Honestly, I'm Fine

Maile Navarro
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Honestly, I’m Fine is my podcast for people whose lives exploded, but the group chat still expected a thumbs up. I’m Maile Navarro. After losing my son Kingston to brain and spinal cancer, grief became honest, sharp, occasionally unhinged conversations about child loss, motherhood, money stress, healing, spirituality, survival, and rebuilding a life I never volunteered to destroy. No fake healing here. Just dark humor, hard truths, weird signs from the universe, and figuring it out one breakdown at a time. New episodes weekly-ish.

  1. 4D AGO

    What Not to Say to Grieving People & What Awareness Really Means | S2 Ep9

    What not to say to grieving people, child loss, pediatric brain cancer, grief support, and what awareness actually means, because some people are trying their best and some people should remain silent. May is Brain Tumor Awareness Month, so we’re discussing two things the internet and society still routinely fumble: how to talk to grieving people, and how to care about a cause beyond changing your profile picture for six minutes. In this episode of Honestly, I’m Fine, Maile Navarro talks about pediatric brain cancer, medulloblastoma, child loss, toxic positivity, trauma, sibling grief, empathy failures, and the difference between performative support versus showing up when a family’s life has been blown apart. We get into the wildly unhelpful things people say after loss, from “everything happens for a reason” to “at least...” to comparing the death of a child to losses that are not remotely in the same emotional zip code. We also talk about what awareness should actually create: research funding, family support, meals, money, childcare, practical help, compassion, and people learning when to hush. And because I am human, occasionally petty, and blessed with Wi‑Fi, I also address a few online critics who had opinions about my grief, my parenting, and subjects they entered wildly underqualified. In this episode, we cover: what not to say to grieving people what to say instead grief support after child loss Brain Tumor Awareness Month pediatric brain cancer realities medulloblastoma awareness toxic positivity and clichés sibling grief and family trauma how to help grieving families internet opinions nobody asked for why awareness should lead to action life after devastating loss If you like dark humor, honest conversations, uncomfortable truths, and someone occasionally reading people with accuracy, this one is for you. - Follow: Instagram: ⁠@hautemess_la⁠ TikTok:⁠ @haute__mess⁠ Facebook: @BadassMama.LA Website:⁠⁠https://www.mailenavarro.com⁠⁠ - Subscribe to Maile's YouTube Channel: ⁠@HonestlyImFine⁠ for raw conversations on grief, motherhood, healing, rebuilding your life, spirituality, trauma, and surviving what should have taken you out. - Resources and More: Live Like Kingston Foundation:https://www.livelikekingston.org - Listen to Honestly, I'm Fine Podcast. New episodes drop every Tuesday! Spotify Apple Podcasts Amazon

    31 min
  2. My Son Still Finds Me | Signs After Loss & Unexpected Hope

    APR 21

    My Son Still Finds Me | Signs After Loss & Unexpected Hope

    If you’ve ever wondered whether the people we love still communicate after death, this episode is for you. Maile Navarro shares her deeply personal experience after losing her 9-year-old son, Kingston, and the moments that made her question whether love ever truly leaves. In this episode, Maile talks about grief, skepticism, hope, and the signs that kept appearing when she needed them most, red cars, robins, songs at the exact right moment, vivid dreams, repeating numbers, and timing too specific to dismiss easily. You’ll also hear the unforgettable joke Kingston made before he died about Maile being a “slow penguin” who would need help finding him later, a moment that now carries entirely new meaning. This conversation is raw, funny, emotional, and honest for anyone navigating loss, missing someone deeply, or wondering if signs from loved ones are real. More episodes, books, and resources: www.MaileNavarro.com Support families facing pediatric cancer and child loss: www.LiveLikeKingston.org Follow Maile: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hautemess_la/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@haute__mess YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HonestlyImFine

    41 min
  3. Can a Medium Please Fix My Life For Me?

    APR 15

    Can a Medium Please Fix My Life For Me?

    What To Do When You Feel Lost and Stuck in Life Have you ever waited for a sign to tell you what to do next, only to get silence? In this episode of Honestly, I’m Fine, I share what happened when I spent weeks searching for answers outside myself through signs, mediums, and hoping someone else would tell me my next move. We talk about why grief can keep you frozen, how burnout and avoidance show up, and what to do when life feels overwhelming and you do not know where to begin. You’ll learn how small steps, lower pressure, and honest self-awareness can help you start moving again. If you feel stuck, lost, grieving, or trying to rebuild your life, this episode is for you. Listen + more: www.MaileNavarro.com

    28 min
  4. Manifestation for Beginners Who Are Already Falling Apart

    APR 2

    Manifestation for Beginners Who Are Already Falling Apart

    If you’ve ever wanted someone else to hand you the answers, fix your future, or tell you exactly what to do next, this episode is for you. Maile Navarro shares what happened after chasing signs, spiritual guidance, and repeated attempts to get clarity through medium readings, only to realize she was outsourcing work that belonged to her. In this episode, Maile talks about grief, spiritual searching, disappointment, and the uncomfortable truth that sometimes the next step is ours to take before certainty arrives. You’ll hear reflections on signs from loved ones, healing after loss, trusting yourself again, and how to move forward when no message appears. If you feel lost, stuck, grieving, or desperate for direction, this episode will resonate deeply. Explore more:www.MaileNavarro.com Support families facing pediatric cancer and child loss:www.LiveLikeKingston.org Follow Maile:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hautemess_la/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@haute__messYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HonestlyImFine

