Summer House's Mia Calabrese on Losing Her Mom, Confidence & Turning Trauma Into Strength

About this episode

Mia Calabrese discusses her journey of confidence, loss, and transforming trauma into strength with host Carl Radke.

Mia Calabrese is the friend everyone wants: magnetic, hilarious, unfiltered, and impossible not to love. The Summer House star lights up More Life as she sits down with Carl for a conversation that's every bit as fun as it is deep - from sliding into DMs and the "sassy man epidemic" to the real story behind her confidence, losing her mom, and turning trauma into unshakable strength. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Carl Radke

Guest: Mia Calabrese

Topics covered

• loss
• confidence
• trauma
• self-improvement
• friendship
• Summer House

Keywords

• Mia Calabrese
• Carl Radke
• Summer House
• confidence
• trauma
• self-improvement
• loss

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Organizations: Sony Music Entertainment

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