Twenty Something with Olivia Burnett
Twenty Something is a raw, honest community for people in their twenties (or anyone who still feels like they are). Here we overshare, laugh at our own chaos, and unpack what’s called the ‘defining decade’—all in an effort to set ourselves up for the future and build the lives we actually want. With a mix of real talk, expert advice, and dinner-chat energy, it’s for the dreamers, the overthinkers, the ones still paying off student loans while Googling ‘how to be an adult,’ and anyone who secretly wonders if they’ll ever make it to the dream life they’ve always imagined. Basically, it’s your group chat—but with a little more wisdom and a lot more honesty.
Episodes
Turning Grief Into Your Superpower with Patrick McCarthy
Grief doesn’t only happen when someone dies. It can show up after a breakup, a major life change, losing a job, losing a version of your future, or saying goodbye to a person or chapter you thought would always be there.In this episode, Olivia sits down with Patrick McCarthy (@misterpjm) for an honest conversation about what grief actually does to us — emotionally, physically, and even in the way
You Don’t Have to Lose Yourself to Become a Mom with Kylee Noorlander
Can I be a good mom and still miss my old life? Can I love my kids more than anything and still want time alone? Can I be ambitious, love my career, and not feel guilty for wanting something outside of motherhood?These are the hard questions so many moms ask themselves — and the ones we don’t always say out loud.In this episode, Olivia sits down with Kylee Noorlander, founder of Come Home Collecti
LGBTQ+, Faith, and the LDS Church: The Conversation We Need to Have with Richard Ostler
In this episode, Olivia sits down with Richard Ostler, host of the Listen, Learn & Love podcast, to have an honest conversation about LGBTQ+, faith, and the LDS Church. Richard is the author of Listen, Learn & Love: Embracing LGBTQ Latter-day Saints and has spent years listening to and sharing the stories of queer Latter-day Saints through his podcast, which now has more than 900 episodes
How to Stay Informed About News and Politics Without Losing Your Mind with Spencer Joseph, 10x Emmy-Winning Journalist
Politics and the news can feel impossible to keep up with. There’s always another headline, TikTok, breaking story, opinion, or person telling you what you should believe; and sometimes trying to stay informed just leaves you feeling even more overwhelmed. So what do we do? A lot of us get overloaded and stop paying attention altogether.In this episode, Olivia sits down with 10x Emmy-winning journ
He Thought His Wife Had Died: What You Learn When You’re About to Lose Everything with Tyler Hall
Tyler Hall was in New York City preparing for one of the biggest moments of his career when he got a call that changed the course of his life: his wife, Brooklyn, was being rushed to the hospital.What followed was a flight home believing he may have already lost the person he had known and loved nearly his entire life.In this episode, Olivia and Tyler talk about the experience that divided his lif
Stop Living in Fear: Trusting God’s Plan with Chase Roberts
NFL wide receiver and former BYU standout Chase Roberts joins Olivia to talk about what it looks like to choose faith when you have absolutely no idea what comes next.After injuries disrupted his NFL Combine preparation, Chase was advised not to run the 40-yard dash. He chose to run anyway, and finished with the slowest time of the receivers who participated. But for Chase, that moment became abou
Grief Doesn’t Mean You Can’t Have a Beautiful Life with Krista Jones
Life doesn't always go the way we thought it would. Sometimes it's losing someone we love. Sometimes it's heartbreak, a friendship ending, a diagnosis, a career change, or simply realizing the life we pictured for ourselves isn't the life we're living.Krista Jones learned that lesson earlier than most. She lost her dad to cancer when she was just seven years old, was raised in large part by her gr
Becoming a Dad and a Widower on the Same Day with Aaron Martin
Aaron Martin never imagined he would leave the hospital with his newborn son, Parker, without his wife by his side.After what began as a normal Valentine’s Day turned into an emergency C-section, Aaron and his wife, Natalie, welcomed their baby boy into the world. Hours later, complications from internal bleeding took Natalie’s life, leaving Aaron to navigate becoming a new father and a widower on
Reconnecting with Her Mom After 10 Years: Addiction, Healing and Forgiveness with Adi Tanner
