Why Everything Starts Feeling Hard & Heavy: The Play Solution w/ Co-Founder of Refinery29 & Author Piera Gelardi

Exclusive 2-Month Private Business Coaching Program: APPLY HERE (both new and established entrepreneurs use the same application) *I only accept 4 people at a time Why do so many smart, hardworking women still struggle with career advancement, earning more money, negotiating confidently, and fully owning their authority at work? In this episode, Tiffany Carter sits down with internationally recognized leadership expert and executive coach Dr. Lois Frankel to unpack the hidden workplace dynamics, "nice girl" habits, and career-limiting behaviors that continue to impact women's success, visibility, leadership, confidence, and income. From workplace bias and microaggressions to negotiation, communication, leadership, and career growth, this conversation explores the unspoken rules many women were never taught about power, influence, visibility, and wealth building in professional environments.   RESOURCES MENTIONED: Exclusive 2-Month Private Business Coaching Program: APPLY HERE (both established and new entrepreneurs use the same application) *serious applicants only please Fast Track: 3 Weeks to Start Making Money From What You Know (EXCLUSIVE TO POSSE MEMBERS ONLY) >> Join the famous ProjectME Posse Business & Money Coaching Membership HERE NEW LIVE COURSE    CONNECT WITH TIFF: Tiffany on Instagram @projectme_with_tiffany  Tiffany on TikTok @projectme_with_tiffany Tiffany on YouTube: ProjectME TV Tiffany's FREE Abundance Email Community: JOIN HERE > The Secret Posse Digest   CONNECT WITH DR. LOIS FRANKEL: Her NEW Book: Nice Girls Don't Get The Corner Office  Website (access all of her books): drloisfrankel.com LinkedIn: @drloisfrankel    Inside this episode:
 • The "nice girl" habits quietly hurting women's career growth and income
 • Why hard work alone is no longer enough to get ahead professionally
 • How women unintentionally shrink their visibility, authority, and influence at work
 • Workplace bias, mansplaining, gaslighting, and modern "bro-ocracy" culture • Career growth and leadership advice for women who want more confidence, money, visibility, and advancement
 • How to advocate for yourself without becoming someone you're not
 • Why so many women struggle to fully own their brilliance, expertise, and value
 • The mindset shifts required to stop overworking, stop playing small, and position yourself for greater success and wealth This is an important conversation for women in corporate careers, leadership, entrepreneurship, business, and high-achieving professional environments who are ready to stop shrinking themselves and start fully claiming their value, visibility, influence, and earning power.

**APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN** Exclusive 2-Month Private Business Coaching Program: APPLY HERE (both new and established entrepreneurs use the same application) *I only accept 4 people at a time    Burnout in helping professions is rising, especially for health coaches, therapists, spiritual healers, wellness practitioners, mindset coaches, estheticians, caregivers, and highly empathetic entrepreneurs whose businesses rely heavily on emotional labor, constant availability, and time-for-money work.    From the outside, your business may look successful. But privately? You may feel emotionally exhausted, overextended, trapped by your calendar, and secretly craving more freedom, spaciousness, and support.    RESOURCES MENTIONED:    Exclusive 2-Month Private Business Coaching Program: APPLY HERE (both established and new entrepreneurs use the same application) *serious applicants only please    Fast Track: 3 Weeks to Start Making Money From What You Know (EXCLUSIVE TO POSSE MEMBERS ONLY)  >> Join the famous ProjectME Posse Business & Money Coaching Membership HERE  NEW LIVE COURSE     Make More Work Less: The Money Relationship Healing & Manifestation Program GET THIS LIMITED TIME OFFER HERE    CONNECT WITH TIFF:  Tiffany on Instagram @projectme_with_tiffany   Tiffany on TikTok @projectme_with_tiffany  Tiffany on YouTube: ProjectME TV  Tiffany's FREE Abundance Email Community: JOIN HERE > The Secret Posse Digest    In this episode, Tiffany Carter breaks down:
  • the hidden guilt around charging more money
  • why so many helping professionals struggle to scale their expertise
  • the belief that "my work is too personal to leverage"
  • how emotional labor quietly becomes part of your business model
  • why strategy matters if you want more income without more depletion
  • how to create sustainable offers, boundaries, and scalable support without becoming less caring  This episode is for practitioners, healers, coaches, and service providers who want to stop building businesses that depend entirely on their emotional bandwidth, physical presence, and constant availability in order to grow.    You do not need to become less heart-led. You need a business model that supports the person behind the gift. 

**APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN** Exclusive 2-Month Private Business Coaching Program: APPLY HERE (both new and established entrepreneurs use the same application) *serious applicants only please If you constantly feel mentally overloaded, emotionally exhausted, stuck in cycles of procrastination or self-sabotage, or like your brain will not shut off no matter how much mindset work, healing work, therapy, or personal development you've done… this episode is going to connect a lot of dots. In this powerful conversation, Tiffany sits down with clinical psychologist and PTSD expert Dr. David Bonanno to unpack the hidden neurological role adrenaline plays in chronic stress, burnout, impulsive decisions, overwhelm, emotional reactivity, procrastination, inconsistency, and high-functioning anxiety. This episode explores why so many entrepreneurs, creators, high achievers, and ambitious people unknowingly operate in chronic compounded stress states — and how that impacts your nervous system, decision-making, habits, emotional regulation, productivity, business growth, relationships, and overall well-being.   This conversation is deeply validating, eye-opening, and packed with practical insight around nervous system regulation, emotional resilience, trauma responses, stress management, mental overload, burnout recovery, entrepreneur mental health, emotional decision-making, and sustainable success.   RESOURCES MENTIONED: Exclusive 2-Month Private Business Coaching Program: APPLY HERE (both established and new entrepreneurs use the same application) *serious applicants only please Fast Track: 3 Weeks to Start Making Money From What You Know (EXCLUSIVE TO POSSE MEMBERS ONLY) >> Join the famous ProjectME Posse Business & Money Coaching Membership HERE NEW LIVE COURSE    Make More Work Less: The Money Relationship Healing & Manifestation Program GET THIS LIMITED TIME OFFER HERE   CONNECT WITH TIFF: Tiffany on Instagram @projectme_with_tiffany  Tiffany on TikTok @projectme_with_tiffany Tiffany on YouTube: ProjectME TV Tiffany's FREE Abundance Email Community: JOIN HERE > The Secret Posse Digest   CONNECT WITH DR. DAVID BONNANO: Book: Your Brain is a RoboCat!: How To Finally Understand Your Trauma Response  Mental Workout to Drop Bad Habits YouTube: Dr. David Bonannno  Website: www.maxdiscipline.com   In this episode, we discuss: • Why adrenaline may secretly be driving procrastination, impulsive behavior, overwhelm, emotional eating, overworking, doom scrolling, people pleasing, and self-sabotage • The neurological reason you keep repeating behaviors you logically know are not helping you • Chronic stress, high-functioning anxiety, and nervous system dysregulation in entrepreneurs and ambitious people • Decision fatigue, emotional reactivity, burnout symptoms, and mental exhaustion • Why "just be disciplined" often does not work when your nervous system is overloaded • The hidden relationship between stress hormones, survival mode, and inconsistent behavior • How chronic compounded pressure impacts business owners, creators, leaders, and high achievers • PTSD, stress responses, and emotional regulation techniques • Dr. Bonanno's De-Adrenalization process and how it helps reset the nervous system quickly • How to create more calm, clarity, emotional stability, and sustainable success in business and life

**APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN** Exclusive 2-Month Private Business Coaching Program: APPLY HERE (both new and established entrepreneurs use the same application) *I only accept 4 people at a time Your business isn't broken. But your current operating system might be outdated for where you're trying to go. In this powerful business growth, marketing strategy, personal branding, and entrepreneur mindset episode, Tiffany Carter breaks down why high-achieving entrepreneurs, coaches, online business owners, and content creators end up stagnating even when they're smart, talented, experienced, and already making money. If your business growth has slowed down…
If your content stopped converting the way it used to…
If your audience stopped responding like they once did…
