In this short midweek episode, Mabel reflects on overstimulation, emotional bandwidth, and the tension between gratitude and overwhelm. She shares why even joyful seasons can feel like too much, how healing changes what we can carry, and why buying yourself small comforts can be an act of self-regulation — not guilt. A gentle check-in for anyone learning to pace joy while healing.
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In this episode, Mabel reflects on a quiet winter day, the Japanese word Shinshin, and the strange way stillness can reveal the parts of ourselves we’ve postponed. She shares the peace of snowfall, the restlessness beneath it, and the ache of feeling held back from truly living. A gentle, honest look at nervous system healing, nostalgia, and finding your spark again.
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In this episode of The Real Mabel Podcast, Mabel returns with clarity, peace, and a surprising realization: peace doesn’t always bring calm—sometimes it brings truth. After rehoming the puppy who unexpectedly mirrored old chaos patterns, Mabel reflects on how healing changes what our nervous systems can hold. She explores emotional capacity, self-awareness, and the quiet ache that rises when the noise settles.

This episode is an honest look at how our bodies speak before our minds do, how peace can reveal what we’ve outgrown, and how choosing ourselves is sometimes the bravest part of healing.

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In this episode of The Real Mabel Podcast, Mabel reflects on the unexpected peace that followed a difficult decision: rehoming her puppy. She explores how restoring order to her home helped restore order to her mind, and how the quiet after chaos can reveal thoughts and emotions we’ve been unknowingly avoiding. Mabel shares the relief, clarity, and lessons that rose to the surface once the noise stopped — along with the surprising truth that peace isn’t just calm. It’s access. Access to the self, to reflection, and to the next layer of healing. Through gentle honesty and signature humor, she unpacks the cognitive distortions that try to fill the silence and how emotional regulation helps us meet ourselves with compassion instead of fear. If you’ve ever removed something overwhelming from your life and felt both peace and a strange resurfacing of deeper thoughts, this episode will meet you right where you are.

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In this episode of The Real Mabel Podcast, Mabel shares a week that tested every part of her emotional, mental, and physical resilience. From a painful foot injury to the overwhelm of caring for a new dog, unexpected emotional waves, holiday grief, and even a surprise encounter with an old crush — this week became a real-time masterclass in cognitive distortions. Mabel breaks down how her mind jumped to conclusions, spiraled into all-or-nothing thinking, personalized everything, and tried to convince her that every feeling was fact. Through humor, honesty, and lived experience, she shows listeners how quickly our thoughts can distort reality — and how emotional regulation brings us back to center. If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed, exhausted, or hijacked by your own thoughts, this episode will help you feel seen, grounded, and less alone.

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In this episode of The Real Mabel Podcast, Mabel explores why emotions show up with overwhelming urgency and how that urgency often pushes us into survival mode. She breaks down the connection between emotional regulation, hyper-independence, trauma responses, and the exhaustion that follows when we carry life alone for too long. With honesty and humor, Mabel reflects on her own fluctuating emotions, the resentment and relief of independence, and the importance of learning how to pause before reacting. This episode offers a grounded look at the “levels” of emotional experience — the highs, the lows, and the moments that make us question everything — while reminding listeners that healing doesn’t mean never feeling overwhelmed. It means learning how to navigate it differently.

If you’ve ever felt like your emotions arrive like emergencies, or that independence feels safer than connection, this one’s for you.

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In this episode of The Real Mabel Podcast, Mabel reflects on a painful arthritis flare, the chaos of caring for a high-energy puppy, and the emotional weight of hyper-independence. Through bruised knuckles, holiday grief, and a silent car ride that demanded honesty, she explores what it means to keep choosing life even when everything hurts.

Mabel shares the small moments that pulled her back toward hope — a hawk on a branch, the magic of Christmas, and the quiet truth that survival isn’t pride, it’s instinct. This episode is a reminder that we’re all writing our “second half,” even with shaky hands.

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In this episode of The Real Mabel Podcast, Mabel explores the thin line between bitterness, hope, and the quiet moments that can pull us toward either direction. Reflecting on seasonal transitions, grief, and the emotional work of healing, she shares how bitterness can be a valid part of the journey without becoming the whole story. Through honest reflection and gentle imagery—like the return of winter birds—Mabel invites listeners to hold their emotions with compassion and notice the small signs that guide us back toward hope.

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