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Ep 59. My London recap is here! This ep is extra special because it wasn't planned at all. You all had just shared so many thoughtful comments, messages, and hotline voicemails with me about my solo trip to London that I knew I had to share everything I learned with you. If you didn't already know, I recently went on my very first solo vacation to London, and it was nothing short of life-changing. It was TRULY the greatest thing I've ever done for my soul and spirit.

Tune in to hear what time spent alone in my favorite city in the world taught me. Maybe it'll even inspire you to plan a trip of your own! Let's get juicy!

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Ep 58. Not all stress is bad stress.

We've been taught to avoid and reduce stress as much as we possibly can—but maybe we've been approaching it all wrong. What if we could reframe the stress life throws at us into an opportunity for change or growth or connection?

This week's guest, Kelly McGonigal, PhD is a bestselling author, psychologist, and educator, who's here to help us find the upside of stress. She's teaching us how stress affects our body, how our mindset can help influence that effect, and how we can harness our stress responses for good. Let's get juicy!

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Ep 57. Later this season, you'll hear an ep about why I gave up caffeine—and how I needed to hold a "funeral" for my caffeine addiction, convincing all parts of my body that coffee needed to go. This week's guest is the reason for that powerful moment, she sat with me while I layed on her table and finally let my dependency go! Julie Tracy is a craniosacral therapist, visceral manipulator, and lymphatic drainage therapist. She's also an integral part of my personal healing journey. If you remember my 28th birthday "dose of self-awareness" episode, Julie helped me to reconnect with my body and my heart during a time when I was feeling extremely lost and disconnected, by talking me through an exercise where I quite literally spoke to my organs (and had a campfire with them). Julie helps people release tension and emotions while teaching them how to fully connect with every part of their body. On the pod this week, she'll share actionable ways and exercises to reestablish a brain-body connection, while teaching us how to communicate with our organs and get in tune with what our bodies need. Get ready to give yourself (and every individual part of you) a big hug. Let's get juicy!

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Recommended Reading:

Feelings Buried Alive Never Die by Karol Kuhn Truman

Your Inner Physician and You by John E. Upledger

Find a therapist: The Chikly Health Institute

Ep 56. We all know one thing our periods (or lack thereof) can tell us: whether or not we're pregnant. But this week's guest is Nicole Jardim (aka "Period Girl") is here to teach us that mensturation tells us SO much more about our overall health. Nicole is a certified Women's Health Coach, author of the book Fix Your Period, and host of The Period Party podcast. In this episode, we cover how and why to track your periods, what they don't tell you about birth control, why ovulation is important for overall health, plus we're giving you three free ways you support your hormones - TODAY. Let's get juiiiicy! Nicole's Instagram HERE

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Ep 55. This week's guest is Lisa Hendrickson-Jack. Lisa is the creator of the Fertility Friday blog & podcast and the best-selling author of The Fifth Vital Sign. She is a certified Fertility Awareness Educator and a Holistic Reproductive Health Practitioner. This conversation is a reminder that our bodies are powerful and remarkable, and they are expert communicators. We just have to learn to be better listeners. So honored to share my conversation with Lisa as she walks us through the basics of tracking fertility and so many tips for supporting menstrual health.

Whether you're trying to get pregnant or avoid it, this method might just change your life. No hormones, no pills, no side effects—just you TRULY getting to know how your body works.

