Rooted and Rising

Hot flashes. Brain fog. Mood swings. Vaginal dryness. Exhaustion. And a whole lot of WTF moments. Dear Perimenopause… we need to talk. And we're not sugarcoating a damn thing. In this candid, emotional, and hilariously unfiltered episode of  Rooted & Rising , Dr. Carmela Maxell gets personalabout th...

What if the version of yourself you're constantly trying to improve is the very version someone else will someday wish they could experience just one more time? In this deeply personal and emotional episode of  Sunday Seeds , Dr. Carmela Maxell explores the beauty of ordinary moments, the memories w...

We've made being unbothered look like an art form. We celebrate protecting our peace, cutting people off, and pretending that nothing gets to us. But somewhere along the way, did we start confusing emotional distance with healing? In this deeply personal episode of  Rooted & Rising , Dr. Carmela Max...

How long have you been putting your own happiness on hold? Waiting for the perfect relationship, the right job, financial stability, a better body, or simply for life to calm down? Here's the problem: life doesn't stop moving while you're waiting for everything to fall into place. In this week's epi...

The Life You Learned to Live: When Being Okay Becomes a Substitute for Being Happy Are you genuinely happy, or have you just gotten really good at being okay? Somewhere between building careers, raising families, managing relationships, and meeting everyone else's needs, many of us stop asking wheth...

When did having absolutely nothing going on become something we feel guilty about? Why do we feel pressured to make every weekend productive, every hobby profitable, and every quiet moment an opportunity for personal growth? In this episode of  Sunday Seeds of Thought , Dr. Carmela Maxell explores t...

How do you stop reacting to rude comments, unsolicited opinions, and people who seem determined to get a reaction out of you? Why do we feel the need to defend ourselves, explain our decisions, or correct every misunderstanding—even when the person speaking has absolutely no business commenting on o...

When Preparing for Joy Becomes Another Form of Burnout Why do we exhaust ourselves preparing for people we love, only to be too tired to enjoy them when they arrive? From perfectionism and hosting anxiety to people-pleasing, burnout, and the pressure to have everything together, sometimes our attemp...

Feeling lonely, isolated, or left behind can make you wonder if something is wrong with you—especially when you're single, your friendships are changing, your friends are busy, and social media makes it look like everyone else is happier, more successful, and surrounded by people. But  loneliness do...

We’ve somehow created a culture where exhaustion is impressive, calling out makes us feel guilty, unused PTO is a badge of honor, and “pushing through” is treated like proof that we’re hardworking. But just because you  can  keep going doesn’t mean you should. In this Sunday Seeds of Thought episode...