How Childhood Trauma Can Shape Intuition – The Science of Spiritual Gifts | Laura Day

Ep. 146 Is heightened intuition a gift or a trauma response? Why is it stronger for some than others, and what is the science behind why some people have 'psychic' abilities? Laura Day, world-renowned intuitive and bestselling author of Practical Intuition and her new book The Prism, is diving into why our unique childhood experiences & 'wounds' can determine the ways in which our intuition may express as an adult. Laura grew up in a chaotic home affected by suicide, manic depression, and narcissism, effectively raising her siblings alone, and is sharing how her beginning actually became the portal to discovering her intuitive gifts. She breaks down the important difference between intuition and wisdom, and why intuition can be both a superpower and a stumbling block depending on how we develop it. HERE'S THE JUICE - Breaking down how she developed her gift for intuition through trauma, highlighting  how many of our childhoods are prone to trauma due to lack of power - Laura shares her early life experiences – coming from three generations of physicians, and how that gave her a data-driven approach to intuition - Why the very things that challenged us most often become our points of greatest strength and tangible steps to identify our challenges and take small steps to create the life we want - The importance of avoiding the trap of constantly trying to "change yourself" and instead approaching the mind as a mechanical system that may only need a small change - The crucial difference between intuition and wisdom - Why intuition is a double-edged sword and when we should and shouldn't listen to it   TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Laura speaking on Gift and trauma of intuition 03:09 Laura Day's Story 09:24 The science behind intuition 15:38 The role of trauma in intuition 22:09 The mechanics of change and the importance of small changes 29:32 Understanding intuition and its limits 35:30 Empowered realistic thinking 36:21 Navigating self-perception and growth 40:07 The power of reparenting and healing 51:47 Understanding ergo centers and intuition 01:05:02 Setting goals and embracing change   MY MUSIC IS OFFICIALLY OUT NOW ⭐️❤️🥲 Listen to Another Lover Listen to Love Sounds  Follow me on Spotify (O.LIVIA)   Watch the full episode: What's The Juice YouTube Channel  Olivia's herbal remedies: HERE Shop Olivia's line of herbalist-formulated supplements for digestion, anxiety, thyroid support, and more at www.organicolivia.com.   Connect with Olivia: Follow Organic Olivia  Olivia's personal IG Organic Olivia on TikTok Read Olivia's blog posts   Connect with Laura Day:  Follow on Instagram Upcoming Events  Website The Prism   Connect with What's The Juice: Follow What's The Juice  Email us: [email protected]  

Ep. 145 Do you ever wake up with that sense of dread about how much has to get done - that you jump right into work mode? You put yourself on the clock immediately (especially mentally), without stopping to check in with the methods, pace, or unattended needs that might truly support the flow of your day? Do you find yourself not moving enough all day because it feels like there's not enough time to break or eat because you can't justify moving from your computer? Mayssa Chehata, my dear friend and founder of the BEHAVE candy company, is sharing what it actually took for her to move out of a productivity-first based mindset… to creating space, listening to her body, and allowing for the right rest to fuel creativity as a female founder. We talk about the rock bottoms that force us to rebuild, how anger can be an important part of the healing journey, and the shift that happens when you learn to give yourself what you so deeply need to become the next best version of you. HERE'S THE JUICE Breaking down WHY dragging yourself out of bed every day to create will dwindle your creativity down to zero  Why do we struggle to embody the feminine so often in a work setting? What does that actually mean? Avoiding conflict is not staying out of conflict, and why that avoidance can take a huge toll on our relationships.  What Mayssa calls "Loonybin thinking" and how she was able to restructure her life after taking radical responsibility for a victim mindset. Anger being is a really important piece of our relationships with our parents, and it's healthy to have it but it's equally important to learn not to get stuck in it  Discovering the art of how to be alone and give yourself what you have been craving from other people   MY MUSIC IS OFFICIALLY OUT NOW ⭐️❤️🥲 Listen to Angel Listen to Another Lover Listen to Love Sounds  Follow me on Spotify (O.LIVIA) Follow me on Apple Follow me YouTube Follow me on Amazon Music   Watch the full episode: What's The Juice YouTube Channel  Olivia's herbal remedies: HERE Shop Olivia's line of herbalist-formulated supplements for digestion, anxiety, thyroid support, and more at www.organicolivia.com.   Connect with Olivia: Follow Organic Olivia  Olivia's personal IG Organic Olivia on TikTok Read Olivia's blog posts   Connect with Mayssa:  Follow on Instagram Follow on Tiktok    BEHAVE Candy:  Follow on Instagram Follow on Tiktok BEHAVE Website PROM CODE: OLIVIA   Connect with What's The Juice: Follow What's The Juice  Leave us a voicemail  Email us: [email protected]

