Discipline Is Freedom: Reclaiming Your Energy, Health, and Joy
SuperLife with Darin Olien
In this solo New Year episode, Darin Olien strips everything back to what actually works. Not hacks. Not trends. The fundamentals. Discipline, food, movement, stillness, sleep, hydration, and real human connection. Darin explains why sovereignty is built through small daily practices — and how mastering the basics is what creates freedom, resilience, joy, and a truly SuperLife. What You’ll Learn 00:00 – 02:00 Welcome to SuperLife + why this episode is about foundations, not quick fixes 02:00 – 03:21 Why New Year change fails — and how discipline actually creates...
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SuperLife Best of 2025 Holiday Special — Year-End Reflection & Awakening
SuperLife with Darin Olien
As we close out the year, this special Holiday episode of the SuperLife Podcast weaves together the most powerful moments, conversations, and awakenings from an extraordinary season of inquiry. From environmental toxins and metabolic health to resilience, trauma, consciousness, and human potential, this episode is a reminder that living a SuperLife isn’t about perfection — it’s about awareness, sovereignty, and choosing differently. This year challenged assumptions, exposed broken systems, and offered real tools for healing — physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. This...
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The Real Reason Being Tired Has Nothing to Do With Sleep or Food
SuperLife with Darin Olien
In this solo episode of The SuperLife Podcast, Darin Olien dives deep into the true biology of energy—not motivation, not stimulants, not willpower, but the mitochondria themselves. Inspired by a groundbreaking conversation between Dr. Andrew Huberman and Dr. Martin Picard, Darin reframes energy as an emergent property of how we live, not just what we eat or how much we sleep. This episode explores how mitochondria act as signal translators, listening to your food, stress, sleep, movement, emotions, purpose, and environment—and turning those signals into either vitality or depletion. Darin...
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Dr. Mindy Pelz: Menopause is a Rite of Passage, Not a Disease — Fasting, Hormones & Reinventing Yourself After 50
SuperLife with Darin Olien
In this powerful and paradigm-shifting conversation, Darin Olien sits down with Dr. Mindy Pelz to dismantle everything we’ve been told about menopause, hormones, aging, and women’s power. This is not a conversation about “fixing” women — it’s about understanding a profound neurological, biological, and evolutionary transition that has been misunderstood, pathologized, and silenced for decades. Together, they explore why menopause is not the end of vitality, but the beginning of leadership, clarity, and sovereignty — and why reclaiming this transition could fundamentally reshape...
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Holiday Triggers: How to Reclaim Your Energy This Holiday Season and Thrive
SuperLife with Darin Olien
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...
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Gabby Reece: The Truth About Love, Discipline & Becoming Who You’re Meant to Be
SuperLife with Darin Olien
In this conversation, Darin sits down with his longtime friend, athlete, and powerhouse human Gabby Reece to talk about what it really takes to grow up without shutting down. They go into childhood chaos, the gift and cost of competitiveness, and what it means to stay “dangerous” in the best way as you age — in your body, your relationships, and your purpose. Gabby opens up about losing her father young, being uprooted from the Caribbean, using sport as a lifeline, and eventually navigating fame, motherhood, and a marriage with Laird Hamilton under intense pressure. She and Darin get...
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You Were Never Meant to Be Alone: The Forgotten Biology of Belonging
SuperLife with Darin Olien
In this deeply vulnerable solo episode, Darin dismantles one of the great myths of modern self-help: that transformation is something you’re meant to “do alone.” Drawing from neuroscience, anthropology, physiology, and personal experience, he reveals the biological truth — the human nervous system is designed to heal, grow, and stabilize in relationship, not isolation. This conversation explores why loneliness creates physiological damage, why belonging is a survival requirement (not a luxury), and how to intentionally rebuild the village your cells have been waiting for. If you’ve...
