Untamed & Unfiltered Wellness

Jo Swensson
  • 5.0 (4)
  • Alternative Health

When stress, sleep, focus or energy start shifting and the strategies you used to rely on stop working, this podcast helps you understand why and shows you what to do next without spinning your wheels. Untamed and Unfiltered Wellness is a grounded, no-nonsense podcast for people who want to live well in the real world, busy schedules, demanding jobs, aging bodies and all. This is practical, integrative wellness for real life, not trends, not hacks and not one-size-fits-all advice. You’ll walk away with clear insights, usable tools and realistic shifts you can apply immediately so your body and mind feel steadier, more supported and easier to live in. Hosted by Jo Swensson, Herbalist and Founder of Olivia Bell. Olivia Bell Co. - Where Modern Life Meets Ancient Roots.

  1. 6d ago

    Are You Waking Up Groggy Every Morning?

    If you slept a full night and still woke up feeling like you have a hangover you didn't earn, then this episode is for you. In this episode we get into why waking up groggy has less to do with how many hours you slept and more to do with where you were in your sleep cycle when the alarm went off.  You'll learn what's actually happening while you sleep, what your ultradian rhythm is and a simple rule of thumb for reverse engineering your bedtime so you can start waking up feeling more like yourself.  Bad sleep is not something we should be living with and it's definitely not just a part of getting older. This is where we start fixing it. Send us Fan Mail Once a month, I host a free guided journaling practice for women whose stress, anxiety, and overthinking are getting in the way of better sleep. We meet live on Substack at 9PM Eastern. Our next session is August 5. We spend a few minutes getting all the crap that's running through your head onto paper, then I guide you through a short somatic practice to help you wind down for the night. It's free for Substack subscriber Subscribe to our Substack and get our free companion newsletter Get to the Root, where we go even deeper into today's episode topic. Click HERE to sign up! Website: https://oliviabellco.com I hope you find some time today for some peace, some plants and some paws! ☮️🌿🐾 Jo

  2. Jul 19

    Better Mornings Start With Knowing This One Thing About Your Body...Your Chronotype

    There's a version of you that used to be up at 4:45 a.m. for a 5:30 gym class, no problem. And there's a version of you now where that same early hour feels like a personal attack.  In this episode I talk about chronotype, the real, largely genetic reason some of us are wired for mornings and some of us aren't, and why that changes across your life, especially after menopause.  I'll walk you through how to actually find your own chronotype (forget the alarm clock), why the gap between your natural rhythm and your real schedule has a name, and a story from my years around law enforcement about what happens when a body gets pushed completely out of sync for years at a time. This one might explain a lot about why mornings feel the way they feel for you.  Send us Fan Mail Once a month, I host a free guided journaling practice for women whose stress, anxiety, and overthinking are getting in the way of better sleep. We meet live on Substack at 9PM Eastern. Our next session is August 5. We spend a few minutes getting all the crap that's running through your head onto paper, then I guide you through a short somatic practice to help you wind down for the night. It's free for Substack subscriber Subscribe to our Substack and get our free companion newsletter Get to the Root, where we go even deeper into today's episode topic. Click HERE to sign up! Website: https://oliviabellco.com I hope you find some time today for some peace, some plants and some paws! ☮️🌿🐾 Jo

  3. Jul 12

    Can Holistic Wellness Improve Energy Levels Naturally?

    You're sitting in the drive-through, ordering the drink that has to get you through the next three hours. You've tried melatonin, sleep aids, maybe a prescription and you're still exhausted.  In this episode I answer the question so many women are asking: can holistic wellness actually improve your energy naturally?  I'll tell you why exhaustion is a rhythm problem, not a willpower problem, walk you through the real story of a client who was living on Starbucks refreshers while caring for everyone but herself, and share where herbs and somatic work actually fit in plus the one ten-minute thing I want you to do tomorrow.  No quick fixes here. Just the honest path to energy that makes sense. Send us Fan Mail Once a month, I host a free guided journaling practice for women whose stress, anxiety, and overthinking are getting in the way of better sleep. We meet live on Substack at 9PM Eastern. Our next session is August 5. We spend a few minutes getting all the crap that's running through your head onto paper, then I guide you through a short somatic practice to help you wind down for the night. It's free for Substack subscriber Subscribe to our Substack and get our free companion newsletter Get to the Root, where we go even deeper into today's episode topic. Click HERE to sign up! Website: https://oliviabellco.com I hope you find some time today for some peace, some plants and some paws! ☮️🌿🐾 Jo

  4. Jul 5

    How Late it Too Late for Caffeine?

    Ep 60: How Late Is Too Late for Caffeine? We know caffeine wakes us up, but do you know what it's doing to your sleep later that night? This episode is about why timing matters with caffeine, that five-hour half-life, how it works the same way whether it's coffee or an energy drink and how your body's sleep signal are affected. If you love coffee, tea, refreshers or anything with caffeine, this episode is for you. Send us Fan Mail Subscribe to our Substack and get our free companion newsletter Get to the Root, where we go even deeper into today's episode topic. Click HERE to sign up! Website: https://oliviabellco.com I hope you find some time today for some peace, some plants and some paws! ☮️🌿🐾 Jo

  5. Jun 28

    Can Holistic Wellness Help With Stress and Anxiety?

