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Episode 118: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTubeView transcript on Buzzsprout Using a personal story about a difficult uphill walk versus an easy downhill one, this episode offers a powerful and validating analogy for the healing journey. Amanda explores why life and healing can feel so hard when you’re dealing with anxiety or depression, diving […]
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 74: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTubeView transcript on Buzzsprout This episode kicks off a two-part series on four powerful healing reframes originally shared through the lens of parenting—but deeply applicable to anyone healing anxiety, depression, or dysregulation. Today, we focus on the first reframe and why context and compassion matter just as much […]
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 67: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTubeView transcript on Buzzsprout If you’ve ever felt disconnected from your body or struggled to notice early signs of overwhelm, today’s post might reveal the missing piece in your healing journey. As the final installment of Amanda’s Essential 8 series, this post explores interoception—your ability to sense and […]
Episode 60: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTubeView transcript on Buzzsprout Most of us know that movement is good for our mental health—but few of us know just how essential it is. This blog—based on Episode 60 of the Regulate & Rewire podcast—breaks down the research, reframes the “exercise is good for you” advice, and […]
Episode 59: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTubeView transcript on Buzzsprout Sleep plays a vital role in your mental health, physical resilience, and nervous system healing—but 1 in 3 adults aren’t getting enough of it. In this post (based on Episode 59 of the Regulate & Rewire podcast), Amanda breaks down what actually happens when […]
Episode 57: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTubeView transcript on Buzzsprout It’s easy to think we’re doing all the right things when we commit to wellness trends like HIIT workouts, hot yoga, and cold plunges. But if your nervous system is already operating in overdrive, these high-intensity habits might be feeding the chaos rather than […]
Episode 53: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTubeView transcript on Buzzsprout Amanda is officially an author. In this special episode, she opens up about her book Healing Through the Vagus Nerve (publishing May 2025), how the opportunity found her, what makes the book so different from others on the topic, and why it’s more than […]
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 […]
Episode 28: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTubeView transcript on Buzzsprout If relationships feel like walking a tightrope—where a small misstep triggers shutdown, defensiveness, or withdrawal—you’re not alone. So many of us long for real connection while defaulting to protection, not because we lack desire, but because our nervous system learned early on that closeness […]
Episode 27: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTubeView transcript on Buzzsprout Regulating your nervous system and having a regulated nervous system are not the same thing. In this episode, Amanda breaks down the difference, explains why both matter, and offers practical guidance to help you build a nervous system with more capacity, flexibility, and resilience. […]
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