Meat & Monogamy

Ep 9. Potentiate Your Power with Helen Wilkes (and join us in Ibiza this summer!)

In this episode of Meat & Monogamy, Liv is joined by one of her oldest and most beloved friends, Helen Wilkes, founder of The Collab in Sydney, yoga teacher, retreat leader and women’s power coach. This is a conversation about women who were never built for small lives. Liv and Helen speak about friendship, sisterhood, power, initiation, business, motherhood, and what it means to become a woman who can actually hold the life she has chosen. They share the origin story of a friendship forged in girlhood, rebellion, protection and being the ones who never quite fit the mould, and trace how that same thread has shaped the women they are now. Helen shares the deeper roots of her work with power, from witnessing her mother’s journey, to moving across the world with no safety net, to opening her yoga studio, to supporting her partner through a life-altering illness and discovering a level of inner resource she could no longer deny. And then, the invitation. This summer, Liv will be joining Helen in Ibiza for Potentiate Your Power, Helen’s flagship retreat, running from 30th June to 6th July. This is not a holiday with a bit of yoga. This is a deeply held, high-touch retreat for powerful women who are already living big lives and are ready to be supported, expanded, nourished and met in the next layer of their becoming. There will be yoga, embodiment, ancient energetics, deep facilitation, sisterhood, gorgeous food, spacious days, Ibiza magic, and one hell of a closing dance floor. If you have been craving an in-person experience where you do not have to hold everything, perform, explain yourself, or do your growth alone, this episode is your invitation. Two rooms remain. Find Helen on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/thehelenwilkes/  [https://www.instagram.com/thehelenwilkes/] Potentiate your Power in Ibiza retreat here: Details here [https://view.flodesk.com/emails/69fac767f17aeea99364acc4] *Please note prices on the retreat page are in Australia Dollars*

Ep 8. You're Already Paying: The True Cost of Choosing not to Change

You've thought about the cost of change. The discomfort, the uncertainty, the fear of getting it wrong. But have you ever really looked at what staying is costing you? In this episode Liv breaks down the hidden invoice of not changing. The one that doesn't come with a number, doesn't announce itself, but quietly debits from your clarity, your self-trust, your energy, and your time. Through real life examples of women choosing the familiar over the true, Liv reframes the question from "can I afford to change?" to "can I actually afford not to?" This episode is for you if you're circling something. A decision, a pattern, a relationship, a version of yourself you've outgrown. And you keep telling yourself it's safer to stay. It isn't. It's just a different kind of expensive. If you'd like to join for ORIGIN this weekend, you can book your ticket here.  [https://olivia-lara-owen.kit.com/5a82e2f94c ] Ready for a 75 minute Deep Dive? Book yours here.  [https://olivia-lara-owen.kit.com/products/1-1-introductory-deep-dive-with-olivia-]

Ep 7. The Moment Just Before the Bloom

Two years ago at Easter I was technically homeless in Paris, burned out and suspended between versions of myself. A stranger pulled my cards and said one word that changed everything: provenance. In this episode I share that story and what it taught me about self-trust, orientation and what it actually means to come home to yourself. This episode is for you if you have been circling, overriding yourself, or trying to move forward without feeling fully anchored. We cover: Why most high-capacity women have an orientation problem, not a clarity problem. What self-trust actually is and why it is a return, not a build. Why the moment just before the bloom is the most important moment of all. Free masterclass: Unshakeable Self Trust. Wednesday 15th April. Link here: https://olivia-lara-owen.kit.com/e2361b0539 [https://olivia-lara-owen.kit.com/e2361b0539]   ORIGIN: A three-hour live experience. Sunday 26th April. 4-7pm BST. £55. Book here: https://olivia-lara-owen.kit.com/5a82e2f94c  [https://olivia-lara-owen.kit.com/5a82e2f94c] Join my Mailing List here for exclusive written content & emails: https://olivia-lara-owen.kit.com/bbbc017bc1 [https://olivia-lara-owen.kit.com/bbbc017bc1]

Ep6. Deep Nourishment with Clara Wisner | Why Most Women Are Under-Nourished

In this episode, Liv is joined by Clara Wisner for a rich and deeply grounded conversation on nourishment, female health, and what it really means to build a life your body can hold. Together, they explore Clara’s personal journey from deep undernourishment and burnout into the work she now teaches, supporting women to return to the foundations of care, safety, and embodied capacity. They speak about why so many women are living from depletion, the impact of consistently under-eating, how nourishment affects mood, boundaries, self-leadership, and what becomes possible when a woman is truly resourced. They also explore cycle tracking, feminine physiology, and the importance of learning to know yourself through the body rather than trying to live from the mind alone. This is a conversation for any woman who feels stretched, tired, reactive, disconnected from her body, or ready to build a steadier and more nourishing way of living. In this episode, we cover: *  Clara’s nourishment story and how it shaped her work  *  Why so many women are undernourished without realising it  *  The impact of under-eating on mood, hormones, and nervous system capacity  *  Self-leadership, safety, and feeling at home in the female body  *  Why cycle tracking can be such a powerful tool for intimacy and self-trust  *  Clara’s new programme, Deep Nourishment - to find our more about the live course starting on 30th March find it here. [https://www.clarawisner.com/deep-nourishment] Use code OLIVIA for a 10% discount at checkout.  About Our Guest:   Clara Wisner is a mother, wife, and woman who has lived all that she teaches and guides. She is a nutritionist who teaches nourishment for embodiment and nervous system flourishing. She blends her knowledge, experience and training around nutrition, minerals, cellular biology and feminine physiology with her deep practice of divine union in service to creation for Life.  Find Clara Belize Wisner on Instagram.  [https://www.instagram.com/clarabelizewisner/] Find Clara's Substack Remothering here. [https://substack.com/@clarabelizewisner] Find Olivia Lara Owen on Instagram here [https://www.instagram.com/olivialaraowen/]. Find Meat & Monogamy with Olivia here.  [https://substack.com/@olivialaraowen] Book a 75 minute Deep Dive to work with Olivia here.  [https://olivia-lara-owen.kit.com/products/1-1-introductory-deep-dive-with-olivia-]

Ep 5. Intensity versus Nourishment

At certain stages of life, intensity can feel like progress. Movement, big decisions, and decisive action can create the sense that something is shifting. That you are growing. That you are moving forward. But intensity is not the same as nourishment. In this episode of Meat & Monogamy, Olivia explores the difference between adrenaline-fuelled decision-making and the slower, steadier work of building a life that can actually hold you. Inside this conversation: • Why intensity can feel productive, even when it isn’t sustainable  • How dysregulation can drive big decisions and constant movement  • Why growth culture rewards adrenaline and overlooks integration  • What nourishment actually looks like in adulthood  • The subtle shame many women feel when they slow down If you have found yourself cycling between big moves and exhaustion, or questioning whether constant momentum is actually serving you, this episode will help you understand what may be happening underneath. If something here resonates and you are navigating a threshold that requires more capacity than intensity, you are welcome to explore a 75-minute Deep Dive. You can book here.  [https://olivia-lara-owen.kit.com/products/1-1-introductory-deep-dive-with-olivia-]