Hot girl walks. Pilates. Korean skincare. Wellness trends are everywhere, and they all promise empowerment. But when does a helpful practice stop being about your wellbeing and start being about someone else's bottom line?

What we're unpacking about the wellness industrial complex:

 * When aesthetic and gear become more important than the actual practice
 * Paywalling basic things like hydration and movement as luxury
 * Turning missed days into failure when systemic barriers are the real problem

I also talk about how wellness trends targeting women are tied to beauty standards. Post-COVID brought thinness back as health. "Good outfit or is she just thin?" Rest is something you earn, not something healthy. Moral virtue gets attached to how "well" you perform wellness.

Subscribe. Share. Remember that wellness is a relationship with yourself, not with your gear.

Small steps, big healing. Keep growing! ✨

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Hot Girl Walks & Wellness Trends: Is Your Wellness Practice Empowering or Just Expensive? 

In this episode of our series 'Stories That Shape Us', my friend Priscilla and I are breaking down Tower of Dawn, the book where the action is mostly physical therapy, political dinners, and a lot of walking (well, rolling). It's one of the most divisive books in the Throne of Glass series, and we get into why.

🚨 Major spoiler alert for Tower of Dawn and the entire Throne of Glass series!

What we explore in Chaol's healing arc:

 * You can't fix your body without fixing your mental health - physical injury as manifestation of emotional wounds
 * The right person appears after inner work - couldn't show up for Nesryn but could be vulnerable with Yrene
 * Honesty builds foundations that last - Aelin relationship built on lies, Yrene's brutal honesty created real connection

We also talk about Nesryn's glow-up. She went from accepting a situationship to finding her roots, a supportive prince (Sartaq is perfect boyfriend energy), and saving the day on a giant eagle. Meanwhile, Chaol was down in the city learning to walk. Both needed their separate paths to grow.

Subscribe. Share. Remember that sometimes the stories we think are detours are exactly where we need to be.

Small steps, big healing. Keep growing! ✨

Join the conversation! Are you Team Chaol or did you skip this book? DM me on Instagram @YourCoachMari [https://www.instagram.com/yourcoachmari/]!

About my bestie Priscilla: Priscilla De Lara is originally from California now living in Milan, Italy working in international education. She is a lover of food, traveling, and reading! Fun fact: Priscilla was a college radio DJ. Connect with Priscilla on TikTok @priscillainitaly [https://www.tiktok.com/@priscillainitaly]

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Stories that Shape Us: Tower of Dawn and the Relationships That Shape Our Healing

When I picked up Jillian Turecki's "It Begins with You," I kept thinking: where was this book 12 years ago? I had to learn these dating lessons the hard way - depression, CPTSD, the whole mess. Zero out of 10, do not recommend learning it that way.

The book breaks down 9 hard truths about dating and relationships:

 * The mind is a battlefield - limiting beliefs like "my type's not my type" block you from finding someone and showing up fully
 * Knowing theory versus embodying knowledge - revisiting concepts when you're healed (not in crisis) is when they actually sink in
 * Learn from other people's mistakes through client stories and journaling prompts instead of living through the pain yourself

I've been single for a thousand years at this point. I get hit on once every three business years. People have called me intimidating my whole life (I just have resting bitch face). And I feel behind sometimes because I rarely get to practice these relationship skills. But that's exactly why books like this matter - you can learn before you need it.

Subscribe. Share. Remember that other people's hard-earned lessons can save you years of heartbreak.

Small steps, big healing. Keep growing! ✨

Join the conversation! Have you read "It Begins with You"? DM me on Instagram @YourCoachMari!

📚 It Begins with You by Jillian Turecki [https://bookshop.org/a/56486/9780063374362]

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Don't Learn This the Hard Way: Jillian Turecki's It Begins with You

Why is women's anger so often dismissed, suppressed, or even feared? The cool girl who doesn't get mad. The "hysterical" woman. The "spicy Latina." We're taught from childhood to be nice, polite, and agreeable - which actually means don't be angry, don't disrupt.

Here's the truth about women and anger:

 * Anger happens because we've been wronged - expressing it means accepting we're worthy of having that injustice corrected
 * Every dismissal creates a feedback loop of "I am not worthy of better" that destroys self-esteem over time
 * Why they fear it: freely expressing your anger makes you ungovernable, uncontrollable for someone else - and that's liberation

I know this because I lived it. I suppressed anger in an abusive relationship, and it manifested as depression. Through self-forgiveness meditation, I found all the rage underneath, then had to teach myself to be angry in a healthy way again.

Subscribe. Share. Remember that your anger is valid, informative, and just might change everything.

