High friend,

Welcome to today’s episode of Necessary Reminders. The podcast/newsletter hosted by yours truly Danielle Olivarez, where I discuss how I manage to make the habitual a ritual, aka figure life out, and teach you what I learn on the way.

Well… I’m at it again. In the thiqqq of a new life transition.

High friend,

Welcome to this week’s episode of Necessary Reminders. The podcast/newsletter hosted by yours truly Danielle Olivarez, where I discuss how I manage to make the habitual a ritual, and teach you what I learn on the way.

This episode is a special one and an especially long one because I have a lot to say!

I’ve missed talking into a microphone (my iphone 17) and sharing my thoughts with you in the same loving and hopefully entertaining way I do with my best friends (they eat my wisdom up.) This idea has been boinging around in my brain for a few months now, and I’ve ironically delayed doing it because of stupid perfectionism. There’s so many ways I could present this substack to you and I’m sure I’ll play with them all so what’s the rush in getting it perfect now?

We’ll dive into this concept of being perfectly imperfect and my personal favorite: changing your mind.

Hope you listen to this imperfectly perfect episode and enjoy. I highly recommend making yourself a cup of chamomile tea or lighting a nice little indica dominant J, burning palo santo, and tune in like it’s our weekly facetime <3

This month’s highlights:

* These two girls show me what true friendship and appreciation feels like! Truly healing any mean friend trauma from my past left in me. We remind each other to constantly allow for the inbetween moments of change to move us through instead of jackhammering our way through our discomfort. I love them <3

* Spirals remind me we always move and come back. When we change our mind things stay the same except our feelings and perspective. I think that’s cool.

* I’m a Didion girl myself, so I got this book in hopes of changing my mind on Eve Babitz but we’ll see. I’m down though.

* My best friend since I was 9 is having a baby soon and I can’t wait for our daily facetimes to involve a new gabby girl! Solanch and I have seen every phase of friendship through and have lived to tell the tale stronger than ever before. We inspire each other to be ourselves everyday, and I don’t know who I’d be without this woman as my “secret lover” (her mom swore!!).

Take class with me in LA:

* Mondays 6pm at Childs Pose in Mid City (Flow)

* Thursdays 6pm at Love Yoga in Venice (Flow 2)

* Thursdays 830pm at The WalkGood Yard in Mid City. (Restorative)

* Saturdays 9am at The Walk Good Yard in Mid City. (Yoga en Español)

* Saturdays 11am at Love Yoga in Venice (Flow)

*check my IG highlight for any extra classes I may be subbing! *

Love you mean it,

Danielle <3

High friend,

Welcome to this week’s episode of Necessary Reminders. The podcast/newsletter hosted by yours truly Danielle Olivarez, where I discuss how I manage to make the habitual a ritual, and teach you what I learn on the way.

It's been a year.

I'm so sorry.

Did you miss me?

I missed you.

This is a long and vulnerable one that I hope helps the parts of you that feel you talk too much and have too many feelings— feel heard and seen.

That’s what this episode is all about: true self-care through self-assurance and community. Well atleast, a part of it lol.

Grab your bong, run a bath, and press play.

Thank you for listening <3

Love you, mean it.

Danielle <3

Little Sunday inspo from my Instagram story…

Umm hi I have 5 opportunities for you to do yoga in LA FOR FREE! Just send me a dm or leave a comment for a guest pass!

My public schedule:

Mondays: 6pm flow+ breathwork (Childs Pose)

Wednesdays: 7pm Yoga 1 (Soul Play)

Fridays: 7:30am flow + breathwork (Childs Pose)

Saturdays: 8:30am Yoga en Español (The Walkgood Yard)

Sundays: 11:30am Beginner Basics Yoga (Soul Play)

High friend,

Welcome to this week’s episode of Necessary Reminders. The podcast/newsletter hosted by yours truly Danielle Olivarez, where I discuss how I manage to make the habitual a ritual, and teach you what I learn on the way.

Since the last time we spoke I’ve been thinking a lot about new beginnings.

To me, new beginnings are just moments when we look at our truest selves dead in the face, and we give them a big hug.

You know that there have been many times that I've tried to be as “consistent,” as possible with this project with really all of my work, and I always end up meeting myself, every step of the way,.

I see a new beginning as a moment when, no matter where you are, you're kind of sick of your own s**t. And you can very clearly or maybe just a bit more clearly see that True Self looking right back at you. Ready to give you a big hug.

So how do we start truly taking care of ourselves, without shame without hurry so that we can see our true purpose the that True Self looking at us?

I think it's by the awareness of the archetypes of our inner selves.

Listen to this week’s episode to hear all about how our own inner archetypes can help us find a sense of balance or flow, and how to practice embodying your archetypes this week.

and reply to this email with your answer to the question below:

When does self care become self sabotage? What are the signs?

Love you mean it,

Danielle <3

In case you missed it...

Things happening this week:

* Monday + Fridays: #Morning Meddy on IG Live 9am PT/ 12pm ET

* Friday 3/31: Join me and my fave Olivia Catalina Otten for a night in the Highlites Oasis for a soundbath and guided meditation like no other at the Tower House in Venice. Snacks and infused drinks will be there for you to enjoy and help you release what you need from the week.

