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That outdated story no longer serves us in this evolving era.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
Home Birth as a Portal: Awakening & Remembering Women’s Power w/ Janine O'Brien #21
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What happens when a woman is truly undisturbed in birth? Everything changes.
I’m joined by my own home birthing midwife Janine O'Brien, who is a heart-led private midwife and founder of IBIRTH Intimate Birth & Beginnings. We explore birth beyond the system - as a sacred, undisturbed experience that can awaken deep trust in the female body.
We explore many juicy areas that are key on the pregnancy journey and into the birth space, including the conditioning that arises during pregnancy, the courage it takes to choose home birth, your birth team, and why women reclaiming birth on their own terms matters now more than ever. We also dive into the realities of early motherhood and parenting overall.
My personal home birth story - birthing my daughter Violet - and how surrender, breath, and deep inner trust shaped a profoundly transformative experience is also weaved into this powerful and intimate conversation.
This episode is for any woman ready to trust herself more deeply and remember - your body knows how to birth.
| Janine O'Brien |
Website: http://www.ibirth.com.au/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/janineatibirth/
| Olivia Maxwell |
Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/awakened_mbs/
Website | https://awakenedmbs.com.au/