Small steps, big healing. Keep growing! ✨

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Women & Anger: Why We're Told Not to Be Angry and What Happens When We Finally Let Ourselves Feel Rage

The people I know who don't use social media seem lighter than the rest of us. If you can quit, do it. But for those of us who can't - because we use it for work or entertainment or both - it comes down to how we curate our feeds. Because algorithms are exploiting your vulnerabilities, and yes, you are susceptible to propaganda even if you think you're too smart for it.

Here's what we're exploring about intentional feed curation:

 * How passive consumption lets algorithms manipulate you (red pill content targeting young men influenced elections)
 * Why everyone is susceptible to propaganda through subtle nudges and emotionally charged fragments over time
 * Growing Pains segment: I was found crying in front of the refrigerator after consuming genocide footage daily
 * The highlight reel problem - comparing your daily reality to everyone's curated perfection destroys self-esteem
 * Practical curation strategies: audit accounts, mute people you know, click "not interested" ruthlessly, reframe as YOU controlling the feed

From understanding how Facebook board members discussed aligning with far-right parties for power to recognizing that staying informed shouldn't mean consuming trauma constantly, this episode unpacks passive vs intentional consumption. You have power here - use it.

Subscribe. Share. Remember that you control your feed, not the other way around.

Small steps, big healing. Keep growing! ✨

Join the conversation! How are you curating your feed? DM me on Instagram @YourCoachMari - let's talk about taking control!

🎧 In case you missed it:

Social Media Detoxes: Spring Cleaning Your Relationship With Technology [https://open.spotify.com/episode/6A711enDfB1KbaidFfA9I7?si=rJlU6gExT4ef0RW44R5Y1Q]

📚 Sources cited:

PubMed Central [https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8923337/#Sec11]

Medium The Noösphere [https://medium.com/the-no%C3%B6sphere/theres-a-reason-why-social-media-algorithms-can-exploit-us-so-well-f7c612290d7b]

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Curating Your Feed: Being Intentional About Who and What You Follow Online

I have a friend who could live off a flip phone, just calls and texts, barely uses social media. I was so jealous. Because here I am with 10+ hours of screen time, doom scrolling in bed, clicking onto Instagram and immediately seeing buildings exploding. Sometimes I become too informed and need to dissociate for a bit.

Here's what we're exploring about digital spring cleaning:

 * How millennials remember when you had to GO to the internet (now there's no leaving it... it's everywhere)
 * The pressure to be constantly available online and that little green bubble showing you're active
 * Growing Pains segment: my screen time is wrecking my eyes and I once had symptoms that could've meant detached retina
 * Why going cold turkey with social media detox usually fails (intentionality over elimination)
 * Practical boundaries that actually work: app audits, phone-free zones, doom scroll on couch not bed, digital wellness settings

From understanding how being informed can become overwhelming to recognizing that our work, entertainment, and downtime all require screens now, this episode gets real about digital life. Plus actionable tips you can actually sustain instead of burning out trying to do everything at once.

Subscribe. Share. Remember that you don't have to consume every crisis in real-time to be informed.

Small steps, big healing. Keep growing! ✨

Join the conversation! What's your relationship with social media costing you? DM me on Instagram @YourCoachMari [https://www.instagram.com/yourcoachmari/] - let's talk digital boundaries!

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Social Media Detoxes: Spring Cleaning Your Relationship With Technology

Let's face it - the American Dream is bullshit now. Or maybe it always was, because it was never supposed to pertain to someone like me anyway. But here's the thing: even the people it WAS designed for can't achieve it anymore. My parents owned a home at 35. I'm celebrating not having roommates.

Here's what we're exploring about redefining success:

 * How the American Dream shifted from consumerism (1895) to social mobility (1931) to complete fantasy (2026)
 * The housing reality: $300k in 2012 → $500k in 2022 → $900k+ in California (studios are $2,500 somebody needs jail time)
 * Why "making it" now means no roommates and washer/dryer in-unit (what was a stepping stone is now the goal)
 * Gen Z refusing exploitation not work: the unpaid 7am meeting story and why boundaries aren't laziness
 * New success metrics: community, mental health, work-life balance, experiences over material possessions

From understanding that productivity went up while wages stayed flat to recognizing that Gen Z watched millennials burn out in Girl Boss era for nothing, this episode gets real about systemic barriers. Growing Pains segment: I'm searching for housing in LA and it's breaking me.

Subscribe. Share. Remember that you're not failing - the system is broken.