High friend,

Welcome to this week’s episode of Necessary Reminders. The podcast/newsletter hosted by yours truly Danielle Olivarez, where I discuss how I manage to make the habitual a ritual, and teach you what I learn on the way.

Its October! This means it’s my birthday month, but most importantly it marks the end of my 30-day t break! Can you believe I made it this far?!

On top of this amazing news, I’ve come to the conclusion that I can finally relieve myself of the duty of being someone with “ low self-control.” Could someone with little to no self-control do 30-day cannabis, coffee, and yummy cocktail cleanse? IDTS.

I’m not going to lie, I’m f*****g proud of myself.

I’m proud of myself for:

* listening to my intuition.

* & for trusting myself instead of bowing down to my fear of discomfort.

Listen to this week’s episode to hear all about what I’ve learned this month, and how I managed to do it after over a year without a conscious break, and reply to this email with your answer to the questions below:

What inner calls have you been ignoring? & how can you honor them this October?

In case you missed it...

Things happening this week/ That made me smile:

* Inspired to take a t-break or simply want to practice more intentional consumption?

* Monday + Fridays: #Morning Meddy on IG Live 9am PT/ 12pm ET

* My birthday is Oct 18th and I’m inviting you to come to celebrate with me on Sunday, Oct 16th at Little Lunch Venice. I’ll be guiding us through a Highlites Session in their gorgeous space, and share some special goodies with y’all courtesy of Paradise Club Cannabis , Xula Herbs, and Little Lunch will serve a special Highlites-inspired drinks menu 💚

* Monday + Fridays: #Morning Meddy on IG Live 9am PT/ 12pm ET.

Until next time! Love you mean it,

Danielle 💚

High friend!

Coming to you live from LA where the heat waves are somehow worse than they are in Miami and New york….combined. I survived even without the help of our BFF Mary, and am here to tell the tale of another steamy moment I shared in the last couple of weeks with a complete stranger. (She may or may not have been a stoner, but her vibe gave “We should smoke a j after this!”)

This episode of NR is about all the ways we can release the shame that couples oh so well with the fear of being perceived, and how damn inspiring it feels to stop giving a f**k. This is coming from a girl who’s on day 11 of her T-break, and almost didn’t tell you guys about it because of the fear of striking out! Boooo, glad I didn’t listen to my shame monster on that one.

I hope you enjoy this week’s episode and remember to do you no matter what.

OH and for the angels who decided to take the plunge with me on this 30-day T-break: let us know how you’re feeling with a simple reply to this email or by dropping a cute comment below 💚

Love you mean it,

Danielle

In case you missed it...

Things happening this week:

* Monday + Fridays: #Morning Meddy on IG Live 9am PT/ 12pm ET

* I’m doing 30 days of no smoking, drinking coffee, or alcohol. Here’s how my first week went and what I did!

* Reconnecting to my love for sharing n Slack so join me here to talk everything weed, mindfulness, and necessary reminders.

* Don’t forget that I’m here to help you make the habitual a ritual if you’re in a season of overconsumption or just need a friend to remind you to meditate and do it with you! You can book a free call with moi below.

High Friend!

Welcome to a new episode of Necessary Reminders, your podcast/newsletter that's all about the necessary reminders we need for our souls and our mind. Hosted by me, Danielle Olivarez!

I've been out here visiting family… and experimenting. I've spoken about what I truly want to be doing with my time, what makes me happy, what fulfills me, and what keeps me honest with myself- aka in alignment with the life I want to live.

Lately, I've been thinking a lot about perfectionism. It's kind of been an illness I've been suffering from ever since I think I'd say I moved to LA. Making that across the country, putting a lot of trust in the support system that I had here, and just leaving my comfort zone, pushed me to a place I think that I didn't expect to be, but a place I needed to go to nonetheless, and it's left me with this connection to perfectionism that I honestly could not relate to at all any other time in my life.

Listen to this week’s episode and we’ll talk about how experimenting is sort of curing my perfectionism, and an easy way we can all remember our power.

ps: My notion has been helping me sooo much with remembering to write and keeping my s**t together. Lmk what you think!

Love you mean it,

Danielle Olivarez.

Hi Friend,

I'm back, baby! I hope you enjoyed the little love note earlier this week that I sent out. It included a meddy that honestly symbolizes not just the refresh of this podcast, but also what's been on my mind.

I've been thinking a lot about resetting my own energy.

We spend a lot of time as people discussing how to find that balance between our inner and outer world. But what we don't do is spend enough time talking about and sharing with each other how we do it.

Personally, I think about what I look up on Tik Tok the most:

* recipe ideas.

* watching other people who, maybe even look like, me doing the things that I really want to do in my own life.

In today’s episode, I want to share what I've been doing to reset both my inner and outer world, things like:

* Weekly runs to the farmers’ market

* Writing pen to paper for the feels of it.

* Reorganizing my space so I can keep my mind organized.

* Apologizing.

If you take anything from this episode, it's to maybe think about what are some things that you possibly already do or really would like to connect a bit more to, help you reset that inner world and your outer world?

