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EFR 905: How to Know You Have a Wounded Inner Child (and How to Heal It) with Olivia Amitrano
Manage episode 517963943 series 1341947
Olivia Amitrano — founder of Organic Olivia and now recording artist OLIVIA — returns to explore the art of reinvention, inner child healing, and overcoming the fear of the unknown. Olivia opens up about shedding the identity that built her success, rediscovering creativity through play, and learning to trust herself again after a period of deep change. She shares how solo travel, sobriety, and stillness led her back to her truest self, and how embracing imperfection and presence opened the door to her next evolution as an artist. Together, we discuss the courage it takes to outgrow old versions of yourself, why creative play is medicine, and how being present — not perfect — is the ultimate definition of living Ever Forward.
Follow Olivia @oliviaamitrano
Follow Chase @chase_chewning
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00:00 – Introduction & Welcome Back, Olivia
02:00 – Reflecting on Growth Since the First Interview
04:00 – "This Is Not the Last Thing You'll Create" — Letting Go of Old Identities
06:00 – Rediscovering Self-Trust Through Solo Travel and Sobriety
10:00 – Meeting New Versions of Yourself in Change
12:00 – Building Self-Trust Through Small, Consistent Promises
14:00 – Recognizing When a Season Is Ending or Beginning
16:00 – Overcoming Fear by Doing It Anyway
18:00 – Showing Up Scared and Breaking Creative Superstitions
19:30 – The Inner Child as a Guide to Wholeness
22:00 – Understanding the Inner Child Through Internal Family Systems
28:00 – Early Childhood Wounds and How They Shape Adulthood
31:00 – The Power of Play, Curiosity, and Wonder in Healing
36:00 – Unlearning Perfectionism and the "Inner Manager"
39:00 – Reconnecting With Creativity and Letting Go of Control
42:00 – Play as Presence and the True Nature of Creativity
44:00 – Parenthood, Presence, and Play as Medicine
46:00 – Art as a Healing Practice and Path to Wholeness
50:00 – Redefining Success, Rest, and the Value of "Nothingness"
54:00 – Minimalism, Money, and the Courage to Start Over
56:00 – Honoring the Women in Her Lineage and Choosing Freedom
59:00 – Meeting Yourself Again: The Power of Stillness and Solitude
01:04:00 – Serving Others Through Your Unique Gifts
01:08:00 – Writing "All This Time" for Her Inner Child
01:12:00 – Creative Channeling, Flow, and Letting Go of Perfection
01:16:00 – Embracing Every Version of Yourself Through Music
01:18:00 – Redefining "Ever Forward": From Growth to Presence
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Episode resources:
- Save 20% on my favorite CBD products at https://www.CuredNutrition.com/everforward
- Save 50% on any diagnostic lab at https://www.JoiAndBlokes.com/chase
- Save 15% on the Coffee Booster with code CHASE at https://www.StrongCoffeeCompany.com
- Watch and subscribe on YouTube
- Olivia's first epsiode on Ever Forward Radio in ep 784
943 episodes
Manage episode 517963943 series 1341947
Olivia Amitrano — founder of Organic Olivia and now recording artist OLIVIA — returns to explore the art of reinvention, inner child healing, and overcoming the fear of the unknown. Olivia opens up about shedding the identity that built her success, rediscovering creativity through play, and learning to trust herself again after a period of deep change. She shares how solo travel, sobriety, and stillness led her back to her truest self, and how embracing imperfection and presence opened the door to her next evolution as an artist. Together, we discuss the courage it takes to outgrow old versions of yourself, why creative play is medicine, and how being present — not perfect — is the ultimate definition of living Ever Forward.
Follow Olivia @oliviaamitrano
Follow Chase @chase_chewning
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00:00 – Introduction & Welcome Back, Olivia
02:00 – Reflecting on Growth Since the First Interview
04:00 – "This Is Not the Last Thing You'll Create" — Letting Go of Old Identities
06:00 – Rediscovering Self-Trust Through Solo Travel and Sobriety
10:00 – Meeting New Versions of Yourself in Change
12:00 – Building Self-Trust Through Small, Consistent Promises
14:00 – Recognizing When a Season Is Ending or Beginning
16:00 – Overcoming Fear by Doing It Anyway
18:00 – Showing Up Scared and Breaking Creative Superstitions
19:30 – The Inner Child as a Guide to Wholeness
22:00 – Understanding the Inner Child Through Internal Family Systems
28:00 – Early Childhood Wounds and How They Shape Adulthood
31:00 – The Power of Play, Curiosity, and Wonder in Healing
36:00 – Unlearning Perfectionism and the "Inner Manager"
39:00 – Reconnecting With Creativity and Letting Go of Control
42:00 – Play as Presence and the True Nature of Creativity
44:00 – Parenthood, Presence, and Play as Medicine
46:00 – Art as a Healing Practice and Path to Wholeness
50:00 – Redefining Success, Rest, and the Value of "Nothingness"
54:00 – Minimalism, Money, and the Courage to Start Over
56:00 – Honoring the Women in Her Lineage and Choosing Freedom
59:00 – Meeting Yourself Again: The Power of Stillness and Solitude
01:04:00 – Serving Others Through Your Unique Gifts
01:08:00 – Writing "All This Time" for Her Inner Child
01:12:00 – Creative Channeling, Flow, and Letting Go of Perfection
01:16:00 – Embracing Every Version of Yourself Through Music
01:18:00 – Redefining "Ever Forward": From Growth to Presence
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Episode resources:
- Save 20% on my favorite CBD products at https://www.CuredNutrition.com/everforward
- Save 50% on any diagnostic lab at https://www.JoiAndBlokes.com/chase
- Save 15% on the Coffee Booster with code CHASE at https://www.StrongCoffeeCompany.com
- Watch and subscribe on YouTube
- Olivia's first epsiode on Ever Forward Radio in ep 784
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