Episode Description
What if the secret to using AI well is knowing you're the boss of it? In this episode of AI Made Simple, Carmen Skipworth sits down with Edelmira Murrieta — transformational leader, co-founder of the MIRA Center, and author of Starter Husband — who uses ChatGPT to clean up her content while keeping one rule firm: it has to sound like her, not the machine. Edelmira shares why she schedules self-care before anything else, how her Calm and Order program pulls burnt-out entrepreneurs off the hamster wheel, and why the best birthday gift she got this year was a song written with pen and paper — no AI required. Human-Led. AI-Powered.
HOST
Carmen Skipworth
GUEST
Edelmira Murrieta — transformational leader, coach, and co-founder of the MIRA Center, where she helps people reconnect with their self-worth and take the next right step. CEO of multiple businesses and author of Starter Husband: A Journey of Love, Loss and New Beginnings, the story of her own journey from having it all to losing everything and rebuilding. Based in Colorado.
SUMMARY
Edelmira tells Carmen the MIRA Center is about helping people take the next right step, because life is too short to get stuck — and everyone deserves a mentor. On AI, she's clear: ChatGPT saves her time and cleans up her content, but she guides it, checks it still sounds like her, and stays the boss. She sees AI companionship as a plus for lonely people, and trusts long-standing voices like Dean Graziosi and Tony Robbins. From there it goes deeper: we're born worthy, so stop trying to earn it. Her Calm and Order program builds faith days into the week — time to rest, create, and get clear instead of grinding toward burnout. She schedules self-care before work, takes the compliment instead of deflating it, and meets her soul sisters on Zoom every month. The episode closes with Starter Husband, her story of love, loss, and rebuilding — plus a laugh about Forbes Riley telling her to pick a simpler stage name.
MAIN TOPICS
Next right step: what the MIRA Center does
You're still the boss: using AI without losing your voice
ChatGPT and the lonely: companionship as a plus
Born worthy: you don't have to earn everything
The Calm and Order program and scheduling faith days
Self-care first: walks, nails, and something to look forward to
A birthday song with pen and paper — no AI
Soul sisters, Zoom dates, and the two-in-the-morning friend
Starter Husband: losing it all and rebuilding
INTRIGUING QUOTES
“You still have to guide it. Like you're still the boss.” — Edelmira Murrieta
“There's a lot of lonely people out there. And if it's helping them where they don't feel alone, then I see that as a plus.” — Edelmira Murrieta
“If you just take one step at a time, there's nothing going to stop you except for yourself.” — Edelmira Murrieta
“Having somebody you can call at two in the morning means more than having a zillion people that don't really know you.” — Edelmira Murrieta
KEY MOMENTS
[01:31] What the MIRA Center is: the next right step
[05:05] You're still the boss: guiding AI to sound like you
[06:46] Lonely people, ChatGPT, and trusting Dean and Tony
[09:45] Born worthy: reconnecting with self-worth
[11:15] The Calm and Order program and faith days
[13:00] Scheduling self-care before everything else
[15:33] The birthday song: pen, paper, no AI
[17:07] Soul sisters and the two-in-the-morning friend
[19:26] Starter Husband: having it all, losing it, rebuilding
[25:46] How to connect with Edelmira
NOTABLE RESOURCES
ChatGPT
Starter Husband: A Journey of Love, Loss and New Beginnings by Edelmira Murrieta
The MIRA Center — themiracenter.com
Edelmira Murrieta on Facebook
CONNECT
Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1FXihmKLqS/
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leadwithcarmen/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LeadwithCarmen
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