S5E1 The Year of Embodiment with Amanda Sophia
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2026. The year of the horse—momentum, movement, action, expansion. What does this really mean? Is it about outward expression and hard charging? Or are we being called to integrate all the changes that happened in the last 9 years to fully encompass the new version of ourselves that we've become, which will organically lead to embodied action. Join Amanda and her guest, Amanda Sophia, New Earth Priestess, Feng Shui Master, and Multidimensional Channel who spent the last 25 years guiding others to awaken their inner temple, live in harmony with the Earth, and come home to their...
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S4E16 Sky's the Limit with Dr. Robb Kelly
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Are you sober? Or trying to get sober but keep relapsing? Have you considered the amazing life you can have once you experience a spiritual awakening and finally know your value, worth, and true place in the world. Alcoholics and addicts are hardworking, industrious, and resourceful people—born leaders. Join Amanda and her guest Dr. Robb Kelly, a well-established author, recovery expert and CEO of the Robb Kelly Recovery Group, an addiction and mental illness recovery coaching company created based on extensive neuroscience research and behavioral studies conducted over the...
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S4E15 The Courage to Grieve with Brendan Shaw
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Grief is a beast...with a mind of its own. How do you manage the wild ride of grief, trauma, and unresolved pain? Do you? Or do you put it up on a shelf, planning to get to it someday but really hope it goes away entirely? Or have you found the courage to look it in the eye and deal with it? Since the 2022 murder of his brother, Philip, Brendan Shaw has been courageously facing his pan through storytelling, social media, and community work to process his own grief and help others feel less alone in theirs. He joins Amanda for an engaging and vulnerable conversation about the invisible and...
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S4E14 Induced After Death Communication with Kelly Daugherty
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Do you believe that you can communicate with your departed loved ones in spirit? Have you had such an experience or are you curious about it? Join Amanda and her guest, Kelly Daugherty, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Fellow in Thanatology, and Board Certified Coach with more than twenty years of experience supporting individuals and families after the death of a loved one for an in depth look at Induced After Death Communication, the therapeutic process used to bridge connection between the seen and the unseen. Together, the ladies explore: 🔥Kelly's personal story of losing her...
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S4E13 Reclaiming Resilience with Blair Kaplan Venables
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How strong is your resilience muscle? Have you considered that strengthening your resilience now might make future losses slightly less painful? And how does reframing the meaning of resilience from strong to soft change how you move through grief? Join Amanda and special guest Blair Kaplan Venables, grief and resilience expert and coach, motivational speaker and the Founder of The Global Resilience Project, for a good look at what resilience is, how to cultivate it, and its place in your grieving process. The ladies also talk about: 🔥Blair's story of compounded loss...
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S4E12 Illuminate Your Shadow with Subcellular Healing with Jodi Parker
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Are you brave enough to see what’s lurking in your shadow? Is your nervous system calm enough to feel safe to take a peek? Shadow work. If you’ve been in the personal development space for a bit, then you’ve probably heard this term, and it’s not as scary as it sounds. Looking at and owning your “stuff” honestly and courageously is a powerful pathway to freedom, one which you most certainly deserve to explore. Jodi Parker is a Health & Wellness Consultant, Peak States Trauma Release Specialist, and Medical Freedom Activist who has spent the last 25 years dedicating her...
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S4E10 Navigating High Conflict Divorce with Lisa Johnson
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Have you experienced divorce or currently going through one? And is your spouse making it a living nightmare for you? If so, you are experiencing a “high conflict” divorce, and this form of loss not only carries similar emotions as all other forms of loss but also intensified them. Join Amanda and her guest, Lisa Johnson, high conflict divorce strategist and author of Been There Got Out: Toxic Relationships, High Conflict Divorce, And How To Stay Sane Under Insane Circumstances, for an empowering conversation that serves as a guidepost for those suffering with a narcissistic ex or...
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S4E10 It's Okay to Be Okay with Erin Blechman
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In honor of suicide prevention month, Amanda brings you an incredibly courageous guest who lost her son to suicide in 2020. A woman who embodies an extraordinary amount of bravery, taking to stages nationwide with a mission to elevate the conversation around mental illness, grief and loss, and to break the stigma of death by suicide. Erin Blechman is an author, speaker, and Certified Grief Educator, with a striking ability to speak openly and honestly about her experience as a mother with a mentally ill child who ultimately took his own life. In this unflinchingly candid conversation,...
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S4E9 Facing Death and the Uncertainty of Life with David Ferrugio
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Why is our society so afraid of death? How does facing the reality of the inevitable help us to live happier right now? And how can embracing change without resistance lessen the anxiety, fear, and stress most of us feel on a daily basis? Join Amanda and her ultra pragmatic guest, David Ferrugio of DEAD Talks Podcast for a down-to-earth conversation about the benefit of facing and dealing with grief, death (others and our own), and trauma, and moving forward in a way that sets you free to trust your intuition and live a better life. Listen for: 🔥David's story of losing his father in...
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S4E8 Addiction Loss, Shame, and the Courage to Heal with Lauren Sisler
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Have you lost someone you love to addiction? Do you carry shame around the way they died? Are you generally perplexed about how an intelligent, kindhearted person—someone with a bright future ahead—falls prey to the disease of addiction, and dies? You're not alone. Join Amanda and Lauren Sisler, award-winning ESPN broadcaster, author of the new book Shatterproof: How I Overcame the Shame of Losing My Parents to Opioid Addiction (and Found My Sideline Shimmy), and overall extraordinarily resilient human, for a hard look at the shame that accompanies death by substances. In 2003, Lauren...
info_outlineAre you a super busy go-getter who should probably slow down but doesn’t always take the time to do so? Do you allow yourself to stop and smell the roses before burning out with physical illness or emotional stress? And does a planned rest at a transformational, healing retreat in the majestic Rocky Mountains sound like a good idea?
Join Amanda and her Sol Rising Retreats co-host and friend Amber LaRusso, an RYT-500 yoga instructor specializing in energy flow, restorative, and yoga nidra, and certified Vibrational Sound Therapy practitioner for an honest conversation about what happens when they ignore their bodies inner wisdom and forego intentional periods of rest in pursuit of "gettin' it done." Listen till the end for what their upcoming retreat this June will look like in a space of empowered cocreation and community support.
They also dive into:
🔥The need for healers to seek their own healers!
🔥Both women’s stories of overworking and ignoring their body’s dysregulated nervous systems and the resulting physical suffering they've each endured
🔥Amber’s suggestions for dropping into the body with sensory practices, grounding, and connecting with self as well as how to create moments of ritual and embodiment
🔥What an immersive and intuitive sound healing experience with Amber feels like and how no two sessions are exactly the same
🔥Why Amanda & Amber are the perfect pair to do the healing work they do together at retreats (Hint: Think yin & yang!)
🔥An upcoming weekend retreat that encourages guests to bring and share their own gifts and experiences to cultivate a space of collective emotional, spiritual, and physical health
Amber LaRusso is a dedicated wellness practitioner with a deep passion for guiding others into states of relaxation, inner connection, and personal transformation. As the founder of Zenna Healing Arts, she integrates Vibrational Sound Therapy, Yoga, Meditation, and Reiki to create immersive healing experiences that help people reconnect with their inner wisdom to cultivate healing and a state of flow in their lives.
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