There are some experiences that force you to grow up long before you should have to.In this episode, Olivia sits down with Adi Tanner to talk about growing up with a mother struggling with addiction, losing contact with her for ten years, and the emotional journey of reconnecting after a decade apart.Together, they explore what forgiveness really looks like, how to set healthy boundaries without c
What Counterfeit Emotions Are and How They're Secretly Controlling Your Life with Curtis Morley
Do you ever feel like you're reacting in ways you don't fully understand? Like you keep falling into the same emotional patterns, making the same decisions, or feeling stuck but you can't figure out why?In this episode, Olivia sits down with entrepreneur, speaker, and Counterfeit Emotions expert Curtis Morley to explore one of the most life-changing concepts we've ever discussed on
The Hormone Guide Every Woman Needs: Mood, Energy, Dating & More with Kiera Davis
PSA to every woman: This episode will CHANGE the way you understand your body. It did for me.Have you ever felt emotional, exhausted, anxious, unmotivated, or completely unlike yourself and wondered what on earth is going on inside your body? Or maybe you’ve blamed something you couldn’t explain on a sentence like, “Hm. Must be my hormones,” while having no idea what that actually means.In this ep
Grief Doesn't End, But Neither Does Joy with Alexa Norton
Olivia sits down with Alexa Norton, creator of Grief Shine, for one of the most honest conversations yet about what it actually means to live after losing someone you love.After losing her dad in a tragic skiing accident at just 22 years old, Alexa found herself navigating the kind of grief that no one can truly prepare you for. Together, Olivia and Alexa talk about what those first days felt like
Strong Over Skinny: Building a Body That Supports the Life You Want with Lacey Bruschke
For years, women have been told that smaller is better. Smaller waist, smaller jeans, smaller number on the scale. But what if the goal was never to become the smallest version of yourself? What if the goal was to become strong enough to actually live the life you want?In this episode, Olivia and Lacey Bruschke talk about what it really means to build strength physically, mentally, emotionally, an
The One Word That Saved His Life with Todd Sylvester (How the Story You Tell Yourself Changes Everything)
In this episode of Twenty Something, Olivia sits down with Todd Sylvester, a mental fitness coach, substance use disorder counselor, bestselling author, host of the Belief podcast, regular host on Good Things Utah, and one of the 2024 Freedom Award honorees.After battling addiction, self-hatred, and despair, Todd found himself at one of the darkest points of his life. Then one word led him to ask
Feeling Advice Overload? How to Cut Through the Noise and Take the Right Action with Jimmy Rex
There is more advice available to us than ever before, but somehow, it can make us feel more stuck. More podcasts. More books. More TikToks. More opinions. More people telling you how to build a successful life.So how do you know what to actually listen to? And what will actually make the difference?In this episode, Olivia sits down with Jimmy Rex, entrepreneur, podcaster, author, and founder of W
How to Live in Alignment with the Life You Actually Want with Shawn Moore
What does it actually mean to live in alignment with what you want? And how does that change your life?In this episode, Olivia sits down with Shawn Moore, founder and CEO of COVE and a board member for Humanitarian Experience, to talk about health, happiness, purpose, and what it really looks like to build a life that feels true to you.Shawn shares key decisions he made that initially scared him,
Why Trying New Things Is the Point of Your 20s with Rylee Thompson
In this episode ofTwenty Something, Olivia sits down with Rylee Thompson to talk about why your 20s are not about having everything figured out. They’re about trying, changing your mind, following your curiosity, and becoming confident enough to trust your own timeline.Rylee shares how moving to a new state, pursuing her career, content creation, health and wellness, and deepening her faith have h
How to Build the Kind of Unshakeable Confidence No One Can Take From You With Eliza Smith
Self-doubt will keep you waiting for permission that is never coming.She was cut late in her sport. Many said she couldn't do it. Then she ended up at her dream school. How did she do it?In this episode of Twenty Something, Olivia sits down with Eliza Smith, a D1 soccer player at the University of Utah, to talk about what it actually takes to build confidence, chase big goals, and become the k
What Happens When We Die? Near Death Experiences with Martin Tanner
