Peel the Onion Podcast by Olivia Maxwell

We talk a lot about ascension. About expanding into something bigger than the human experience. But what if the real work is descent? Coming back into the body. Back into the feeling. Back into the full, messy, tender reality of being human. In this minisode I speak to what it actually means to return to your full essence - not by transcending what's hard, but by letting yourself feel it. All...

This is a different kind of episode. In this minisode I'm transmitting directly from my guides - a message for this exact moment in time, post-solstice, as the energy shifts into a season of rebalancing and amplified light. This transmission covers: What the post-solstice energy is asking of you right now Remembering your essence - who you actually are beneath the noise Discerning truth from...

What if the way out of burnout wasn't more discipline - but more play? In this episode I sit down with Bianca Spears, a thought leader shaking up the coaching and facilitation world by blending neuroscience, nervous system regulation and a whole lot of laughter into what she calls the NeuroPLAYstic Way. We get right into the onion. Bianca shares the burnout that cracked her open in 2021 - the...

A year ago I held a mothers blessing ceremony in my home. One week later, I gave birth. And what followed was the most profound identity dissolution of my life - one I had no language for, no framework to hold, and no amount of psychology training had prepared me for. In this episode I'm going all the way in on the threshold of motherhood. Not the curated version. The real one - the one that...

I was twenty-six years old, sitting in a park in Sydney with my journal, when I first heard my soul voice clearly. Not as a concept. As a felt experience - distinct from my thoughts, my conditioning, my fear. In this episode I unpack what soul intelligence actually is and what it isn't, drawing on my own story of burning out in corporate mental health consultancy, leaving a secure salary, and...

If you have done years of personal development and still keep hitting the same wall - this episode is for you. Not because something is wrong with you. Because something was handed to you before you had words for it. In this minisode, I walk through five signs that the loop you keep experiencing is lineage trauma - not personal failure. And beneath each sign, what actually becomes possible when it...

We have been sold a story about new beginnings. That they arrive with clarity, momentum, and a kind of electric aliveness that tells you - yes, this is it. But more often, new beginnings feel like loss first. Because every genuine new beginning requires the ending of something else. A relationship. A career. A version of yourself you have been performing for so long you mistook it for who you actu...

In this minisode, Olivia gets honest about the loop she lived in for years - touching genuine bliss in meditation and returning to the same anxiety, the same inner critic, the same suffering every single time. This episode names what nobody in the spiritual space wants to say out loud: that meditation without body safety can become its own form of escape. That going up and out can feel like healin...

In this solo minisode, I share channelled guidance from my team of light and the collective field of the Peel the Onion community and the wider community at large. We explore the momentum of change currently unfolding, and what it truly means to stay steady in your energy as life moves quickly around you. This is a reminder that your power isn’t in controlling what’s happening - it’s in anchoring...

You don’t need to have it all figured out to move forward. This minisode is about life transitions, self-trust, and the power of choosing differently now - without certainty. A reflection on being guided into alignment while embracing both your humanity and your divinity. | Olivia Maxwell | Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/awakened_mbs/ Website | https://awakenedmbs.com.au/ Learn more about K...

What happens when a woman is truly undisturbed in birth? Everything changes.  I’m joined by my own home birthing midwife Janine O'Brien, who is a heart-led private midwife and founder of IBIRTH Intimate Birth & Beginnings. We explore birth beyond the system - as a sacred, undisturbed experience that can awaken deep trust in the female body.  We explore many juicy areas that are key on the...

This episode might trigger you and that’s the point. We’re taught to build a life that looks right. Study hard. Get the title. Stay in the system. Be someone that makes sense to the world. I did all of that. And then it all fell apart. What came wasn’t a gentle awakening - it was shock, grief, and a truth I couldn’t ignore. The kind of truth that disrupts everything you’ve worked for. The kind tha...

This minisode has been close to my heart for the past year - being asked by life to release, to shed, to let parts of myself quietly die that are no longer aligned. We’ve just closed the Year of the Snake, a powerful symbol of shedding skin. But truthfully, change isn’t seasonal - it’s part of being human. It’s part of being alive. Struggle only appears when the mind tries to cling to what the sou...

