Why do so many intelligent, successful people still struggle with money?

In this episode of Unbreakable Mompreneurs, Charisse Walker interviews Monica Kaufman, CFP®, founder of Harmony Wealth Academy, about the hidden psychology behind money, financial stress, emotional spending, wealth-building, and the patterns we inherit as children that continue shaping our lives as adults.

Monica explains why financial freedom is not created through motivation alone—it is built through systems, structure, identity shifts, and intentional decision-making. Together, they discuss money archetypes, marriage and money struggles, entrepreneurship, financial anxiety, retirement planning, debt, and how emotional patterns silently sabotage success.

This conversation is honest, practical, emotional, and empowering for anyone ready to take back control of their finances and future.

Topics include:
• Money habits formed in childhood• Financial stress and relationships• Wealth-building systems• Entrepreneur money patterns• Overspending and emotional triggers• Financial freedom for women• The connection between money and identity• Building confidence with money

Connect with Monica Kaufman:

HarmonyWealthAcademy.com

Connect with Charisse Walker:CharisseWalker.comInstagram: @charissewalker1

In this special Episode 250 of Unbreakable Mompreneurs, Charisse Walker shares why she is pivoting the podcast and stepping more fully into her mission of helping people heal themselves, strengthen relationships, and live with greater peace and purpose.

This conversation dives into:
• Healing trauma and limiting beliefs• Imposter syndrome and self-worth• Why relationships affect every part of life• The inspiration behind Flipping the Iceberg• Marriage, divorce, motherhood, and personal growth• Learning to trust yourself and your intuition• Living up to your God-given potential

Charisse also shares details about her upcoming book After the I Do and the future direction of the podcast as it evolves into more relationship-focused conversations centered on healing, emotional growth, and building stronger connections.

Connect with Charisse Walker:
🌐 CharisseWalker.com📸 Instagram: @charissewalker1

What if the real thing holding you back… is not your circumstances—but yourself?

In this deeply powerful and emotional episode of Unbreakable Mompreneurs, host Charisse Walker sits down with Dr. Jacqueline Campbell, a trauma-informed expert, speaker, and former U.S. Marine, who is on a mission to revolutionize emotional intelligence.

This is not your typical conversation about mindset.

This is about understanding how your past trauma, suppressed emotions, and nervous system are silently shaping your decisions, relationships, health, and success.

Dr. Campbell shares her incredible journey—from a traumatic childhood to becoming “hard, cold, and aggressive” in the U.S. Marine Corps… to rediscovering her true identity as a feminine, nurturing, and emotionally intelligent leader.

Through years of studying mental health, neuroscience, and trauma recovery, she developed powerful techniques to help people break free from emotional patterns and step into true self-mastery.

💥 In this episode, you will learn:

• Why emotional intelligence is NOT a soft skill—it is your greatest leadership advantage
• How trauma is stored in your body (and how it shows up in your daily life)
• The hidden reason you feel triggered, overwhelmed, or stuck
• What “emotional landmines” are and how they control your reactions
• How to identify your triggers and trace them back to their root cause
• A simple breathing technique to calm your nervous system instantly
• Why unresolved emotions can lead to physical health issues
• How generational trauma may be affecting your life without you realizing it
• The truth about healing: it is not about your past—it is about your patterns

This episode also includes a real, raw coaching moment where Charisse walks through a triggering situation in real time—and Dr. Campbell guides her through an emotional regulation exercise that every listener can apply immediately.

If you have ever felt:👉 Triggered and unsure why👉 Overwhelmed by emotions👉 Stuck in repeating patterns👉 Disconnected from yourself👉 Or like your past is still controlling your present

This episode will open your eyes in a way you cannot unsee.

👩‍⚕️ About Dr. Jacqueline Campbell

Dr. Jacqueline Campbell is a trauma-informed expert, speaker, and mental health professional with over 15 years of experience helping individuals recover from trauma and master their emotional and nervous systems. A former U.S. Marine, she combines neuroscience, emotional intelligence, and real-life experience to help people achieve fulfillment, success, and inner peace.

🌐 Website: drjaclyncambell.com (coming soon)🔗 LinkedIn: Dr. Jacqueline Campbell ND, LPCS

🎙️ About Your Host – Charisse Walker

Charisse Walker is the host of Unbreakable Mompreneurs, real estate expert, investor, and author of Flipping the Iceberg. She helps women build successful businesses while strengthening relationships, family, and personal purpose.