    EP59: Can Holistic Wellness Help With Stress and Anxiety? Can holistic wellness actually help with stress and anxiety? The short answer is yes, but probably not in the way you're expecting. This week's episode drops on the June 29th full moon and if you've been feeling more anxious than usual, more emotionally activated, less able to settle there's a reason for that.  In this episode, I'm breaking down what holistic wellness actually looks at and why zooming out on the whole person changes everything. And I'm explaining the full moon connection: not as mysticism, but as biology because when you understand why your nervous system is more activated right now, the knowing itself is regulating. If you've been doing everything right and still feel like something's missing, this episode is for you. Send us Fan Mail Once a month, I host a free guided journaling practice for women whose stress, anxiety, and overthinking are getting in the way of better sleep. We meet live on Substack at 9PM Eastern. Our next session is August 5. We spend a few minutes getting all the crap that's running through your head onto paper, then I guide you through a short somatic practice to help you wind down for the night. It's free for Substack subscriber Subscribe to our Substack and get our free companion newsletter Get to the Root, where we go even deeper into today's episode topic. Click HERE to sign up! Website: https://oliviabellco.com I hope you find some time today for some peace, some plants and some paws! ☮️🌿🐾 Jo

  6. Jun 21

    The Internet Is Not Your Wellness Plan

    Episode 58: The Internet Is Not Your Wellness Plan Ever find yourself 47 tabs deep into health research, more confused than when you started and doing absolutely nothing as a result? You’re stuck in exactly the place the internet was designed to leave you. In this episode, I’m sharing a real story about someone I love who got hit with scary news and immediately turned to Google for answers. What happened next is something most of us have lived through, the spiral, the overwhelm, the freeze. We talk about why more information makes you more anxious (not less), what decision paralysis actually is and why it’s not a character flaw, and why your body already knew something your browser tabs couldn’t tell you. Plus: three concrete steps to actually break the freeze and start moving without overhauling your entire life overnight. Send us Fan Mail Subscribe to our Substack and get our free companion newsletter Get to the Root, where we go even deeper into today's episode topic. Click HERE to sign up! Website: https://oliviabellco.com I hope you find some time today for some peace, some plants and some paws! ☮️🌿🐾 Jo

  7. Jun 14

    Three Reasons You Wake Up Exhausted That Have Nothing To Do With Sleep

    Episode 57: Three Reasons You Wake Up Exhausted That Have Nothing To Do With Sleep You're sleeping but you're not resting. You're waking up exhausted and you can't figure out why.  In this episode I'm sharing something personal, I had a string of terrible sleep and when I looked back at what was actually going on, it wasn't one thing. Three different nights, three completely different causes. And chances are at least one of them is happening to you too. We're breaking down the three most overlooked reasons you wake up tired and none of them are "you didn't sleep enough." Plus I'm giving you three simple things you can do before bed tonight that actually make a difference. If you're done waking up exhausted and ready to understand what your body is actually telling you, this one's for you. Send us Fan Mail Once a month, I host a free guided journaling practice for women whose stress, anxiety, and overthinking are getting in the way of better sleep. We meet live on Substack at 9PM Eastern. Our next session is August 5. We spend a few minutes getting all the crap that's running through your head onto paper, then I guide you through a short somatic practice to help you wind down for the night. It's free for Substack subscriber Subscribe to our Substack and get our free companion newsletter Get to the Root, where we go even deeper into today's episode topic. Click HERE to sign up! Website: https://oliviabellco.com I hope you find some time today for some peace, some plants and some paws! ☮️🌿🐾 Jo

  8. Jun 7

    Eating Doesn’t Have to Be This Complicated

    Episode 56: Eating Doesn’t Have to Be This Complicated Eating has become way more complicated than it needs to be. Calories, macros, tracking apps, food rules, restriction, meal plans and somewhere along the way, we turned eating into a complicated formula. Our bodies don't just respond to what we eat, it also responds to when we eat too. In this episode, we’re talking about chrono-nutrition, circadian rhythm, sleep and why meal timing may matter more than we’ve been taught to notice. This isn’t about perfection or adding another set of rules to your life. It’s about understanding how your body responds to consistency, daylight, sleep-wake cycles and simple meal timing shifts that can support steadier energy, better digestion, fewer cravings, and more restful sleep. We’ll talk about why late-night eating may affect sleep and digestion, how blood sugar instability can show up as brain fog, irritability, cravings and energy crashes, and why a simple 12-hour overnight break between dinner and breakfast may be a realistic place to start. Eating doesn’t have to be this complicated. Sometimes the next step isn’t more tracking. Sometimes it’s rhythm. Send us Fan Mail Subscribe to our Substack and get our free companion newsletter Get to the Root, where we go even deeper into today's episode topic. Click HERE to sign up! Website: https://oliviabellco.com I hope you find some time today for some peace, some plants and some paws! ☮️🌿🐾 Jo

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When stress, sleep, focus or energy start shifting and the strategies you used to rely on stop working, this podcast helps you understand why and shows you what to do next without spinning your wheels. Untamed and Unfiltered Wellness is a grounded, no-nonsense podcast for people who want to live well in the real world, busy schedules, demanding jobs, aging bodies and all. This is practical, integrative wellness for real life, not trends, not hacks and not one-size-fits-all advice. You’ll walk away with clear insights, usable tools and realistic shifts you can apply immediately so your body and mind feel steadier, more supported and easier to live in. Hosted by Jo Swensson, Herbalist and Founder of Olivia Bell. Olivia Bell Co. - Where Modern Life Meets Ancient Roots.

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