth #RecoverySupport #HealingJourney #EmotionalHealing #CommunitySupport #HumanConnection #RecoveryIsPossible #Sobriety #MentalWellness #OvercomingAddiction #HealingFromWithin #WakeUpWithMarci

💛 Keep Healing. Keep Growing. Keep Waking Up to Your Worth. If this conversation inspired you, follow Wake Up with Marci for weekly conversations about emotional healing, mental health, addiction recovery, relationships, and rediscovering your self-worth.

🎧 Listen, follow, and share this episode with someone who needs a little hope today. 

📖 Explore Marci Hopkins’ award-winning books, including Wake Up, You’re Not Broken: What to Expect in the First 30 Days of Sobriety and Chaos to Clarity: Seeing the Signs and Breaking the Cycles.

🌐 Connect with Marci: https://www.wakeupwithmarci.com You are not broken. You are beginning.

Does the fear of debt control how you think about money, make decisions, or plan for your future?

Simone Milasas, author of Getting Out of Debt Joyfully, joins Marci Hopkins on Wake Up with Marci to explore the fear of debt, money anxiety, financial stress, and how our beliefs about money influence our choices, emotions, and sense of freedom.

Whether you’re struggling with debt, constantly worrying about money, or feeling trapped by financial uncertainty, this conversation invites you to look at your relationship with money differently.

IN THIS EPISODE:

• Why the fear of debt can affect your everyday life
• * How financial stress influences your emotional well-being
• * The beliefs and patterns that shape your money mindset
• * Understanding your relationship with money
• * Exploring a different perspective on debt and financial freedom

CONNECT WITH SIMONE MILASAS
Instagram: @milasassimone
Website: https://www.simonemilasas.com/

Author of Getting Out of Debt Joyfully
MARCI’S NEW BOOK

Discover Wake Up, You’re Not Broken by Marci Hopkins, a companion for the first 30 days of sobriety, offering practical tools for emotional healing, managing cravings, and rebuilding self-worth.
Order on Amazon: https://a.co/d/08bfC873

WATCH AND LISTEN TO WAKE UP WITH MARCI
New episodes every Thursday!

Watch on YouTube, ONNJ, and LA Tribune Podcast.

Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Spreaker, and iHeartRadio.

Subscribe to Wake Up with Marci for inspiring conversations about mental health, personal growth, recovery, self-worth, relationships, and creating a life you love.

JOIN THE CONVERSATION

Has fear ever influenced a financial decision you’ve made? Share your thoughts in the comments.

#WakeUpWithMarci #SimoneMilasas #FearOfDebt #MoneyMindset #FinancialStress #FearOfDebt #DebtFreeJourney #SimoneMilasas #WakeUpWithMarci #DebtAnxiety #MoneyMindset #FinancialFreedom #FinancialWellness #MoneyManagement #OvercomingFear #DebtAwareness #HealthyMoneyMindset #PersonalGrowth #MindsetShift #EmotionalWellness #FinancialEmpowerment #AbundanceMindset #MoneyConfidence #SelfDiscovery #ConsciousLiving

💛 Keep Healing. Keep Growing. Keep Waking Up to Your Worth. If this conversation inspired you, follow Wake Up with Marci for weekly conversations about emotional healing, mental health, addiction recovery, relationships, and rediscovering your self-worth.

🎧 Listen, follow, and share this episode with someone who needs a little hope today. 

📖 Explore Marci Hopkins’ award-winning books, including Wake Up, You’re Not Broken: What to Expect in the First 30 Days of Sobriety and Chaos to Clarity: Seeing the Signs and Breaking the Cycles.

🌐 Connect with Marci: https://www.wakeupwithmarci.com You are not broken. You are beginning.

Does the fear of debt control how you think about money, make decisions, or plan for your future?

Simone Milasas, author of Getting Out of Debt Joyfully, joins Marci Hopkins on Wake Up with Marci to explore the fear of debt, money anxiety, financial stress, and how our beliefs about money influence our choices, emotions, and sense of freedom.

Whether you’re struggling with debt, constantly worrying about money, or feeling trapped by financial uncertainty, this conversation invites you to look at your relationship with money differently.

