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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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…
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Julia Child
In honor of Julia Child’s birthday, check out the story of how Mastering the Art of French Cooking turned me into a hollandaise‑obsessed…
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My Dream Dinner Guest
I haven’t read The Physiology of Taste yet, but Brillat-Savarin is still the author I’d want at my dinner table. I’m confident he’d…
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Turn the Fan Around
A little wisdom from my future self (and a nod to Robin Williams): turn the fan around and seize the day.
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Self‑Publish, But Don’t You Dare Self‑Edit
On the tiny mistakes that haunt authors, the big ones that should be illegal, and the one piece of advice every indie writer…
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In the Breaking, We Find the Light
Her words still land with the kind of clarity that only comes from a life lived in the light and the shadows. Sometimes…
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The Cost of NOT Choosing (The danger of staying still)
A one‑minute read on the quiet power of choosing — and why stagnation is the only decision that never leads anywhere.
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.
