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Episode 119: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTubeView transcript on Buzzsprout Ever wonder why a breathing exercise that works for your friend makes your own anxiety worse? The problem isn’t you – it’s that we’ve been treating nervous system regulation like it’s one-size-fits-all. In this episode, Amanda kicks off the five-part “Different States Series” by […]
Episode 111: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTubeView transcript on Buzzsprout Let’s be honest—healing rarely goes according to plan. Sometimes your go-to tools stop working. Or your body (or life) throws a curveball. You can’t rely on what used to work—and that shift can feel disorienting or even defeating. In this episode, Amanda shares a […]
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 91: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTubeView transcript on Buzzsprout This episode begins with a four-year-old on a roof—and ends with a profound lesson about healing that many adults are still learning. Amanda shares a personal parenting moment turned life metaphor, using her son’s cautious curiosity and self-awareness as a lens to examine emotional […]
Episode 84: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTubeView transcript on Buzzsprout Ever find yourself holding your breath trying to keep up with everything on your plate? You’re not alone. In today’s shorter, unscripted episode, Amanda shares a grounding reminder for anyone navigating healing while juggling a heavy load. If you’ve been craving permission to do […]
Episode 70: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTubeView transcript on Buzzsprout Healing is messy, nonlinear, and often unpredictable. But sometimes, it takes a seemingly random experience—like an ecstatic dance class—to bring a major lesson to the surface. In this episode, Amanda reflects on what dancing taught her about the nervous system, the value of community, […]
Episode 69: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTubeView transcript on Buzzsprout “One of my deepest beliefs is that, I’m too much– I’m too loud, I’m too energetic, I ask too much, need too much, my idea’s or dreams or plans are all too much, my pace is too much, etc… It’s a wound that gets […]
Episode 64: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTubeView transcript on Buzzsprout What is you are not the problem? What if you never were? In this reflective and unscripted episode of the Regulate & Rewire podcast, Amanda shares a powerful quote that reshapes how we view mental health struggles—and how we talk to ourselves through them. […]
Episode 51: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTubeView transcript on Buzzsprout In this episode, Amanda invites listeners into a deeply personal and timely conversation about the invisible tug-of-war between doing and being. What starts as a reflection on a Monday afternoon choice—laptop or laughter—unfolds into an exploration of how nervous system dysregulation, survival patterns, and […]
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For years, I cycled through therapy and meds, wondering why nothing was really sticking. You too? Then you’re in the right place.
Turns out, the problem wasn’t me—and it’s not you, either. Anxiety and depression are symptoms of a nervous system stuck in survival mode.
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