The Daily Ascent

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Welcome to The Daily Ascent. I'm Molly Carmel — and this is the podcast I always wished existed: a bite-sized, on-the-ground spiritual note that can shift your thinking and your outlook on life. Because sometimes, that's all it takes — a small shift in what we choose to believe — to make the day a little better, and to make us a little more awake, alive… and ascending. Each weekday, we climb together — rising above the noise, finding the flow, and getting grounded in what really matters so you can live your day with more meaning, connection, and ease.

Episode Date
Ep. 86 | What a Moped Driver in Marrakesh Taught Me About Overthinking
Mar 02, 2026
Ep. 85 | Why the Shedding Never Stops (And Why That's the Point)
Feb 27, 2026
Ep. 84 | Why the Second Time Through Is Never As Scary
Feb 26, 2026
Ep. 83 | How to Get Through a Hard Season (When It Feels Like It Will Never End)
Feb 25, 2026
Ep. 82 | When the Universe Has a Better Plan Than You Do
Feb 24, 2026
Ep. 81 | Why Stepping Outside Your Box Is Medicine for the Soul
Feb 23, 2026
Ep. 80 | How to Stop Giving Away Credit for Your Own Wins
Feb 20, 2026
Ep. 79 | Grace Gives the Shovel, But You Have to Dig
Feb 19, 2026
Ep. 78 | How to Ask for What You Need Without Feeling Selfish
Feb 18, 2026
Ep. 77 | How to Stop Gripping What Isn't Working
Feb 17, 2026
Ep. 76 | Why Valentine's Day Is My Favorite Holiday (Even Though I'm Single)
Feb 16, 2026
Ep. 75 | Why I'm Starting Trauma Therapy Again
Feb 13, 2026
Ep. 74 | Sometimes Rest Looks Like Adventure
Feb 12, 2026
Ep. 73 | The Words You Use Are a Contract With the Universe
Feb 11, 2026
Ep. 72 | What If This Just Works?
Feb 10, 2026
Ep. 71 | The Intentional Thing I Did When I Felt Depleted and Empty
Feb 09, 2026
Ep. 70 | The Same Sound Can Be Annoying or Beautiful Depending on Where You Are
Feb 06, 2026
Ep. 69 | Why Comparing Your Pain to Someone Else's Doesn't Help Anyone
Feb 05, 2026
Ep. 68 | When Someone Gives You Permission to Have Fun
Feb 04, 2026
Ep. 67 | When Compassion Becomes Too Costly
Feb 03, 2026
Ep. 66 | There's No Such Thing as an Unanswered Prayer
Feb 02, 2026
Ep. 65 | The Courage It Takes to Reconcile
Jan 30, 2026
Ep. 64 | Why Your Work Matters More Than You Think
Jan 29, 2026
Ep. 63 | Why I Almost Didn't Go to the Shiva (And Why I'm So Glad I Did)
Jan 28, 2026
Ep. 62 | What If We Stopped Obsessing Over the Worst-Case Scenario?
Jan 27, 2026
Ep. 61 | When It's Time to Leave a Room That's Hurting You
Jan 26, 2026
Ep. 60 | Catching Sadness Before It Becomes Despair
Jan 23, 2026
Ep. 59 | Why the First Time Through Is Always the Hardest
Jan 22, 2026
Ep. 58 | How Telling the Truth Made My Shame Disappear
Jan 21, 2026
Ep. 57 | The Night I Sobbed in a Parking Lot After a Book Launch
Jan 20, 2026
Ep. 56 | The Moment I Stopped Asking Someone to Become Who I Wanted
Jan 19, 2026
Ep. 55 | When Fear Quietly Sabotages the Life You're Building
Jan 16, 2026
Ep. 54 | Meeting People's Mess With Grace Instead of Judgment
Jan 15, 2026
Ep. 53 | What Needs to Go Out in 2025: Compartmentalization, What Needs to Come In: Compassion
Jan 14, 2026
Ep. 52 | How I Taught Myself to Love Something I Hated (The Hot Yoga Experiment)
Jan 13, 2026
Ep. 51 | The 3-Year-Old Who Wanted to Smell Everything (And What He Taught Me About Being Alive)
Jan 12, 2026
Ep. 50 | I Broke My New Year's Resolution on January 3rd (And Why That's Actually Perfect)
