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The Flavored Word

The Flavored Word

By: Shauna Gabriel
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Part confession, part commentary — candid, sharp, and never sugar‑coated. Writer and journalist Shauna Gabriel shares the stories behind her healing, her irritations, and the writing advice she wishes she’d taken years ago. Food shows up too — not as the villain or the obsession, but as the quiet companion that helped her rebuild after a decade of wrestling with body image and an eating disorder.

If you’re craving honest talk about becoming the version of yourself you keep pretending you’re not ready for, you’re in the right place. If you want gentle self‑help… wrong turn. This isn’t a scrapbook — it’s real life with flavor.

Welcome to a small corner of the internet—where thriving is intentional, irritation is inevitable, and honesty is the only house rule. This isn't a scrapbook ... it's unfiltered talk.

NOTE: This podcast was originally named Finally Thriving and Seriously Irritated. It has been renamed to The Flavored Word to coincide with the blog it's based on. This is one of three episodes from the original launch in March 2026.

Shauna Gabriel 2014 Hygiene & Healthy Living Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Breaking the Ice on My Own Silence: Why I went quiet—and why I’m back ❄️

    Breaking the Ice on My Own Silence: Why I went quiet—and why I’m back ❄️
    May 27 2026

    I’m finally talking about the fear and self‑doubt that kept me off the mic — and the five coping mechanisms that helped me break the ice and return. This episode is about the silence I chose, the fear underneath it, and the messy, imperfect ways I found my way back. If you’ve ever stalled out on something you care about, this one’s for you.

    YouTube: @ShaunaGabriel

    Podcast: The Flavored Word

    Blog: TheFlavoredWord.com

    Food Blog: TheFlexitarianRx.com

    Instagram: @ShaunaGabriel_Author

    #FlavoredWord #PodcastLife #FearOfSuccess #Vulnerability #CopingMechanisms
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    11 mins
  • The Permission Paradox—why waiting for the "right time" is slowly killing your dream 🕰️🚫

    The Permission Paradox—why waiting for the "right time" is slowly killing your dream 🕰️🚫
    Apr 29 2026

    This episode exposes the myth of divine timing, and the internal gatekeepers draining your potential. You’ll learn why messy action beats perfect planning and how to handle the backlash that comes with choosing yourself. In a world that rewards momentum, hesitation is the real risk. The permission you’ve been waiting for is already yours. Waiting for the “right time” will slowly suffocate your dreams.

    The Permission Paradox warns you about the social friction that comes with choosing yourself and breaks down the architecture of unauthorized action and the cost of hesitation in a hyper‑competitive world. By the end, you’ll realize the permission you’ve been waiting for was never external — it was yours all along.

    YouTube: @ShaunaGabriel

    Podcast: The Flavored Word

    Blog: TheFlavoredWord.com

    Food Blog: TheFlexitarianRx.com

    Instagram: @ShaunaGabriel_Author

    #NewPodcast #SelfGrowth #SelfDiscovery #MentalHealthPodcast
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    16 mins
  • How Eating Disorders Really Start—it's never about the food 🖤

    How Eating Disorders Really Start—it's never about the food 🖤
    Apr 15 2026

    Eating disorders don’t follow a script. There’s no single trauma, no neat origin story, no universal trigger. For some people, food becomes a tool — the one thing they can control when everything else is slipping. In this episode, I talk about the misconceptions, the adrenaline‑then‑shame cycle, and why the “just eat” approach misses the entire point.

    Disclaimer: These are my personal experiences and opinions. Nothing here is medical, nutritional, or therapeutic advice.

    YouTube: @ShaunaGabriel

    Podcast: The Flavored Word

    Blog: TheFlavoredWord.com

    Food Blog: TheFlexitarianRx.com

    Instagram: @ShaunaGabriel_Author

    #Podcast #EDAwareness #MentalHealthPodcast #HealingJourney
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    20 mins
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