Peel the Onion Podcast by Olivia Maxwell
Peel back the layers to reach your true self. – Olivia Maxwell, Founder of Awakened Mind Body Spirit Pty Ltd
Welcome to Peel the Onion, a podcast dedicated to guiding you back to your truth. It’s a space to reconnect with the whispers of your soul and heart—the parts of you that have always been there but were silenced by the noise of the mind, conditioned beliefs, fear, and the need to 'play small' to fit in.
That outdated story no longer serves us in this evolving era. Yet, until we uncover and release these layers, they continue to shape our daily lives and limit our fulfillment.
Peel the Onion is a safe space for cycle breakers to share their stories and the wisdom gained from living inauthentically. We explore the growing pains and challenges of transformation—much like peeling an onion, it burns!
In 2024, I peeled back one of my toughest layers: stepping out of the psychology system as a psychologist and into my own fullest expression as a healer. This journey has taught me that the rewards of alignment and authenticity are beyond anything I could have imagined.
Together, we’ll challenge societal and personal conditioning, shed the masks that drain our energy, and embrace the freedom of being our true selves.
If you’re passionate about holistic health and healing, personal growth, spirituality, meditation, mystical truths, and uncovering who you truly are, Peel the Onion is for you. Be inspired by heart-led leaders and stories of courage, authenticity, and transformation.
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– Olivia
Peel the Onion Podcast by Olivia Maxwell
I Chose Myself Over My Psychology Career — Why I Walked Away | Olivia Maxwell #20
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This episode might trigger you and that’s the point.
We’re taught to build a life that looks right. Study hard. Get the title. Stay in the system. Be someone that makes sense to the world.
I did all of that.
And then it all fell apart.
What came wasn’t a gentle awakening - it was shock, grief, and a truth I couldn’t ignore. The kind of truth that disrupts everything you’ve worked for. The kind that asks you to walk away from the very identity you built your life around.
So I did.
I chose myself over my psychology career. Over the years of study. Over the safety of a title. Over being understood.
And it felt like warfare.
Because choosing yourself isn’t always empowering at first - it’s disorienting, confronting, and scary. It asks you to let go of who you’ve been told to be, without knowing who you’re becoming.
But here’s the truth no one talks about:
Clinging to an identity that isn’t aligned will cost you far more than walking away ever will.
On the other side of that collapse, I found something real.
A life that isn’t performative.
A path that isn’t dictated by systems.
A version of me that is fully alive, embodied, and unapologetic. A version where my passion gets to soar!
If you feel like the life you’ve built isn’t actually yours, this is your permission to question everything.
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