Purpose Lab Resources

Okay. So, if you're looking for a purpose, the thing is it's about patience. And me being the most impatient, irrational human being on the planet, that's been tricky. But I guess when things go wrong now, I kind of vibe with it. I'm like, okay, I'm going to learn from this. So, no matter what you're in right now, it's a learning curve and you learn in pain. You adapt in pain. If you're getting to a certain age, you can teach the next generation how to navigate it and how to just trust the process. Trust the resilience. That's what it is. Trust the process. Life is painful, but that is the gift. Weirdly.

Davinia dove into the science of the body, discovering how food, light, hormones, and a mindset can completely rewire a life. She has best-selling books called It's Not a Diet and Hack Your Hormones and a supplement brand called Willpower because she says it's not about willpower, it's about understanding your biology. She, along with our last two podcast guests, really talk about how becoming unstoppable is really understanding your biology. There are millions of women who are going through perimenopause and becoming more insulin resistant that they're shattered. They can't stop eating. They're eating for energy, but it's actually working against them. It doesn't work anymore.

I've got this big sense of adventure. I don't know what it is about me. I'm always seeking dopamine and I always want to know what's next. So that drives me and propels me to say, I'll give that a go and I'll feed it back to anyone who's interested. After battling addiction and losing her health, Davinia dove into the science of the body, discovering how food, light, hormones, and a mindset can completely rewire a life.

And it's helped me relax into what my kids are doing. I mean, several years ago, I never would have taken my kids out of school to come away here, but I think life's for living. And it's like osmosis. Children learn things really quickly, they're molding. And the younger I can get them into this acceptance that life is for being creative, I think you've got the keys to the kingdom and you can be led by your own gut instinct. As long as you've got a healthy gut, which we learned about here. So got good microbiome, good direction. So yeah, I mean for me it's given them an insight into health. They can stay away. I can teach them. No, don't have that. Have this. See how you feel. Check in with yourself. I mean, that's all it's about.

I left school at 16 to become an actor, much against my parents' permission. They were just, 'Oh my god, you got to finish school. You got to do this. You got to go to university.' I had my brain and my instinct had different ideas. And it's made me relax as a mother because now at 45, I'm doing what I was born to do, communicating, absorbing, translating things into layman's terms. Several years ago, I never would have taken my kids out of school to come away here, but I think life's for living.

I've got this big sense of adventure. I don't know what it is about me. I'm always seeking dopamine and I always want to know what's next. So that drives me and propels me to say, I'll give that a go and I'll feed it back to anyone who's interested. So, when I discovered this molecule, I thought, I've got to get it out there. I've got to powder it, and I've got to get it to anyone who will listen. And it's working.

Okay. So, if you're looking for a purpose, the thing is it's about patience. And me being the most impatient, irrational human being on the planet, that's been tricky. But I guess when things go wrong now, I kind of vibe with it. I'm like, okay, I'm going to learn from this. I have got a survival instinct which anyone who is in the thick of it right now probably knows they have because they know essentially they're going to come out of it. You know, deaths, trauma, divorces, whatever you're going through right now, we know we're going to survive it. We're going to have a badge of honor and you're going to move on from it and you're going to teach people how to get through that. So, no matter what you're in right now, it's a learning curve and you learn in pain. You adapt in pain. That's my lesson. I've been through a hell of a lot of pain. I mean, coming off alcohol is the most horrific, debilitating, skin-crawling experience. You feel like you're possessed with the devil. And then all of a sudden you got carbohydrates to contend with, divorces to contend with, custody battles to contend with. I'll teach you how to survive them.

Me being driven in the direction I am, I hope, is beneficial to my four kids. They see what purpose does for somebody, whether it's conventional or in my case, not. I left school at 16 to become an actor, much against my parents' permission. They were just, 'Oh my god, you got to finish school. You got to do this. You got to go to university.' I had my brain and my instinct had different ideas. And it's made me relax as a mother because now at 45, I'm doing what I was born to do, communicating, absorbing, translating things into layman's terms. I don't know how I can do it, but I just can. I didn't learn that at school. And it's helped me relax into what my kids are doing.

A breakdown, breakthrough moment for me was, I mean, I've got sober a hundred years ago it feels like. So when I lost my mother, I didn't pick up alcohol. I picked up junk food, or what I now know is junk food. I felt lethargic and shattered. But it was when I discovered this molecule, this just in the humble coconut, this medium-chain triglyceride that helped me say no to the world's most addictive foods. That for me was a relief and a revelation. And I thought, I've got to get this out to the public. After battling addiction and losing her health, Davinia dove into the science of the body, discovering how food, light, hormones, and a mindset can completely rewire a life.

When I lost my mother, I didn't pick up alcohol. I picked up junk food, or what I now know is junk food, you know, breads, granola, sourdough, pizza. I mean, I couldn't stop eating it. What I didn't realize was these were addictive foods. And then I got into another trap, an entrapment. I felt lethargic and shattered. But it was when I discovered this molecule, this just in the humble coconut, this medium-chain triglyceride that helped me say no to the world's most addictive foods. That for me was a relief and a revelation. And I thought, I've got to get this out to the public. There are millions of women who are going through perimenopause and becoming more insulin resistant that they're shattered. They can't stop eating. They're eating for energy, but it's actually working against them. It doesn't work anymore. So, when I discovered this molecule, I thought, I've got to get it out there. I've got to powder it, and I've got to get it to anyone who will listen. And it's working. People are getting ahead of the craving, and they're not a slave to big food anymore.

I've discovered my purpose through trial and error. I mean, I've had ups and downs. I've had the most awful trauma with my addictive personality and I've come through it. And I think it was all a journey. You know, you got to go through the rough to get the smooth. And because I've got all the war scars, I think people trust me. After battling addiction and losing her health, Davinia dove into the science of the body, discovering how food, light, hormones, and a mindset can completely rewire a life. So when I lost my mother, I didn't pick up alcohol. I picked up junk food, or what I now know is junk food, you know, breads, granola, sourdough, pizza. I mean, I couldn't stop eating it. What I didn't realize was these were addictive foods. And then I got into another trap, an entrapment. I felt lethargic and shattered. But it was when I discovered this molecule, this just in the humble coconut, this medium-chain triglyceride that helped me say no to the world's most addictive foods. That for me was a relief and a revelation.