🌐 Website: https://charissewalker.com📲 Instagram: @charissewalker1

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Because healing yourself…Is the most powerful thing you will ever do.

Are you feeling burned out, overwhelmed, or stuck trying to grow your business—but nothing seems to move the needle?

In this powerful episode of Unbreakable Mompreneurs, host Charisse Walker sits down with Simone Little, a Fractional COO and founder of Chief Alignment Agency, who shares exactly how she went from running a chaotic, misaligned business to helping CEOs build scalable, profitable companies—without burnout.

Simone’s journey is anything but traditional. From hairstylist and makeup artist to virtual assistant managing 22 clients, to now becoming a highly sought-after operational strategist, she has lived every stage of entrepreneurship. And what she reveals in this episode might completely shift how you approach your business, your time, and your energy.

✨ In this episode, you will learn:

• Why most entrepreneurs stay stuck (even if they are highly educated)
• The real reason burnout happens—and how to prevent it
• How to manage your TIME based on your ENERGY (this is a game changer)
• The biggest mistake business owners make when they start hiring a team
• How to focus, test, and scale without chasing every shiny object
• Why your business is not broken—your systems might be
• How to build a business that actually supports your life (not controls it)

Simone also shares powerful insight into working with ADHD, managing mental overload, and creating productivity systems that actually work for how your brain functions—not against it.

But this conversation does not stop at business.

Charisse and Simone go deeper into what it looks like to build a successful life as a wife and mother, including:

• How to involve your kids in your business
• Creating boundaries (like no-work weekends)
• Building a marriage rooted in alignment, trust, and shared values
• What true partnership looks like behind the scenes

This is not just a business episode—it is a life alignment episode.

If you have ever thought:
👉 “I am doing everything, but nothing is working”👉 “I am exhausted, but I cannot slow down”👉 “I know I am capable of more, but I feel stuck”

This episode is for you.

👩‍💼 About Simone Little

Simone Little is a Fractional COO and founder of Chief Alignment Agency, where she helps CEOs eliminate burnout, increase profitability, and build aligned, scalable businesses. With a background in productivity coaching and organizational change, she specializes in helping companies move from chaos to clarity—fast.

📲 Connect with Simone:Instagram: @thesimonelittleWebsite: chiefalignmentagency.comLinkedIn: Simone Little

🎙️ About Your Host – Charisse Walker

Charisse Walker is a real estate expert, investor, author of Flipping the Iceberg, and host of Unbreakable Mompreneurs. With a Master’s degree in Business and a background in higher education, she has spent her career helping people navigate life’s biggest decisions with clarity and confidence.

She is passionate about helping women build successful businesses while strengthening their families, relationships, and personal purpose.

🌐 Website: https://charissewalker.com📲 Instagram: @charissewalker1

🔥 Call to Action

If this episode resonated with you:✔️ Subscribe for more powerful conversations✔️ Share this with a mompreneur who needs this message✔️ Leave a review to help more women find this podcast

Because you are not meant to just survive your business…
You are meant to build one that fuels your life.

Have you ever dreamed of writing a book… but wondered if your story is worth telling?

In this inspiring episode of Unbreakable Mompreneurs, Charisse Walker sits down with Karen Soven—author of Once Upon a Time in Palm Beach—to share a powerful story of resilience, reinvention, and rising from adversity.

Karen spent over 30 years in the luxury industry, working with high-end designers and elite clientele. But when the 2008 financial crisis hit—and markets like Palm Beach were shaken by events like the Bernie Madoff scandal—everything changed.

As a single mother, she was forced to pivot.

What followed was not just survival… but transformation.

From building a creative business out of nothing to eventually writing and publishing her own book, Karen’s journey is proof that success is not about where you start—it is about how you adapt, persevere, and keep going.

In this episode, we dive into:
✨ How Karen rebuilt her life after financial hardship
✨ Turning a creative hobby into a thriving business
✨ What it REALLY takes to write and publish a book
✨ The emotional reality of writing a memoir
✨ Why selling a book is harder than writing one
✨ The power of storytelling in business and life
✨ How community can change everything—especially as a single mom
✨ Raising confident, independent children through adversity

Karen also shares the inspiration behind her book, Once Upon a Time in Palm Beach, a reverse Cinderella story set in one of the most exclusive places in the world—offering a rare glimpse into luxury, resilience, and personal transformation.