Ep. 144 Do you ever feel like you're behind in life, or like you're living on someone else's timeline instead of your own? Do you have trouble pinpointing your unique gifts or purpose? Krista and Lindsey, my close friends, hosts of the Almost 30 podcast, and authors are breaking down how to navigate hustle culture while still seeing the value in hustle seasons, holding space for both the masculine and the feminine and why discomfort is a good sign. This episode highlights so many of the themes of this season. Krista and Lindsey both share what they see their gifts as at this time in life and remind us that our greatest gifts often sit right on the other side of embarrassment and fear. Their book Almost 30: A Definitive Guide to a Life You Love For The Next Decade And Beyond is out now!     HERE'S THE JUICE Breaking down why hustle seasons are necessary and handling burnout while still creating safety for yourself Why our bodies often are an untapped tool to help move uncomfortable energy out of our system and release emotions A ritual is really just an everyday activity, highlighted with a layer of intention, how rituals can actually be helping us build community Why the "firsts" are ALWAYS uncomfortable – and why that's actually a good sign Krista shares what she has learned about manifestation and why  being unattached is often the key to creating the life you want Discovering your gifts and understanding why they often live on the other side of embarrassment and fear     MY FIRST THREE SONGS, ARE OUT NOW ⭐️❤️🥲 Listen to Maia's Daughter Listen to Angel Listen to Another Lover Follow me on Spotify (O.LIVIA) Follow me on Apple Follow me YouTube Follow me on Amazon Music   Watch the full episode: What's The Juice YouTube Channel  Olivia's herbal remedies: HERE Shop Olivia's line of herbalist-formulated supplements for digestion, anxiety, thyroid support, and more at www.organicolivia.com.     Connect with Olivia: Follow Organic Olivia  Olivia's personal IG Organic Olivia on TikTokRead Olivia's blog posts   Connect with Almost30: Website Instagram Link to the book! Almost30 Podcast Follow Them on Youtube   Connect with Krista: Follow her on Instagram Visit her website Work with Krista   Connect with Lindsey: Follow her on Instagram   Connect with What's The Juice: Follow What's The Juice  Leave us a voicemail Email us: [email protected]  

Ep.143 Have you ever wondered if it's possible to improve your dog or cat's longevity? If your dog is dealing with allergies, hot spots, gut issues, or mysterious behaviors, Rita is truly a wealth of knowledge on pet care that doesn't come around often. Rita Hogan, a holistic canine herbalist and author of "The Herbal Dog",  breaks down everything you need to know about healing your dog with herbs, diet, and even your emotional regulation. Rita walks us through the top 5 herbs for dogs, why our animals are a reflection of our own nervous system dysregulation, how to heal our dogs' allergies, food intolerances, and aid antibiotic recovery with simple herbal remedies that can be easily made at home. She is truly the missing piece of the puzzle in our Western pet care system and generously shares her experience on improving your dog's day-to-day health and capacity for longevity.     HERE'S THE JUICE Breaking down Rita's go-to post- antibiotic recovery protocol and the herbal alternatives that can  protect your pet. The top 5 herbs every dog should be taking to support longevity. What your vet won't tell you about flea and tick medicine and what to look out for The importance of organ health The key  to decoding your pet's behavior is to spot underlying health issues before they escalate Why fixing your dog's microbiome could be the key to longevity and the three simple steps you can take to start supporting their gut health Why your dog could mirror your stress, and the calming ritual that works for you both to support a healthy relationship     TimeCodes: 2:54– talking about Metronidazole 3:15— Blackberry leaf as a solution to diarrhea  5:43— Antibiotic recovery protocol from Rita's book to fix microbiome 6:15— Lily chen tip to restore dog microbiome 9:15—Rita explains the importance of the gut being "prepared" so probiotics work 11:11— How to prepare the gut and make sure probiotics work: Three things (collustrum, plantains, yeast) that increase will boost the secretions of IGA 12:50— How did Rita become a canine herbalist 17:20— Issues with Feel and tick meds and hear worm meds 19:52— Knowing based behavioral cues of a dog what organ issues are 27:00— herbs to use for lymphomas 32:00— importance of balancing both you and your dog's nervous system 37;27— what is the limbic system and how is that involved in the immune system 43:00—talking about how bad phones, wifi, and smart homes are for us and for our dogs 49;45—importance of going back to the basics 51;47— top herbs for dogs 1:01:00- creating a healing protocol and digestive enzymes 1:14:00 - Proteins to feed dogs based on hot or cold energy 1:20:00- oral health links to kidneys 1:30:00- how to stabilize the nervous system for dogs 1:34:00- Using german chamomile to calm nervous system 1;40:00- flea and tick medicine     MY FIRST SONG, "ANOTHER LOVER" IS OUT NOW ⭐️❤️🥲 Listen on Spotify Listen on Apple Listen on YouTube Music Listen on Amazon Music   Watch the full episode on What's The Juice YouTube Channel  To support our ad-free show, shop Olivia's line of herbalist-formulated supplements for digestion, anxiety, thyroid support, and more by visiting www.organicolivia.com.     Connect with Rita: Rita Hogan Website The Herbal Dog Book Follow Rita on Instagram     Connect with What's The Juice: Follow What's The Juice  Leave us a voicemail Email us: [email protected] Connect with Olivia: Follow Organic Olivia  Olivia's personal IG Organic Olivia on TikTokRead Olivia's blog posts

