About this episode

Claudia Bykowski and guest Ollie Branson discuss healing for sensitive women through food, hormones, and self-acceptance.

If you've ever been told you're too sensitive, too emotional, too much, this conversation is going to feel like a deep exhale. This week I'm sitting down with Ollie (@ollie.branson) , a chef, holistic living creator, and one of the most grounded, kind, and radiant humans <3 her life is a testament to what becomes possible when you stop fighting your sensitivity and start listening to your body & intuition. We go deep into her journey... from years on hormonal birth control that left her without a period, inflamed, and covered in cystic acne, to healing her hormones, gut health, and skin completely naturally through food, nervous system regulation, and learning to live in tune with her body and the earth. And we talk about what it actually means to be a highly sensitive woman -- the anxiety, the energy absorption, the way certain environments can either deplete you or call you into your next level becoming. This episode is for the woman who KNOWS deep in her body that there is another way to heal. The one who actually needs the permission — to slow down, come home to herself, and trust that her sensitivity is not a flaw, but her greatest gift & medicine!! If this…

People in this episode

Host: Claudia Bykowski

Guest: Ollie Branson

Topics covered

• sensitivity
• healing
• hormones
• gut health
• nervous system regulation
• food
• self-acceptance

Keywords

• sensitive women
• hormonal birth control
• cystic acne
• natural healing
• nervous system
• self-trust
• emotional health

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