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⚠ 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 heard
• Went from 1 to 18 medications in 2 years
• Overmedication can mimic mental illness
• Withdrawal was worse than the original trauma
• 4.5 years of severe withdrawal symptoms
• Doctors dismissed her lived experience
• Feared being honest → would be given more meds
• First 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 care
• 1 in 4 women are medicated
• De-prescribing can take years, not weeks
• Healing requires agency, not compliance
• Your 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!

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What happens when you've mastered business success but lost touch with yourself?

On this episode of Carrie On!, I'm joined by my friend Dr. Theresa Ashby, organizational psychologist, executive advisor, and the Business Oracle.

After managing billion-dollar projects and spending decades taking care of everyone else, a life-changing trip to Chad, Africa, forced Theresa to confront something she'd spent years avoiding: herself.

We're talking burnout, healing, surrender, and why the work we do on ourselves has the power to transform everyone around us.

🔥 Five Fire Points

• Stop chasing your purpose. Sometimes your purpose is simply being present.
• Being everything to everyone comes at a cost. Success means nothing if you're sacrificing yourself.
• Healing isn't a one-and-done deal. It's a choice you make every single day.
• Stop trying to fix everyone. Sometimes the most powerful thing you can do is sit beside someone and let them cry.
• Your business reflects your inner world. The struggles inside a leader often show up inside their organization.

⏱️ Chapters

00:00 – When Success Isn't Enough

01:22 – Six Years, Two Very Different Women

03:00 – The Cost of Being Everything to Everyone

05:33 – Chasing Purpose and the Wake-Up Call

07:32 – The Life-Changing Trip to Chad

11:57 – Coming Home and Finding Support

14:08 – Choosing Yourself and Doing the Hard Work

17:39 – Where Science Meets Spirituality

20:39 – The TEDx Talk That Changed Everything

22:23 – Why Inner Work Is the World's Business

23:29 – Vulnerability, Healing, and Community

26:45 – Why Leadership Starts Within

29:00 – What's Next for Dr. Theresa Ashby?

💜 Keep the Conversation Going

Watch Theresa's TEDx Talk, Why Our Inner Work Is the World's Business: Connect with Dr. Theresa Ashby: Website: www.theresaashby.com

Instagram: @theresa_M_Ashby,

Facebook: www.facebook.com/theresa.ashby.980

What's one thing you've had to unlearn to become who you are today? Tell me in the comments!

Like, subscribe, and remember to keep your head above the chaos and Carrie On!

#CarrieOn #TheresaAshby #InnerWork #WomenOver40 #Reinvention #Leadership #PersonalGrowth

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Your Network Isn't Your Net Worth. Your Relationships Are.

This week on Carrie On!, I'm joined by fellow community builder, professional door-opener, and all-around fabulous connector Jodi Hope Grinwald, founder of Today is the Day LLC, host of the Today is the Day Changemakers Podcast, and author of Today is the Day LIVE IT! — Edge of Comfort to Center of Impact.

And ladies, we're not talking about collecting LinkedIn connections or suffering through another awkward networking event with cold coffee and stale pastries. We're talking about REAL relationships that open doors, create opportunities, and sometimes completely change the trajectory of our lives.

We get into the power of authentic relationships, why women need to stop competing and start collaborating, how to protect your network without closing doors, and why it's never too late to reinvent yourself.

Because we're over 40, not out of opportunities!

In this episode, we talk about:

• The promise Jodi made to her father that changed everything.
• Why authentic connection beats transactional networking every time.
• How to become a professional door-opener without being taken advantage of.
• Why women need to ditch the scarcity mindset.
• Finding that ONE person who believes in you.
• Moving from your comfort zone into your impact zone.
• Why your story matters, even when you think nobody wants to hear it.
• The importance of emotional safety and vulnerability in community.
• Learning to slow down without feeling guilty.
• Why the best time to take your next big leap is TODAY.

Connect with Jodi Hope Grinwald

Website: https://todayisthedayliveit.com/meet-jodi

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Todayisthedaychangemakers

Podcast: Today is the Day Changemakers

Book: Today is the Day LIVE IT! — Edge of Comfort to Center of Impact

Coming Spring 2027: Today is the Day. OWN IT!

Let's keep the conversation going!

Have you ever had ONE introduction, ONE opportunity, or ONE person who believed in you and completely changed your life?

Drop a ❤️ in the comments, and let's celebrate the people who opened doors for us!

And while you're here, don't forget to LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and SHARE this episode with a woman who needs a little reminder that it's never too late to start something extraordinary.

Keep your head above the chaos, and as always, Carrie On!

#CarrieOn #JodiHopeGrinwald #WomenSupportingWomen #ConnectionIsTheWork #WomenOver40 #FemaleEmpowerment #Reinvention #CommunityBuilding #CollaborationOverCompetition #TodayIsTheDay