If you feel stuck between your current level and your next level……this episode is going to hit hard. Tiffany Carter shares the hidden patterns keeping entrepreneurs capped in 2026, including outdated marketing strategies, AI codependency, emotionally disconnected content, inconsistent visibility, fear-based business contraction, overthinking, playing small, and trying to scale a modern business using outdated systems and habits. RESOURCES MENTIONED: Exclusive 2-Month Private Business Coaching Program: APPLY HERE (both established and new entrepreneurs use the same application) *serious applicants only please   Fast Track: 3 Weeks to Start Making Money From What You Know (EXCLUSIVE TO POSSE MEMBERS ONLY) >> Join the famous ProjectME Posse Business & Money Coaching Membership HERE NEW LIVE COURSE    Make More Work Less: The Money Relationship Healing & Manifestation Program GET THIS LIMITED TIME OFFER HERE   CONNECT WITH TIFF: Tiffany on Instagram @projectme_with_tiffany  Tiffany on TikTok @projectme_with_tiffany Tiffany on YouTube: ProjectME TV Tiffany's FREE Abundance Email Community: JOIN HERE > The Secret Posse Digest   In this episode, Tiffany breaks down:
 • Why what got you here is not what's going to get you to your next level
 • The real reason your audience stopped responding to your content the same way
 • Why high-achieving entrepreneurs unknowingly become AI codependent
 • How emotionally beige content is quietly hurting trust and conversions
 • Why visibility, messaging, trust-building, and marketing are the majority of your job as a business owner
 • The psychology behind entrepreneurial stagnation, overthinking, and self-sabotage
 • Why entrepreneurs unconsciously go into "conservation mode" when sales slow down
 • The expensive mistake of pulling back visibility, support, and investment during difficult business seasons
 • Why premium-level income requires bigger visibility, stronger leadership, deeper refinement, and more emotional connection
 • What Netflix, Starbucks, Instagram, SKIMS, and celebrity brands understand about audience trust, visibility, marketing psychology, and adapting to changing consumer behavior
 • Why entrepreneurs cannot see their own blind spots while standing "inside the frame"
 • The hidden reason so many business owners stay stuck in the same income cycle for years
 • Why deeper refinement — not necessarily more hustle — is what creates the next level of business growth   Tiffany also shares personal insights about navigating business plateaus, identity shifts, visibility challenges, evolving marketing strategies, and the entrepreneur "e-hole" that can happen when fear causes business owners to emotionally constrict instead of strategically evolve. This ProjectME with Tiffany episode is a must-listen for entrepreneurs navigating business growth plateaus, visibility struggles, audience fatigue, content marketing shifts, social media burnout, personal branding evolution, and the changing landscape of online business growth in 2026. Whether you're a coach, creator, service provider, personal brand, or online entrepreneur trying to scale your income, refine your marketing strategy, strengthen your authority, improve your content, reconnect with your audience, or grow your visibility in a more profitable and sustainable way, Tiffany Carter shares the honest business insights, marketing psychology, visibility strategies, and leadership shifts required to reach your next level.

**APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN** Exclusive 2-Month Private Business Coaching Program: APPLY HERE (both established and new entrepreneurs use the same application) *serious applicants only please Feeling exhausted, mentally blocked, emotionally disconnected, uninspired, or burned out from constantly being "on"? In this deeply powerful episode, Tiffany sits down with Piera Gelardi, co-founder of Refinery29, author of The Playful Way, and creator of the NoomaLooma app, to explore why so many ambitious adults lose touch with play, creativity, joy, imagination, and emotional freedom — and how that disconnect impacts everything from mental health and nervous system regulation to abundance, relationships, creativity, business success, and overall fulfillment. This conversation dives into the psychology of burnout, high-functioning anxiety, over-productivity, entrepreneurship pressure, and the emotional cost of constantly operating in survival mode. If you've been searching for how to feel inspired again, how to reconnect with yourself, how to stop feeling emotionally numb, how to get out of