What You're Craving with Molly Carmel
Kanaal Besonderhede
What You're Craving with Molly Carmel
Welcome to The Daily Ascent. I'm Molly Carmel — and this is the podcast I always wished existed: a bite-sized, on-the-ground spiritual note that can shift your thinking and your outlook on life. Because sometimes, that's all it takes — a small shift in what we choose to believe — to make the day a l...
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192 episodes
Ep. 60 | Catching Sadness Before It Becomes Despair
In today's episode, I'm talking about what my friend's emergency root canal taught me about feelings - and why we can't postpone pain, no matter how i...
Ep. 59 | Why the First Time Through Is Always the Hardest
In today's episode, I'm talking about what my yoga teacher said that completely reframed how I think about transitions - and why the first time throug...
Ep. 58 | How Telling the Truth Made My Shame Disappear
In today's episode, I'm talking about something I learned recently about shame - and how telling the truth to the right people can make it disappear. ...
Ep. 57 | The Night I Sobbed in a Parking Lot After a Book Launch
In today's episode, I'm talking about the night I hysterically cried in a parking lot after watching someone else launch their book - and how that mom...
Ep. 56 | The Moment I Stopped Asking Someone to Become Who I Wanted
In today's episode, I'm talking about the moment my ex asked me what it would take to get back together - and how years of healing showed up in one se...
Ep. 55 | When Fear Quietly Sabotages the Life You're Building
In today's episode, I'm talking about how fear sabotages us - not with drama or rebellion, but quietly, by disguising itself as forgetfulness or procr...
Ep. 54 | Meeting People's Mess With Grace Instead of Judgment
In today's episode, I'm talking about what it looks like when someone meets your chaos with grace - and what happens when you forget to do the same.
Ep. 53 | What Needs to Go Out in 2025: Compartmentalization, What Needs to Come In: Compassion
In today's episode, I'm talking about what needs to go out in 2025 - compartmentalization - and what needs to come in in 2026 - compassion.
I sh...
Ep. 52 | How I Taught Myself to Love Something I Hated (The Hot Yoga Experiment)
In today's episode, I'm talking about how I taught myself to love hot yoga by going every single day for two weeks - even though I hated it at first.<...
Ep. 51 | The 3-Year-Old Who Wanted to Smell Everything (And What He Taught Me About Being Alive)
In today's episode, I'm talking about what my 3-year-old godson taught me about curiosity, wonder, and using all of our senses to really experience li...
Ep. 50 | I Broke My New Year's Resolution on January 3rd (And Why That's Actually Perfect)
In today's episode, I'm talking about what happened when I broke my New Year's resolution on January 3rd - and why perfectionism is the real enemy, no...
Ep. 49 | What Happens When You Stop Deciding You Can't Do Things
In today's episode, I'm talking about what happens when we stop assuming we're incapable and let ourselves stay with discomfort long enough to learn. ...
Ep. 48 | When Diet Culture Gets Loud: Stop Comparing Your Insides to Their Outsides
In today's episode, I'm talking about how the resurgence of skinny culture can destabilize even the most grounded healing journeys.
I share a st...
Ep. 47 | When Letting Go Early Is the Most Loving Choice
In today's episode I'm talking about a difficult but deeply clarifying leadership lesson: when letting go early can actually be the most loving and ho...
Ep. 46 | The Power of Saying No and Letting Yourself Rest
In today's episode, I'm talking about the power of saying no — especially during the holidays — and how honoring your body's limits can be deeply rest...
Ep. 45 | The Wisdom of Winter
In today's episode, I'm talking about the winter seasons of our lives — those moments that feel dark, uncertain, or stripped down to the essentials. <...
Ep. 44 | Why Casual Indifference Is Costing You the Life You Want
Happy 2026, Ascenders!!! In today's episode, I'm talking about why casual indifference costs us more than we realize — and how choosing to live courag...
Ep. 43 | Letting Go Gracefully: How to Know When Something's Complete
In today's episode, I'm talking about the art of letting good things end well — and how closure can be an act of love, not loss.
I share the st...