Jan 09, 2026
Ep. 49 | What Happens When You Stop Deciding You Can't Do Things
Jan 08, 2026
Ep. 48 | When Diet Culture Gets Loud: Stop Comparing Your Insides to Their Outsides
Jan 07, 2026
Ep. 47 | When Letting Go Early Is the Most Loving Choice
Jan 06, 2026
Ep. 46 | The Power of Saying No and Letting Yourself Rest
Jan 05, 2026
Ep. 45 | The Wisdom of Winter
Jan 02, 2026
Ep. 44 | Why Casual Indifference Is Costing You the Life You Want
Jan 01, 2026
Ep. 43 | Letting Go Gracefully: How to Know When Something's Complete
Dec 31, 2025
Ep. 42 | When Life Falls Apart: Finding Strength in the Hardest Moments
Dec 30, 2025
Ep. 41 | Devotion: The Power of Showing Up Even When It's Hard
Dec 29, 2025
Ep. 40 | How to Soften Your Heart When Anger Takes Over
Dec 26, 2025
Ep. 39 | Loving Your Family Without Losing Yourself: Unicorns and Horses
Dec 25, 2025
Ep. 38 | How to Stop Saying Yes to Everything Without Feeling Guilty
Dec 24, 2025
Ep. 37 | When Relationships Change Shape: Staying Open to What Comes Next
Dec 23, 2025
Ep. 36 | How to Find Stability When the Holidays Knock You Off Your Beam
Dec 22, 2025
Ep. 35 | Stop Trying So Hard: Finding Your Way Back to Flow
Dec 19, 2025
Ep. 34 | ​​​​When Your Body Says Stop: Learning to Surrender to What Is
Dec 18, 2025
Ep. 33 | ​​When Self Trust Means Leaving Early
Dec 17, 2025
Ep. 32 | How to Recognize the Universe's Subtle Signs
Dec 16, 2025
Ep. 31 | Replenish Yourself: The Healing Power of Receiving
Dec 15, 2025
Ep. 30 | Why It's Okay to Need Help (Even When You're the Strong One)
Dec 12, 2025
Ep. 29 | Helping Without Burning Out: The Art of Discernment
Dec 11, 2025
Ep. 28 | When Overwhelm Rises: The Gentle Power of a Reframe
Dec 10, 2025
Ep. 27 | Choosing Boldness: Saying Yes to Joy When Old Wounds Whisper No
Dec 09, 2025
Ep. 26 | When Old Grief Returns: How To Honor Feelings You Thought Were Done
Dec 08, 2025
Ep. 25 | How to Stop Sending Worry - and Start Sending Love
Dec 05, 2025
Ep. 24 | How Serving Others Heals Your Heart
Dec 04, 2025
Ep. 23 | The Permission to Rest
Dec 03, 2025
Ep. 22 | The Surprise of Grief
Dec 02, 2025
Ep. 21 | The Art of Receiving
Dec 01, 2025
Ep. 20 | Lead with Your Heart
Nov 28, 2025
Ep. 19 | The Power of Vulnerability (When You Finally Tell the Truth)
Nov 27, 2025
Ep. 18 | The Gift of Just Being There
Nov 26, 2025
Ep. 17 | When Life Humbles You (But You Keep Going Anyway)
Nov 25, 2025
Ep. 16 | When Love Gets Tangled with Ego
Nov 24, 2025
Ep. 15 | When Darkness Is Actually Your Ascent
Nov 21, 2025
Ep. 14 | The Healing Power of Being Forgiven
Nov 20, 2025
Ep. 13 | When Expansion Feels Terrifying (But You Know It's Right)
Nov 19, 2025
Ep. 12 | The Answer Might Already Be Here
Nov 18, 2025
Ep. 11 | Honor the Body
Nov 17, 2025
Ep. 10 | It's All Happening for a Reason (and Other Things That Need a Second Look)
Nov 14, 2025
Ep. 9 | Finding the Glimmers
Nov 13, 2025
Ep. 8 | Balance Isn't Selfish
Nov 12, 2025
Ep. 7 | The Lightness of Letting Go
Nov 11, 2025
Ep. 6 | When It Just Feels Right
Nov 10, 2025
Ep. 5 | Stepping Back Into Focus
Nov 07, 2025
Ep. 4 | The Warrior's Way of Commitment
Nov 06, 2025
Ep. 3 | Don't Be Afraid of Making Mistakes
Nov 05, 2025
Ep. 2 | The Surprising Freedom of Taking Responsibility
Nov 04, 2025
Ep. 1 | The 15-Year-Old Who Taught Me the Hardest Spiritual Lesson
Nov 03, 2025
The Daily Ascent with Molly Carmel (Trailer)
