The Flavored Word
with Shauna Gabriel
Candid essays and unfiltered podcast conversations about reinvention, resilience, and the messy beauty of becoming. Sharp, honest, and sometimes delightfully snarky, it’s not polished self‑help; it’s real life with flavor.
The Flavored Word
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Are You a Woman Still Stuck on Wanting to Weigh a Certain Number?
The episode discusses the ongoing challenges of eating disorder recovery, emphasizing that the symptoms persist even after the disorder seems to fade.
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The Buddha
A reminder that the loudest voice in your head is usually the least qualified. Empowering yourself. Choose your path with clarity and courage.
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Embrace the Chaos: Why I Relate to Catwoman’s Complexity
Catwoman embodies elegance and danger while refusing to apologize for her fierce nature. So, yea … I’m a fan.
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All That I Cannot Undo (and don’t want to)
My life is the sum of every choice I couldn’t undo — and every lesson I refused to ignore along the way.
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What if You Could Use Your Thoughts Like Magic
I dress like this all the time, so of course I have recent photos like this 🪄 (… ’tis the season🎃🐈⬛)
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Why My Eating Disorder Made Me Terrified of Other Women
This episode delves into the hidden impact of eating disorders on social dynamics and personal connections. It includes reflections on how every woman…
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The Book I’ve Kept Since Childhood
A worn copy of this book has followed me through every version of myself, reminding me that “gold” isn’t meant to stay forever…
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My Most Bizarre Travel “Wellness” Experience
I signed up for beach vinyasa in the Florida Keys and ended up doing the Macarena in the sand. Not my worst travel…
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Sylvia Plath
You must be willing to rewrite your narrative despite uncertainties and internal barriers. Sylvia Plath’s fig-tree metaphor symbolizes the struggle of indecision when…
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Why Recovering from an Eating Disorder Didn’t Fix How I Saw Myself
It all began with a formative comment from a teacher, in the eighth grade. The first of a five-episode series drawn from real…
