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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Coco Chanel
Time is always changing. It’s never the same one day to the next. Sort of like a snowflake which is why you shouldn’t…
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Weaponized Compliments & Polite Exclusion: The Hidden Warfare Between Women 🤼♀️
This episode explores covert behaviors that women use to undermine each other, such as backhanded compliments and polite exclusions. It examines how these…
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What Came First: The Chicken, the Egg… or My Mother’s Dog Theory?
A conversation with my mother about pioneer chickens, and canine physics. Spoiler: if he could talk, he’d have thoughts.
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Yes, I did Flip-Off the Village Idiot
A throwback tale to enjoy with your morning coffee from my “recovering fanatic” era, featuring one stolen spin bike, a room full of…
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The Biggest Growth Happens Offstage
A personal reflection on the courage it takes to rethink inherited beliefs, evolve emotionally and intellectually, and admit when your views have changed…
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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 Evolution of the Adult Mean Girl 🧩
This episode explores how adult women utilize exclusion similarly to the “Mean Girl” trope, transitioning from childhood bullying to professional undermining. It highlights…
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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.
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.