Nov 03, 2025
130. I'll See You Soon!
Aug 30, 2023
129. How to Navigate Perfectionism and Imposter Syndrome
Aug 16, 2023
128. Are Injectables the Answer?
Aug 09, 2023
127. Consistent Progress is Better than Perfection
Aug 02, 2023
126. Self-Care to Regulate the Nervous System with Dr. Alisa Kriegel
Jul 26, 2023
125. Healing Your Relationship with Food Is a Journey, Not a Race
Jul 19, 2023
124. How the Nervous System Impacts Your Relationship with Food with Michelle Shapiro
Jul 12, 2023
123. The Courage to Heal: A Conversation on Recovery and Wellness
Jul 05, 2023
122. There's No Healing Without Feeling Safe
Jun 28, 2023
121. Shift the Script and Realize You're Doing an Amazing Job
Jun 21, 2023
120. Overcoming Hard Times through Mindfulness and Meditation with Lindsey Pearson
Jun 14, 2023
119. Regulating the Nervous System and Healing Childhood Wounds with Dr. Alisa Kriegel
Jun 07, 2023
118. Is the Diet Industry Preventing You from Forgiving Yourself?
May 31, 2023
117. How to Safely Stop Psychiatric Medication with Dr. Mark Horowitz
May 24, 2023
116. What If Shame and Fear Take Over?
May 17, 2023
115. Finding Inner Rest with Caleb Campbell
May 10, 2023
114. From Food Addiction to Forgiveness and Freedom
May 03, 2023
113. From Chronic Illness to Wellness with Krista Joy Palmer
Apr 26, 2023
112. A Breakthrough Moment in Healing
Apr 19, 2023
111. A Financial Planner's Guide to Becoming Truly WELLthy with Dawn Dahlby
Apr 12, 2023
110. You Always Have A Choice
Apr 05, 2023
109. Undoing Diet Culture Thinking with Jennifer Steinman Sternin
Mar 29, 2023
108. The Importance of Compassion in Achieving Wellness
Mar 22, 2023
107. Navigating Menopause: A Comprehensive Approach to Nutrition and Wellness with Dr. Mary Claire Haver
Mar 15, 2023
106. Discovering Joy on Demand with IntenSati - with Lucy Osborne
Mar 08, 2023
105. Understanding the Food-Mood Connection with Dr. Amy Shah
Mar 01, 2023
104. Owning Your Worth with Loren Lahav
Feb 22, 2023
103. How to Break the Cycle of Food Addiction with Clarissa Kennedy and Molly Painschab
Feb 15, 2023
102. What We Hold On To Keeps us Held Up
Feb 08, 2023
101. Making Your Self-Relationship a Priority with Mike Millner
Feb 01, 2023
100. Challenging Our Toxic Thoughts
Jan 25, 2023
99. Find Calm in the Chaos Through Mindfulness and Meditation with Manoj Dias
Jan 18, 2023
98. Taking Control of Your Health
Jan 11, 2023
97. How to Handle the Diet Culture Vultures
Jan 04, 2023
96. The Missing Piece of the Intuitive Eating Movement with Michelle Shapiro
Dec 28, 2022
95. The Gut-Body Connection with Dr. Heather Finley
Dec 21, 2022
94. Building a Loving Relationship with Food and our Bodies with Sophie Chiche
Dec 14, 2022
93. Overcoming Negative Self-Talk and Tuning Into Your Highest Self with Randi Zinn
Dec 07, 2022
92. How to Sugarproof Your Kids with Dr. Michael Goran
Nov 30, 2022
91. Guiding Principles for Thriving Through the Holidays
Nov 23, 2022
90. Energy Healing and Raising Your Vibration with Taylor Stone
Nov 16, 2022
89. Heal the Body, Heal the Mind
Nov 09, 2022
88. Connection is the Opposite of Addiction with Alison Leipzig
Nov 02, 2022
87. Beyond Day 66 with Marshall Malone
Oct 26, 2022
86. Acupuncture and Emotions as Energy With Wendy Swanson
Oct 19, 2022
85. Menopause and Integrative Health with Dr. Suzanne Gilberg-Lenz
Oct 12, 2022
84. Becoming Who You Were Meant to Be with Joseph Sheehey
Oct 05, 2022
83. Perfectionism: Enough is Enough
Sep 28, 2022
82. Coaching at Its Core with Julie Reisler
Sep 21, 2022
81. Power Circles: You Are Not Alone in Your Eating Disorder with Michelle Garside
Sep 14, 2022
80. How Faith Played a Role in My Healing Journey with Ashley Austin Morris