IN THIS EPISODE:

• Why the fear of debt can affect your everyday life
• How financial stress influences your emotional well-being
• The beliefs and patterns that shape your money mindset
• Understanding your relationship with money
• Exploring a different perspective on debt and financial freedom

CONNECT WITH SIMONE MILASAS
Instagram: @milasassimone
Website: https://www.simonemilasas.com/
Author of Getting Out of Debt Joyfully

MARCI’S NEW BOOK
Discover Wake Up, You’re Not Broken by Marci Hopkins, a companion for the first 30 days of sobriety, offering practical tools for emotional healing, managing cravings, and rebuilding self-worth.
Order on Amazon: https://a.co/d/08bfC873

WATCH AND LISTEN TO WAKE UP WITH MARCI

New episodes every Thursday!

Watch on YouTube, ONNJ, and LA Tribune Podcast.
Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Spreaker, and iHeartRadio.

Subscribe to Wake Up with Marci for inspiring conversations about mental health, personal growth, recovery, self-worth, relationships, and creating a life you love.

JOIN THE CONVERSATION
Has fear ever influenced a financial decision you’ve made? Share your thoughts in the comments.

#WakeUpWithMarci #SimoneMilasas #FearOfDebt #MoneyMindset #FinancialStress

Why do we keep chasing happiness through success, relationships, and approval and still feel like something is missing? Positive psychology expert and celebrity happiness coach Robert Mack joins Marci Hopkins to discuss finding happiness within yourself and why external success doesn’t always bring inner peace.


In this episode of Wake Up with Marci, Robert shares his personal experience with suicidal thoughts and the unexpected turning point that changed his understanding of happiness even before his circumstances changed.


An Ivy League educated expert and author of Happiness From the Inside Out and Love From the Inside Out, Robert brings a personal perspective to the question so many of us ask: “When will I finally feel okay?”


In this conversation:
* Why we look outside ourselves for happiness
* The connection between external validation and self-worth
* Robert’s journey from despair toward hope
* Finding inner peace without waiting for life to be perfect
* What happiness from the inside out means


If you keep telling yourself, “I’ll be happy when…,” this episode offers a different perspective on happiness, personal growth, and how you relate to yourself.


CONNECT WITH ROBERT MACK
Website: [https://www.coachrobmack.com/]

Books: Happiness From the Inside Out and Love From the Inside Out
MARCI’S NEW BOOK

Discover Wake Up, You’re Not Broken by Marci Hopkins.
https://a.co/d/01J0qGld


NEW EPISODE EVERY THURSDAY!

Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Spreaker, and iHeartRadio, or watch on YouTube, ONNJ, and LA Tribune Podcast.

Subscribe to Wake Up with Marci for more conversations about healing, self-discovery, and personal growth. Share in the comments: What is something you’ve been waiting for before allowing yourself to feel happy?


Content note: This episode includes discussion of suicidal thoughts.


#WakeUpWithMarci #RobertMack #Happiness #FindHappiness #HappinessWithin #RobertMack #WakeUpWithMarci #InnerHappiness #SelfLove #PersonalGrowth #SelfDiscovery #InnerPeace #MindsetShift #EmotionalWellness #PositiveMindset #HappinessJourney #SelfAwareness

💛 Keep Healing. Keep Growing. Keep Waking Up to Your Worth. If this conversation inspired you, follow Wake Up with Marci for weekly conversations about emotional healing, mental health, addiction recovery, relationships, and rediscovering your self-worth.

🎧 Listen, follow, and share this episode with someone who needs a little hope today. 

📖 Explore Marci Hopkins’ award-winning books, including Wake Up, You’re Not Broken: What to Expect in the First 30 Days of Sobriety and Chaos to Clarity: Seeing the Signs and Breaking the Cycles.

🌐 Connect with Marci: https://www.wakeupwithmarci.com You are not broken. You are beginning.

So much of how we introduce ourselves comes down to what we do and who we are to other people. But what happens when those roles change and we’re left asking, “Who am I today?”

This week on Wake Up with Marci, Marci Hopkins sits down with Jennifer Speciale to talk about identity, the roles we play, and the vulnerability of discovering ourselves beyond them.

Whether it’s a shift in your career, relationships, or responsibilities, change can challenge the way you see yourself. This conversation explores that uncertainty and what it means to get to know yourself as you are today.

In this episode, we explore:

• How what we do becomes part of who we believe we are
• The roles we take on and what happens when they change
• The vulnerability of no longer having a clear answer to “Who am I?”
• Making space for an identity beyond titles and expectations

Connect with Jennifer Speciale:

• Instagram: [@jenspeciale](https://www.instagram.com/jenspeciale/)
• * LinkedIn: [Jennifer Speciale](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferspeciale/)
• * Facebook: jenniferspeciale
• * Website: [jenniferspeciale.com](https://www.jenniferspeciale.com/)

📖 Get Marci Hopkins’ new book, *Wake Up, You’re Not Broken.
(https://a.co/d/08bfC873)

🎙️ New episodes every Thursday on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Spreaker, and iHeartRadio. Also available on ONNJ and La Tribune podcast.