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Ep 54. Got hormone complaints? Feeling super frustrated and bloated before your period? Does it sometimes feel like you're 'stuck' in life and can't quite see your vision for the future or how to execute it? Is alcohol feeling harder and harder on your body as you get older? Let's talk about the Liver meridian in Chinese Medicine, and how something called "Liver Qi Stagnation" affects us all today because of our modern, fast-paced, often stressful lives. We've got you with a full breakdown AND the antidote — ways to help your Liver Qi flow free and smooth, so that you feel more emotionally balanced, have better periods, and can let out your anger and emotions in a healthier way when stressed. Plus, we've got an extra special guest from Team OO this week – our Director of Digital Marketing, Mina Hadjian is on the mic with me to help translate this complex TCM convo to real-life situations – like a friend in the room with us that always asks the best questions :) We're talking about why Liver Qi Stagnation is so common, how it's connected to your hormones, what signs to look out for, and what happens if you ignore your body's signals and let things fester. Most importantly, you'll walk away with tangible steps to help support your liver and hormones. Let's get juicy! Check out our new Instagram HERE Shop my herbal formulas HERE

Ep 53. There's one thing that can help support your liver in clearing toxicants and excess hormones more than anything on this planet. It's not a cleanse, it's not an herb, but the time-tested longevity-boosting food as medicine: BEANS. As the richest natural source of soluble fiber, beans are truly the magical "fruit," but what's really happening on a cellular level when we up our fiber? How do beans even bind to those toxins in the first place? How can they also lower the dreaded stress hormone, cortisol, with their binding power?! I'm excited to follow up our Season 2 convo with Unique Hammond with this week's episode.

Get ready to meet Unique's mentor & the "Bean Queen" herself: biochemist & nutritionist Karen Hurd. We're talking about exactly *how* soluble fiber removes toxins from the body (including where, why and how your body releases the bile they're contained within), how many health concerns it can improve (including endometriosis and PCOS), and how easy it is to incorporate this healing tool into your daily life. Psst: This is the convo that inspired me and my producer to give up caffeine—find out why and the strong opinions Karen has to express about stress hormones and our daily cup of joe. Let's get juicy!

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Ep 52. Today I sat down with one of my best friends Nina Passero, FDN-P, to have a raw conversation about everything from the importance of eating breakfast for hormones, to the risks of birth control and the importance of self-advocacy, to the ugly truths of some of the toughest moments we experienced while struggling with our health and searching for answers. Nina went through one of the most difficult chronic health journeys I've witnessed: from PCOS to gastritis, extreme hair loss, endless food intolerances, gut infections, fatigue and brain fog – and yet never stopped digging for the root causes and remedies that would actually make a lasting difference. After trying every health fad and extreme in the book, from raw veganism to an "orange fast" to autoimmune elimination diets, today she's the healthiest she's ever been after blocking out the noise and focusing on what she calls the "foundational basics": food-as-medicine staples that helped to heal her gut, fueling her body frequently enough (and with the right nutrient without restriction), and doing some deep emotional work that helped to build her stress-management + mindset toolbox. Nina has been able to transform her hardships into invaluable wisdom, becoming a talented functional practitioner who helps women around the world achieve food freedom, balance, hormone and gut health.

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Ep 51. Did you know that 90% of healthy, non-diabetics experience harmful blood glucose spikes from common foods like breakfast cereals? And that no matter how optimal your fasted labs are, the extent of your blood sugar fluctuations throughout the day can determine the health of your hormones and inflammation? That means blood sugar matters for all of us, and there's so much you can do to balance it *today,* without spending a dime. What if we told you you could regulate your glucose levels, increase your energy, burn more fat, reduce sugar cravings, experience more regular cycles, improve your skin health, and so much more…all while still getting to eat the things you love? Well, it's possible to have your cake and eat it, too—and this week's guest is spilling (almost) all of her easy food hacks (along with the science to back them up) to help get your body back on track. You're not gonna want to miss the absolutely delightful Glucose Goddess herself, biochemist Jessie Inchauspé. Let's get juicy!

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Ep 50. Rose: the herb that shows us how to feel again. Coming 2/12/22 on organicolivia.com Blogs mentioned in this episode: The Year of the Rose: Rose Benefits in Herbal Medicine Rose Petals for Liver Qi Stagnation + Hormone Health in Chinese Medicine What Are Shen Tonics? Herbs That Settle a Lost Sprit + Restless Heart New Organic Olivia Instagram HERE Shop my herbal formulas HERE