Growing with Sol

Marisol Moran

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 Marisol, and I love having 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 and @GrowingWithSolPod on Instagram, and catch me on TikTok @YourCoachMari for bite-sized growth tips between episodes.

  1. 9 Jul

    Healing Books That Changed My Life: A Reading Journey Through Recovery

    Books became essential to my healing journey from trauma, depression, and emotional abuse. Three specific books guided me through understanding what happened, building unbreakable boundaries, and reconnecting with the parts of myself I'd lost. Three healing books: "Whole Again" by Jackson MacKenzie validates your experience and teaches self-forgiveness "Boundaries After a Pathological Relationship" by Adelyn Birch is short, direct, essential ACOTAR by Sarah J. Maas helped me reconnect with my love of reading and myselfMy coach gave me assigned reading as part of my healing work. These books became homework, validation, strategy, and eventually, joy. Reading for healing isn't just about information. It's about seeing yourself in the pages and knowing you're not alone. Reconnecting with reading was reconnecting with who I was before the trauma. Old Marisol loved reading. That got lost. Getting it back was getting myself back. Subscribe. Share. Remember that healing has many forms and sometimes it comes through the pages of a book. Small steps, big healing. Keep growing! ✨ Join the conversation! What book has helped you heal? DM me on Instagram @YourCoachMari! 📚 Books mentioned: Whole Again: Jackson MacKenzie Boundaries After a Pathological Relationship: Adelyn Birch ACOTAR (A Court of Thorns and Roses): Sarah J. Maas💬 LET'S CONNECT: Instagram | TikTok | Growing with Sol Podcast Buy Me a Cafecito Mari's Book List: https://bookshop.org/shop/Marisol-Book-List 🌱 LET’S GROW TOGETHER: Schedule your discovery call

  2. 4 Jul

    Mid-Year Check-in: What I'm Keeping, What I'm Changing, What I'm Letting Go Of

    Mid-year check-in on my two main goals for 2026 and where I stand at six months. Instead of setting goals in every area of my life, I narrowed focus to financial freedom by paying off credit card debt and getting back into shape. This approach is working better than years of overachieving and doing too much. Two goals and real progress: Credit card debt: Started with $12,500, now paying $1,400 monthly, adjusted strategy in May when progress felt too slow Fitness: Lost 5 pounds, increased muscle definition in legs and glutes through lifting and cardio, struggling with nutrition consistency Why two goals work: Less overwhelming, more achievable, better for accountability than setting ten goalsI struggled with emotional eating while healing from depression and CPTSD. The deeper I healed, the more emotions surfaced, leading me to emotionally eat through the recovery process. Now working on consistency with nutrition while maintaining a healthy food relationship. Subscribe. Share. Remember that focusing on two goals creates better outcomes than trying to achieve ten at once. Small steps, big healing. Keep growing! ✨ Join the conversation! What are your one or two goals for 2026? DM me on Instagram @YourCoachMari! 💬 LET'S CONNECT: Instagram | TikTok | Growing with Sol Podcast Buy Me a Cafecito Mari's Book List: https://bookshop.org/shop/Marisol-Book-List 🌱 LET’S GROW TOGETHER: Schedule your discovery call

  3. 18 Jun

    Poetry as Medicine: A Conversation With Poet Leisly Roman about her Latest Collection

    Poetry and mental health intersect beautifully in this conversation with award-winning poet Leisly Roman about her seasonal poetry collection that guides intentional living and personal growth. Her latest book "All That a Season Can Carry (In Me)" is organized by seasons to help readers explore the emotional landscapes of winter, spring, summer, and fall while understanding how their inner world connects to nature. What we cover: How seasons guide self-reflection, healing, and intentional living throughout the year Winter as an opportunity for peace and quiet self-reflection instead of just depression and darkness Moving intentionally through seasons instead of carrying the same goals and guilt all year longAbout Our Guest: Leisly Roman is an award-winning Dominican American poet and mental health advocate from New York City. Her debut bilingual collection "Living in Phases" explores mental health journey with honesty. Her latest work uses poetry to help readers connect their emotional experiences to nature's rhythms and find healing through self-reflection. The book shows that each season offers different emotional and spiritual opportunities. Winter brings rest and self-discovery. Spring brings growth. Summer brings action. Fall brings completion. When you move intentionally through seasons, you let go of what each season teaches before carrying it into the next. Subscribe. Share. Remember that your inner world connects to the world around you and moving intentionally through seasons helps you let go of weight you've been carrying all year. Small steps, big healing. Keep growing! ✨ Join the conversation! Which season are you in emotionally right now? DM me on Instagram! 📖 Get Leisly's Books: Living in Phases All That a Season Can Carry (In Me) 💌 Follow Leisly: Instagram Website & Links 💬 LET'S CONNECT: Instagram | TikTok | Growing with Sol Podcast Buy Me a Cafecito Mari's Book List: https://bookshop.org/shop/Marisol-Book-List 🌱 LET’S GROW TOGETHER: Schedule your discovery call

  4. 11 Jun

    Breaking the Generational Curse: People Pleasing and Family Patterns

    People pleasing in parenting is costing your children their self-worth, emotional regulation, and healthy boundaries. Kids learn through observation, so if you're a people pleaser, your children are picking up those same behaviors and internalizing them as normal. This is how generational trauma works and how the cycle continues unless you heal it. How people pleasing affects your children: Kids learn interpersonal skills through observation and copy your people pleasing behavior You normalize overextending yourself and putting everyone else's needs first constantly Toxic family members stay around because you can't set boundaries, exposing kids to potential harmPeople pleasing parents struggle with consistent discipline and handling conflict, making parenting inconsistent. This becomes generational trauma that your children inherit. In my Growing Pains, I recognize how my parents' people pleasing affected me. Now as an adult healing, I understand this is a generational curse I want to break with my future kids. Subscribe. Share. Remember that your healing is your children's healing and breaking the generational curse starts with you doing the work. Small steps, big healing. Keep growing! ✨ Join the conversation! How has people pleasing shown up in your family? DM me on Instagram. 💬 LET'S CONNECT: Instagram | TikTok | Growing with Sol Podcast Buy Me a Cafecito We might just have the same taste in books Check out my Book List (Bookshop affiliate) 🌱 LET’S GROW TOGETHER: Schedule your discovery call

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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 Marisol, and I love having 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 and @GrowingWithSolPod on Instagram, and catch me on TikTok @YourCoachMari for bite-sized growth tips between episodes.