This episode is for you if:
✔ You want to write a book but do not know where to start
✔ You are navigating a major life transition
✔ You are building a business from scratch
✔ You are a mom learning how to balance it all
✔ You believe your story matters—but need the courage to tell it

Because here is the truth:
👉 Your story is not just for you—it can inspire someone else to keep going.

👩‍💼 ABOUT YOUR HOST – CHARISSE WALKER

Charisse Walker is a real estate professional, investor, speaker, and host of the Unbreakable Mompreneurs podcast. She is passionate about helping women build successful businesses while creating strong, lasting families. Through her platform, she shares real conversations, practical strategies, and inspiring stories to empower women to thrive.

🌐 Website: https://charissewalker.com📲 Instagram: https://instagram.com/charissewalker1

📖 ABOUT KAREN SOVEN

Karen Soven is the author of Once Upon a Time in Palm Beach: Tales of Life and Love from the Land of Sunshine and Money. With a 30-year career in the luxury industry, Karen turned personal challenges into a powerful story of resilience, reinvention, and success.

Her journey from single motherhood to building a business and writing her memoir offers inspiration to anyone ready to rewrite their own story.

🔗 CONNECT WITH KAREN

🌐 Website: https://sunshineandmoney.com

🎯 CALL TO ACTION

If this episode inspired you:👍 Like💬 Comment your biggest takeaway🔔 Subscribe for more powerful conversations

And share this with someone who needs to hear this story.

What if the real reason more women are not at the table… is not lack of ambition—but burnout?

In this powerful episode of Unbreakable Mompreneurs, Charisse Walker sits down with Sophia Mikelionis, Life & Career Coach and founder of Gearing Together, to uncover the truth no one is talking about:

👉 Ambitious women are burning out before they ever reach the level of influence they are capable of.

With over 15 years in high-pressure corporate finance roles at companies like AbbVie, Kellogg, Ferrero, and Kraft, Sophia knows what it means to succeed on paper… while silently running on empty.

Until everything changed.

Now, she helps high-achieving women stop outsourcing their self-worth, break free from burnout cycles, and lead from a place of clarity, energy, and purpose.

In this episode, you will learn:
✨ Why success on paper often leads to burnout in real life✨ How to stop living in “fire drill mode” and start leading from flow✨ The hidden patterns keeping women stuck in overwork and exhaustion✨ How to set boundaries that actually stick (without guilt)✨ Why writing down your vision changes everything✨ How to make powerful decisions under pressure✨ The simple shifts that help you reclaim your time, energy, and identity

Sophia also shares her signature Liberated Leader™ Method, designed to help women:
✔ Recalibrate their energy and break performance traps✔ Reclaim their voice through unapologetic communication✔ Realign their lives to lead with purpose—not pressure

This is not about doing less.
It is about leading differently.

Because here is the truth:
👉 You cannot lead if you are running on empty.
👉 And the world cannot afford to lose your voice before you use it.

If you are an ambitious woman, entrepreneur, or mom trying to balance success without losing yourself… this episode is for you.

👩‍💼 ABOUT YOUR HOST – CHARISSE WALKER

Charisse Walker is a real estate professional, investor, speaker, and host of the Unbreakable Mompreneurs podcast. She is passionate about helping women build successful businesses while creating strong, lasting families. Through her platform, she shares real conversations, practical strategies, and empowering stories to help women truly thrive in both life and business.

🌐 Website: https://charissewalker.com📲 Instagram: https://instagram.com/charissewalker1

🎯 ABOUT SOPHIA MIKELIONIS

Sophia Mikelionis is a Life & Career Coach and founder of Gearing Together. After 15+ years in corporate finance and earning her MBA from Syracuse and BBA from Howard, she now helps ambitious women break free from burnout and lead with clarity, confidence, and purpose.

Through coaching, workshops, and speaking, Sophia empowers first-generation leaders and mission-driven women to redefine success and build sustainable, fulfilling careers.

If this episode resonated with you:

🔑 CALL TO ACTION👍 Like💬 Comment your biggest takeaway🔔 Subscribe for more powerful conversations

And share this with a woman who needs to hear this message.

AI is everywhere right now—but most entrepreneurs are using it completely wrong.

