What You're Craving with Molly Carmel
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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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Ep. 80 | How to Stop Giving Away Credit for Your Own Wins
In today's episode, I'm talking about something a client wrote to me that made me realize how often we give away credit for our own wins.
I sha...
Ep. 79 | Grace Gives the Shovel, But You Have to Dig
In today's episode, I'm talking about what happened after my first EMDR session - and what my spiritual advisor Juliana said that completely reframed...
Ep. 78 | How to Ask for What You Need Without Feeling Selfish
In today's episode, I'm talking about what happened when my best friend's car was blocking me in at 5:45am - and what it taught me about asking for wh...
Ep. 77 | How to Stop Gripping What Isn't Working
In today's episode, I'm talking about what a big ugly tractor taught me about acceptance being the doorway to change.
I share the story of a cl...
Ep. 76 | Why Valentine's Day Is My Favorite Holiday (Even Though I'm Single)
In today's episode, I'm talking about why Valentine's Day is my favorite holiday - and why it has nothing to do with romantic love.
I share how...
Ep. 75 | Why I'm Starting Trauma Therapy Again
In today's episode, I'm getting personal about something I couldn't shake - and why I've decided to do intensive EMDR trauma therapy.
I share w...
Ep. 74 | Sometimes Rest Looks Like Adventure
In today's episode, I'm talking about my upcoming trip to Morocco with my friend Betsy - and why sometimes refilling yourself doesn't look like rest a...
Ep. 73 | The Words You Use Are a Contract With the Universe
In today's episode, I'm talking about what a hypnotist said to my friend that completely changed her relationship with vaping - and what it taught me...
Ep. 72 | What If This Just Works?
In today's episode, I'm talking about what happened when my friend was hedging before a big trip with her new boyfriend - preparing for disappointment...
Ep. 71 | The Intentional Thing I Did When I Felt Depleted and Empty
In today's episode, I'm talking about what I did after getting shaken by drama - and why going where the love is might be the most important thing you...
Ep. 70 | The Same Sound Can Be Annoying or Beautiful Depending on Where You Are
In today's episode, I'm talking about something a client said that made me think about how our internal state colors everything we experience.
I...
Ep. 69 | Why Comparing Your Pain to Someone Else's Doesn't Help Anyone
In today's episode, I'm talking about something that came up with my spiritual advisor while she was literally shoveling garbage in Africa - and why c...
Ep. 68 | When Someone Gives You Permission to Have Fun
In today's episode, I'm talking about the moment my yoga teacher Gregg set a boundary with me when I showed up to class bratty and demanding - and why...
Ep. 67 | When Compassion Becomes Too Costly
In today's episode, I'm talking about something that happened with one of my closest friends - someone with the biggest heart who was taking on her ex...
Ep. 66 | There's No Such Thing as an Unanswered Prayer
In today's episode, I'm talking about what happened when I asked for help with something that felt almost too small to share - my dog Danny struggling...
Ep. 65 | The Courage It Takes to Reconcile
In today's episode, I'm talking about a phone call I received from someone I used to guide spiritually - someone who reached out after years to make a...
Ep. 64 | Why Your Work Matters More Than You Think
In today's episode, I'm talking about the voice that came in questioning whether my work matters enough when there are such important things going on...
Ep. 63 | Why I Almost Didn't Go to the Shiva (And Why I'm So Glad I Did)
In today's episode, I'm talking about almost not going to a shiva because I wasn't on the invite list - and how my friend Jenny reminded me that showi...
Ep. 62 | What If We Stopped Obsessing Over the Worst-Case Scenario?
In today's episode, I'm talking about what happened when I lost my keys on a walk with my dog and immediately spiraled into worst-case scenario thinki...
Ep. 61 | When It's Time to Leave a Room That's Hurting You
In today's episode, I'm talking about something vulnerable - getting pulled into drama that brought me right back to 8th grade, and what my friends ta...
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...