Ep.142 Here is my invisible string theory. Fifteen years ago, I used to sit in my childhood bedroom and listen to a group called The Jackie Boyz. Cut to 2024, and the universe truly has its way because I'm now releasing my very first album co-written with Carlos Battey, who is now known as Jackie's Boy. This is an episode that has been a long time in the making. I'm honored to share his story with you today and introduce such a special guest to the What's The Juice community as my music producer and co-writer. We are diving into Carlos's career as an Executive Producer, Songwriter, and Artist as he takes us through his journey, starting in recording studios at the age of 13 to moving to LA to write for artists like Justin Bieber, Madonna, and Flo Rida and how he eventually eventually went on to sell over 40 million records.   HERE THE JUICE: The importance of pursuing a gift for music and not allowing perfectionism to stand in the way of progression Carlos breaks down an original song that he wrote, processing a difficult time in his life and how that song was reworked to become one of Justin Bieber's greatest hits. The truth behind what happens in a studio writing session and the break that led Carlos to a career of selling over 40 million records The profound importance of showing up through fear and why pain can be such a driving force in creativity The leadership and direction needed to work with a room of creatives – Carlos breaks down the importance of looking at a song in small pieces in to create the product What collaboration looks like at such a high level and where the magic and beauty of collaboration really comes from   MY FIRST SONG, "ANOTHER LOVER" IS OUT NOW ⭐️❤️🥲 Listen on Spotify Listen on Apple Listen on YouTube Music Listen on Amazon Music   Watch the full episode on What's The Juice YouTube Channel  To support our ad-free show, shop Olivia's line of herbalist-formulated supplements for digestion, anxiety, thyroid support, and more by visiting www.organicolivia.com.   Connect with Carlos: Follow Carlos on Instagram Follow Carlos on YouTube Carlos's Website   Connect with What's The Juice: Follow What's The Juice  Leave us a voicemail Email us: [email protected]   Connect with Olivia: Follow Organic Olivia  Olivia's personal IG Organic Olivia on TikTok Read Olivia's blog posts    

Here is my invisible string theory. Fifteen years ago, I used to sit in my childhood bedroom and listen to an artist called Jackie’s Boy. Cut to 2024, and the universe truly has its way because I'm now releasing my very first album co-written with Carlos Battey from THE Jackie’s Boy. This is an episode that has been a long time coming. I'm honored to share his story with you today and introduce such a special guest to the What's The Juice community as my music producer and co-writer. We are diving into Carlos's career as an Executive Producer, Songwriter, and Artist as he takes us through his journey, starting in recording studios at the age of 13 to moving to LA to write for artists like Justin Bieber, Madonna, and Flo Rida and how he eventually eventually went on to sell over 40 million records.   HERE THE JUICE: The importance of pursuing a gift for music and not allowing perfectionism to stand in the way of progression Carlos breaks down an original song that he wrote, processing a difficult time in his life and how that song was reworked to become one of Justin Bieber's greatest hits. The truth behind what happens in a studio writing session and the break that led Carlos to a career of selling over 40 million records The profound importance of showing up through fear and why pain can be such a driving force in creativity The leadership and direction needed to work with a room of creatives – Carlos breaks down the importance of looking at a song in small pieces in to create the product What collaboration looks like at such a high level and where the magic and beauty of collaboration really comes from   MY FIRST SONG, “ANOTHER LOVER” IS OUT NOW ⭐️❤️🥲 Listen on Spotify Listen on Apple Listen on YouTube Music Listen on Amazon Music   Watch the full episode on What’s The Juice YouTube Channel  To support our ad-free show, shop Olivia’s line of herbalist-formulated supplements for digestion, anxiety, thyroid support, and more by visiting www.organicolivia.com.   Connect with Carlos: Follow Carlos on Instagram Follow Carlos on YouTube Carlos’s Website   Connect with What’s The Juice: Follow What’s The Juice  Leave us a voicemail Email us: [email protected]   Connect with Olivia: Follow Organic Olivia  Olivia’s personal IG Organic Olivia on TikTok Read Olivia’s blog posts    

