Sips of Story ‘n Sanity

Becoming The Thermostat with Dr. Niki Elliott

When Dr. Niki Elliott's path diverged from education as a result of a tragedy that traumatized her nervous system, she could never have guessed how everything she was forced to learn to heal her own body would help her develop a model of mindful leadership that is changing the lives of thousands of leaders and teachers and tens of thousands of students.

 

Tune in to find out how Dr. Niki:

• healed her nervous system after a personal tragedy blew it open, and discovered the tools to help other intuitive empaths
• uses mind-body practices to expose and uproot all of the unconscious ways we undermine our efforts to help others learn, grow, and heal
• combines her intuition and her intellect to stay true to intention in her life and business, even when she is directed to do things that make no sense

Grab a cup of something yummy and a journal to take notes, and sip on some story 'n sanity with us!

The Story I Didn‘t Plan to Tell with Rick Amitin

After leaving the stage as a sought-after speaker, Rick Amitin discovered the power of digesting a message before sharing it and the deeper reason he had to find a new pathway to help others. Years later, Rick decided to write a book full of the lessons he had learned, only to discover that his gift of speaking didn't translate to the page and he was being invited to share a story he never planned to tell.

 

Tune in to find out how Rick:

• navigated the challenges many speakers face when they pick up the pen
• wrestled and then finally surrendered to the healing process
• challenged Amanda's feedback and discovered the power of the story he never wanted to tell

Oh yeah, it's that time! Grab a cup of something delicious and sip on some story 'n sanity with us!

The Crazybrave Labyrinth with Lisa Arreguin

When award-winning songwriter, Lisa Arreguin, decided to write a book, she found herself in uncharted territory... and then a labyrinth... asking WHY she couldn't finish it. The path of writing and publishing was winding, but the outcome was the song of her life.

 

Tune in to find out how Lisa:

• learned the power of intention the hard way when winning a publishing prize
• helps her clients and readers preserve and nurture their genius (and not go mad)
• intentionally cultivates her creativity and addresses her creative blocks

Grab a mug of something delicious and sip on some story 'n sanity with us!

Living The Potential with Renee Beth Poindexter

After navigating the domains of education, technology, financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, business services, advertising, and non-profit organizations, Renee Beth Poindexter founded Living The Potential Network. The vision to put children in the driver's seat of their learning, and adults back in the driver's seat of their lives, was vast and ahead of its time; and she struggled to find a way to communicate it.

 

Tune in to find out how Renee Beth:

• connected with every audience through one story
• discovered which st*ries were sabotaging her efforts to change the world
• is changing the world by unleashing The Potential from the inside-out, one life and family and project at a time

Grab a cup of something sweet and sip on some story 'n sanity with us!

Healing a Story I Didn’t Know I Had with Theddee Reyshelle

After more than a decade of finding freedom and healing through dialoguing with her Papa God, Theddee was inspired to write a story. When her boss invited her to a retreat, she thought she was going to figure out how to get that book published, but her Papa God had another more important plan in the works. No one saw this coming...

 

Tune in to find out how Theddee:

• realized that her healing wasn't complete and some of her tools were actually preventing it from happening
• healed recurring health problems through the process of engaging her story
• continues to find and share freedom through storytelling ON HER TERMS

Grab a cup of something yummy and sip on some story 'n sanity with us!

That‘s So Sad! with Ahmondra McClendon

Before she was a client, Ahmondra was part of the first truly safe space Amanda ever experienced and walked beside her on the verrrrrrrrrrrrryyyyy looooooooooonnnnnng journey from her head to her heart, and her pain to her power.

 

Years later, when Ahmondra said YES to the divine inspiration to start her own ministry and writing a book about transitions with Amanda's help, her life turned into a country song full of loss and change. But deaths in the family, eviction, and even the loss of a business partner could not deter her from her mission.

 

Tune in to find out how Ahmondra:

• navigated those transitions and still got the book done in less than three months (unbelievable!)
• developed her resilience in spite of a culture that did not quickly accept her or her desire to write
• uses writing to keep her focus and heal old stories

Grab a cup of something delicious and sip on some story 'n sanity with us!

A Journey Back to Love Again and Again with Alyssa Coelho

When Alyssa was "nudged" to write her first book, she took the inspiration and ran with it... straight into bestseller status... before she was even twenty-one years old. She had no idea that the book she had just written would be the map and medicine she needed to face the tragedy that awaited her just two months after the launch of her book and her new business.

 

Tune in to find out how Alyssa:

• reached bestseller status without formulas
• wrestled with the core message of her first book, CHOSEN, before and after it launched
• alchemized two excruciating tragedies through the writing of her upcoming novel
• received the biggest gift anyone could get from a mentor who said, "No, you don't have my permission to write about me, my work, or our experience..."

Grab a GIANT cup of something YUMMY and sip on some story 'n sanity with us!

There are No Accidents with Lori Giesey

After a devastating car accident, Lori Giesey had to fight for a full recovery. Despite her doctors’ prognoses and voices from her past that said she wasn’t good or strong enough to do it, within a few years, she was a business owner again, a marathon runner, and a high-adventurer, and also inspired to share her story. The process of writing turned out to be a marathon of its own, full of important pit stops and lessons that have forever-changed the course of Lori's life.

 

Tune in to find out how Lori:

• knew it was time to start writing and asking for help
• discovered that the instructions she received to save her life in the car accident were the ones that would help her finish her book, heal her relationships, and live a magnificent life
• reclaimed lost parts of herself after recognizing the st*ry that may have kept her from bestseller status during her launch

Grab a cup of something yummy and sip on some story 'n sanity with us!

All I Want to Do is Write an F-ng Book! with Susan Goodson

After more than two decades of success as a leader and mentor in MaryKay, Susan Goodson decided to write a book about loving people who struggle with addiction. She could never have guessed what it would take to write it and what would transpire in her life because of it.

Tune in to find out how Susan:

• resisted the inspiration to write and then imagine moving her message beyond the book
• navigated the tender process of telling other people's stories while telling hers
• stopped working with Amanda, surrendered to the delays, did the work in front of her, healed st*ries and relationships, and went on to write more books

Grab a cup of something delicious and sip on some story ‘n sanity with us!

 

Tapping Through my Story with Dawn Bennett

Massage Therapist, EFT Practitioner, and Homeopath, Dawn Bennett had spent more than two decades helping people heal when an article deepened her interest in the topic of healthy and healing touch and eventually inspired her to address the Touch Crisis that our culture faces.

 

Tune in to find out how Dawn: 

• wrote 80% of her book in one month, despite interacting with challenging st*ries
• struggled with that last 20% until one interaction unlocked it
• prepared herself to handle the inevitable controversy and criticism

Grab a cup of something delicious and sip on some story ‘n sanity with us!