    42 min
  5. Broke, Grieving & Rebuilding After Child Loss

    MAR 16

    Broke, Grieving & Rebuilding After Child Loss

    Broke, Grieving & Rebuilding After Child Loss Will My Life Ever Get "Better"? If you’ve ever wondered how to rebuild your life after loss while feeling emotionally drained, financially stressed, and nowhere near “healed,” this episode is for you. Maile Navarro shares the raw beginning of her journey after losing her son, navigating grief, motherhood, money pressure, and the uncomfortable reality of starting over when life feels shattered. In this episode, Maile talks about losing the identity that came with being a full-time caregiver, recognizing how scarcity beliefs were shaping her daughter’s mindset, and choosing to test whether manifestation can work in the middle of real grief, not after everything is neatly resolved. You’ll hear honest reflections on money shame, burnout, emotional collapse, unexpected signs, and practical shifts she’s making to create a better future one step at a time. This episode is for anyone grieving, overwhelmed, stuck, or trying to rebuild after life changed everything. Explore Maile’s books, podcast, music, and resources:www.MaileNavarro.com Support families facing pediatric cancer and child loss:www.LiveLikeKingston.org Follow Maile:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hautemess_la/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@haute__messYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HonestlyImFine

    32 min
  6. My Ex Thinks I’ve Lost My Mind After Child Loss

    MAR 5

    My Ex Thinks I’ve Lost My Mind After Child Loss

    My Ex Thinks I’ve Lost My Mind After Child Loss If you’ve ever started healing after loss only to have someone question your sanity, this episode is for you. Maile Navarro shares the emotional and often absurd reality of grief, spiritual awakening, and trying to make sense of life after losing her son Kingston. In this episode, Maile talks about the moments after Kingston died that changed everything, unexplained peace, knocks, birds, blown light bulbs, and experiences that made her wonder whether grief broke her open or woke her up. Maile is also joined by Michael, Kingston’s dad and her ex, whose response to loss looked very different. Together they discuss faith, skepticism, signs, anger at God, and how two parents can lose the same child yet process grief in completely opposite ways. You’ll hear an honest conversation about co-parenting after tragedy, emotional disconnect, dark humor, and the reality that healing rarely looks neat or socially acceptable. If you’ve ever felt misunderstood while grieving, questioned your own experiences, or struggled beside someone coping in the opposite way, this episode will resonate deeply. More episodes, books, and resources:www.MaileNavarro.com Support families facing pediatric cancer and child loss:www.LiveLikeKingston.org Follow Maile:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hautemess_la/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@haute__messYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HonestlyImFine

    44 min
  7. 2 Years After Losing My Son, I’m Still Lost AF

    FEB 24

    2 Years After Losing My Son, I’m Still Lost AF

    Going on 2 Years Since Losing My Son… I’m Still Lost AF If you’ve ever wondered how someone keeps going after unimaginable loss, this episode is for you. Maile Navarro shares the full story of survival, motherhood, caregiving, grief, and rebuilding after losing her son Kingston. In this deeply personal episode, Maile talks about childhood instability, addiction, starting over with nothing, and the unexpected path that led to becoming a mother to Kingston and Zuma after being told more children were unlikely. She also shares Kingston’s battle with brain and spinal cancer, the years of caregiving, the devastating relapse, and the moments that changed her forever. You’ll hear honest reflections on losing Kingston in 2024 and the aftermath of grief, navigating rent, paperwork, parenting, spiritual signs, dreams, mediums, and the impossible task of continuing life after child loss. If you’re new here, this is the story behind the voice. If you’ve been here before, this is the first time it’s told from beginning to end. Season 2 of Honestly, I’m Fine goes deeper into caregiving, child loss, money, faith, relationships, healing, and rebuilding after life changes everything. More episodes, books, and resources:www.MaileNavarro.com Support families facing pediatric cancer and child loss:www.LiveLikeKingston.org Follow Maile:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hautemess_la/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@haute__messYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HonestlyImFine

    21 min
  8. Why Is My Inner Critic So Mean? ADHD, Trauma & Self Sabotage

    FEB 17

    Why Is My Inner Critic So Mean? ADHD, Trauma & Self Sabotage

    Why Is My Inner Critic So Mean? ADHD, Trauma & Self Sabotage If the meanest voice in your life sounds suspiciously familiar, this episode is for you. Maile Navarro explores how ADHD, trauma, grief, and shame can create an inner critic that sounds convincing while quietly wrecking your confidence. We talk about the voice that says you’re too much, too loud, too late, too broken, and why that voice may not be intuition at all. It may be old conditioning wearing lip gloss and acting important. We also get into replaying conversations, assuming everyone hates you, procrastinating what you want most, and talking yourself out of opportunities before life even gets the chance. Maybe you’re not too much. Maybe the wrong woman has been running your internal HR department. More:www.MaileNavarro.com

    27 min
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Honestly, I’m Fine is my podcast for people whose lives exploded, but the group chat still expected a thumbs up. I’m Maile Navarro. After losing my son Kingston to brain and spinal cancer, grief became honest, sharp, occasionally unhinged conversations about child loss, motherhood, money stress, healing, spirituality, survival, and rebuilding a life I never volunteered to destroy. No fake healing here. Just dark humor, hard truths, weird signs from the universe, and figuring it out one breakdown at a time. New episodes weekly-ish.

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  • Creator
    Maile Navarro
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    26
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Maile Navarro
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    Honestly, I'm Fine