Small steps, big healing. Keep growing! ✨

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The New American Dream: How Definitions of Success Are Shifting in 2026

The early 2000s beauty standards are back: low-rise jeans, "#SkinnyTok," Ozempic ads everywhere. I get GLP-1 ads every single day. And as someone who lived through the "you must be size zero or you're fat" era, I'm having flashbacks. But here's what's shifted for me: jiu jitsu changed how I relate to my body.

Here's what we're exploring about body image and martial arts:

 * How beauty standards are ever-changing (I finally got skinny in 2014 when the standard was 2003)
 * The shift from aesthetics to functionality - what can my body do vs how does it look
 * Why jiu jitsu is different from gym culture (jiu jitsu hair don't care is real)
 * Growing Pains segment: I'm still struggling with body image even as a coach
 * The most empowering shift - appreciating what my body can do instead of just how it looks

From understanding that women are hyper-aware of how they're perceived everywhere to discovering the freedom of being too focused on not getting choked out to care about your appearance, this episode shares my 15-year jiu jitsu journey. Plus the new 'Growing Pains' segment where I share that I'm not completely healed, I still struggle, and that's okay.

Subscribe. Share. Remember that your body's worth isn't determined by shifting beauty standards.

Small steps, big healing. Keep growing! ✨

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How Training Jiu Jitsu Helped Me Heal My Relationship With My Body

How many of you are in your 30s rediscovering old hobbies from childhood - things you were into as a kid that now bring you so much joy again? Same here. I think this whole phenomenon is part of a healing arc so many people started in their 30s, and it's about radical self-acceptance.

Here's what we're exploring about finding your true self:

 * How we lost ourselves in our 20s (work, hustle culture, Girl Boss era exhaustion)
 * Why your childhood self was uninhibited and freely expressed joy without shame
 * The 30s awakening: realizing what you were doing isn't working anymore
 * How rediscovering childhood hobbies is radical self-acceptance (not regression)
 * Fighting hustle culture by prioritizing joy, play, and things that bring you happiness

From understanding that as kids we didn't overthink what brought us joy to recognizing that Girl Boss culture left us drained and searching for balance, this episode celebrates the healing journey of coming back to yourself. Your inner child knew your true self all along - you just lost touch with that part of you.

Subscribe. Share. Remember that your childhood interests revealed who you really are.

Small steps, big healing. Keep growing! ✨

Join the conversation! What childhood hobby are you rediscovering? DM me on Instagram @YourCoachMari [https://www.instagram.com/yourcoachmari/]- I want to hear what brings you joy!

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Finding Yourself in Your 30s: Your Inner Child Has Been Your True Self All Along

I read a Threads post asking people to share the romantic thing they've always wanted but never had. I went from "oh that's relatable" to "this got me right in the trauma and I need to stop reading before I cry." We're all apparently just very traumatized from past relationships - and dating after romantic trauma is a mindfuck.

Here's what we're exploring about love after trauma:

 * The two paths after a toxic relationship: keep dating or pull back completely (why healing matters either way)
 * Why healthy relationships can feel terrifying (the screaming goat is your trauma)
 * How triggers are information from your body, not nuisances messing up your life
 * Strategies for handling triggers in real-time (texting, dates, and reminding yourself you're safe)
 * Why leaning on your trusted friends is essential when navigating dating again

From understanding that everything feels triggering when someone is genuinely kind to recognizing that you don't have to respond to texts immediately when you're triggered, this episode validates how tough dating after trauma really is. Your triggers aren't there to mess things up - they're providing information about what you need (slow down, get more info, or leave).

Subscribe. Share. Remember that dating after trauma is tough but not hopeless.

Small steps, big healing. Keep growing! ✨

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Send in questions: contact+podcast@marisolmoran.com

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Love After Trauma: Healing From Toxic Relationships and Dating Again

Life's Little Lessons with a Big Impact.

Welcome to Growing with Sol, where we explore the moments and stories that shape who we're becoming. I'm Sol, and this is my space for real conversations about growth, self-discovery, and learning to put yourself first.

Whether we're diving into books that change our perspective or unpacking personal experiences that teach us something new, this podcast is for women who are done playing small and ready to embrace their own journey.

If you've struggled with putting everyone else first or battled self-doubt, you're in the right place. This isn't about perfection—it's about the messy, beautiful process of growing into yourself.

Come grow with me 🌱

Let's stay connected! Join our growing community @YourCoachMari [https://www.instagram.com/yourcoachmari/] and @GrowingWithSolPod [https://www.instagram.com/growingwithsolpod/] on Instagram, and catch me on TikTok @YourCoachMari [https://www.tiktok.com/@yourcoachmari] for bite-sized growth tips between episodes.

Marisol Moran

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