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Episode 110: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTubeView transcript on Buzzsprout Derealization can feel disorienting at best, and completely terrifying at its worst. If you’re not sure if you’ve ever experience this take a moment to reflect. Have you ever feel like the world around you suddenly looks strange, fake, or far away—like you’re watching […]
Episode 109: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTubeView transcript on Buzzsprout Welcome to the final episode in Amanda’s Back to the Basics series—a 9-part journey to help you understand anxiety and depression through a nervous system and whole-human lens. In this episode, Amanda ties it all together. She offers a comprehensive review and roadmap to […]
Episode 102: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTubeView transcript on Buzzsprout Ever find yourself stuck in a loop of overthinking—but completely frozen when it’s time to act? Or calm one moment, snapping the next, wondering what changed? You’re not alone—and you’re not broken. These are signs of different nervous system states at play. In this […]
Episode 99: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTubeView transcript on Buzzsprout We talk a lot about building proactive habits, but what about when you’re already there? What about when you’re already overwhelmed, disconnected, reactive, or spiraling? In these moments of dysregulation, reactive regulation is a term Amanda uses for the tools and strategies that can […]
Episode 94: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTubeView transcript on Buzzsprout What if the spiral of “Did I do this to my kid?” isn’t a sign that you’ve failed as a parent, but a signal that you care enough to pause, reflect, and re-pattern? In this episode, Amanda unpacks one of the most loaded questions […]
Episode 89: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTubeView transcript on Buzzsprout In this deeply personal episode, Amanda shares the story of saying goodbye to her dog Cooper, a companion of 12.5 years, and walks us through the dual experience of grieving herself while supporting her four-year-old son through his first real loss. Through honesty, presence, […]
Episode 83: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTubeView transcript on Buzzsprout Feeling tense or overwhelmed in unfamiliar situations? Whether it’s starting a new job, traveling, or facing a big life shift, many of us experience what’s commonly labeled as situational anxiety. In this episode, Amanda unpacks what’s really happening under the surface through a nervous […]
Episode 79: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTubeView transcript on Buzzsprout This episode is a real-time reflection from Amanda on what it looks like to apply nervous system regulation tools during a season of life that’s simply… a lot. From school transitions and travel to building a cabin and IVF prep, she shares candidly about […]
Episode 78: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTubeView transcript on Buzzsprout Ever feel like part of you is calm and wise while another part wants to scream, run, or shut down? We all have these contradictory parts. In this follow-up episode on Internal Family Systems (IFS), Amanda walks through the two foundational practices of Parts […]
Episode 77: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTubeView transcript on Buzzsprout Have you ever found yourself thinking, “Part of me wants this… but another part of me really doesn’t”? That internal tug-of-war is something we all experience. But what if those parts of you weren’t random or wrong—but deeply meaningful? In this episode, Amanda introduces […]
Episode 76: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTubeView transcript on Buzzsprout We often hear that we need to “regulate our emotions” or “build resilience,” but what does that actually look like? In this lesson-turned-episode, Amanda unpacks what emotional fitness really means and why it’s a foundational skill for both healing and thriving. Originally recorded as […]
Episode 75: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTubeView transcript on Buzzsprout If you’ve ever struggled with being too hard on yourself, stuffing down emotions, or spiraling into shame after an emotional outburst—this one’s for you. Building off last week’s reflection on compassionate self-awareness, this episode dives deeper into three more powerful healing reframes that blend […]
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