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Dr. Christopher Rogers: Stem Cells, PRP, and the Future of Orthopedic Healing
SuperLife with Darin Olien
In this transformative conversation, Darin sits down with world-renowned regenerative medicine pioneer Dr. Christopher Rogers, a physician with over 25 years of experience, 80,000+ patients treated, and a global reputation for advancing non-surgical orthopedic healing. In this episode, Dr. Rogers breaks down the real science behind PRP, stem cells, cartilage regeneration, tendon repair, and why so many people are told to get unnecessary surgeries. This is a deep dive into the future of healing — and the intelligence already built into your own body. What You’ll Learn...
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The No-BS Blueprint: 5 Foundational Habits to Transform Your Biology, Clarity & Output
SuperLife with Darin Olien
In this high-impact solo episode, Darin strips away the noise, hacks, and hype to deliver a clear, no-BS roadmap for transforming your body, brain, energy, and direction in life. This is a straight-talk breakdown of the 5 foundational habits that matter most — the habits backed by science, ancient wisdom, and Darin’s decades-long experience living this work every day. Expect practical steps, micro-experiments, timing rules, and the mindset needed to reclaim sovereignty in a world full of distraction. If you’re ready to build a stronger, clearer, more powerful version of yourself… this...
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Ilan Sobel: Democratizing the Power of Plants & the Future of Scalable Bio-Tech
SuperLife with Darin Olien
In this episode, Darin sits down with BioHarvest CEO Ilan Sobel, a leader who is redefining the future of plant compounds, human performance, and scalable biotech. Ilan shares the extraordinary origin story of BioHarvest’s technology, how a single scientific breakthrough is disrupting global supply chains, and why “democratizing the power of the plant kingdom” has become his life mission. From hydration to longevity molecules to the French Paradox, Ilan reveals how his company is transforming ancient wisdom into modern, clinically validated solutions that can reach the masses. ...
info_outlineIn this episode, Darin exposes the toxic truth behind the billion-dollar anti-aging skincare industry. From mercury to PFOAs (the same chemical used in Teflon), many “miracle creams” and skin-lightening products marketed as beauty solutions are actually silently poisoning us.
Darin breaks down the science, the loopholes in FDA regulation, and the real dangers of what’s being absorbed through our skin — from hormone disruption to cancer and even risks to children. More importantly, he offers solutions: how to identify red flags, choose safe alternatives, and reclaim sovereignty over what you put on your body.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
00:00 – Welcome to SuperLife and the mission to live free from fatal conveniences
00:32 – The cookware sponsor shoutout and why toxic exposure starts in the kitchen
03:08 – Fatal Convenience focus: anti-aging skincare products and hidden toxins
04:39 – Why what you put on your skin is like ingesting it — the reality of transdermal absorption
05:40 – Mercury in cosmetics: how it destroys biology and hides under confusing chemical names
08:18 – PFOAs (Teflon chemicals) in skincare and why they’re linked to cancer and hormone disruption
10:28 – The dangers extend beyond users — off-gassing mercury can affect families and children
11:29 – Even the FDA admits toxicity, yet products still end up on shelves
12:25 – Supplement sponsor shoutout: Manna Vitality for cellular renewal
14:20 – Mercury exposure risks for pregnant and nursing mothers, and infants
15:19 – Signs of mercury poisoning: irritability, tremors, depression, numbness
16:24 – Conflicts of interest and failures at FDA, EPA, USDA — why regulation isn’t protecting you
17:26 – How to protect yourself: avoid “anti-aging” and “skin-lightening” labels, and do due diligence
18:20 – Brands exposed for cutting corners and why demand must shift
18:55 – Choosing botanical, organic, chemical-free products as the true path to health
19:26 – Final reminder: don’t buy into marketing that preys on insecurity — sovereignty starts with awareness
Thank You to Our Sponsors
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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
“If you wouldn’t eat it, don’t put it on your skin. Mercury, PFOAs, and toxic chemicals in anti-aging creams are poisoning us — but when we choose botanical, organic, and safe alternatives, we reclaim our health and our sovereignty.”