Subscribe and tell us in the comments: Has a change in your role ever made you rethink who you are? 

#WhoAmI #IdentityAndChange #JenniferSpeciale #SelfDiscovery #Identity #PersonalGrowth #KnowYourself #FindingYourself #SelfAwareness #PersonalTransformation #AuthenticLiving #InnerSelf #IdentityJourney #LifeChanges #EmotionalGrowth #MindsetShift #InnerGrowth #SelfAcceptance #PersonalDevelopment #ConsciousLiving

💛 Keep Healing. Keep Growing. Keep Waking Up to Your Worth. If this conversation inspired you, follow Wake Up with Marci for weekly conversations about emotional healing, mental health, addiction recovery, relationships, and rediscovering your self-worth.

🎧 Listen, follow, and share this episode with someone who needs a little hope today. 

📖 Explore Marci Hopkins’ award-winning books, including Wake Up, You’re Not Broken: What to Expect in the First 30 Days of Sobriety and Chaos to Clarity: Seeing the Signs and Breaking the Cycles.

🌐 Connect with Marci: https://www.wakeupwithmarci.com You are not broken. You are beginning.

Jeremy Lipkowitz knows what it’s like to struggle with an addiction that thrives in secrecy and shame.


His own experience with porn addiction became the beginning of an unexpected journey that eventually took him from studying genetics and genomics to becoming a Buddhist monk, meditation teacher, coach, and founder of Unhooked Academy.


On this episode of Wake Up with Marci, Jeremy and I have an honest conversation about porn addiction, compulsive behavior, shame, and what may really be underneath the urge to escape.
We talk about why shame can keep people trapped, how mindfulness can create space between an urge and an action, why community matters in recovery, and how porn addiction can affect intimacy, trust, and relationships.


And most importantly, we talk about what recovery is really about: not simply stopping a behavior, but creating a life you no longer need to escape from.


If you or someone you love is struggling privately with compulsive behavior, this is a conversation you’ll want to hear.


Jeremy Lipkowitz is a former Buddhist monk, meditation teacher, ICF-certified executive coach, founder of Unhooked Academy, and host of the Unhooked Podcast.


Learn more about Jeremy and listen to the Unhooked Podcast at unhooked.buzzsprout.com.
Learn more about Marci, Wake Up, You’re Not Broken, and the Wake Up, You’re Not Broken™ Workshop at WakeUpWithMarci.com.


If this conversation hits home, please like, comment, subscribe, and share it with someone who may need it. 


#PornAddiction #AddictionRecovery #BreakTheCycle #RecoveryJourney #ShameRecovery #CompulsiveBehavior #MentalHealth #MentalWellness #HealingJourney #EmotionalHealing #AddictionAwareness #RecoverySupport #SelfAwareness #HealthyHabits #PersonalGrowth #InnerHealing #OvercomingAddiction #RecoveryMindset #JeremyLipkowitz #MarciHopkins








💛 Keep Healing. Keep Growing. Keep Waking Up to Your Worth. If this conversation inspired you, follow Wake Up with Marci for weekly conversations about emotional healing, mental health, addiction recovery, relationships, and rediscovering your self-worth.

🎧 Listen, follow, and share this episode with someone who needs a little hope today. 

📖 Explore Marci Hopkins’ award-winning books, including Wake Up, You’re Not Broken: What to Expect in the First 30 Days of Sobriety and Chaos to Clarity: Seeing the Signs and Breaking the Cycles.

🌐 Connect with Marci: https://www.wakeupwithmarci.com You are not broken. You are beginning.

What does it really take to overcome alcohol addiction and build lasting sobriety?

This week on Wake Up with Marci, Marci Hopkins welcomes Anthony O’Brien, addiction therapist and Director of Therapy Services at Rosglas Recovery in Ireland.

With more than 20 years of experience in addiction treatment, Anthony shares expert insights into alcohol addiction recovery, the path to sobriety, and the emotional and psychological work involved in lasting change. He also explains Rosglas Recovery’s personalized approach to alcohol addiction treatment and addiction recovery.

