The Daily Ascent

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Ep. 14 | The Healing Power of Being Forgiven Nov 20, 2025

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In today's episode, I'm talking about the sacred and humbling experience of being forgiven — what happens when shame meets empathy and we finally let ourselves be seen.

We'll explore the courage it takes to tell the truth, the healing that comes when we stop running from our mistakes, and how forgiveness — especially when it's offered to us — can dissolve shame and bring us back into connection.

Question to carry into your day: Where in your life might you be keeping yourself separate — believing you don't deserve forgiveness — when, in truth, it's already waiting for you?

Connect with Molly Carmel:

Email: dailyascentpod@gmail.com
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Website: www.mollycarmel.com
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Ep. 13 | When Expansion Feels Terrifying (But You Know It's Right) Nov 19, 2025

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In today's episode, I'm talking about the fear of success that can appear just when life starts moving forward. This episode explores spiritual growth and what it really means to trust the process when expansion feels uncomfortable or overwhelming.

We'll look at how to get out of your own way, meet growth with faith instead of fear, and remember that the stretch is proof you're evolving.

Question to carry into your day: Where in your life are you being invited to expand — and can you meet that stretch with faith instead of fear?

Connect with Molly Carmel:

Email: dailyascentpod@gmail.com
Instagram: @mollycarmel
Website: www.mollycarmel.com
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If The Daily Ascent helps you on your healing journey, share it or leave a quick review — it truly helps more people find their way.

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Ep. 12 | The Answer Might Already Be Here Nov 18, 2025

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In today's episode, I'm talking about those moments of spiritual growth when life looks perfect on the outside, but something inside feels off. I share how I went searching for a burning-bush kind of miracle — the big training, the faraway teacher, the five-figure mastermind — only to find the real answer was small, tender, and right in front of me.

We'll explore how receptivity helps us move from restless seeking to peaceful knowing, and how sometimes the most profound healing comes from the simplest connection — a quiet friend, a cup of coffee, a Tuesday morning moment of grace.

Question to carry into your day: What prayer have you been waiting for an answer to — and could you try opening your hands just a little wider this week to see what's already here?

Connect with Molly Carmel:

Email: dailyascentpod@gmail.com
Instagram: @mollycarmel
Website: www.mollycarmel.com
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If The Daily Ascent helps you rise a little higher, share it with someone who might need that reminder today.

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Ep. 11 | Honor the Body Nov 17, 2025

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In today's episode, I'm talking about what real strength looks like when your body asks you to stop. We'll explore the journey from treating our bodies as enemies to learning to cooperate with them, and why honoring your limits isn't weakness - it's wisdom.

Sometimes healing doesn't look like pushing through; it looks like the humility to walk when others run, to leave early, to choose integrity over intensity.

Question to carry into your day: Where can you choose to honor your body today instead of pushing it? What might change if you did?

Connect with Molly Carmel:

Email: dailyascentpod@gmail.com
Instagram: @mollycarmel
Website: www.mollycarmel.com
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Amazon Storefront (in case you want to hang out with my Pocket Sages)

If The Daily Ascent helps you find meaning in the mystery, subscribe, leave a comment, and share it with someone who might need that reminder today.

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Ep. 10 | It's All Happening for a Reason (and Other Things That Need a Second Look) Nov 14, 2025

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In today's episode, I'm talking about one of the most overused phrases in spirituality - "It's all happening for a reason" - and how we can reclaim it in a deeper, truer way.

We'll explore how this saying can sometimes become a spiritual bypass - a way of tidying up mystery or avoiding pain - and how to instead expand our definition of what "for me" really means. Because sometimes "for me" looks like comfort and clarity… and sometimes it looks like the dark, holy lessons that stretch and grow us in ways we don't yet understand.

Question to carry into your day: Where in your life can you expand your definition of what "for me" means - to include not just what feels good, but what might be shaping you on a deeper level?

Connect with Molly Carmel:

Email: dailyascentpod@gmail.com
Instagram: @mollycarmel
Website: www.mollycarmel.com
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Amazon Storefront (in case you want to hang out with my Pocket Sages)

If The Daily Ascent helps you find meaning in the mystery, subscribe, leave a comment, and share it with someone who might need that reminder today.

