AP 732: The Truth About MLMs: How Multi-Level Marketing Hijacks Self-Help and Targets Women || Deep Dive Preview

About Progress

Cloud10

Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Education, Self-improvement

5 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 30 October 2025

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

In this special preview episode I take a closer look at Multi-level Marketing (MLMs) and their often hidden impact on women seeking personal development. While MLMs promise opportunities for self-improvement, they can often leave participants feeling stuck. In the full episode, I share personal experiences and insights to highlight the importance of self-compassion and genuine personal growth. This is just a taste of the full episode available exclusively on my premium podcast. There, you'll discover deeper insights into personal development strategies and tips on how to be happier without the allure of MLM promises. Tune into the full episode for a comprehensive journey into making real, positive changes for a healthier, more fulfilling life. Sign up as a Supporter to get access to our private, premium, ad-free podcast, More Personal. Episodes air each Friday! More for Moms Conference Leave a rating and review Check out my ⁠workshops⁠! Follow About Progress on YOUTUBE! Book Launch Committee Free DSL Training Full Show Notes This episode is brought to you by goPure Beauty, get 25% off @goPure with code PROGRESS at https://www.goPurebeauty.com/PROGRESS #goPurepod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Monica Packer, and you're listening to About Progress, where we are about
0:03.5	progress made practical.
0:05.6	What you are about to hear is a special short and preview of my private premium always
0:10.0	after a podcast, more personal, which is separate from About Progress, and it's where I lean
0:14.5	into the personal side of personal development.
0:17.0	Each Friday, I publish an episode for the bestie or ride or die members of the Supporters Club.
0:21.9	And the variety of these episodes is something I really adore.
0:25.5	Each month, I do the book report where I share about books I am reading, so you could read more too.
0:30.4	I do a casual conversation with my podcast manager, Taylor, where we talk about things that are casual to not so casual.
0:35.9	And then I rotate through a couple other episodes like honest reviews with Taylor where we review products and services that you see
0:42.1	peddled online. I do the Working on Things episode where I give an honest take on what I'm working
0:46.3	on, the marriage movie club where Brad and I talk movies together. But one that I do about
0:52.5	once a quarter is my deep dive series. I have covered in the past
0:57.6	Rachel Hollis. I have done a series on women in the British monarchy. I have done a three-part
1:03.1	series on GLP-1s and that was a series that nearly killed me. Today I'm going to share part of a recent
1:10.1	deep dive episode I did on MLMs, multi-level marketing.
1:14.5	My deep dive episodes are ones that I research for months. I read books and articles and studies.
1:19.2	I watch tons of YouTube videos and listen to podcast series.
1:22.6	And I mostly share these deep dives in a sort of journalistic fashion where I don't insert
1:27.2	myself all that much
1:28.4	until maybe the end where I tell you, hey, here's my personal thoughts. But this one on MLMs
1:33.3	was a little bit different because it had more of my own experiences as an MLM consultant
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