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This week, host Hiwa Alaghebandian breaks down an incident that happened last week in her household, and how she made a pretty big mistake when it came to communication and relationships. She also gets very raw & real about what's going on in her life, her mental health journey, and where she is at today. TRIGGER WARNING: this episode goes deep into depression & the experience of someone s...

It's the last Tuesday of the month, and host Hiwa Alaghebandian answers YOUR questions! This month we get into: food combining the 2 things you need in check for a big date (or an interview or anything else where you want to show up with your best foot forward) our thoughts on spirituality age gaps in relationships PLUS-- some life updates, best foods for grounding, and a very long, ongoing tangen...

This week, host Hiwa Alaghebandian gives you some highly counterintuitive advice. She shares 3 strategies that seem to go against everything you've been told, but will actually help you massively uplevel, She also gets really vulnerable and shares some stuff that's going on in her life. TRIGGER WARNING: this episode discusses depression and s*uicidal ideations. We don't get deep into it, but it is...

This week, host Hiwa Alaghebandian discusses how to handle friendship fallouts, situationship fizzles, workplace changes, and ghosting situations. This has been a MASSIVE theme in the Blush community the past couple of weeks, so we are unpacking how to handle these situations with grace and come out as a better person, and to avoid the general pitfalls that people go through. As always, if you enj...

Per the second Tuesday of the month, we are diving into Reddit's AITA submissions. This week we cover colonoscopies, flaky friends, cutting off friendships, love letters & memorabilia from exes, diets & healthy eating in family dynamics, and more. As always, if you enjoy this episode, please make sure you are subscribed to the show to hear more, leave a 5-star review telling us what you li...

It is the 200th episode of Blush!!! 200 effing episodes! Can you believe it?!?!?! In honor of the 200th episode, host Hiwa Alaghebandian compares where she was in episode 1, to where she is today. In episode 1, she was single, desperate, insecure, highly sensitive, super reactionary, and struggled with her gut. Today, she is in a committed partnership with the love of her life, happy, fulfilled, a...

There are 3 months left in 2024, and my guess is you are yet to accomplish the goals you set for yourself at the beginning of the year. Don't worry, me too. So I made this episode to give you actionable advice & tools that you can use to actually get there. As always, if you enjoy this episode, please make sure you are subscribed to the show to hear more, leave a 5-star review telling us w...

It's the second Tuesday of the month, and host Hiwa Alaghebandian dives into AITA submissions, albeit this month with a special twist: overreacting. Hiwa pulled submissions from a new sister thread to reddit's AITA: "Am I overreacting?" She also shares her own personal Am I Overreacting story, and unpacks it in real time, on the air. We get into: insecurities, confidence, embarra...

This week, host Hiwa Alaghebandian resumes the conversation we started 2 weeks ago: friendships. This week we pick up where we left off in Part I: the crazy friend story. We also get into how to be a better friend, how to have more harmonious friendships, how to handle friendship conflicts, and more. Hiwa shares lots of stories, some more unhinged than others, and offers a lot of opportunities to...

It's the last Tuesday of the month, which means host Hiwa Alaghebandian is answering YOUR questions. This month, we dig into friendships & dating. More specifically, we talk about being iced out of a friendship, main character friends, communication, dating needy guys, attachment styles among genders, and more. As always, if you enjoy this episode, please make sure you are subscribed to th...

This week, host Hiwa Alaghebandian dives into FRIENDSHIPS. She shares some stunning & fascinating statistics on the importance of friendships, and how the strength of your social ties influences your physical health, emotional & mental wellbeing, your lifestyle & habits, and your finances & success. She also shares tips on how to make friends outside of school or work, new friend r...

This week, host Hiwa Alaghebandian breaks down Reddit's AITA submissions. This month's AITA roundup includes period accidents, incels, ceasing to be vegan, children's dietary restriction, meeting your partner's friends, dealing with difficult people, and more. As always, if you enjoy this episode, please make sure you are subscribed to the show to hear more, leave a 5-star review t...

