Episode 34: You Can Heal Yourself
Building Confidence
This week, Amanda speaks with Lisa Tahir, licensed social worker, healer, author, and podcaster. Lisa's new book, The Chiron Effect: Healing Our Core Wounds through Astrology, Empathy and Self-Forgiveness, approaches healing through the unique lens of Chiron, a complex and little understood astrological symbol. Her book is the first-ever written by a therapist to empower individuals and practitioners to identify twelve main areas of core wounding, relating to the placement of Chiron in their birth chart.
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Episode 33: Conflict Reveals What You Care About the Most
Building Confidence
This week, Amanda interviews Malika Williams, Founder and CEO of The Center for Women's Voice. Malika helps professional women communicate without apologizing or overanalyzing, and helps them speak with authority and be heard in male-dominated industries through practical tools and emotional support.
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Episode 32: Boldness, Nudity, and Write Your Friggin Book Already
Building Confidence
This week, Amanda interviews writer, coach, and entrepreneur, Lauren Marie Fleming. Lauren grew up on a farm, where she learned valuable lessons about living life with seasons of hard work and seasons of rest. When she decided to become a professional writer, she did the obvious thing and went...to law school. During that period, she got paid to write a sex blog about her sex life for a well-known publication. Before she knew it, she was a daring professional writer with a vast knowledge of the law.
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Episode 31: Who Am I Now?
Building Confidence
Amanda speaks to speaker, coach, author, and podcaster Susan Burrell about recognizing that we always have a choice. Susan shares about letting go of resentment, what becoming consciously aware looks like, and the highs and lows of being an empath.
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Episode 30: The Art of Encouragement
Building Confidence
Amanda speaks with Master Encourager, Executive Director, Coach, Author, Speaker, and Facilitator, Michael Arterberry. Michael opens up about his childhood - living with an abusive alcoholic father, channeling his drive into his athleticism and learning to rely on his coaches and teammates for support and encouragement.
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Episode 29: Confidence as Self-Defense
Building Confidence
Amanda talks to Tracie Arlington, the Founder and Lead Instructor of Play It Safe Defense, Inc. For over twenty years, Tracie has taught self-defense to kids and adults of all ages and backgrounds. She and her team of trained experts use powerful and unique approaches to teach little kids all the way up to adults how to effectively use defense skills and techniques, should they even need them. Tracie uses humor, games, and creativity to make the tools and techniques accessible, doable, and memorable.
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Episode 28: Don't Be A Library That Doesn't Check Out Books
Building Confidence
Amanda interviews Dimitrous Chattman, an Executive Consultant, Organizer, and Change Agent, who is earning his doctoral degree at the UC Davis School of Education. Dimitrous talks about his childhood in beautiful San Diego and how a football coach saw and encouraged his potential, which led him to be the first in his family to go to college. He also shares his outlook on the importance of having imagination and a strong relationship with oneself.
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Episode 27: Healing From Trauma
Building Confidence
In this episode, Amanda talks with Jennifer Adams, an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist (#110390), specializing in trauma healing. Amanda and Jennifer dive deep into the topics of trauma healing, how trauma is stored in the body, creating boundaries, and self-love. No matter what kind of trauma we are healing, it is imperative to recognize how we are doing and seek out the right kind of support.
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Episode 26: Art that Jumps off the Wall
Building Confidence
Amanda speaks to Sherry Shine, a fiber artist, who specializes in hand-cut, stitched, fused, and hand-painted quilts. Sherry's use of vibrant color caught Amanda's eye immediately, which led to a powerful conversation about color, artistic process, social justice, and storytelling through art, and Sherry's amazing drive and passion.
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Episode 25: Soulbbatical - Is It Time For Yours?
Building Confidence
Amanda interviews speaker, professional coach, and best-selling author of Soulbbatical, Shelley Paxton. Shelley spent twenty-six years as a sought-after marketing and advertising executive for major companies like Harley-Davidson, Visa, McDonald's, and AOL. In 2016, she left it all behind and started on a new journey to nurture her soul and find her purpose. She called the journey her Soulbbatical, and she has been helping people forge their own soulbattical paths ever since.
info_outlineAmanda chats with Whitney Otto, an Executive Performance Coach, trained therapist, and world champion athlete. Whitney shares about the challenges she faced as a competitor, her relationship with her body, and how she shifted from striving to be enough to deeper self-acceptance. Today, Whitney combines her passion for psychology and goal attainment into high-performance coaching rooted in connection, honesty, humor, experimentation, curiosity, and celebration.
Amanda and Whitney get giddy about Queer Eye and Stitch Fix, and unpack how to find the sweet spot of taking care of yourself and your appearance without becoming consumed and tormented by unhelpful and unrealistic cultural pressure.
Whitney began her athletic career as a member of the Brown University rowing team. She made her way all the way to the Olympics in 2000. While she was very successful in her athletic endeavors, Whitney discusses the toll it took on her body and the pressures she felt to make weight and constantly be working towards the next goal. Her experiences as a therapist and now, as a coach, have allowed her to welcome a love and appreciation for herself and the present moment. She channels her skills, positivity, and self-assurance into her work and encourages her clients to reach similar heights of awareness and success.
For more on Whitney's coaching and services, visit http://www.lifealivecoaching.org/.
Here’s the scoop on Whitney’s major athletic milestones:
- Four-time member of the U.S. Women’s National Rowing Team 1995-2000
- Member of the 2000 U.S. Olympic team, 2000
- World Championships -- Gold, 1995. Bronze, 1996
- Three-time U.S. National Champion, 1995
- Collegiate Indoor World Champion, 1995
For more on Dr. Brené Brown: https://brenebrown.com/
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Your Guide to Public Speaking: Build Your Confidence: Find Your Voice, Inspire Your Audience (by your host, Amanda Hennessey)