For YEARS I was carrying so much 'stuff' that was not uniquely mine. Over the years of conscious development and 'inner work', I learnt a lot of it was energy I would pick up from certain places or people, and even emotions and thought patterns from my past that no longer served me in the present.  Until I learnt how to clean my energy and be consistent with it..something I cal...

Have you noticed when you strong emotions come through that your mind and body may sometimes try and resist experiencing them to the fullest? I certainly have and do.  In this minisode, I share my personal experience of this occurring, how following previous spiritual teachings of keeping 'neutral' has hindered my healing, and a step-by-step guide that I use to drop into my body to recei...

Have you ever tried to focus on the present moment, the 'here and now' and found it really hard to anchor into? I see you!  In this minisode, I share how shifting my choice of words has helped me be more present simply by choosing to see 'what is'. The 'what is' has calmed my mind and activated my heart to take the lead in my daily life - less 'illusion stories&a...

Part 3 is here and its a potent one that ties the previous episodes together. Why? Because the moment I dropped fully into acceptance (in my body, not just my mind), the resistance to the chaos and uncertainty disappeared QUICKLY. I did not just wake up one day with it, but I practiced it by chipping away at being a bigger and better person - being as much love as I can be. This is where acceptanc...

Have you ever felt stuck in heavy and draining self-talk? The thoughts that keep you spiralling and contribute to feeling ‘small’? Part 2 of my 3-part maternity and parenthood series speaks to being in this type of ‘mud’. Lets face it, we cannot escape this part of life anyway, however, when parenting, there is literally no hiding even if you try. This is why I speak to choosing the higher path in...

Oh hello parenthood! I am officially a mother and wow what a life changing experience it has been. I feel honoured to be in this chapter and excited to share the revelations I have witnessed and how my previous coping 'tools' have really been put to the test on a whole new level.  Tune into this Part 1 of 3 series focused on shifting suffering and outdated beliefs to freedom in the early...

In this solo episode, Olivia explores the deeper layers of victim consciousness — a collective energy that's rapidly dissolving, whether we’re ready or not. She shares the three roles within the victim archetype (Victim, Perpetrator, Hero/Rescuer), how these show up in healers, therapists, and family dynamics, and her own vulnerable insights navigating them while pregnant. This conversation i...

In this powerful episode of Peel the Onion , I sit down with Lynsey Chan - founder of Rhythm of Breath, breathwork facilitator, and trainer of over 100 breathwork practitioners worldwide. Together, we explore the depth of breathwork as a pathway to emotional release, embodiment, and remembering who we truly are. Lynsey shares her own journey of transformation - from feeling lost in the noise of th...

In this deeply nourishing episode, I’m joined by postpartum doula, Isabella Giannasca, as we explore the powerful transformation that occurs through womanhood, pregnancy, and the postpartum journey. Together, we dive into what it truly means to reclaim your voice, your intuition, and your spiritual connection - on your own terms. We speak to healing ancestral patterns, stepping into embodied power...

In this episode, I sit down with Sabine Lehnhardt - spiritual life coach, and yoga teacher who helps women on the path of self-empowerment. We explore what it means to follow your heart’s spark and let intuition lead the way, especially in a world driven by logic and fear. We discuss how developing a relationship with your inner knowing can become a full-body experience, and how curiosity is a pow...

In this episode, I sit down with Ash Foskett, a meditation teacher who truly embodies her practice - compassion, joy, acceptance and loving-kindness. This conversation is a deep dive into navigating life’s challenges with greater trust, flow and awareness, and remembering you matter just as you are.  Key topics include:   - The power of becoming fully present in everyday life and how this presence...

In this episode, I sit down with Hayley Andrews, a yoga and Pilates teacher, to explore the power of movement, surrender, and self-acceptance. We discuss the journey of following joy in your vocation and how shifting from an overregulated nervous system into balance is often simpler than we think. Personal experiences with chronic back pain are shared, including scoliosis and how emotional healing...