This week, host Hiwa Alaghebandian brings you an episode that is based on a profound life experience that she had. She discusses the dark underbelly of manifestation--the constant yearning and needing for more. The constant desire to want to "quantum leap" into the thing you want, or "collapse timelines" so you can have it sooner. She goes over how she overcame this yearning, a...

Per the last Tuesday of the month, host Hiwa Alaghebandian answers YOUR questions! This month, we get into playing games in dating, making excuses to text, long-time flings who won't commit, and laxatives. Hiwa also shares lots of stories from her early stages of dating Aussie, and what you can learn from them. As always, if you enjoy this episode, please make sure you are subscribed to the sh...

This week's episode is different from our usual...it's a lot more off the cuff, no notes, no outline, just stream of consciousness. There is a very good reason for the *unprofessionalism* that you will find out when you listen. That being said, there are some amazing tips on how to be a better girlfriend/boyfriend/wife/husband/partner/person in relationships. It;s kind of novel advice that...

This week, host Hiwa Alaghebandian is back discussing the 5 most harmful wellness trends that you have probably been exposed to and are in danger of falling victim to. She also breaks down 2 trends that are really on point and you should absolutely listen to. Topics covered include: insecurities, gut health, the nervous system, inner child work, relationship conflict, mindset and motivation, and m...

The second Tuesday of the month is for AITA submissions! This month is extra special because we have a second voice, my friend Merita, chiming in on the submissions. We get into rigidness with wellness routines, showing your partner videos, the debate between body positivity vs. the health effects of obesity, and more! As always, if you enjoy this episode, please make sure you are subscribed to th...

This week, Gil Jacobs joins host Hiwa Alaghebandian on Blush. Widely known as the "Godfather of Colonics," Gil Jacobs is a prominent figure in the world of colon hydrotherapy & cleansing. His approach to colon hydrotherapy and deep tissue cleansing has gained him a significant following and a reputation for pioneering effective methods of detoxification. Jacobs began his journey in t...

In honor of the last Tuesday of the month, host Hiwa Alaghebandian answers YOUR questions. This week, we spend a lot of time talking about friendships: best friends, insecurity in friendships, anxious attachment in friendships, social anxiety, and more. We also go really deep into fermented foods & how they can help anxiety, along with other foods that are good for anxiety & your nervous s...

This week, host Hiwa Alaghebandian resumes explaining how she healed her chronic constipation and became regular. She goes deep into gut health, and some potentially surprising things that affected her gut health. She also discusses lifestyle remedies that are annecdotally effective, but didn't work for her; and really simple lifestyle changes that were tremendously helpful for her. As always,...

The second Tuesday of the month means that it's an AITA episode! This week, we get into submissions about difficult bosses, procrastination & poor time management, panic attacks, waking up late, coregulation, and more. We spend a lot of time diving deep into the nervous system, dysregulation, polyvagal theory, liver cleansing, communication, and more. As always, if you enjoy this episode,...

This week, host Hiwa Alaghebandian breaks down one of her most frequently asked questions: how she quit laxatives, fixed her gut health, and was able to overcome her lifelong battle with chronic constipation. Note: this episode is a 2 parter, and will be resumed in 2 weeks. The whole episode will cover the gut microbiome, foods and lifestyle factors that affect gut health, supplements, herbs, and...

On the last Tuesday of every month, host Hiwa Alaghebandian answers YOUR questions. This month, we get into lower abdomen distention, strengthening your gut microbiome, inflammation & anxiety, and why some people are more prone to gut issues than others. We also get into Hiwa's recent colonic experience, some new things that she's experimenting with, and more. WARNING: this show is not...

This week, host Hiwa Alaghebandian addresses 5 different tools & tactics that you can incorporate into your life that will help you look better, feel better, and be able to show up as your best self. Best of all: we give clear, actionable, advice that you can immediately start implementing. We get into inflammation, bloating, fighting, shame, highs and lows, neurolinguistics, and a shocking am...

On the second Tuesday of every month, we analyze Reddit (or listener's) "Am I the A**hole" submissions. This month's submissions include overthinking, name calling, worrying, judging, secret dosing, and the effects of the ketogenic diet on gut health & constipation. Plus...a fairly unhinged tangent on wild animals, and a very important thought provoking question. As always, i...