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 f...
Jun 21, 2022•2 hr 21 min•Season 3Ep. 2
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, in...
Jun 14, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Season 3Ep. 1
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...
Feb 09, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 2Ep. 22
Ep 49. 2020 and 2021 changed my entire perspective on life, and I think I'm learning how to human again. In this ep, I’m joined by my fiancé Nick to talk about the incredible, challenging, eye-opening awakening that I went through during three weeks away from work and social media. We’re talking about how your life’s work isn’t just the job you do, how your perception of self can sometimes smack you in the face, and how two specific books combine with psilocybin mushrooms resulted in a world of ...
Nov 15, 2021•1 hr 54 min•Season 2Ep. 21
Ep 48. Mental health IS physical health. Period. This week, we’re joined by Dr. Daniel Amen—psychiatrist, brain health expert, and bestselling author. We’re talking about brain scan technology that can literally show us what mental health looks like; the effects of SSRIs, marijuana, and alcohol on the brain; grief & depression; essential oils; and so much more. Let’s get juicy and make brain health cool! Complete show notes HERE New Organic Olivia Instagram HERE Dr. Amen's Instagram HERE Sho...
Nov 08, 2021•52 min•Season 2Ep. 20
Ep 47. One of the best lessons in life is discovering that you are not tied to any singular path—it’s never too late to change your course. This week’s guest is artist and creative expander Lily Ashwell. Former clothing designer turned intuitive astrologist and oracle card creator, she’s the embodiment of pursuing your heart’s calling. We’ll start with the wake-up call that led to a drastic career change and end with breaking down the best and most…shall we say...complicated traits of each astro...
Nov 01, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Season 2Ep. 19
Ep 46. Vision is so much more than just seeing what's in front of you. It's about your eyes (which are part of your brain outside of your head) seeing the world, your goals, and processing the way you relate to others. Beyond that, vision "issues" are more than blurry letters, 20/20, or astigmatism, and can actually involve the way that your eyes either work together or fight each other, creating extra stress in your brain! I am so excited for you all to listen to this mind blowing conversation,...
Oct 25, 2021•59 min•Season 2Ep. 18
Ep 45. This week's episode is an extra special treat for our fellow herb nerds, as I join forces with Clinical Herbalist and educator Kelsey Barrett to go above and beyond herbal medicine 101. You're going to want your notebooks for this one, as we cover everything from "energetics" to "tissue states" — for example, what's the difference between hot and dry muscle pain that aggravates you in the summer, vs cold and damp pain that flares up on a rainy day? We even chat about the power of our ance...
Oct 18, 2021•57 min•Season 2Ep. 17
Ep 44. When podcasters get together, magic happens. We’re joined this week by Krista Williams & Lindsey Simcik: co-hosts of the Almost 30 Podcast. These ladies have much to share about finding your creative purpose, forging connections & building a community, thriving through your Saturn Return, fostering self-love & setting boundaries, and so much more. Be sure to check out their pod for the other half of this magical crossover! Let’s get (extra) juicy! Complete show notes are HERE ...
Oct 11, 2021•51 min•Season 2Ep. 16
Ep 43. Do your relationships bring you joy or frustrate the heck out of you? How about your job—are you feeling burned out and unfulfilled? This week we’re joined by Amina AlTai, a business coach who specializes in helping women overcome imposter syndrome, get clear on their purpose and passions, and create amazing work. We’re starting with a super important convo on setting boundaries and releasing codependent tendencies and then diving deep into identifying and stepping into your purpose. Let’...
Sep 30, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Season 2Ep. 15
Ep 42. Mommy issues are a real thing—and they can cause long-term nervous system dysregulation. To help us understand how these formative and complicated relationships can affect our whole lives, we’re chatting with UK-based psychotherapist Sian Crossley. Sian uses her professional training and personal experiences to help others heal old wounds through Instagram and online courses. We’re talking about the all-too-common mother wound: how it’s formed, how it presents in adulthood, and how to beg...
Sep 27, 2021•1 hr 34 min•Season 2Ep. 14
Ep 41. SO many health issues—chronic or acute—get their start in the gut, which is why we’re digging even deeper into gut health this season. This week’s podcast guest is Dr. Asia Muhammad, a doctor of naturopathy, scientist, medical writer, and the co-host of the docu-series The Art of Natural Healing . In this ep, we cover the basics: what is gut health, what is gut diversity, and why do those matter? We dig into how the gut affects your liver health, how they connect, and why it’s SO importan...
