In Episode 18 of the Only OliviasWorld95 Podcast, Olivia is bundled up in her Giant Tiger bear pajamas, bare-faced with just brows and lashes, sipping her mid-day coffee, and officially kicking off the first December episode of the season. She’s cozy, tired, in her winter-era feelings — and getting very real about something she’s never fully unpacked on the mic before: her two-year journey healing her relationship with food. Before diving into the deep stuff, Olivia chats about Mandalorian movie hype, Baby Yoda cuteness aggression, and why her ADHD made her restart the series again. She also shares life updates, her end-of-year fatigue, and why she’s officially capping Season 1 at 20 episodes — with the finale landing December 18th. Two more to go, besties. Then we get into it — the raw, honest, messy, human side of what it really means to live with food noise: the cravings, the comfort, the addiction, the shame, the overeating, the cycle, and the slow, steady, healing that comes from refusing to quit. Olivia breaks down how food went from her “best friend” to her “acquaintance,” why home-cooking saved her life, and how she completely rewired the way she thinks about nourishment, fullness, stress, cravings, and control. She talks: Why food was the “only thing that ever comforted her” How she broke the habit of emotionally eating on autopilot The difference between hunger and stress cravings Why therapy didn’t feel like the right fit for her (and how she self-healed anyway) Why shame and guilt around holiday eating are useless The real cheat code: protein, veggies, fiber, planning, and balance (not restriction) Why the scale is a scam when it ruins your mental health How to wrangle the “food horse girlie” in your brain back into place Why quitting is the only real failure — and consistency is everything She shares her routines, her meal prep hacks (Greek yogurt bagels supremacy), why breakfast makes her sleepy, how she keeps herself from spiraling after overeating, and why she believes food addiction is unlike any other — because it’s the one you still have to face every day to survive. Olivia also talks about what she won’t do: beat herself up, skip life for a diet, miss out on dinners, demonize pasta, or pretend that this journey has been perfect. It hasn’t — but it’s been worth it. For this week’s Current Obsession, she’s deep into The Beast in Me on Netflix — a twisty, intense, binge-worthy thriller she insists you MUST watch immediately. We wrap with a listener question from Jen: Skims or Spanx? Cue Olivia’s unfiltered review of shapewear prices, sizing chaos, corset hunting, and why she’s terrified of online returns. This episode is intimate, honest, comforting, a little chaotic, extremely December-coded, and genuinely one of Olivia’s most vulnerable yet. If you’ve ever struggled with food, habits, shame, holidays, or starting over — this one will hit home. Light a candle, grab a cozy drink, be gentle with yourself, and settle in. You deserve to feel good in your body, your life, and your healing — and you’re absolutely not alone. 📩 Send your stories & questions → podcast@oliviasworld95.com ✨ New episodes every Thursday! ✨
