NEW SOLO PODCAST EPISODE IS LIVE ON “WHAT’S THE JUICE” 👀☕️ why I decided to experiment & “break up” with caffeine after 10 years of morning coffee — my journey w/ withdrawal and the benefits I’ve experienced after 7 months.⁣ ⁣ Don’t worry, I’m not gonna try to convince you to give it up too! No one thing should ever be demonized; this was simply an experiment, a loving nudge from my nervous system that “this is what I need right now,” and it turned out to be one of the best things I’ve tried for my particular body.⁣ ⁣ (Plus there’s a solid 50/50 shot that once I have kids I’ll return to at least a casual relationship with my good friend coffee 🤣 But for now, I just want to share my story and what sparked this change)⁣ ⁣ ➡️PROS:⁣ ⁣ ✔️less self pressure to be hyper-productive⁣ ⁣ ✔️productivity comes from focused completion of tasks vs. switching in between tasks⁣ ⁣ ✔️reduced anxiety + overstimulation⁣ ⁣ ✔️more stable moods, less extremes⁣ ⁣ ✔️improved nervous system regulation⁣ ⁣ ✔️can feel more of my emotions vs. push past them⁣ ⁣ ✔️wake up with my own energy again (the beginning SUCKED tho)⁣ ⁣ ✔️deeper sleep⁣ ⁣ ✔️no longer rely on it to wake up or feel motivated + can recognize when I need to rest or work *differently* vs. push⁣ ⁣ ✔️when I have it as an occasional treat, I REALLY feel and appreciate the powerful effects!⁣ ⁣ ➡️CONS:⁣ ⁣ ✖️caffeine withdrawal and getting used to my own energy/ebbs & flows without having something to push through fatigue was the worst 30 days of my life — it felt like my brain stopped working, BUT I learned to cope in other ways and it pushed me to exercise more (!!)⁣ ⁣ ✖️I sometimes miss the taste (worse in the beginning)⁣ ⁣ ✖️I had to deal with the emotions and sadness that came up when I didn’t have coffee (which made me realize what a potent anti-depressant effect this plant has! that can be a good, bad, or neutral thing depending on how you look at it, but for me taking a break from a substance that was modulating my mood so consistently gave me a chance to understand and work through some of the root cause factors underneath my lows)⁣ ⁣ 💛 GET ALL THE JUICE 🧃at the link in my stories or @shoporganicolivia bio 🎧