Welcome to Molly's Magic.

I’m Molly.
A mom, a therapist, an author, a podcast host, and a TED speaker.
The alchemy of these roles has brought me here.

Molly's Magic is simple.
Short, meaningful, and doable steps to help you move closer to your goals.

Who is Molly's Magic for?

This is for the part of you that knows you are capable of more but cannot quite name what is getting in the way.

The part of you that feels stuck.
That senses something bigger is waiting.
That is ready, even just a little bit, to explore what that could look like.

The Story Behind Molly's Magic

I was not always the smartest, the most athletic, or the most beautiful person in the room.

But I have always had something else.
A deep, steady belief that things can happen for me in life.

And a lot of the time, they do.

From meeting the Dalai Lama, to walking into a fully booked restaurant and somehow getting a table, to getting into a Taylor Swift Eras Tour show on the floor with no ticket.

Over time, my kids started calling it Molly Magic.

What I Know to Be True

After 25 years as a therapist, and from living my own messy, beautiful, complicated life, this is what I know.

You have the magic too.

And I also know what gets in the way.

An unregulated nervous system.
A mind stuck in fight or flight.
The voice that tells you that you are not enough, or that there is not enough.
The pressure to be perfect.
Old stories that feel like truth.
Blame.
Staying stuck in the past.

These things do not just keep you unhappy.
They block your magic.

What Molly's Magic Is

Molly's Magic is about finding your magic.
Living your magic.
And gently moving the things out of the way that are keeping you from it.

You are not going to feel magical every day.
There will be hard days. Hard seasons. Moments when nothing feels possible.

You are okay when you are not okay.
And that is part of this, too.

This is about possibility and acceptance in the same breath.
Daily ritual and real therapeutic tools.
Self-love. Real, imperfect, practiced self-love.

Because when you learn to truly love yourself, you create more space for connection, for joy, and for magic in your life.

Every month, I will share one tool.
One shift.
One piece of wisdom.

Something I have learned over 25 years in the therapy room and, often, the hard way in my own life.

Short. Simple. Actionable.
Something you can begin before you even finish your coffee.

So welcome to Molly Magic.

And welcome home to you.

If this landed for you, share it with someone who might need it.

If you want more, subscribe to Cracking Open so you never miss an episode, and come find me so we can keep the conversation going.

You do not have to do any of this alone.

🎧 Tune in now to listen.

With love,
Molly

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RESOURCES & LINKS:

Molly Carroll:

Website | Instagram | Facebook

Now accepting new therapy clients!
Learn more or schedule a session here.

Welcome back to Part 2 of our 100th episode.

If you have not listened to Part 1 yet, pause here and go back. Truly.

Tommy, Lisa, René, Leo, and Cora brought everything. And your responses told me just how deeply it landed.

You shared that Tommy reminded you that everything you need is already inside of you.
That Lisa’s story made you want to start something new at 60.
That René’s story changed the way you see single moms and families of three.
That after listening to Cora, you wanted to sign up for her workshop on overcoming toxic friendships. Honestly, same.
And that Leo left you feeling more hopeful about your own life.

I could not have asked for more than that.

And now, we continue.

Because there are more stories to tell.
More moments to sit with.
More truth to witness.

In this second half, you will hear from some of the people who have held me together for decades.

Charlotte Hardwick, my most trusted confidante, reflects on what 100 episodes of this podcast have taught her.

Noelle Teuber, who has been running beside me, both literally and figuratively, for 15 years, shares about loss and what it means to find love again on the other side.

My husband, Adam Carroll, opens up about navigating life’s biggest transitions and what it truly means to believe in yourself when the path is not clear.

Bowen Teuber speaks honestly about the loneliness and challenge of transitioning to college and how he found himself in the middle of it.

And then there is me.

Because if I am going to ask the people I love most to crack open on this microphone, it only feels right that I do the same.

I share what it meant to show up for René after she lost Jason and how, in that moment, our group of friends became something more than friendship.

We became family.

These are not famous voices or household names.

They are the people who show up.
The people who stay.
The people who love.

And somewhere in these conversations, my hope is that you hear yourself.
That you feel a little less alone.
And that you are reminded:

Cracking open, that beautiful, messy, courageous act of being human, belongs to all of us.

🎧 Tune in now to listen.

With love,
Molly

🌱 Please consider supporting the Cracking Open podcast on Patreon.

RESOURCES & LINKS:

Molly Carroll:

Website | Instagram | Facebook

Now accepting new therapy clients!
Learn more or schedule a session here.

In this special two-part 100th episode, you’ll hear something a little different—the everyday, deeply human stories of the people closest to me.

From navigating the loss of a husband to the tender uncertainty of leaving home for college. From launching a business to discovering a passion for a sport you never imagined trying at 50. From the journey of growing from boy to man, to finding resilience after heartbreak, to the quiet but powerful work of building strong friendships.

These are not famous voices or household names—and that is exactly the point.

Because cracking open doesn’t belong to the extraordinary few.
It belongs to all of us.

My hope is that somewhere in these conversations, you hear yourself. You hear your own story. And maybe, just maybe, you feel a little less alone in yours.

But to understand why this episode means so much to me, you have to know a little about the journey that brought us here.

One Hundred Episodes

One hundred episodes.
I still have to pinch myself writing those words.

When I started this podcast, I had one question I couldn’t stop thinking about:

What is your cracking open moment—and how did it change you forever?

I had no idea that question would lead me to 99 of the most extraordinary people I’ve ever had the privilege of sitting with.

From Jodie Patterson and David Nichtern, who said yes when I had absolutely no idea what I was doing… to Fr. Greg Boyle of Homeboy Industries, Mary Pipher, Shaka Senghor, Elizabeth Lesser, Dr. Mary Claire Haver, Dr. Dan Siegel, Terry Real, Dr. Lisa Miller, Tami Simon, Dr. Ellen Langer, Cory Richards, Suneel Gupta, and so many more whose wisdom has changed me forever.

Guests who overcame heroin addiction, grief, incarceration, and unimaginable loss. Guests who returned a second time because one conversation wasn’t enough. Guests who became dear friends.

Every one of those 99 guests trusted me with their cracking open stories—with their vulnerability, wisdom, and kindness—and they will forever be woven into the fabric of this podcast.

And for that, I am deeply grateful.

Because here’s the truth:
I’m not Joe Rogan.
I’m not Mel Robbins.
I’m not a celebrity who decided to start a podcast.

So every single time someone said yes to me—trusted me with their time and their story—I jumped up in pure joy.

Coming Home

For episode 100, I wanted to do something that felt true to why I started this podcast in the first place.

So I turned to the people who know me best—and asked them the same question I’ve asked every guest:

What was your cracking open moment?

You’ll hear from my husband of 22 years, Adam Carroll, my son Tommy Carroll, my daughter Cora Carroll, and my brother Leo Rowen.

You’ll also hear from the friends who have held me together for decades.

Charlotte Hardwick, René Mitchell, Lisa Bermudez, Noelle Teuber, and Bowen Teuber.

My Team

And none of this would exist without my team.

Natalie, Kevin, and Chloe: this is yours too.

Ninety-nine episodes of strangers who became teachers, teachers who became friends, and stories that cracked me wide open in ways I never expected.

And now episode 100—coming home to the people who have been cracking me open my entire life without even knowing it.

It feels exactly right.

If this episode moves you, please share it with someone you love.
And if you haven’t yet, subscribe so you never miss a Cracking Open moment.

We’re just getting started.

🎧 Tune in now to listen.

With love,
Molly