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The Real Mabel Podcast: Healing Out Loud—Trauma, Growth, and the Mess In Between

The Real Mabel Podcast: Healing Out Loud—Trauma, Growth, and the Mess In Between

Written by: Mabel | Saying the hard things healing the wounds and living the second half unapologetically
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The Real Mabel Podcast is a space for honest healing, trauma recovery, nervous system awareness, grief, and reclaiming the story survival once wrote for you. Through lived experience, humor, and raw reflection, Mabel explores CPTSD, emotional growth, DV awareness, and rebuilding a life that feels true. This is the second half — not by age, but by choice.Mabel | Saying the hard things, healing the wounds, and living the second half unapologetically Hygiene & Healthy Living Psychology Psychology & Mental Health
Episodes
  • Letting Go Without Leaving: Loving Adult Children Without Carrying Their Choices
    Jan 25 2026

    Loving adult children means learning when care becomes control — and when letting go is the most loving thing you can do.

    In this episode of The Real Mabel Podcast, Mabel explores the quiet, complicated season of parenting adult children. She reflects on the grief, fear, and unexpected relief that come with no longer managing their lives — and learning to love without control. This conversation is for parents, fathers, and guardians navigating boundaries, guilt, responsibility, and the emotional work of letting go without leaving.

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    11 mins
  • Your Spark Doesn’t Disappear: Slowing Down, Nervous System Care, and Reconnecting to What’s True
    Jan 22 2026

    In this episode of The Real Mabel Podcast, Mabel reflects on a busy, overstimulating week and the quiet power of slowing down. She explores how stress and daily demands can bury our sense of truth and vitality — not because it disappears, but because it hasn’t been tended to. Through lived experience, she shares why nervous system care, rest, and intentional pauses are essential for reconnecting to what matters most, even on hard or chaotic days.

    This episode is a gentle reminder that your spark is still there — waiting for you to slow down enough to hear it.

    ✨ Includes a reflective Unsaid journaling prompt for listeners.

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    8 mins
  • Joy and Grief in the Same Breath: Navigating Change, Loss, and New Beginnings
    Jan 18 2026

    In this episode of The Real Mabel Podcast, Mabel reflects on a week filled with profound transitions — a grandchild turning three, a son moving out, and the one-year anniversary of her father’s passing. Through honest storytelling, she explores how joy and grief can coexist, how growth can feel both freeing and destabilizing, and what it means to stay present during seasons of change. This episode is a gentle reminder that you don’t have to choose between celebration and sorrow — you’re allowed to hold both in the same breath.

    Includes a reflective “Unsaid” journaling prompt for listeners.

    To submit your own Unsaid anonymously:
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    9 mins
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