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Ep. 9 | Finding the Glimmers Nov 13, 2025

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In today's episode, I'm talking about the practice of noticing the small moments of safety and peace that help us regulate when the world feels like one long trigger.

We'll explore how our nervous systems search for safety in all kinds of ways - from food to scrolling to control - and how recognizing "glimmers," a concept from Deb Dana's training in Polyvagal Theory, can bring us back to gratitude, calm, and what actually sustains us.

Question to carry into your day: What's one glimmer you can notice today - one small, ordinary moment that reminds your body that you're safe, alive, and deeply blessed?

Connect with Molly Carmel:

Email: dailyascentpod@gmail.com
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Website: www.mollycarmel.com
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If The Daily Ascent helps you find your own glimmers of peace and gratitude, subscribe, leave a comment, and share it with someone who might need that reminder today.

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Ep. 8 | Balance Isn't Selfish Nov 12, 2025

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In today's episode, I'm talking about one of the hardest lessons for helpers and healers - how to love others without losing yourself.

We'll explore the difference between caring and caretaking, why overgiving often comes from fear, and how including yourself in the circle of care makes your love steadier, kinder, and more sustainable.

Question to carry into your day: Where in your life are you overgiving or overdoing in the name of love - and what would it look like to care for yourself with that same devotion?

Connect with Molly Carmel:

Email: dailyascentpod@gmail.com
Instagram: @mollycarmel
Website: www.mollycarmel.com
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If The Daily Ascent helps you remember that caring for yourself is part of caring for others, subscribe, leave a comment, and share it with someone who might need that reminder today.

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Ep. 7 | The Lightness of Letting Go Nov 11, 2025

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In today's episode, I'm talking about what happens when something that started from the heart starts to feel heavy — and how choosing smaller, slower, and simpler can actually open us to the biggest kind of freedom.

We'll explore how ego can sneak into even our most soulful projects, why "making it big" isn't always the answer, and how letting go of control can bring back joy, connection, and ease.

Question to carry into your day: Where in your life are you trying to make something bigger — when your heart might be asking you to make it lighter, smaller, or more sincere?

Connect with Molly Carmel:

Email: dailyascentpod@gmail.com
Instagram: @mollycarmel
Website: www.mollycarmel.com
Subscribe on YouTube
Amazon Storefront (in case you want to hang out with my Pocket Sages)

If The Daily Ascent helps you find a little more ease in your life, subscribe, leave a comment, and share it with someone who might need that reminder today.

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Ep. 6 | When It Just Feels Right Nov 10, 2025

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In today's episode, I'm talking about the quiet power of alignment — those moments when your head, heart, and actions finally agree.

We'll look at how easy it is to make choices from fear or scarcity (especially around money), what it feels like when you act from truth instead, and why peace is the best sign that you're right where you're meant to be.

Question to carry into your day: Where in your life are you being invited into alignment - and what might shift if you followed the choice that simply feels right?

Connect with Molly Carmel:

Email: dailyascentpod@gmail.com
Instagram: @mollycarmel
Subscribe on YouTube
Amazon Storefront (in case you want to hang out with my Pocket Sages)

If The Daily Ascent helps you find your own sense of alignment, subscribe, leave a comment, and share it with someone who might need that reminder today.

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Ep. 5 | Stepping Back Into Focus Nov 07, 2025

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In today's episode, I'm talking about the practice of noticing where your energy goes, and what happens when you choose to put it where it truly matters.

We'll explore how easy it is to lose sight of our priorities, what it really means to take life both more seriously and less seriously, and how a few simple shifts can bring you back to center.

Question to carry into your day: Where's your focus right now, and does it match what really matters to you?

Connect with Molly Carmel:

Email: dailyascentpod@gmail.com
Instagram: @mollycarmel
Subscribe on YouTube
Amazon Storefront (in case you want to hang out with my Pocket Sages)

If The Daily Ascent helps you refocus on what really matters, subscribe, leave a comment, and share it with someone who might need that reminder today.

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