Sep 07, 2022
79. How to Find Your Balance by Embracing Your Recovery Mind
Aug 31, 2022
78. Breaking Up With Sugar by My 40TH Birthday With Marshall Malone
Aug 24, 2022
77. Overcoming Food Addiction by Embracing Honesty and Humility with Nancy Kaley
Aug 17, 2022
76. Why Seeing Disease as a Gift is the First Step to True Healing with Rob Wergin
Aug 10, 2022
75. A Better Relationship with Food Starts with a Better Relationship with Yourself
Aug 03, 2022
74. How to Reignite Your Sexual Pleasure with Dr. Bat Sheva Marcus
Jul 28, 2022
73. My Experience With Long COVID and How It Impacted My Eating Disorder
Jul 20, 2022
72. Recognizing Your Wise Mind
Jul 13, 2022
71. Has America Always Been Obsessed with Going to the Gym?
Jul 06, 2022
70. What You Can Achieve When You Go All In
Jun 29, 2022
69. Going on the Upward Spiral with Dr. Alex Korb (Part 2 of 2)
Jun 22, 2022
68. Going on the Upward Spiral with Dr. Alex Korb (Part 1 of 2)
Jun 15, 2022
67. Living a Big and Beautiful Life
Jun 08, 2022
66. Gut Health 101 with Dr. Will Bulsiewicz (Part 2 of 2)
Jun 01, 2022
65. Gut Health 101 with Dr. Will Bulsiewicz (Part 1 of 2)
May 25, 2022
64. Powering Through Food Addiction By Going All In
May 18, 2022
63. The Key Elements Necessary for Healing Your Relationship with Food, From the OG of the Food Addiction Movement with Dr. Marty Lerner
May 11, 2022
62. The Bravest Thing We Can Say is "Help"
May 04, 2022
61. Showing Up Authentically, Codependency Wounds, and Gaslighting Behaviors with Dr. Brad Reedy
Apr 27, 2022
60. Self-Love is a Series of Small Victories
Apr 20, 2022
59. Talking Therapy, Experiencing Therapy, and Healing Self-Hate with Adrienne Glasser
Apr 13, 2022
58. Skillful Ways to Say No to Food Pushers
Apr 06, 2022
57. How to Manage Glucose to Stop Cravings, Maximize Health, and Live Longer with Jessie Inchauspé (Glucose Goddess)
Mar 30, 2022
56. On Leaving Your Old Identity Behind
Mar 23, 2022
55. Genetics vs. Environment: Which One Has More Power over Your Life and Behavior? with Dr. Danielle Dick, PhD
Mar 16, 2022
54. How to Stay True to Your Journey Around Food Pushers
Mar 09, 2022
53. On Vulnerability and Getting Rid of the Shame
Mar 02, 2022
52. How to Find Wellness Practices that Complement Your Life and Make Sense for You with Colleen Wachob
Feb 23, 2022
51. Why Self-Love Is a Process: Navigating Your Journey from Self-Hate to Self-Like and Self-Appreciation
Feb 16, 2022
50. How to Live From A Place of Choice, Not Desperation: A Breaking Up with Sugar Success Story
Feb 09, 2022
49. Why Small Changes Lead to Big Outcomes with Dr. Alex Korb
Feb 02, 2022
48. How to Access and Connect with Your True, Authentic Self with Kimberly Snyder
Jan 26, 2022
47. How to Overcome the "I'm not Enoughs" and Practice Compassion and Curiosity in Your Relationship with Food
Jan 19, 2022
46. How to Become More Courageous and Resilient through the Practice of REST with Octavia Raheem
Jan 12, 2022
45. Learning to Be Gentle With Ourselves and How to Find Balance instead of Diet Trauma: A Breaking Up with Sugar Success Story
Jan 05, 2022
44. Why January 1 is the Most Dangerous Day of the Year and How to Avoid Being the Prey of Diet Culture
Dec 29, 2021
43. Why So Many Nutritionists Misunderstand Food Addiction and What You Need to Know to Navigate Your Relationship with Food with David Wiss
Dec 22, 2021
42. One of the BIG Reasons We Stay Stuck in Diet Drama and Trauma
Dec 15, 2021
41. The Importance of Therapy, Feeling Worthy, and Being Our Authentic Self with Kenzie Elizabeth
Dec 08, 2021
40. Why We Always Have Choices and The Importance of Unlearning the Stories We Tell Ourselves
Dec 01, 2021
