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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I Don’t Rinse My Dishes — Thanks, Grandma
My grandmother taught me two things: never apologize for your family and never rinse your dishes before you put them in the dishwasher.…
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The Day My Gold Card Betrayed Me
A small act of kindness reminded me that sometimes the nicest moments happen when you’re running late and your gold card is empty.
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Dolly Parton
You’ll take a lot. You’ll give a lot. But always stick by your guns. From an interview in 2022 with CNNs Jake Tapper…
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Sometimes, I Wish I Was a Secret Vigilante
Some people want dream jobs. I want a moral loophole and a cape in a very flattering shade of green.
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The Women I Compared Myself To (Before I Knew Better)
Before the highlight reels, there were magazines. And before I understood my own body, I spent years wishing for someone else’s.
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The Peace Accord: A Moment I Wish I’d Seen
Not because I know someone who was, but because one of my characters was—this passage is from a book I wrote years ago…
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The Day I Earned the Right to Call Yoga a “Practice”
I wouldn’t get a tattoo today, but before I got my first one, I had thoughts that included pink leggings, perfectionism, and the…
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The Day History Stood Next to Me
If I could erase one event from history, it would be the one that taught us how easily humanity can lose its humanity.
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Never Underestimate the Power of Pearls
Don’t spend time beating on a wall, hoping to transform it into a door … because time is as fickle as a prom…
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Do These Pants Make Me Look Fat?
Uncertainty can turn a single moment into a full-blown identity crisis—and sometimes the only way out is learning to trust yourself more than…
PODCAST
Part confession, part commentary. 🎙️These are the stories behind my healing and the world around me. If you want gentle self‑help… wrong turn. This isn’t a scrapbook—it’s real life with flavor.
The flexitarian Rx
Passionate—in the kitchen and out … find out more about my cooking journey and how I revamped the way I live, the way I love, and the way I eat, at The Flexitarian Rx. 🍳
Behind the scenes
Small moments, sharp thoughts, and cinematic snippets pulled from the podcast.⚡These are the fragments and clips from the show—the mood, the tension, the heartbeat of the show.
