Untamed & Unfiltered Wellness
When stress, sleep, focus or energy start shifting and the strategies you used to rely on stop working, this podcast helps you understand why and shows you what to do next without spinning your wheels.
Untamed and Unfiltered Wellness is a grounded, no-nonsense podcast for people who want to live well in the real world, busy schedules, demanding jobs, aging bodies and all.
Each episode explores the foundations of holistic living, including:
-Nervous system regulation and stress resilience
-Sleep patterns, recovery, and daily rhythms
-Blood sugar, hydration, and energy stability
-Environmental and lifestyle stressors most people overlook
-Herbal support and somatic practices for sustainable change
This is practical, integrative wellness for real life, not trends, not hacks and not one-size-fits-all advice.
You’ll walk away with clear insights, usable tools, and realistic shifts you can apply immediately so your body and mind feel steadier, more supported, and easier to live in.
Hosted by Jo Swensson, Herbalist and Founder of Olivia Bell.
Olivia Bell Co., where Modern Life Meets Ancient Roots.
Episodes
43 episodes
How Late it Too Late for Caffeine?
Ep 60: How Late Is Too Late for Caffeine?We know caffeine wakes us up, but do you know what it's doing to your sleep later that night?This episode is about why timing matters with caffeine, that five-hour half-life, how it ...
Can Holistic Wellness Help With Stress and Anxiety?
EP59: Can Holistic Wellness Help With Stress and Anxiety?Can holistic wellness actually help with stress and anxiety? The short answer is yes, but probably not in the way you're expecting.This week's episode drops on the Ju...
The Internet Is Not Your Wellness Plan
Episode 58: The Internet Is Not Your Wellness PlanEver find yourself 47 tabs deep into health research, more confused than when you started and doing absolutely nothing as a result? You’re stuck in exactly the place t...
Three Reasons You Wake Up Exhausted That Have Nothing To Do With Sleep
Episode 57: Three Reasons You Wake Up Exhausted That Have Nothing To Do With SleepYou're sleeping but you're not resting. You're waking up exhausted and you can't figure out why. In this episode I'm sharing something p...
Eating Doesn’t Have to Be This Complicated
Episode 56: Eating Doesn’t Have to Be This ComplicatedEating has become way more complicated than it needs to be.Calories, macros, tracking apps, food rules, restriction, meal plans and somewhere along the way,...
Intermittent Fasting After 40: What You Need to Know
Episode 55: Intermittent Fasting After 40: What You Need to KnowIntermittent fasting became one of the biggest wellness trends on the internet, but is it actually healthy for everyone?In this episode we break down the diffe...
Why Silence Feels Uncomfortable Now
Episode 54: Why Silence Feels Uncomfortable NowEver notice how the second things finally get quiet at night… your brain suddenly gets louder?In this episode, we talk about why so many people struggle to mentally shut ...
EFT Tapping | The Stress Tool That Isn’t As Weird As You Think
Episode 53:You can understand your stress intellectually and still feel completely overwhelmed physically.In this episode, we’re talking about EFT tapping, what it is, why people use it and why body-based tools are becoming...
Why Your Brain Was Never Meant for This Much Noise
Episode 52: Why Your Brain Was Never Meant for This Much Noise Constant noise has become normal. TVs in the background, nonstop notifications, podcasts during every quiet moment, scrolling before bed, multitasking throu...
Mental Clutter | Why You Can’t Focus and What to Do About It
Episode 51: Mental Clutter | Why You Can’t Focus and What to Do About ItIf you’ve ever sat down to do something simple and ended up doing nothing, this episode is for you.We’re not calling this procrastination anymore. What...
What 49 podcast Episodes Taught Me And What Comes Next
Episode 50 is here!I reflect on what 49 episodes have revealed about stress, sleep, movement, lifestyle choices and what it really means to live well in modern life. Plus: the unofficial Episode 50 awards and what’s next for the p...
Technology's Impact on Human Living
Technology promised more freedom, more efficiency and more time. So why do so many people feel distracted, overstimulated and disconnected from their own lives?In the final episode of the Living Well series, we explore whether t...
Living Life Even When You're Exhausted
We’ve built a life where almost everything is easier and yet, we’re more stressed, overwhelmed, and disconnected than ever.In this episode, I’m breaking down what actually happened. It’s not that stress disappeared...it changed.We...
Have We Lost Human Connection?
How long could you go without leaving your house? A day? A few days? Longer?In this episode, we’re digging into what modern life has quietly removed from our daily experience. Not just movement, but connection, presence and the need to p...
When Did We Stop Owning Our Health?
Most people don’t ignore their health on purpose, they’re just busy living on autopilot. Eating in the car. Multitasking through meals. Pushing through exhaustion. And when something finally feels off, we go looking for a quick fix. But what if...
Who Redefined Living Well?
Every generation inherits a definition of what it means to live well, but how often do we stop and question it?In this episode, we explore how society’s idea of the “good life” quietly shifted over the last century from slower, more phys...
What Does it Actually Mean to Live Well?
In modern life, most of us are doing everything we were taught to do: working hard, staying productive, building stability and keeping up with the responsibilities of daily life. Yet many people quietly feel like something is missing. Life can ...
Why Your Gut Still Feels Off Even When You're Eating Healthy
If your gut has been unpredictable lately, bloating, constipation, random reactions and you’ve already cleaned up your diet, this episode might explain why.A lot of gut advice focuses on food: probiotics, elimination diets, cutting glute...
Are You “Hangry?”
Ever been hangry?You’re snapping at everyone, irritated for no clear reason… and then you realize you haven’t eaten all day. Nothing changed except one thing: you were hungry.Stress works the same way.In this episode, we ta...
If You’ve Been Avoiding People Lately, This Is For You
At some point, “I’m just tired” turns into “I don’t feel like going out.” And if you’ve been saying no more than yes lately, it’s worth asking why.In this episode, we’re unpacking the difference between loneliness and self-isolation and ...
If You’ve Been Indoors a Lot Lately, Listen to This
If you’ve been spending more time indoors lately because of the weather, work, or life, this episode matters.Most people assume their home air is “clean enough,” but indoor air quality is often worse than we realize. Between synthetic fr...
Stress, Immunity and Why You Keep Getting Sick
Stress doesn’t just make you moody, it directly impacts your immune system. Most people don’t get sick when life is calm, they get sick when they’re already under pressure.In this episode, we’re talking about how chronic stress impacts y...
Why Kindness Matters More Than Ever for Stress and Mental Health
In a world that feels louder, harsher and more divided than ever, kindness can feel rare and even suspicious. In this episode, I break down how acts of kindness directly impact stress levels, mental health and nervous system regulat...
Stuck in Your Head: When You Can’t See Past Today
Tunnel vision is a survival response and when it shows up outside of real danger, it can quietly turn destructive.In this episode, we talk about what happens when the brain narrows its focus under stress, depression, anxiety, or tr...
Why a Word of the Year Works Better Than Resolutions
New Year’s resolutions tend to fall apart by February not because you lack discipline, but because they don’t work with real life.In this episode, I’m sharing a simpler, more sustainable approach: choosing a Word of the Year.<...