Take What You Need...Leave The Rest
by Maribel
**Where my five fans at?! 🎙️**Welcome to **Take What You Need… Leave The Rest** — real talk about real life. Personal stories, testimonies, marriage, relationships, faith, family, health, life lessons, advice, teaching, a little preaching, and whatever else comes up.You don't have to agree with everything I say—that's the point. Take what helps you, use it, share it, and leave the rest.**Real Talk. Real Life. Real You.**And whatever you do take… **share it with the best.**
Episodes
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Name Brands & Identity — Are Labels Defining You?
When did the name on our shoes, clothes, purses, or sunglasses start determining how valuable we feel? In this episode of Take What You Need… Leave the Rest, I’m talking about our obsession with name brands—from Jordans and designer labels to the $5 Walmart shirt that suddenly costs $30 when a...
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Infidelity....Trauma & Healing
Infidelity doesn't always end when the affair ends. The betrayal can follow you for years—affecting your trust, self-worth, future relationships, and ability to love again. In this episode of Take What You Need, Leave the Rest, I share my own experience with repeated infidelity, the trauma it…
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They Hurt You… So Why Are They Doing So Good?
They Hurt You… So Why Are They Doing So Good? What do you do when someone hurts you, lies on you, betrays you—or leaves you cleaning up the damage—while they seem to be doing just fine? In this episode, we talk about trauma, anger, false accusations, healing, faith, and learning to stop watching...
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Fame Vs. Gifts & Talent
What if nobody ever knows your name? Would you still use your gift? In Episode 7 of Take What You Need… Leave the Rest, we're separating something that too many of us have confused: having a God-given gift and becoming rich or famous because of it are NOT the same thing. Maybe you can sing…
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Why Am I So Sad - Depression
Depression can feel like a mental prison. The world keeps moving around you while, inside your own mind, you feel trapped. In Episode 6 of Take What You Need… Leave the Rest, we're talking about recognizing when sadness is pulling us toward that abyss—and the tools we can use to fight back. Why…
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Stress Survival: Get Out of the Rocking Chair
What do you do when life feels like an ocean and the waves just keep coming? In Episode 5 of Take What You Need… Leave The Rest, we're talking about stress, chaos, fear, finances, silent battles, and what it means to hold onto a sound mind when everything around you feels anything but peaceful....
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Dating: What The Hell Is Going On?
Episode 4: Dating From a Man’s PerspectiveWhat is dating really like for men today? In this episode, I sit down with Derek, a 29-year-old single man, for a candid conversation about dating apps, approaching women, rejection, physical attraction, first impressions, friendship before dating,...
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Manipulation: Are They Playing You… Or Are YOU Playing Them?
Episode 3 takes a deeper look at manipulation—the quiet battle between influence and control. Sometimes it doesn’t look like manipulation at all. It can sound like love, concern, guilt, disappointment, silence, anger, or even sacrifice. But underneath it may be an attempt to make someone abandon...
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Envy - You Want What I Have...But Can You Pay What It Costs
What if you could see the full price someone paid for the life you envy? In this episode, we’re talking about wanting what others have while knowing nothing about the sacrifices, struggles, losses, and hard work it took to get there. You see the reward—but would you still want it if you had to…
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Bad Bipolar Attitudes - NOT Bipolar Disorders
🎙️ Bad Bipolar Attitudes — NOT Bipolar Disorder What happens when someone’s bad mood suddenly becomes everybody else’s problem? In Episode 1 of Take What You Need...Leave The Rest, we’re talking about mood-swing attitudes, emotional inconsistency, self-control, communication, and why being…
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Welcome to Take What You Need… Leave The Rest | Meet Your Five Fans 🎙️
Where my five fans at?! 🎙️ Welcome to Take What You Need… Leave The Rest! This is the official introduction to the podcast—who I am, why I'm here, what we're going to talk about, and what “take what you need and leave the rest” really means. I'm also putting my five fans to work! 😂 What should…
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About this show
**Where my five fans at?! 🎙️**Welcome to **Take What You Need… Leave The Rest** — real talk about real life. Personal stories, testimonies, marriage, relationships, faith, family, health, life lessons, advice, teaching, a little preaching, and whatever else comes up.You don't have to agree with everything I say—that's the point. Take what helps you, use it, share it, and leave the rest.**Real Talk. Real Life. Real You.**And whatever you do take… **share it with the best.**
Hosted by
Maribel