What happens after we die? And what can near death experiences teach us about the way we live now?In this episode of Twenty Something, Olivia sits down with Martin Tanner to discuss the stories, patterns, and life-changing lessons he has heard from interviewing more than 700 people about their near death experiences.Martin is the host of the Religion Today podcast and radio show on KSL, co-founder
The Power of Reinvention with Ruston Jones
In this episode of Twenty Something, Liv is joined by Ruston Jones and Kait Stone for a conversation about creativity, resilience, reinvention, and what happens when you give yourself permission to keep evolving.After a motorcycle accident shifted the way Ruston moved through life, he found his way into hot yoga and Pilates, eventually becoming the kind of instructor who makes people feel seen, we
How to Take Ownership of Your Health, Work, and Love with Lauren Dudley
Do you ever leave the doctor’s office and think, “Wait, what did they just say?”Or sit in your car afterward realizing you forgot to ask the one question you actually needed answered?In this episode of Twenty Something, Liv sits down with Lauren Dudley for a conversation about what it looks like to take ownership of your health, your work, and your relationships, especially in your 20s when you’re
Why You Feel Behind in Your 20s (and What Actually Helps) | With Love, From Liv
Dear Twenty Somethings,Welcome to the very first episode of With Love, From Liv !!!I’m honestly so excited to finally be doing this. Solo episodes have been on my heart for a long time, and I wanted this series to feel a little more personal. Like a conversation. Like a voice note from a friend. Just me, talking directly to you about the things you guys are asking. Things I think so many of us qui
Exploring Different Religions, Asking the Hard Questions, and Healing from Sexual Abuse with Logan Green
In this episode of Twenty Something, we sit down with Logan Green for an honest conversation about faith, healing, shame, and what it looks like to ask yourself and God the hard questions.Sometimes, asking questions about your religion can feel scary. It can feel like doubting, betraying God, or stepping too far outside of what you’ve always known. But instead of avoiding those questions, Logan ha
How to Make People Feel Seen (And Why It Changes Everything) with Brayden Black
If you’ve ever walked into a party and immediately wanted to leave, overthought a first date, sat through an awkward work lunch, found yourself having the same surface-level conversations with people you’ve just met, or wondered why building meaningful relationships feels harder than it should—this episode is for you.Today, I’m joined by coach, mentor, and speaker Brayden Black for a conversation
When Life Changes Overnight: Rebuilding After Losing His Leg with Hunter Rasmussen
One moment, Hunter Rasmussen was planning his future, navigating relationships, working long hours, dreaming about owning a ranch, and figuring out life in his twenties.The next, everything changed.After a hunting accident left him fighting for his life and ultimately losing his leg, Hunter found himself facing pain, uncertainty, and an identity crisis he never saw coming. The athlete. The outdoor
Hope for the Highest: What If It Actually Worked Out? with Blake Barney
There’s a version of your life you want.But if you’re honest, you probably don’t fully let yourself go there.Because hoping for it feels risky. If you really want it, and it doesn’t happen, that disappointment hits harder.So instead, you stay somewhere in the middle. You work hard, you show up, but you don’t fully expect things to work out.In this episode, I sit down with Blake Barney to talk abou
The 3 Shifts to Actually Stay Consistent with Your Health (Without Starting Over Every Monday) with Natalie Wilson
If you’ve ever felt like you’re constantly starting over with your health, this episode is for you.Because the problem usually isn’t that you don’t care. It’s that you’ve been taught to approach health in a way that isn’t sustainable.All-or-nothing routines. Extreme plans. Trying to become your “ideal self” overnight.And then when it doesn’t stick, you feel like you failed.In this episode, I’m joi
What If You’re Not Behind? With Hank Smith
In your 20s, it can feel like you’re doing everything right… and still somehow falling behind.You’re working, trying to build a life you actually want, navigating relationships, figuring out your faith, and instead of clarity, you’re left with more questions. About God. About timing. About who you’re supposed to become.And if you’re honest, sometimes it feels like everyone else got the memo except
Why So Many Men Feel Burnt Out (But Won’t Say They’re Sad) with Nate Johansen
Why do so many men feel exhausted, disconnected, and unfulfilled—but struggle to say they’re sad?In this episode of Twenty Something, Liv sits down with men’s coach Nate Johansen to unpack the emotional reality behind burnout—and why it’s often misunderstood.Because what if burnout isn’t just about doing too much… but about being disconnected from who you are?Nate shares why so many men are taught