In this episode:
* How alcohol addiction develops and affects daily life
* What effective alcohol addiction treatment can involve
* The connection between mental health, addiction, and sobriety
* The psychology behind long-term addiction recovery
* Rosglas Recovery’s personalized treatment approach
* How to find hope and rebuild your life in recovery

▶️ Watch the full conversation to learn more about alcohol addiction treatment, sobriety, and the recovery process. Subscribe to Wake Up with Marci and share this episode with someone who may need support.

CONNECT WITH ANTHONY O’BRIEN & ROSGLAS RECOVERY:
🌐 Website: https://rosglasrecovery.com/

📖 MARCI’S NEW BOOK
Wake Up, You’re Not Broken
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F1Z5Q4HJ

🎙️ New episodes every Thursday!

Watch or listen to Wake Up with Marci on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Spreaker, ONNJ and La Tribune podcast. 



#AnthonyOBrien #AddictionTreatment #AddictionRecovery #RecoveryJourney #ExclusiveRehab #TreatmentCenter #Rehabilitation #Sobriety #SoberLife #RecoverySupport #AddictionAwareness #SubstanceAbuseRecovery #MentalHealth #HealingJourney #RecoveryIsPossible #SoberLiving #RecoveryCommunity #AddictionHelp #BehindTheScenes #RecoveryStory








💛 Keep Healing. Keep Growing. Keep Waking Up to Your Worth. If this conversation inspired you, follow Wake Up with Marci for weekly conversations about emotional healing, mental health, addiction recovery, relationships, and rediscovering your self-worth.

🎧 Listen, follow, and share this episode with someone who needs a little hope today. 

📖 Explore Marci Hopkins’ award-winning books, including Wake Up, You’re Not Broken: What to Expect in the First 30 Days of Sobriety and Chaos to Clarity: Seeing the Signs and Breaking the Cycles.

🌐 Connect with Marci: https://www.wakeupwithmarci.com You are not broken. You are beginning.

This episode includes AI-generated content.

Healing after sexual assault is possible—and you don’t have to navigate it alone.


In this episode of the Telly Award-winning Wake Up with Marci, author and advocate Amy McKiernan shares her 20-year journey from trauma and silence toward healing, self-worth, and purpose.


Drawing from her book, More Than a Survivor: Eight Keys to Overcoming Sexual Assault, Amy opens up about motherhood as a turning point, finding strength through writing, and rebuilding trust in herself. Together, Amy and Marci explore why healing isn’t linear and how compassionate support can help survivors reclaim their voices.


Whether you’re navigating your own healing or supporting someone you love, this conversation offers hope and a reminder: what happened to you does not define your worth.


In this episode, we discuss:
* Finding your voice and moving through shame after sexual assault
* Lessons from Amy’s eight keys to overcoming trauma
* Rebuilding self-worth and creating meaning beyond the past
* The role of writing, community, and support in healing
* Supporting a survivor with compassion and understanding


Connect with Amy McKiernan:
Website: (https://amymckiernan.com/)

Book: More Than a Survivor: Eight Keys to Overcoming Sexual Assault
Instagram: [@amymckiernan_author](https://www.instagram.com/amymckiernan_author/)


Discover Marci’s new book:
[Wake Up, You’re Not Broken](https://a.co/d/08bfC873)


New episodes every Thursday!

Watch or listen on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Spreaker, iHeartRadio, and ONNJ.


Subscribe to Wake Up with Marci for more honest conversations about healing, recovery, and rediscovering your sense of self.

#SexualAssaultRecovery #HealingAfterTrauma #AmyMcKiernan #Survivor #TraumaHealing #HealingJourney #SurvivorSupport #EmotionalHealing #SexualAssaultAwareness #TraumaRecovery #SelfWorth #Resilience #MentalHealthAwareness #PersonalGrowth #HopeAfterTrauma

💛 Keep Healing. Keep Growing. Keep Waking Up to Your Worth. If this conversation inspired you, follow Wake Up with Marci for weekly conversations about emotional healing, mental health, addiction recovery, relationships, and rediscovering your self-worth.

🎧 Listen, follow, and share this episode with someone who needs a little hope today. 

📖 Explore Marci Hopkins’ award-winning books, including Wake Up, You’re Not Broken: What to Expect in the First 30 Days of Sobriety and Chaos to Clarity: Seeing the Signs and Breaking the Cycles.

🌐 Connect with Marci: https://www.wakeupwithmarci.com You are not broken. You are beginning.