Mess to Millions
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.
Mess to Millions
EP 08 - From $29K to Millions - How I Rewrote My Money Story
I used to make $29,000 a year.
Twenty-nine thousand dollars as a nonprofit director with a master's degree, barely able to keep the lights on.
But the real problem wasn't the salary. It was my money story.
I believed men create wealth. Women support. So I stayed small, underpaid, and dependent—waiting for someone else to save me financially.
Then cancer woke me up.
Lying in that hospital bed, I realized: I'm the only one who can secure my children's future. Not my husband. Not anyone else. Me.
That's when everything shifted. I decided to become a single mom who uplevels instead of downgrades.
In this episode, I share:
💜 The money story that kept me stuck at $29K
💜 Why I was pushing my husband to provide instead of creating wealth myself
💜 The wake-up call that changed everything
💜 The golden ticket formula: natural gifts + passion + value creation = wealth
💜 How I went from $29K to building a multimillion-dollar business as a single mom
💜 The 3 questions that will shift your entire relationship with money
💜 Why aligning with your purpose is the key to financial freedom
Whether you want to build a million-dollar business or finally stop living paycheck to paycheck—this episode is for you.
You don't need anyone to save you. You can save yourself.
My book, Awaken Your Purpose, is the 28-day framework that took me from $29K to millions. It shows you how to get crystal clear on your purpose and build wealth doing what you love.
Get your copy at ericacarrico.com/books
Your purpose is your paycheck, love. It's time to claim it. 💜
To learn more, visit:
http://www.ericacarrico.com/
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