Meet Olivia Talbott

We were lucky to catch up with Olivia Talbott recently and have shared our conversation below.

Olivia, first a big thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts and insights with us today. I’m sure many of our readers will benefit from your wisdom, and one of the areas where we think your insight might be most helpful is related to imposter syndrome. Imposter syndrome is holding so many people back from reaching their true and highest potential and so we’d love to hear about your journey and how you overcame imposter syndrome.

Time, committed study, & meeting enough people.

This formula works, but requires great effort, patience, and faith. I say this as an avid, perennial and passionate student of the subject of time through the lens of Astrology, and a meticulous observer of people. With each passing year, I meet more people. I have “networked” through Los Angeles. I have made a genuine effort to make new friends. I put myself out there. I continue learning. I fail sometimes. With each new person I have learned so much. I learned that often, those with the most to teach have the least to say unsolicited. And that, when you take your time feeling into someone, you can often feel their wisdom before their words.

I learned that the more I knew, the less I knew. I also learned that a great number of people with big confidence, who had grown large platforms, knew less than some others about their area of focus. That helped me. After that, it took me quite a bit of time to find my way out of judging those with big platforms who knew less. An energetic/spiritual element stepped in when I began to not just accept, but believe that we are all on exactly the path in exactly the moment we are meant to be – timing as divination. We’re all being prepared for something. One cannot fake or be an imposter of what they are doing while in preparation of fulfilling a greater universal contract.

Thanks, so before we move on maybe you can share a bit more about yourself?

I’m Olivia Hope! At heart, I’m a small-town Appalachian girl with big dreams. At play, I’m a Los Angeles mover & shaker using humor, myth, and my own darkness to tell stories.

As a Professional Astrologer I offer a plethora of different Astrological Birth Chart reading focuses as Your Millennial Astrologer. I merge worlds between an ancient Hellenistic approach and the modern western perspective on all things cosmos. I bring light, levity, humor, and poetry to all things malefic, intending to leave you with a sense of excitement for what’s to come. I breathe life into mundane Astrology while studying my favorite Astrologers; Carl Jung, Demetra George, Johannes Kepler & Richard Tarnas. I’m known for letting the moon hating men of Hinge know that they are no smarter than Plato, the farmers of the 19th century, or the creator of the three laws of planetary motion. I’m always taking new clients, & I’m currently developing a podcast I can’t wait to share.  I’d love to read for you. You can learn more about my readings at https://millennialastrologer.com/

As an Actor, I bring my inner child to life with sharp perspectives, eccentricity, and big heart, baby! I bring my extensive life experience to my characters, with great love for them. I’m currently working as an Actor & Producer on my friend’s film telling a true and deeply interesting story about a girl who uses Astrology to affirm her projections and obsessions regarding her crush. My background is mostly comedy. But like I always say, no one has better dramatic timing than comedians. I completed the UCB program and became an Advanced student while performing on an all-women improv & sketch team called The Pinup Squirrels, and a musical improv team called The Moaning Myrtles. I’ve performed improv, sketch, and stand-up on the Comedy Central Stage, the UCB main stage, The Clubhouse, Flappers, and so much more. I’ve acted in plays across Los Angeles, and a number of short films and series. Call me in sometime ;).

As a Screenwriter, I tell stories from my lived experiences. My stories center a feminine lens, yearn to expand class consciousness. My stories weave webs with the metaphysical and seek to honor what it is to be an outsider in a coastal city. I love using myth, archetypes, and Astrological influences to write my characters. I aspire to be as half as good a writer as the average Korean filmmaker. I love Korean films.

Looking back, what do you think were the three qualities, skills, or areas of knowledge that were most impactful in your journey? What advice do you have for folks who are early in their journey in terms of how they can best develop or improve on these?

I had to learn the hard way how to become more flexible, mutable, and fluid. Studying time helped. Finding breath centered the understanding. Observing other’s successes in their openness expanded the understanding. I learned what the stoics have always taught, that creating problems in our minds before they happen will always be a waste of your energy. I also learned that the worst case scenario is rarely the one that plays out. Stay open.

I’ve learned not to take myself, or my dreams, so seriously. As I’ve deepened into my authenticity, I’ve noticed that things happen more easily with more ease. When you decide the path to your dreams has to look one way, you close many doors that want to open for you. Following my passions first, with trust that they will carry me has helped me achieve this.

Something inherent in me that has always helped me is my courage. No matter what your dream is, or where you’re going, to follow the higher path, you need courage. I’ve always been tenacious and courageous. For that, I am grateful to my younger self. The true wisdom in courage is learning when to sit back. Again, my love affair with timing. There is a time for quiet courage. There is a time for great courage. And there is a time for the wisdom that your courage may not be appreciated here, so keep it to yourself.

What was the most impactful thing your parents did for you?

My mom was a single mom. She was/is a bright, shining, playful, boisterous, Aries star who loves to make friends with strangers everywhere we go. When I was a kid, I hated it. I was shy in all ways, except storytelling. I loved to tell a story or a joke. I loved the way people laughed and asked for more. My mom was always A LOT. So was my dad. This, they had in common more than anything. They were both outwardly loving, affectionate, interested in others, and affirming with their words. This meant everything.

But I think the behavior that most shaped me is something my mom did for me. My mom apologized. As young as I can remember, I remember my mom being vulnerable with my sister and I. She would break down, cry. Sometimes she was an empathetic mess about someone else’s story. Sometimes she was devastated she couldn’t afford what I wanted for dinner. Sometimes she was just hurt. She was a human with us, always. But when it was important, she would apologize. She would apologize for yelling or saying something unkind. Even as a child, I remember seeing her do this and knowing how courageous it was. But now, as an adult, I see how it taught me the liberation that is accessible through apology, repair, and making amends. Shout out to Sue.

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