
Holiday Triggers: How to Reclaim Your Energy This Holiday Season and Thrive
In this deeply personal solo episode, Darin shares how to truly thrive through the holidays — not by white-knuckling your way through obligations, but by protecting your energy, honoring your body, and healing what's ready to be released.
From food and supplements to trauma, forgiveness, boundaries, and future-self visualization, this episode is a roadmap for turning the holiday season into a period of restoration, clarity, and intentional creation.
What You'll Learn (Timecodes)
[00:00] Welcome to SuperLife — sovereignty, possibility, and building a SuperLife together
[00:32] Sponsor: EnergyBits — why spirulina is of the most nutrient-dense foods on the planet
[01:51] Thriving through the holidays — why this conversation goes deeper than food, fitness, and supplements
[02:14] An honest check-in — are you enjoying the holidays or just trying to survive them?
[03:10] Holiday triggers — why the season activates stress, old patterns, and family dynamics
[03:41] The real goal — moving from white-knuckling to truly thriving
[04:00] The power of questions — how inquiry opens intuition, clarity, and deeper listening
[04:30] Defining the holidays — choosing love, connection, and generosity over pressure and obligation
[05:28] Family roles and energetic boxes — outgrowing old identities while being around family
[05:56] Energy economics — why obligation silently depletes your vitality
[06:10] The thriving question — what would it take for your physical, emotional, and spiritual health to flourish?
[06:28] A healing opportunity — addressing old wounds instead of pushing them down
[06:56] Emotional release — why forgiveness heals you, not the other person
[07:11] Permission to dream — using the holidays as a reset rather than a pause
[07:25] Releasing judgment — letting go of pain without denying what you've lived through
[07:40] Resilience and self-love — how self-love strengthens the nervous system
[07:59] Nervous system capacity — why healing expands your ability to receive life
[08:19] Presence over performance — why the holidays aren't about perfection
[08:31] Practical strategies — eating well and maintaining discipline without waiting for January 1st
[09:15] Environment design — why willpower alone doesn't work
[09:30] Visualization as identity training — choosing who you want to be before the event
[10:01] Darin's personal approach — sharing transparency rather than a prescription
[10:09] Protecting energy — choosing not to go home for the holidays without guilt
[10:57] Conscious boundaries — why clarity builds the future you want
[11:49] Creating new traditions — why this is the most excited Darin has felt about the holidays
[12:15] A year of rebuilding — closing a long cycle of challenge and stepping into what's next
[13:03] Sponsor: Our Place Cookware — why non-toxic cookware matters for long-term health
[15:39] Releasing early wounds — how unresolved birth trauma shows up as physical pain
[16:38] Compassion and history — understanding family addiction and patterns without excusing them
[17:36] Shedding the old — how excavation creates space for new love and opportunity
[18:11] Building momentum — creating safety and love for the year ahead
[18:51] Nourishment rhythms — simple, clean food as a reflection of inner clarity
[19:31] Strength from pain — why strength equals resilience on every level
[20:04] Darin's supplement stack — mitochondria, minerals, adaptogens, and hormone support
[22:02] Nervous system regulation — NuCalm, meditation, and future-self visualization
[23:09] Deep regulation tools — red light therapy, sauna, and creating stillness
[25:02] Connection over content — replacing screen time with meaningful evening rituals
[26:23] Future vision — integrating supplements, technology, and purpose-driven work
[27:41] Creation as fuel — how intentional creation restores energy
[27:57] Final holiday guidance — protect your energy, honor your body, and heal your heart
[28:10] You are not alone — permission to build a life that feels good
[28:45] Protecting attention — minimizing algorithmic noise to maintain intention
[29:12] Leading from the heart — how one year of intention can change everything
[29:30] Closing message — thriving, courage, and living your SuperLife
[30:08] Join the SuperLife Patreon — where the deeper work continues
[31:12] End of episode
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Find More from Darin Olien:
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Instagram: @darinolien
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Podcast: SuperLife Podcast
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Website: superlife.com
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Book: Fatal Conveniences
Key Takeaway
The holidays don't have to drain you. They can restore you — if you choose intentionally, protect your energy, and lead from the heart.
Past Podcasts Addressing Trauma
Dr. Jessica Stavale: Beyond the Muscle—How Fascia Can Free You from Chronic Pain
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Date: October 3, 2025
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Focus: Explores how the fascia (connective tissue) acts as a "quantum interface" that stores unprocessed trauma and emotions, and how to release it through physical therapy and breath.
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Link: Listen on Apple Podcasts
Stress Isn't the Enemy — It's the Message You've Been Ignoring
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Date: November 13, 2025
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Focus: A solo episode where Darin discusses "hidden trauma" and how old wounds unconsciously drive our stress responses, offering tools like grounding and nature immersion to reset the nervous system.
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Link: Listen on Apple Podcasts
Dr. Aimie Apigian: How Trauma Lives in the Body—and How to Finally Let It Go
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Date: August 1, 2025
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Focus: Features Dr. Aimie Apigian, a biology of trauma expert, discussing the three layers of trauma repair (mind, body, biology) and why you cannot just "think" your way out of trauma responses.
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Link: Listen on Apple Podcasts
Jeff Turner: How Music and Creativity Heal Trauma
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Date: June 27, 2025
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Focus: An interview with freestyle artist Jeff Turner about his journey through the foster care system and how he used creativity and "flow state" to process deep emotional wounds and finding community.
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Link: Listen on Apple Podcasts
Mastering Stress, Anxiety, and PTSD in a Chaotic World
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Date: January 23, 2025
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Focus: Darin shares his personal experience with the California wildfires to discuss PTSD, resilience, and science-backed strategies for managing acute stress and anxiety.
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Link: Listen on Apple Podcasts
Dr. Olivia Audrey: Why 7 Days Can Change Your Health Forever
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Date: January 17, 2025
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Focus: Discusses the "circaseptan rhythm" (7-day biological cycle) and specifically touches on birth trauma as a foundational body memory that impacts healing cycles.
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Link: Listen on Apple Podcasts
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