SuperLife Best of 2025 Holiday Special — Year-End Reflection & Awakening
Release Date: 12/26/2025
Gregory Schwartz: Healing Ourselves, the Planet, and the Systems Between
SuperLife with Darin Olien
In this expansive and deeply honest conversation, Darin sits down with Gregory Schwartz for a wide-ranging exploration of awakening, ecology, food systems, energy, consciousness, and what it truly means to live in right relationship with the planet and ourselves. What begins as a conversation about athletic identity and environmental travel unfolds into a profound dialogue on political ecology, spiritual awakening, mitochondrial intelligence, community-scale solutions, and the collapse of outdated belief systems. This episode bridges the scientific, the spiritual, and the deeply...
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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...
info_outlineAs 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 episode is both a reflection and a recalibration: a moment to pause, integrate, and step forward with clarity into what’s next.
What You’ll Learn
00:00 – Welcome to SuperLife + why this Holiday Special matter
02:10 - Year-end reflection: the conversations that cracked us open
07:26 - Dr. Aly Cohen on how her golden retriever’s autoimmune illness revealed the unregulated chemical soup in our daily products.
10:57 - Dr. Laurie Santos on the arrival fallacy of happiness and why our brains are wired to get used to the good life.
16:03 - Dr. Stephanie Venn-Watson on how a study on Navy dolphins led to the accidental discovery of C15, a fatty acid that may slow aging.
20:55 - Jennifer Cohen on how a simple "spit and catch" game taught her that boredom forces kids to build resiliency.
24:05 - Ian Clark on the moment he refused a terminal prognosis and committed to finding a different way to heal.
29:59 - Jim Poole on inventing NuCalm, a technology using physics and math to bypass trauma responses and restore the brain.
35:32 - Dr. Richard J. Brown on how his muscle mass provided the metabolic reserve needed to heal from severe burns after a grill explosion.
39:45 - Chef Bailey Ruskus on how the failure of Western medicine regarding her chronic illness led her to find her cure and calling in the kitchen.
48:48 - Sheila Morovati on how asking one question about default settings on food apps saved over a billion pieces of plastic cutlery.
53:28 - Cameron Waters on the theory that Jesus wasn't angry about money in the temple, but about the massive animal slaughter taking place.
01:01:04 - Redfoo on a masterclass in manifestation and how he decided his work was play.
01:08:24 - Ilan Sobel on bio-farming and mirroring nature to grow specific cells without soil.
01:14:08 - Dr. Jessica Stavale on fascia, the bioelectric web that holds us together and might be the missing link to understanding chronic pain.
01:18:05 - Gabrielle Reece on the ultimatum she gave her husband Laird Hamilton that saved their marriage and deepened their love.
01:22:29 - Johnny Fine on the vulnerability of the power grid and practical solar solutions for an EMP event.
01:28:26 - Josh Macin on discovering a physical parasite that changed his understanding of his own depression and intrusive thoughts.
01:34:40 - Gustavo Herman Moro on finding a literal treasure beneath the sea during a lightning storm just as time was running out.
01:39:26 - Dani Fontaine on the endocannabinoid system as the body’s master thermostat and regulating signal system.
01:44:02 - Catharine Arnston on how algae acts as a firefighter for our mitochondria to put out the flames of inflammation.
01:49:26 - Dr. Mindy Pelz on the grandmother hypothesis and how menopause rewires the female brain for leadership.
01:55:00 - Dr. Max Butterfield on the surprising mismatch between what men think women find attractive versus what they actually do.
01:59:00 - Kyle Nicolaides on an Ayahuasca ceremony where he realized depression was an initiation rather than a defect.
02:03:52 - Dr. Aimee Apigian on why you cannot think your way out of trauma and why the body must physically move through the experience.
02:09:00 - Aaron Bigelow on the science of the human voice as a holographic blueprint for our health.
02:13:30 - Charlie Goldsmith on the moment he first felt magnetic energy in his hands at 18 years old and his first accidental healing.
02:21:10 - Maya Raichoora on using visualization to heal her body and walk again after a rude comment from a nurse ignited her fight.
02:25:20 - Dr. Lori Woodley on the "cross backwards" technique to break autopilot and stop reactive behavior.
02:29:32 - Chloe Temtchine on flipping the script from victimhood to empowerment to reclaim her health from a terminal diagnosis.
02:35:10 - Jürgen Horn on a somatic release technique for the jaw that shifted his body enough for his wisdom teeth to grow in.
02:39:23 - Jeff Turner on getting crushed in a rap battle in high school and finding the humor that launched his career.
02:44:53 - Dr. Michelle Jorgensen on how her own mercury poisoning led her to uncover the toxic truth about modern dentistry.
02:50:05 - Robyn O'Brien on the character assassination she endured when she blew the whistle on the food industry and how it forged her resilience.
02:54:16 - Darin synthesizes the year's insights into a final message of empowerment, reminding listeners that they are not victims but possess the agency and tools to actively shape their own biology and destiny.
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Key Takeaway
“What shocked me most this year wasn’t how broken our systems are—it was how powerful the human body is when you remove the interference. When you give it clean inputs, space to recover, and permission to heal, it does what it was always designed to do.”