Sep 20, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Season 2Ep. 13
Ep 40. This week’s podcast guest is Amanda Montalvo, a Registered Dietician (RD) and Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner (FDN-P), who specializes in helping women heal their hormones through food. We’re talking about the spectrum of PCOS, why PCOS is so common these days, and how to start feeling better by taking inventory of your food and lifestyle habits. Complete show notes HERE New Organic Olivia Instagram HERE Amanda's Instagram HERE Shop my herbal formulas HERE...
Sep 13, 2021•59 min•Season 2Ep. 12
Ep 39. Did you know the way you breathe can help shape your thought patterns? Or that a music playlist can shape your day? These are the kind of healthy changes possible through techniques related to psychoneurology. This week’s podcast guest is my therapist, who I’ve been seeing for almost 3 years: Dr. Sylva Dvorak. Dr. Sylva has a PhD in Psychoneurology, is an author, and serves as the Chief Inspiration Officer and Executive Director of I AM Foundation. This convo is juicy, raw, personal, and ...
Sep 06, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Season 2Ep. 11
Ep 38. Some of you might remember me posting on IG back in May about how adding beans to my diet has straight up changed my life. The richest food source of soluble fiber, beans are having a serious moment in 2021. So, this week on the pod we’re talking about the food group I’ve been obsessed with all year long — beans! Not just beans, we’re covering all things fiber, hormones, stress, and healing yourself through food with health coach Unique Hammond. We’re here to make beans sexy again (or may...
Aug 30, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Season 2Ep. 10
Ep 37. This week I’m excited to share my womby conversation with Raven Rose, founder of Moon Medicine, on What’s the Juice! Identifying as a “medicine woman,” Raven is an herbalist and educator with a passion for helping women heal from physical and emotional ailments. We’re talking about reproductive health, menstrual cycles, ancestral trauma, and how emotions manifest themselves in the physical body. 10% off Flow Balance with code FLOWLOVE10 Complete show notes are HERE New Organic Olivia Inst...
Aug 23, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Season 2Ep. 9
Ep 36. This week on What's the Juice, we’re joined by Danna Omari: esthetician and owner of NOY Skincare, a holistic skincare & wellness studio in NYC. Danna’s skincare philosophy is reset, preserve, protect to show that healthy, glowing skin is accessible to all of us. We’re talking simplified topical skincare routines, facial reflexology, and finding balance—in skincare and in life. Let's get juicy! Organic Olivia Probiotic 10% off with code SKINLOVE10 Complete show notes are HERE New Orga...
Aug 16, 2021•1 hr 33 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Ep 35. In this episode I'm finally sharing my long awaited psychedelic-assisted therapy conversation with José F. Mata. We’re unpacking trauma, codependency, and the growing world of psychedelic-assisted therapy. José F. Mata, MA, LMFT is a psychotherapist and national somatic coach, a graduate course facilitator at Boston University’s School of Social Work, and a sub-investigator for the phase 3 clinical trials for MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy for PTSD. Get ready for a mind-expanding , soul-awak...
Aug 09, 2021•1 hr 20 min•Season 2Ep. 7
Ep 34. If you’re sensing a trend in Season 2 of What’s the Juice, you’re spot on. This season is all about getting back to basics: how to support our bodies through simple, everyday changes. This week, we’re covering the overlap of the gut microbiome and hormone regulation with Dr. Elizabeth Wade, a naturopathic doctor; fertility & menstrual cycle expert; and medical researcher, writer, & speaker. Topics include leaky gut, thyroid disorders, and how the Goldilocks phenomenon applies to d...
Aug 02, 2021•1 hr 29 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Ep 33. Do you know what poor posture might say about your emotional state? How about the color of the tip of your tongue? This week on the pod, we’re diving into some of the physical manifestations of our emotions with guest Dr. Chloe H. Bañales, LAc. Dr. Chloe is a doctor of Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), who is also certified in neuro-linguistic programming (NLP), The Mukaino Method, Esoteric Acupuncture, hypnotherapy, and mental-emotional release (MER) therapy. Other jui...
Jul 26, 2021•1 hr 33 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Ep 32. This week, I’m talking to Board-certified Naturopath, Ayurvedic, & Functional Medicine Practitioner, Dr. Stephen Cabral. After years of suffering from debilitating chronic illnesses, Dr. Cabral discovered functional medicine and started the journey to healing himself. In this ep, we’re talking testing, detoxing, eliminating, and supplementing your way to wellness—starting with (you guessed it) your gut. Tune in for diet changes (but not DIETING), lifestyle adjustments, and resources t...