burnout, or why success still feels heavy even after accomplishing so much… this episode is going to hit deeply. RESOURCES MENTIONED:   Exclusive 2-Month Private Business Coaching Program: APPLY HERE (both established and new entrepreneurs use the same application) *serious applicants only please   Fast Track: 3 Weeks to Start Making Money From What You Know (EXCLUSIVE TO POSSE MEMBERS ONLY) >> Join the famous ProjectME Posse Business & Money Coaching Membership HERE NEW LIVE COURSE    Make More Work Less: The Money Relationship Healing & Manifestation Program GET THIS LIMITED TIME OFFER HERE   CONNECT WITH TIFF: Tiffany on Instagram @projectme_with_tiffany  Tiffany on TikTok @projectme_with_tiffany Tiffany on YouTube: ProjectME TV Tiffany's FREE Abundance Email Community: JOIN HERE > The Secret Posse Digest   CONNECT WITH PIERA GELARDI: Get Her Book: HERE Instagram: @pieraluisa NoomaLooma App:  DOWNLOAD HERE FOR FREE Inside this episode: • Why ambitious adults disconnect from joy, creativity, and play
 • The connection between nervous system health, emotional wellbeing, and abundance
 • How burnout culture impacts entrepreneurs, creators, and high-achievers
 • Why overworking can actually block creativity, intuition, innovation, and new ideas
 • The hidden emotional cost of constantly operating from pressure and performance
 • How play improves creativity, emotional regulation, inspiration, and fulfillment
 • The role curiosity and imagination play in personal growth and business success
 • Why some of your best ideas happen when you stop forcing outcomes
 • How to create a more aligned, fulfilling, abundant life without abandoning ambition
 • Relearning joy, creativity, emotional connection, and self-expression as an adult

NEW! Start Making Money From What You Know > Create a Personal Brand That Gets You Paid from Scratch> New Live Course! (EXCLUSIVE TO ProjectME Posse MEMEBERS ONLY JOIN HERE)   There's a lonely season that happens before your life changes. The season where you start outgrowing old conversations, old relationship dynamics, old coping mechanisms, and even old versions of yourself. From the outside, it can look like you're becoming more successful, more visible, more confident, and more aligned. But internally? It can feel isolating while your nervous system, identity, standards, and relationships are trying to catch up to the level you're stepping into. In this episode, Tiffany Carter opens up about the emotional side of personal growth, business expansion, identity transformation, success, visibility, and reinvention that people rarely talk about.  This conversation is especially for entrepreneurs, high achievers, creatives, and ambitious women who feel disconnected as they build their next level.   RESOURCES MENTIONED: Exclusive 2-Month Private Business Coaching Program: APPLY HERE (both established and new entrepreneurs use the same application) *serious applicants only please   Fast Track: 3 Weeks to Start Making Money From What You Know (EXCLUSIVE TO POSSE MEMBERS ONLY) >> Join the famous ProjectME Posse Business & Money Coaching Membership HERE NEW LIVE COURSE    Make More Work Less: The Money Relationship Healing & Manifestation Program GET THIS LIMITED TIME OFFER HERE   CONNECT WITH TIFF: Tiffany on Instagram @projectme_with_tiffany  Tiffany on TikTok @projectme_with_tiffany Tiffany on YouTube: ProjectME TV Tiffany's FREE Abundance Email Community: JOIN HERE > The Secret Posse Digest   Inside this episode, we talk about: • Why growth and expansion can temporarily feel lonely
 • The emotional side of becoming your next-level self
 • Outgrowing relationships, environments, and old identities
 • Why success doesn't automatically eliminate loneliness
 • Nervous system changes that happen during personal transformation
 • Feeling disconnected while becoming more aligned
 • Why reinvention can feel isolating before it feels empowering
 • The hidden emotional cost of visibility, ambition, and expansion
 • Signs you're in a major identity shift season
 • How to stop interpreting loneliness as failure or something being wrong with you If you've been feeling emotionally disconnected, misunderstood, restless, or like your old life no longer fully fits… this episode will help you understand why. This isn't the breakdown of your life.
It may actually be the beginning of the version you've been praying for.

