Wake Up with Marci

About Wake Up with Marci

Wake Up with Marci Real Conversations. Radical Healing. Hosted by award-winning TV personality and author Marci Hopkins, Wake Up with Marci is a safe, honest space to explore life’s toughest transitions—mental health, addiction, grief, parenting, recovery, reinvention—and everything in between. With powerful guest stories, expert advice, and raw vulnerability, this show helps you heal, grow, and wake up to your worth.

Publisher

Marci Hopkins

Category

education · health & fitness · kids & family

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

20 Feb 2025

Latest episode

15 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

4 of 87 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   15 Oct 2026

   Is the Fear of Debt Controlling Your Life? | Simone Milasas

   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

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   8 Oct 2026

   How to Find Happiness Within Yourself | Robert Mack | Wake Up with Marci

   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

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   1 Oct 2026

   Who Am I Beyond the Roles I Play? Identity & Change with Jennifer Speciale

   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?

Inside a recent episode

The Question That Could Change Your Future

Published 23 Jul 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And for me, you know, any type of like a spike or anything instantly was fear for me. Like, you know, with my nervous system, my dad would walk into the room and I had to figure out already how to adjust or anything unpredictable was bad. And I had to really look at that. So by looking at that, you know, I lumped everything into one thing, anything unpredictable, which, you know, taking a corporate job and doing things, it's very unpredictable. Getting a new opportunity is very unpredictable. And so what I like to look at and ask myself, wow, is this fear or excitement? Yeah. And would you say, though, like, With the unknown, I feel a lot of people worry or they feel out of control because they feel like they always want to control something. […]

Who has been a guest on Wake Up with Marci

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Dawn Daigneault
• Shawn Howerton
• Anthony Samuels
• Tracy Doyle
• Dr Paula

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

1,587,300

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

542 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 80 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

87

Social presence

97

YouTube

86

Engagement

50

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Guest appearances

Books guests

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