Ep. 42 | When Life Falls Apart: Finding Strength in the Hardest Moments
In today's episode, I'm talking about transformation through life's curveballs — spiritual growth born from collapse. At her book launch, my friend Al...
Ep. 41 | Devotion: The Power of Showing Up Even When It's Hard
In today's episode, I'm talking about devotion — not as discipline or perfection, but as the steady, human practice of showing up when things are hard...
Ep. 40 | How to Soften Your Heart When Anger Takes Over
In today's episode, I'm talking about how to soften your heart when anger takes over — especially during emotionally charged moments like the holidays...
Ep. 39 | Loving Your Family Without Losing Yourself: Unicorns and Horses
In today's episode, I am talking about what it feels like to be the outsider in your family.
I share a story about a client who sees herself as...
Ep. 38 | How to Stop Saying Yes to Everything Without Feeling Guilty
In today's episode, I'm talking about overcommitting, exhaustion, and learning how to pause before saying yes.
This episode explores spiritual...
Ep. 37 | When Relationships Change Shape: Staying Open to What Comes Next
In today's episode, I'm talking about the tenderness of relationships that change form rather than disappear.
I share the story of reconnecting...
Ep. 36 | How to Find Stability When the Holidays Knock You Off Your Beam
In today's episode, I'm talking about how to find stability when the holidays knock you off your spiritual beam.
I share a personal story about...
Ep. 35 | Stop Trying So Hard: Finding Your Way Back to Flow
In today's episode, I'm talking about the difference between contribution and flow — and what happens when we stop trying to earn our place in the rhy...
Ep. 34 | When Your Body Says Stop: Learning to Surrender to What Is
In today's episode, I'm talking about what happens when your nervous system calls the shots and your only job is to surrender.
I share the stor...
Ep. 33 | When Self Trust Means Leaving Early
In today's episode, I'm talking about the deep self trust that comes from honoring your inner experience, even when it means stepping away.
I s...
Ep. 32 | How to Recognize the Universe's Subtle Signs
In today's episode, I'm talking about the quiet ways the universe guides us — the subtle signs, the gentle nudges, the whispers that redirect us when...
Ep. 31 | Replenish Yourself: The Healing Power of Receiving
In today's episode, I'm talking about the sacred rhythm of giving and receiving — and how remembering to replenish ourselves keeps love alive.
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Ep. 30 | Why It's Okay to Need Help (Even When You're the Strong One)
In today's episode, I'm talking about why it's okay to need help — even when you're the strong one.
I share a story about how easily we forget t...
Ep. 29 | Helping Without Burning Out: The Art of Discernment
In today's episode, I'm talking about the difference between helping and fixing — and how discernment turns giving into true compassion.
I share...
Ep. 28 | When Overwhelm Rises: The Gentle Power of a Reframe
In today's episode, I'm talking about how a simple reframe can soften everyday overwhelm and open the door to a more grounded, empowered way of meetin...
Ep. 27 | Choosing Boldness: Saying Yes to Joy When Old Wounds Whisper No
In today's episode, I'm talking about the lifelong journey of healing the parts of us that learned to shrink. I share a story about growing up as the...
Ep. 26 | How to Stop Sending Worry - and Start Sending Love
In today's episode, I'm talking about the kind of old grief that rises out of nowhere and asks to be felt. On Veterans Day I found myself pulled into...
Ep. 25 | How to Stop Sending Worry - and Start Sending Love
In today's episode, I'm talking about how to stop sending worry - and start sending love.
I share the story of a friend who was spiraling in fea...
Ep. 24 | How Serving Others Heals Your Heart
In today's episode, I'm talking about what happens when heartbreak meets service — how turning your love outward can become the very thing that heals...
Ep. 23 | The Permission to Rest
In today's episode, I'm talking about the permission to rest — how letting yourself stop, even briefly, can open the door to healing, balance, and gra...
Ep. 22 | The Surprise of Grief
In today's episode, I'm talking about the kind of grief that surprises you — the kind that arrives even when you think you've already "processed" it.<...
Ep. 21 | The Art of Receiving
In today's episode, I'm talking about the art of receiving — and how letting in love, help, or abundance can sometimes be the hardest spiritual practi...