NEW! Start Making Money From What You Know > Create a Personal Brand That Gets You Paid from Scratch> New Live Course! (EXCLUSIVE TO ProjectME Posse MEMEBERS ONLY JOIN HERE)   If you have been feeling the pull toward your next level but something is not fully clicking, this episode is your wake-up call. There is a specific kind of tension that happens when you know you are capable of more, you can feel the expansion, but your results are not fully matching that energy yet. This is where a lot of people either rise or stay in the same cycle. In this episode, I break down what is actually happening beneath the surface when you are not hitting your next level in business and life, and why it has less to do with strategy and more to do with decision, fear, and how you are showing up. This is not about doing more. It is about getting honest about what is really holding you back and shifting how you move forward.   RESOURCES MENTIONED: Exclusive 2-Month Private Business Coaching Program: APPLY HERE (both established and new entrepreneurs use the same application) *serious applicants only please   Fast Track: 3 Weeks to Start Making Money From What You Know (EXCLUSIVE TO POSSE MEMBERS ONLY) >> Join the famous ProjectME Posse Business & Money Coaching Membership HERE NEW LIVE COURSE  Make More Work Less: The Money Relationship Healing & Manifestation Program GET THIS LIMITED TIME OFFER HERE   CONNECT WITH TIFF: Tiffany on Instagram @projectme_with_tiffany  Tiffany on TikTok @projectme_with_tiffany Tiffany on YouTube: ProjectME TV Tiffany's FREE Abundance Email Community: JOIN HERE > The Secret Posse Digest   In this episode, we cover: • Why feeling like you are not at your next level yet has nothing to do with your capability and everything to do with hesitation, split decisions, and waiting for certainty • What the Fire Horse year energy represents and why this moment in time creates a natural pressure to make decisions and move forward • How high-achieving entrepreneurs unintentionally slow their own growth by holding onto what feels safe while trying to expand • The different ways you may be playing cheap with your next level, including underinvesting in support, treating your business casually, avoiding high-impact actions, and not fully claiming your identity • Why wanting premium results while making low-level decisions keeps you in a cycle of almost but not quite breaking through • How fear shows up in subtle patterns like procrastination, overworking, avoiding visibility, or staying in learning mode instead of taking action • A simple but powerful exercise to help you identify your worst-case scenario, recognize your fear response patterns, and shift into a more supportive way of moving forward • Why the goal is not to eliminate fear, but to stop letting fear determine your strategy and decisions • The real difference between people who reach their next level and those who stay in the same loop, and why it ultimately comes down to decision, commitment, and execution This episode is for you if you know you are capable of more, you can feel your next level, and you are ready to stop circling it and actually step into it.

NEW! Start Making Money From What You Know > Create a Personal Brand That Gets You Paid from Scratch> New Live Course! (EXCLUSIVE TO ProjectME Posse MEMEBERS ONLY JOIN HERE)   If you have been doing everything you were told would grow your online business, but your income is not matching your effort, this episode is going to hit. There is a massive gap right now between what looks good online and what actually produces revenue. A lot of business advice sounds aligned, polished, and strategic, but it doesn't translate into real profit for most people. In this episode, I break down what is really going on behind the scenes in online business, why the numbers you are seeing are often misleading, and what is actually driving consistent income right now. This is not about doing more. It is about understanding what actually works so you can focus your time, energy, and money in the right places. RESOURCES MENTIONED: Exclusive 2-Month Private Business Coaching Program: APPLY HERE (both established and new entrepreneurs use the same application) *serious applicants only please Fast Track: 3 Weeks to Start Making Money From What You Know (EXCLUSIVE TO POSSE MEMBERS ONLY) >> Join the famous ProjectME Posse Business & Money Coaching Membership HERE NEW LIVE COURSE    Make More Work Less: The Money Relationship Healing & Manifestation Program GET THIS LIMITED TIME OFFER HERE   CONNECT WITH TIFF: Tiffany on Instagram @projectme_with_tiffany  Tiffany on TikTok @projectme_with_tiffany Tiffany on YouTube: ProjectME TV Tiffany's FREE Abundance Email Community: JOIN HERE > The Secret Posse Digest   In this episode, we cover: • Why relying on AI-generated content without your voice is quietly eroding trust and lowering conversions, even if your audience cannot consciously explain why • The truth behind online business revenue claims, including why profit margins are often far lower than what is shown and how expenses like ads, teams, and software can consume a significant percentage of revenue • What survivorship bias looks like in the online business space and why you are often comparing your reality to highly selective success stories • Why customer acquisition has become more expensive and what that means for how you approach marketing and content today • How most entrepreneurs spend the majority of their time on low-value tasks and why that is keeping their income from growing • The small number of activities that actually generate revenue, including sales, messaging, positioning, and content that converts • Why focusing the majority of your time on income-generating activities is the difference between a business that scales and one that stays inconsistent This episode is for you if you are ready to stop following advice that looks good and start focusing on what actually produces results in your business.