Navigating Grief, Love, and Life After Loss with Shay Martin
In this episode, I sit down with Shay Martin for an honest and deeply human conversation about what it looks like to keep living after loss. At just 25 years old, Shay’s husband, Tanner, was diagnosed with stage IV colorectal cancer. What followed was years of navigating treatments, uncertainty, and learning how to hold onto hope while facing a reality neither of them expected so young. Along the
Health Is Wealth: Building a Fitness Brand with Annika Orozco
Health Is Wealth: Building a Fitness Brand with Annika OrozcoBehind every “overnight success” is years of quiet work no one sees. Starting something is hard, but sticking with it is harder.In this episode, Liv sits down with Annika Orozco, founder of Annika, a newly opened fitness studio and gym built around the belief that Health is Wealth. Just days after opening her doors, Annika shares what it
Feeling Stuck? How to Navigate Life’s In-Between Seasons with Taylor Church
If you’ve been feeling stuck, uncertain, emotionally overwhelmed, or like life isn’t unfolding the way you thought it would by now, this conversation is for you.In this episode, Liv sits down with author and Of Stone and Clay podcast host Taylor Church to talk about what it actually means to navigate the “in-between” seasons of life, the moments when old versions of you no longer fit, but the next
What Grief Taught Me with Bannon Greer
Grief is something we think we understand — until it happens to us.In this episode, we’re talking about what it feels like when loss doesn’t just hurt, but changes you. Losing someone to suicide leaves behind more than sadness. It leaves shock. Questions that don’t have answers. Guilt you didn’t expect. A quiet realization that people can be carrying far more than we ever see.Bannon Greer shares a
Permission to Pivot: Betting on Yourself with Andrew Marino
What does it actually look like to bet on yourself?In this episode, I’m sitting down with entrepreneur Andrew Marino — founder of Royal Guard Co, sales leader, investor, and someone who has intentionally built a life that doesn’t follow a straight line. From working in corporate tech and closing millions in revenue, to launching his own all-natural personal care brand, to moving across cities, to
What It Really Takes to Build a Billion-Dollar Company and a Meaningful Life with Steven J. Lund
What does it actually take to build a billion-dollar company and still build a life that feels grounded, meaningful, and whole?In this episode, I sit down with Steven J. Lund to talk about leadership, ambition, family, faith, and the quiet decisions that shape a life over time. Steven shares his journey from growing up in California to serving overseas, joining the military after a spiritual promp
How to Create Lasting Happiness (Not Just Temporary Highs) with Abigail Ferrell
In your 20s, happiness can feel fleeting, like something you’re constantly chasing but never quite holding onto. We get caught in a trap that it will come once we have the right job, relationship, routine, or sense of stability… but what if that’s not how happiness works at all?In this episode, I sit down with Abigail Ferrell, author of Happier Us, to unpack what truly creates lasting happiness an
The Relationship Skills That Shape Your Life with Jeffery Mann
Relationships shape nearly every part of our lives: how we see ourselves, how we connect with others, and how we experience meaning and purpose. But most of us were never actually taught how to relate well.In this conversation, I sit down with Jeffrey Mann to talk about the core relationship skills that quietly shape everything else: self-awareness, emotional regulation, responsibility, boundaries
Conversations We Don’t Have Enough With Our Friends with Corinne Wall and Kass Lewis
This episode feels like those special, long, honest girl chats — the kind that usually happen late at night on the couch, in the car after dinner, or through voice notes that slowly turn into therapy sessions. Together, we talk about dating and relationships, confidence as a single person, what actually builds a strong marriage and partnership, femininity, friendship breakups, career pressure, mot
Longing for Love Isn’t a Flaw with Dr. Jenet Erickson
What if the desire for love and connection isn’t something to fix but something to understand?In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Jenet Erickson to talk about why our longing for deep relationships is not a weakness or a failure, but a fundamental part of how we’re designed. From the earliest moments of life, we are wired for connection and that wiring doesn’t disappear just because relationships