Ep 141. Do you know your top five values? Or even your top three? Often, we think we are making decisions based on our values, but we may be unknowingly making decisions based on our fears. This week, Dr. Molly Burrets, a highly regarded licensed clinical psychologist and professor at the University of Southern California (USC), is breaking down the psychology behind values-based decision-making. If you're someone who often feels at odds when making decisions, like two parts of your brain are arguing and pulling apart from each other? Dr. Molly expertly explains what is happening on a psychological level and how to break the cycle we often find ourselves in when fear creeps into our decision-making. She breaks down the dynamics of control – why we seek control to gain safety and how this can hinder our ability to attain genuine connection in our relationships. Her insights on the pursuit of safety, with control leading to hypervigilance, were truly one of those moments on the podcast that will stop you in your tracks. Dr. Molly is truly brilliant with unwavering emotional intelligence. She breaks down everything from learning your no's to why high-achieving women often struggle with connection. This episode is for anyone who has ever had to make a difficult decision and wondered or doubted if they made the right choice.  HERE'S THE JUICE:   The life-changing knowledge that things are going to go wrong, why practicing radical acceptance in place of avoidance could change your life Why do we often take control in an attempt to gain safety? Is it possible to experience joy and control simultaneously? How to quiet your mind to notice what is meant to you in life – the phone is constantly ringing, but we have to learn to pick up. Breaking down why our unhealthy coping mechanisms are often what is preventing us from following the path that is meant for us in life The importance of noticing your own body daily and learning how to listen to what it is telling you Tangible language to use when exercising a "no" with both the relationships we want to keep and relationships we want to let go of  Why using safe people to practice our "no's" is the key to setting larger boundaries in life.     Connect with Olivia: Watch the full episode on What's The Juice YouTube Channel  To support our ad-free show, shop Olivia's line of herbalist-formulated supplements for digestion, anxiety, thyroid support, and more by visiting www.organicolivia.com.   Connect with What's The Juice: Follow What's The Juice  Leave us a voicemail  Email us: [email protected] Connect with Dr. Molly Burrets: Follow Dr. Molly  Website North Star Worksheet   Episodes Mentioned: My Journey With Cannabis   Connect with Olivia: Follow Organic Olivia  Olivia's personal IG Organic Olivia on TikTok Read Olivia's blog posts  

Ep 140. It's time for our first solo Q&A of the new season! In this special episode, I'm diving deep into some of the most frequently asked questions straight from IG. Last week, I shared a story asking what topics you would want to discuss if we were sitting down at a café. The responses led to a heartfelt conversation about fear, change, and the importance of true friendship. I hope that some of these Qs can serve as food for thought in your life, just as they did in mine. Also, thank you so much to everyone who wrote in — I love hearing from you all and bringing more of your light into the What's The Juice community. Please continue to send us emails and DMs; your input helps us identify how to best serve you and create space for the topics you need support with. You can also send us an actual voice message with your questions through this link below!   Send a voice note for our next Q&A: https://www.speakpipe.com/WTJPodcast   HERE'S THE JUICE: Moving from a place of fear into alignment might not be about conquering fear and a shift in perspective that can make all the difference How can you make yourself comfortable with one of the most uncomfortable things a human goes through? We are hardwired to avoid change, so how can we learn to face change head-on? Breaking down advice on long-term friendships and why so many relationships fall apart The profound importance of identifying fear and intuition  What my most brutal ancestral pattern was to break, and the key to the beginning of my healing journey  The secret behind my most valuable tool for building self-discipline and how it reveals the progress you didn't know you were making   Connect with Olivia: Watch the full episode on What's The Juice YouTube Channel  To support our ad-free show, shop Olivia's line of herbalist-formulated supplements for digestion, anxiety, thyroid support, and more by visiting www.organicolivia.com.   Connect with What's The Juice: Follow What's The Juice  Leave us a voicemail  Email us: [email protected] Connect with Olivia: Follow Organic Olivia  Olivia's personal IG Organic Olivia on TikTok Read Olivia's blog posts  