39. How to Prepare for Thanksgiving When You're Working on Healing your Relationship with Food
Nov 24, 2021
38. Why Labels Don't Tell the Whole Story and What To Do About Dead-End Solutions with Dr. Charlie Swenson
Nov 17, 2021
37. Why It Takes Time To Heal Diet Drama: One Woman's Journey to Discover the Importance of Self-Compassion
Nov 10, 2021
36. How to Find Acceptance and Meaning with Melissa Bernstein
Nov 03, 2021
35. Here's Why You're Doing the Best You Can and What To Do If You're Not Sure or Don't Know If You Are Part Two
Oct 27, 2021
34. How One Woman's Quest for Weight Loss Turned into a Emotional and Spiritual Awakening
Oct 20, 2021
33. A Food Writer's Journey of Harmonizing Her Love of Food and Her Raging Eating Disorder: A Conversation with Hannah Howard
Oct 13, 2021
32. What To Do About Your Kids and Eating Sugar - Actionable Advice on How To Find Balance with Sugarproof's Dr. Michael Goran and Dr. Emily Ventura
Oct 06, 2021
31. Here's Why You're Doing the Best You Can and What To Do If You're Not Sure or Don't Know If You Are
Sep 29, 2021
30. Mia Kang on The Miracle of Connecting with Her Body and the Journey of Escaping Her Eating Disorder
Sep 22, 2021
29. At Age 57, On Her Last Shred of Hope, A Woman's Journey to Completely Transform Her Life
Sep 15, 2021
28. Breaking Down the Difference Between Mental Health and Mental Toughness
Sep 08, 2021
27. How to Access and Act-On Your Intuition Amongst All the Noise with That's So Retrograde's Stephanie Simbari and Elizabeth Kott
Sep 01, 2021
26. How to Deal with Imperfection in Your Relationship with Food
Aug 25, 2021
25. Sydel Curry Lee on The Importance of Faith, Prioritizing Our Needs, and Pursuing Our Passions
Aug 18, 2021
24. Never Give Up: A Woman's Transformative Journey to Heal her Relationship with Food
Aug 11, 2021
23. Dr. Will Cole on Why We Need to Get Out of Toxic Tribalism
Aug 04, 2021
22. How To Travel and Live a Full Fun Life Without Ditching Your Food Goals
Jul 28, 2021
21. The Importance of Self-Love, Slowing Down, and Setting Boundaries
Jul 21, 2021
20. A Mom Taking Back Her Life from Diet Drama and a Hidden Sugar Addiction
Jul 14, 2021
19. Why There's No One Single Solution with Dr. Kim Dennis
Jul 07, 2021
18. The Surprising Similarities between Surfing and Addiction
Jun 30, 2021
17. Why Cutting Out Sugar is NOT a Diet
Jun 23, 2021
16. How Our Breath Can Heal Just About Everything with Dr. Belisa Vranich
Jun 16, 2021
15. I Broke Up with Sugar: A Story of Hope and Overcoming Food Addiction
Jun 09, 2021
14. Michael Moss on How the Food Industry is Keeping Us Hooked
Jun 02, 2021
13. Intuitive Eating: Who is it For? with Elyse Resch
May 26, 2021
12. How I Broke Free From Diet Culture
May 19, 2021
11. Why It's So Hard to Ask for Help with Harry Cunnane
May 12, 2021
10. Why Self-Compassion and Slip-Ups are Essential for Change with Annie Grace
May 05, 2021
9. Why Toxic Positivity Doesn't Work (and Can Even Make Things Worse) with Dr. Alec Miller
Apr 28, 2021
8. Let Go of Scale and Body Obsession, You Are Enough with Genevieve Angelson
Apr 21, 2021
7. Why Trauma is Even More Normal Than We Think with Kimberly Johnson
Apr 14, 2021
6. Meditation is the Key to Your Cravings and Happiness with Bob Roth
Apr 07, 2021
5. Giving Up Isn't an Option: Turn Your Pain Into Something Powerful with Tracy Coval
Mar 31, 2021
4. How Race and Sugar Addiction Intersect with Shun Foreman
Mar 24, 2021
3. The Importance of Being Selfish with Dr. Brad Reedy
Mar 17, 2021
2. Finding Your Own Voice and Path When It Comes To A Relationship With Food with Jessica Cording
Mar 10, 2021
1. How I Overcame An Eating Disorder and Took Control of My Life
Mar 10, 2021