How to Actually Heal During Heartbreak with Cole Zesiger
Maybe part of you still wants your ex back. Maybe you’re trying to move on, but you can’t imagine your life without them. Maybe you’re barely sleeping, barely eating, struggling to show up at work, or wondering how you’re supposed to function when the person you loved is suddenly gone. In this episode, I sit down with Cole Zesiger to talk about what you actually do when your heart is broken — not
The Truth About Building Healthy Relationships with Zak Hazlett
Building healthy relationships isn’t always comfortable. Sometimes growth brings old patterns, fears, and insecurities to the surface — especially when something in your life is actually going well. In this episode, I sit down with therapist Zach Hazlett (The Outdoor Therapist) to talk about the truth behind building healthy relationships. We explore why positive connections can feel challenging,
The Middle of Your Story - Wes Wright
Everyone loves the beginning. Everyone celebrates the ending. Almost no one talks about the middle.The middle is where things feel unclear, delayed, unfinished — where prayers feel unanswered, timelines don’t make sense, and you’re doing your best to trust God without knowing how your story actually turns out.In this episode, I sit down with Wes Wright to talk honestly about what it’s like to live
Your Body Remembers What Your Mind Forgets - Lauren Hatchett
Do you ever wonder what your body is keeping score of?So many of us carry tension, anxiety, exhaustion, and trauma in our bodies without fully understanding where it’s coming from or how to manage the symptoms. We try to think our way out of it — and end up feeling even more frustrated when that doesn’t work. Or we don’t know where to start and just hope it will eventually “be fine.”Why does stres
Feeling Like God Is Silent? Brad Wilcox on Timing, Worth, and Trust
If you’ve ever prayed your guts out and felt like heaven just… didn’t answer? Yeah. Same. This episode with Brad Wilcox is for anyone who’s felt frustrated, ignored, confused, or honestly just tired of trying so hard and feeling like nothing is shifting. We talk about: Those nights you pray and it feels like your words hit the ceiling wanting good, righteous things… and wondering why they’re not h
Kade Peterson: The More Uncomfortable You Get, The Better Your Life Becomes
Be honest—what have you been avoiding? The DM you won’t send, the room you won’t walk into, the idea you keep saying "I'll do tomorrow", the thing you keep “perfecting” instead of taking action? Kade Peterson hit that wall a few years ago and realized comfort was keeping him from growing into the person he wanted to be, so he broke his comfort zone—loudly, and on purpose. Today, Kade’s platform in
Nick Page: Train Your Mind Like an Olympian
What does it actually take to think, train, and live at an elite level? In today’s episode, mogul skier and Olympian Nick Page pulls back the curtain on the mental habits that shape excellence — from navigating pressure and fear to staying grounded in the middle of a high-stakes season.Nick breaks down the systems he relies on every single day: preparation, confidence, recovery, positive compariso
Shaylie George Green: Building a Beautiful Life When the Plan Changes
In today’s episode, we sit down with my hairstylist and friend, Shaylie George Green — a woman whose story proves you can build a beautiful life even when it looks nothing like you expected, and when others may write you off. From becoming a mom at 17 to building a thriving hair business, and eventually finding her way back to the high school boyfriend who would become her husband, Shaylie shows w
Kelli Houghton Anderson: The Real Reason You React the Way You Do: Trauma Explained + How to Rewire Your Brain
Why do you overreact, shut down, or feel “too much”? Or maybe you’ve wondered, “Why did I react like that?” This episode is your answer. Trauma therapist Kelli Houghton Anderson breaks down the real reason your reactions feel big (or nonexistent) — how your brain learned these patterns, why it still uses them, and what you can do to rewire your responses so you can finally feel in control instead
Kait Stone: Does Your Life Look Different Than You Imagined? What Being "ON TRACK" Actually Looks Like
On the first episode of Twenty Something, I'm joined by one of my best friends, Kait Stone. We unpack the big one: “My life looks nothing like I imagined—now what?” We're talking mental + physical health, dating, breakups, expectations, and how your life looking different than you imagined, might actually be one of the best things that's ever happened for you. Enjoy episode one, I'm so grateful yo
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