In this episode of Unbreakable Mompreneurs, host Charisse Walker sits down with Stephanie Sylvestre, co-founder of AvatarBuddy, to break down how to actually use AI to grow your business—without wasting time, money, or damaging your brand.

If you have ever wondered:

• Should I trust AI tools?

• What platforms actually work?

• How do I use AI without sounding robotic?

• Is automation helping… or hurting my business?

This conversation will give you clarity.

Stephanie shares a powerful framework for thinking about AI the right way—treating it like an employee, not a magic button—and explains why most people fail before they even begin.

You will learn:

• The #1 mistake people make when using AI

• Why clarity matters before you use any tool

• How to create better prompts that actually work

• The truth about “cheap AI tools” and what to watch for

• Why you should NEVER fully automate your content

• How to scale your business without adding headcount

This is not just about AI.

This is about thinking strategically, protecting your brand, and building something sustainable.

🔥 About Charisse WalkerCharisse Walker is a bestselling author of Flipping the Iceberg and host of Unbreakable Mompreneurs.

📲 Connect with Charisse Walker

Website: https://www.charissewalker.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/charissewalker1

🎙 About the Guest – Stephanie Sylvester

Stephanie Sylvester is the co-founder of AvatarBuddy, where she builds AI agents and digital twins to help businesses scale efficiently. With over 30 years in tech, she brings a powerful perspective on how AI can be used strategically—not just reactively.

👍 If This Episode Helped Youm Like, Subscribe, and Share with someone who is trying to figure out AI in their business.

What if the life you feel stuck in… is actually the one you were taught to want?

In this powerful and deeply real episode of Unbreakable Mompreneurs, Charisse Walker sits down with Marisol Collette—also known as “The Fashion Therapist”—to unpack what it really means to break free from the golden handcuffs and step into a life that actually aligns with who you are.

Marisol shares her journey from a stable, high-security government job to building a purpose-driven business that blends psychotherapy and personal styling. On paper, she had everything—a respected career, stability, and a clear path forward. But underneath the surface, something was missing.

And that is where this conversation gets real.

Because this episode is not just about careers. It is about identity.

It is about the invisible ways we are taught to shrink, to fit in, and to silence our authenticity in exchange for security.

Marisol opens up about working in a structured, male-dominated federal environment where she was told to “tone it down” and stop standing out. That message—one many women receive in different forms—became the turning point that led her to create an entirely new path.

But what makes this conversation truly unique is how she connects confidence, identity, and even success… to something most people overlook: what you wear.

Yes—your closet.

You will discover how clothing is not about vanity, but about self-expression, confidence, and showing up fully as yourself in every area of life.

In this episode, you will learn:

• What “golden handcuffs” really are—and how they keep you stuck
• Why so many high-achieving women feel unfulfilled (even when life looks good on paper)
• How your clothing directly impacts your confidence, energy, and success
• The hidden mental load women carry when they do not feel good in their bodies
• How to dress in a way that supports your identity—not hides it
• Why authenticity is your greatest advantage in business and life
• The power of declaring what you want—and how it changes your reality

Charisse also brings powerful perspective from her own journey—sharing the mindset shifts required to leave stability, build a business, and ultimately create more income, freedom, and impact than ever before.

And then… the conversation goes even deeper.

You will hear an honest and vulnerable discussion about motherhood, identity, postpartum struggles, and the emotional complexity of balancing ambition with family life. This is the part most people do not talk about—and it is where so many women feel alone.

Marisol shares her raw truth about:

• Postpartum depression and identity shifts
• The reality of not always loving motherhood in the beginning
• Navigating guilt, ambition, and presence as a mom
• How showing up authentically—even in messy seasons—builds trust and connection

This episode is a reminder that success is not about perfection.

It is about alignment.

It is about choosing yourself—even when it is uncomfortable.

And it is about understanding that the life you truly want is often on the other side of the very thing you are afraid to change.

If you have ever felt stuck, unseen, or disconnected from who you really are… this episode will speak directly to you.

🎙️ About the Host:
Charisse Walker is the host of Unbreakable Mompreneurs, a real estate expert, entrepreneur, and author of Flipping the Iceberg. She helps women navigate life, business, and relationships by uncovering what lies beneath the surface—so they can build lives that truly align.

📲 Connect with Charisse:Website: charissewalker.comInstagram: @charissewalker1

🎁 Connect with Marisol Collette:Free Closet Guide: https://solreflection.com/closet/