Maybe you can reply to this and let me know as well. I'm excited to be back!

There will definitely be a reset of what this podcast even is, and I will be sharing as I find out myself.

I will talk to you guys soon. Enjoy the rest of your week.

Love you mean it,

Danielle xx

In case you missed it...

Things happening this week:

* Monday + Fridays: #Morning Meddy on IG Live 9am PT/ 12pm ET.

* Reconnecting to my love for sharing n Slack so join me here!

* Don’t forget that I’m here to help you make the habitual a ritual if you’re in a season of overconsumption or just need a friend to remind you to meditate and do it with you! You can book a free call with moi below.

* Tik Tok banned your girl at 6k and I won’t back down! Do me a quick favor and make sure to follow me and leave a comment to help me find more #StonersWhoCare.

Tata 4 now <3

High you,

It’s your friend Danielle. You know, that friend who only has the capacity to dm on IG even though she promises to call 🫶.

In the last 2 months, I moved again— this time even closer to the ocean, with my partner, and with way more opportunities to ditch my “to-do list.” Wanna know what’s on that list? Recording this podcast, among other things I genuinely love to do, but sometimes don’t.

I’m working on it!

I’m honestly just “pivoting” or as I like to call it, “resetting.” I quite literally changed my setting for the THIRD time in the last 9 months, and it’s required a lot of afternoon naps and escapes via the foam surfboard I rent on the Venice boardwalk. Not to mention I am still sort of figuring out how to be Danielle the mindfulness teacher and Cannabis educator while being Danielle the mindfulness student and Cannabis explorer. That just means I’m still learning how to practice what I preach — showing up through this newsletter/podcast is one way of doing that.

I recorded this meditation as a part of a series I’ll be releasing next week called “Meditations on being human.” It’s a series that’s meant to remind you that you’re human and deserve connection, focus, and rest.

I’ll be sharing more on this soon, but for now, enjoy this exclusive sneak peek, and don’t be shy to let me know what you think!

I’ll see you Sunday for a new episode of Necessary Reminders.

Love you mean it,

Danielle from Highlites

✨PS!!! This Sunday will be the last Sunday beach sesh for a few weeks, so if you’ve been meaning to come by and haven’t— here’s your sign to come hang ✨

Hey friends 💚,

Welcome to another episode of “Necessary Reminders,” your weekly/ bi-weekly.. (we’re gonna get there, we’re gonna get there…), newsletter/podcast hosted by yours truly— Danielle Olivarez! I’m the founder of Highlites, a community for #StonersWhoCare. It’s an oasis for consumers of Cannabis just like you and me, who care about having an intentional relationship to cannabis. And we do that through self-study practices, Cannabis education, and community care…

This week's episode is actually about honoring all our commitments…

So it's been a little hard for me in the last month, just because I'm trying to find a more balanced, or a new balance shall I say, in my life. That's all that life is about, it’s constantly trying to find a balance—but doing it in our own ways so that we feel empowered as we go through life's inevitable ups and downs….

But let's go into what I want to talk about today. I really want to talk about how honoring the commitments we make for ourselves actually helps us cultivate this intense gratitude and self-compassion because we're met with the reality of what it actually means to be a human—to be multifaceted to, you know, embrace the parts of ourselves that we might have previously discarded, or previously ignored because of past stories, and experiences… the moments that our inner bully became who they are. It's interesting, this past week we had a new moon in Aquarius, which allows us to really enjoy being the outlier, to be outside of what society deems as ‘normal.’ Sounds pretty on the nose…

So this is your Necessary Reminder to honor your commitments, the commitments to yourself, whether that is to smoke only at night, or it's to do a little research before your next trip to the dispensary. Or maybe it's to start meditating more often, whatever it is for you, honor that in the smallest ways, especially if it's a new habit, and see what it can do for your self esteem, and for that power that can be hard for us to see lies within us all along…

That's what I want to leave you with. If it resonated with you, I would really love to know you can leave a comment in this newsletter or just send me an email or dm.

I’ll see you and hear from you again next week with another episode of Necessary Reminders. Love you all. Thank you guys for all of your support in the last five years, and for letting me be my human self.

Weekly round-up of all things Highlites:

Next month I’m opening up the doors to a group sesh called “The Oasis.”

* This was honestly a call from all of you! I asked the community what it is that you would like more of as a community space, and an overwhelming amount of you said group sessions where we get to learn about how to create that intentional relationship to cannabis.

* So if that sounds like you, let’s talk about it! We can just get to know each other a little bit more and I can share more detail into exactly what #TheOasis is all about, and give you a full spectrum view of

* #MorningMeddy is popping off! Need help remembering to meditate? Want to meditate with other #StonersWhoCare for literally 10 minutes 2x a week? Think it would make your heart happy to add a little meddy to your wake n bake? Then come!

* Monday + Fridays on IG Live 9am PT.

* Always need a reminder? I got you— add the Highlites Oasis Community Cal to your phone or laptop, and never miss anything free99 again.

Tata 4 now,

Danielle Olivarez

To read a transcript of today’s episode, go here.