Ep 139. Three years ago, I felt completely lost. I was paralyzed by this feeling that my life no longer matched my purpose — like I needed to step back, stop the ship, and change course, even though nothing was "wrong." During my yearly birthday reading with master intuitive Nikki Novo, she told me that my soul was renegotiating its contract and was ready to bring some deeper medicine to the world. "For some reason I'm seeing you at the end of your life… and you're going to die being known as an artist." As an herbalist, I was confused. I thought the holistic health world and business was my calling. I thought I already created my "thing." But what if that was a chapter, one way to share, but not even scratching the surface of my gifts? For those years, I sat through my grueling death and rebirth, holding onto her words. Finally, my art came. I painted for 9 months straight, then woke up one day, decided to finally own my true gifts, and started writing music. Today, I have completed writing and recording my first album, prepping for release later this year. In this episode, I sit down with the woman who always sees my life coming before I do. Her highly accurate predictions have hinted for years about my journey with music and so much more. We dive into the behind-the-scenes of her readings and the importance of creating rituals around creativity. Nikki shares her story of telling her family about her gift and moving from a place of generational survival to creativity. If you, like me, feel you are ready to step into your natural born gifts but don't know how to identify or share them, this one is for you!    HERE'S THE JUICE:   Why the relationship between our inner creative and our inner manager is vital to allowing the space for us to create – oftentimes, a certain level of safety is needed before we can make art Identifying your natural born gifts and the importance of respecting them for them to grow  The deep power of rituals around creating art and identifying a practice for yourself to trust that you will be able to tune into your creativity when you want to The profound importance of seeing gifts in others and the understanding that for a gift to turn into a talent it needs to be valued - why you only need one person to see your gift and hold that higher vision for it Walking the line between sharing too much in readings and the importance of not changing our path – What Nikki feels a reading should be used for   Connect with Olivia: Watch the full episode on What's The Juice YouTube Channel  To support our ad-free show, shop Olivia's line of herbalist-formulated supplements for digestion, anxiety, thyroid support, and more by visiting www.organicolivia.com.   Connect with Nikki: Follow Nikki on Instagram  Follow Nikki on YouTube  Nikki's website  Nikkis Courses   Connect with What's The Juice: Follow What's The Juice  Leave us a voicemail  Email us: [email protected] Connect with Olivia: Follow Organic Olivia  Olivia's personal IG Organic Olivia on TikTok Read Olivia's blog posts  

Ep 138. Have you ever wondered when we learn to stop being honest with ourselves, and how this teaches us to suppress our body's signals? What if learning the truth is unsafe starts in our family systems — and how do we begin to tell the truth as adults? Nina Passero, FDN-P and my BFF is back on the pod! Nina has genuinely had one of the most intense journeys these past 6 years, from losing her beloved brother Matteo, to becoming a mother, to unpacking the taboo truths about grief that we never learn until we have to. This time, we are sitting down for a much more intimate chat. This is one of those conversations that speaks to the heart of our friendship. We're breaking down the parallels between motherhood and grief, we dig into the strength of our friendship, why it's lasted as long as it has, and the key factors that have kept it healthy. Nina is one of the best humans I know, and I'm so honored to be able to share this conversation with our community.    HERE'S THE JUICE: Do we bring hidden expectations into friendships? The role of contracts in business, and friendship – why they might have more in common than you think The importance of expanding our capacity to be with life and death – shifting your mindset to understand the importance of meditating on our own death and seeing life from a different perspective as a result  The profound importance of honesty in a friendship and the key reasons why we often struggle in friendships as adults – bringing it back to the root cause to identify if we are operating from a place of fear Why do we often fail to see the interplay between intimacy and responsibility? This suggests that responsibility may be the thing we fear most The difference between keeping score and maintaining healthy relational dynamics – It's 2025, we're not keeping score   Connect with Olivia: Watch the full episode on What's The Juice YouTube Channel  To support our ad-free show, shop Olivia's line of herbalist-formulated supplements for digestion, anxiety, thyroid support, and more by visiting www.organicolivia.com.   Connect with Nina: Follow Nina on Instagram  Nina Passero Website  1:1 Health Coaching Ebook coming soon!    Dr. Dee Lexandra Contact  Website    Connect with What's The Juice: Follow What's The Juice  Leave us a voicemail  Email us: [email protected]   Connect with Olivia: Follow Organic Olivia  Olivia's personal IG Organic Olivia on TikTok Read Olivia's blog posts