Jul 19, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Ep 31. In this week’s episode, we’re going deep with wellness entrepreneur and energy healer Millana Snow. Millana shares her thoughts on the common threads between religions and spiritual practices and breaks down the importance of creating (and coming back to) a safe space within ourselves to heal and feel. Millana not only walks the walk, but talks the talk, and guides us through a powerful breath-work session you can take with you long after this episode. She explains that after the immense ...
Jul 12, 2021•1 hr 23 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Ep 30. This week’s episode features Dr. Aviva Romm—an MD, midwife, herbalist, and a bestselling author with her latest book: Hormone Intelligence. Do you have (or suspect you might have) a hormone imbalance, whether that’s endometriosis, PCOS, or you’re struggling with fertility? How about insomnia, or other complaints that are seemingly unrelated to hormone health but tend to come and go with your cycle? Today we’re talking about some potential root causes of all of these, and getting into simp...
Jul 05, 2021•1 hr 20 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Ep 29. Our Season 2 premiere features a long-awaited couples Q&A! We rounded up all of your most frequently asked questions on Instagram about how we’ve kept things juicy for the last decade and why friendship, respect, personal space and music are the keys to our union. We throw it back to when we first met (hint: it wasn’t love at first sight) and move through the last 10 years—growing and learning both together and as individuals. Juicy topics include how we approach communication, how th...
Jun 28, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Season 2Ep. 1
This week’s episode features world renowned “fertility goddess” Dr. Jill Blakeway — an acupuncturist, clinical herbalist, and the author of 3 books including ‘Making Babies: A Proven 3-Month Program for Maximum Fertility.’ Instead of talking about fertility, which we’ll save for a part II, we’re taking a step back to basics by doing a deep dive into SEX ITSELF, where alllll of the juicy magic happens. Do you want to nourish your libido and improve your connection with your partner, even if it fe...
Oct 19, 2020•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 28
A lot of skeptics question psychics, mediums, and energy workers because it’s like, “why does this person think they’re special?” or “why should they be able to access it and not me?” But it’s not that at all! We’re all capable of connecting with energy—we just have to learn how to trust this gift within ourselves. Alea Lovely is our guest on today's "out there" episode where we don't hold back about spirituality, psychic dreams, how plants "speak to me", unexplainable experiences (including tha...
Oct 12, 2020•1 hr 43 min•Season 1Ep. 27
This week on What's the Juice Amrit Singh and I nerd out about cosmetic acupuncture as an alternative to botox, how to stimulate production of your OWN collagen (instead of just supplementing), hot baths for acne, and other uncommon techniques from Traditional Chinese Medicine. We're covering several of my favorite topics: how emotional states can affect your physical meridians, how to protect your immune system, your lymphatic system, and the importance of your "Shen". BTW your "Shen" symbolize...
Oct 05, 2020•1 hr 24 min•Season 1Ep. 26
Life update: my mama is FINALLY home after 6 grueling months and we're adapting to her post-COVID needs with help from her wonderful caregivers. It truly does take a village, and there's no way I'd be able to cope without my community. That's why this week, I decided to release my episode with Dr. Robin Berzin of Parsley Health where we explore the very real gaps in healthcare that have only become more apparent over this past year. How can we move to a prevention-focused model of medicine where...
Sep 28, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 25
Friendly reminder: I am an herbalist, not a medical doctor. I love plants, PubMed, and combining tradition with science. My mission with this episode is to break down everything I know about post-COVID syndrome and get to the root of how we can fully heal our bodies after experiencing infection or prolonged periods of stress. In this episode I will share what I’ve learned from other professionals who are currently treating post-COVID syndrome. Post-COVID hair loss is something we’ve been hearing...
Sep 14, 2020•53 min•Season 1Ep. 24
Majo Molfino says that for thousands of years, women have been taught to be “good” instead of powerful. If you’ve ever struggled with self-judgment or feeling shame around your opinions, wants and needs -- then this episode is for you. In her book, "Break The Good Girl Myth," Majo identifies 5 myths we identify with at different levels, including the myth of perfection, the myth of rules, and more. Today you'll be able to figure out which myth you resonate with most, what it's costing you in you...
Sep 07, 2020•1 hr 23 min•Season 1Ep. 23