Last Day! Start Making Money From What You Know > Create a Personal Brand That Gets You Paid from Scratch> New Live Course! (EXCLUSIVE TO ProjectME Posse MEMEBERS ONLY JOIN HERE)   What does it really take to make millions online?   In this episode, I'm sharing shocking business decisions that helped me build a multi-million dollar online brand — and many of them go against conventional advice. These are not gimmicks or "secret hacks." They are identity shifts, sales decisions, content moves, and wealth behaviors that changed how money flowed into my business.   If you've been assuming more effort automatically equals more income, this episode may challenge what you believe about growth.     RESOURCES MENTIONED:   Create a Personal Brand That Gets You Paid — Without a Big Audience Fast Track: 3 Weeks to Start Making Money From What You Know (EXCLUSIVE TO POSSE MEMEBERS ONLY) >> Join the famous ProjectME Posse Business & Money Coaching Membership HERE NEW LIVE COURSE    Make More Work Less: The Money Relationship Healing & Manifestation Program GET THIS LIMITED TIME OFFER HERE   CONNECT WITH TIFF: Tiffany on Instagram @projectme_with_tiffany  Tiffany on TikTok @projectme_with_tiffany Tiffany on YouTube: ProjectME TV Tiffany's FREE Abundance Email Community: JOIN HERE > The Secret Posse Digest   Inside this episode: • The unconventional decisions that helped me make millions online, even before I felt fully ready • Why some of the highest-earning moves in business can look risky, irrational, or even wrong to other people • How emotional sales psychology can make you the obvious choice without pressure tactics • The surprising link between premium pricing, perceived value, and buyer trust • Why profitable content is not about posting more, but creating demand through deeper messaging • How strategic investments, even uncomfortable ones, can accelerate income instead of drain it • The identity shifts required to move from operating for safety to making million-dollar decisions • What you can apply right now in your own business to increase sales, visibility, and long-term wealth   This episode is for entrepreneurs, coaches, creators, and service providers who want to grow an online business, increase revenue, and make smarter decisions around money, content, and scaling.   If you've ever wondered how successful online entrepreneurs actually think, decide, and sell behind the scenes, this conversation pulls back the curtain.

Start Making Money From What You Know > Create a Personal Brand That Gets You Paid from Scratch> New Live Course! (EXCLUSIVE TO ProjectME Posse MEMEBERS ONLY JOIN HERE)   Learn how to turn your skills, life experience, and intellectual property into a profitable online business, even if you don't think you have anything "special" to sell.   In this episode, Tiffany Carter breaks down how to build a personal brand that pays without getting another certification, growing a huge audience, or starting from scratch.   If you've been wondering how to monetize your expertise, create an online business from what you already know, or turn your story and skills into scalable income, this episode will expand what feels possible.   RESOURCES MENTIONED:   Create a Personal Brand That Gets You Paid — Without a Big Audience Fast Track: 3 Weeks to Start Making Money From What You Know (EXCLUSIVE TO POSSE MEMEBERS ONLY) >> Join the famous ProjectME Posse Business & Money Coaching Membership HERE NEW LIVE COURSE    Make More Work Less: The Money Relationship Healing & Manifestation Program GET THIS LIMITED TIME OFFER HERE   CONNECT WITH TIFF: Tiffany on Instagram @projectme_with_tiffany  Tiffany on TikTok @projectme_with_tiffany Tiffany on YouTube: ProjectME TV Tiffany's FREE Abundance Email Community: JOIN HERE > The Secret Posse Digest   In this episode:   • How to identify hidden assets in your experience that could become coaching, consulting, digital products, or scalable offers • The three things people will pay for beyond credentials, including solved problems, repeatable processes, and your personal Trust Advantage • How to monetize your expertise online using what you already know • Why the belief that "it's too saturated" keeps people stuck, and what actually makes someone stand out in a crowded niche • How personal branding builds trust, attracts ideal clients, and helps you become the obvious choice • Practical first steps to begin packaging your skills, story, and knowledge into a business this week This episode explores the growing creator economy, why educational content is in demand, and why your intellectual property may be far more valuable than you realize.