Holiday Triggers: How to Reclaim Your Energy This Holiday Season and Thrive

In this deeply personal solo episode, Darin shares how to truly thrive through the holidays — not by white-knuckling your way through obligations, but by protecting your energy, honoring your body, and healing what's ready to be released.

From food and supplements to trauma, forgiveness, boundaries, and future-self visualization, this episode is a roadmap for turning the holiday season into a period of restoration, clarity, and intentional creation.

What You'll Learn (Timecodes)

[00:00] Welcome to SuperLife — sovereignty, possibility, and building a SuperLife together

[00:32] Sponsor: EnergyBits — why spirulina is of the most nutrient-dense foods on the planet

[01:51] Thriving through the holidays — why this conversation goes deeper than food, fitness, and supplements

[02:14] An honest check-in — are you enjoying the holidays or just trying to survive them?

[03:10] Holiday triggers — why the season activates stress, old patterns, and family dynamics

[03:41] The real goal — moving from white-knuckling to truly thriving

[04:00] The power of questions — how inquiry opens intuition, clarity, and deeper listening

[04:30] Defining the holidays — choosing love, connection, and generosity over pressure and obligation

[05:28] Family roles and energetic boxes — outgrowing old identities while being around family

[05:56] Energy economics — why obligation silently depletes your vitality

[06:10] The thriving question — what would it take for your physical, emotional, and spiritual health to flourish?

[06:28] A healing opportunity — addressing old wounds instead of pushing them down

[06:56] Emotional release — why forgiveness heals you, not the other person

[07:11] Permission to dream — using the holidays as a reset rather than a pause

[07:25] Releasing judgment — letting go of pain without denying what you've lived through

[07:40] Resilience and self-love — how self-love strengthens the nervous system

[07:59] Nervous system capacity — why healing expands your ability to receive life

[08:19] Presence over performance — why the holidays aren't about perfection

[08:31] Practical strategies — eating well and maintaining discipline without waiting for January 1st

[09:15] Environment design — why willpower alone doesn't work

[09:30] Visualization as identity training — choosing who you want to be before the event

[10:01] Darin's personal approach — sharing transparency rather than a prescription

[10:09] Protecting energy — choosing not to go home for the holidays without guilt

[10:57] Conscious boundaries — why clarity builds the future you want

[11:49] Creating new traditions — why this is the most excited Darin has felt about the holidays

[12:15] A year of rebuilding — closing a long cycle of challenge and stepping into what's next

[13:03] Sponsor: Our Place Cookware — why non-toxic cookware matters for long-term health

[15:39] Releasing early wounds — how unresolved birth trauma shows up as physical pain

[16:38] Compassion and history — understanding family addiction and patterns without excusing them

[17:36] Shedding the old — how excavation creates space for new love and opportunity

[18:11] Building momentum — creating safety and love for the year ahead

[18:51] Nourishment rhythms — simple, clean food as a reflection of inner clarity

[19:31] Strength from pain — why strength equals resilience on every level

[20:04] Darin's supplement stack — mitochondria, minerals, adaptogens, and hormone support

[22:02] Nervous system regulation — NuCalm, meditation, and future-self visualization

[23:09] Deep regulation tools — red light therapy, sauna, and creating stillness

[25:02] Connection over content — replacing screen time with meaningful evening rituals

[26:23] Future vision — integrating supplements, technology, and purpose-driven work

[27:41] Creation as fuel — how intentional creation restores energy

[27:57] Final holiday guidance — protect your energy, honor your body, and heal your heart

[28:10] You are not alone — permission to build a life that feels good

[28:45] Protecting attention — minimizing algorithmic noise to maintain intention

[29:12] Leading from the heart — how one year of intention can change everything

[29:30] Closing message — thriving, courage, and living your SuperLife

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[31:12] End of episode

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Key Takeaway

The holidays don't have to drain you. They can restore you — if you choose intentionally, protect your energy, and lead from the heart.

Past Podcasts Addressing Trauma

Dr. Jessica Stavale: Beyond the Muscle—How Fascia Can Free You from Chronic Pain

• Date: October 3, 2025

• Focus: Explores how the fascia (connective tissue) acts as a "quantum interface" that stores unprocessed trauma and emotions, and how to release it through physical therapy and breath.

• Link: Listen on Apple Podcasts

Stress Isn't the Enemy — It's the Message You've Been Ignoring

• Date: November 13, 2025

• Focus: A solo episode where Darin discusses "hidden trauma" and how old wounds unconsciously drive our stress responses, offering tools like grounding and nature immersion to reset the nervous system.

• Link: Listen on Apple Podcasts

Dr. Aimie Apigian: How Trauma Lives in the Body—and How to Finally Let It Go

• Date: August 1, 2025

• Focus: Features Dr. Aimie Apigian, a biology of trauma expert, discussing the three layers of trauma repair (mind, body, biology) and why you cannot just "think" your way out of trauma responses.

• Link: Listen on Apple Podcasts

Jeff Turner: How Music and Creativity Heal Trauma

• Date: June 27, 2025

• Focus: An interview with freestyle artist Jeff Turner about his journey through the foster care system and how he used creativity and "flow state" to process deep emotional wounds and finding community.

• Link: Listen on Apple Podcasts

Mastering Stress, Anxiety, and PTSD in a Chaotic World

• Date: January 23, 2025

• Focus: Darin shares his personal experience with the California wildfires to discuss PTSD, resilience, and science-backed strategies for managing acute stress and anxiety.

• Link: Listen on Apple Podcasts

Dr. Olivia Audrey: Why 7 Days Can Change Your Health Forever

• Date: January 17, 2025

• Focus: Discusses the "circaseptan rhythm" (7-day biological cycle) and specifically touches on birth trauma as a foundational body memory that impacts healing cycles.

• Link: Listen on Apple Podcasts