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For our February Q&A, host Hiwa Alaghebandian answers questions about seed oils, metabolism, soy & weight loss, starvation mode, 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 liked about it, and please share with your community who you think would benefit from the episode. The INAPPROP...

This week, we get into how to feel better about your appearance. Host Hiwa Alaghebandian shares how she has de-puffed her face, cleared her acne, and achieved a natural glow without make up! We get into all things water retention, the causes of acne, and the surprising internal tools that make you glow without your Charlotte Tillbury. As always, if you enjoy this episode, please make sure you are...

Welcome to the first EVER Hot or Not-- our new monthly show where host Hiwa Alaghebandian unpacks current wellness trends, viral recipes, and other things that may be coming across your desk. This month, we are unpacking 3 trends: 1. creatine, 2. water-based cooking, 3. "slimbiotics."Tune in to find out whether these trends are truly worth it, if there's any science to back it up, and how to execu...

We're making some BIG changes to the pod, and you will have to tune in to find out what they are! 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 liked about it, and please share with your community who you think would benefit from the episode. The INAPPROPRIATE & UNPROFESSIONAL MERCH COLLECTION IS LI...

Host Hiwa Alaghebandian is back with another episode. This week, we are doing a *full* Australia recap, including of what may have been Hiwa's worst night ever. We dive into attachment styles, self-sabotaging, insecurities, and more. We also get into Radical Self Awareness, Repressed Parts, and tools that will help you become the best version of yourself. As always, if you enjoy this episode, plea...

This week, host Hiwa Alaghebandian breaks down some of YOUR top questions, recaps her 2024 and things she has learned, and what to look forward to in 2025. 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 liked about it, and please share with your community who you think would benefit from the episode. The...

This week we have another "BOB" episode, this one gets deep into 3 tools you can use to alchemize your life into whatever you want it to be. It was SUCH a powerful episode on first airing, and you will enjoy it even more this time around. PLUS: Australia updates, Hiwa's colonic experiences, and a really powerful communication tool that will really affect your holiday experience. As always, if you...

This week's BEST OF BLUSH is the Gil Jacobs episode, which was one of your favorite episodes ever! Gil Jacobs, aka the Godfather of Colonics, aka host Hiwa Alaghebandian's "colonic guy" joins Hiwa on Blush to talk all things gut health. Hiwa also recaps Australian adventures, why she went to the hospital, the time she bled through her shorts, and more. As always, if you enjoy this episode, please...

This week, we are revisiting one of your FAVORITE episodes of Blush. This episode originally aired on the second Tuesday of December last year (2023...lol in case you don't know what year it is). BUT if you already heard it, still listen because there is a brand new intro with new life updates! The original episode got into insecurities, self-improvement, limiting beliefs, and lots and lots of gig...

It’s the last Tuesday of the month, which means we are answering YOUR questions!!! This month, host Hiwa Alaghebandian gets into hypothyroidism, hating dating apps, how to meet people IRL, and being picky in dating. We also have some Krispy Kreme dumpster updates & some other important updates. As always, if you enjoy this episode, please make sure you are subscribed to the show to hear more,...

It's the second Tuesday of the month, which means it's an AITA episode!!! This week, we get into boyfriends who eat out of dumpsters (yes...that's right...), men who try to help with household chores but do a terrible job, ignoring people, standing up for yourself, and some communication tip. Host Hiwa Alaghebandian also shares some crazy stories from recent incidents in her local park! As always,...

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 what...

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, embarrassing traits, crus...

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 the sh...

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 telling us what y...

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, and is striving towar...

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 show t...