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This program is part of the Created Equal and Breathing Free podcast series presented in partnership with Florida Humanities. When we are baffled by the insanity of the “other side”—in our politics, at work, or at home—it's because we aren't seeing how the conflict itself has taken over. New York Times bestselling author and award-winning investigative journalist Amanda Ripley joins us to offer up a brilliant and frame-shifting understanding of conflict — from the most distant political conflict to the most intimately personal conflict in our closest relationships — from her most recent book “High Conflict: Why We Get Trapped and How We Get Out.” As Amanda introduces us to compelling people in high conflict situations — somehow written more like a great novel you can't put down — we learn how very human it is for us to let the unique dynamics of high conflict take over, and the dire consequences of doing so. Lucky for us Amanda also hands us ingenious and easy-to-implement ways out. We think this book will change your life — it did ours. *** Years ago now, we got a call from Amanda Ripley who was researching bridge building work.  That's when we learned that Amanda was a thinker we intended to follow.  From there, we've read Amanda's refreshing and deeply thoughtful takes on the important challenges of our time. One of our favorites is a re-imagining of the very underpinnings of journalism “Complicating the Narratives,” and we're betting you might have seen her extraordinary feature piece in The Atlantic, “The Least Politically Prejudiced Place in America.”  Her work has also appeared in Time Magazine, the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, Slate, Politico, the Guardian and the Times of London. To discuss her writing, Amanda has appeared on ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, FOX News and NPR. She has spoken at the Pentagon, the Senate, the House of Representatives, the State Department and the Department of Homeland Security. Oh, and The Village Square. Learn more about Amanda here.

Filmmaker Amanda Sinks returns to Mars to talk about her latest film project, tentatively called "Delivery," and brought her cinematographer Alex Raaen along to talk about the 80's filmmaking styles that heavily inspired the shoot. As Amanda's previously put it, "It's a short film about a local delivery pizza guy who is tested for his courage of love. This story is a part of a bigger story world. But for now this story will warm your heart, and make you have a laugh or two." We discuss the filmmaking process, the hard work behind the scenes and how Santa Clarita inspired much of what's in the film. We're so excited to see the finished product, as indicative of our chat about 80's cinema by filmmakers like Spielberg, Hughes and Carpenter. We close the episode talking about some news regarding the sight of a Confederate battle flag during a GOP-held July 4th vehicle parade in Santa Clarita and how it came to yelling at a recent city council meeting. To help support Amanda, Alex and their crew, head to their GoFundMe link: https://www.gofundme.com/f/2bhqoebg40?member=9597134&sharetype=teams&utm_campaign=p_na+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer Check out Sebastian and Ryan's latest work for The SCV Proclaimer, namely Seb's cartoon and Ryan's news story. Social media: Mars on Life: @marsonlifeshow on Twitter and Instagram Sebastian Schug: @drsebby (Instagram) and Seabass on YouTube Ryan Mancini: @mancinira (Twitter) and @manciniryan (Instagram) Amanda Sinks: @pippisinks (Twitter and Instagram) Alex Raaen: @alexraaen (Instagram) Artwork by Zachary Erberich (@zacharyerberichart) To subscribe to the Mars on Life YouTube channel, head to: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoV7notGRUL9z7sJgvasb0w "Space X-plorers" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 "Night in Venice" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mars-on-life-show/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mars-on-life-show/support

Our society has conditioned us to think that money is gendered and that men are more competent when it comes to matters of money. Further, society tells us that women, because we're “nurturing or caretaking” are not strong enough to handle money. Amanda Steinberg joins me to turn that idea on its head, talk about women's financial empowerment, and share a roadmap so you can become financially free.  Amanda's founded multiple businesses in finance, media, and politics. In 2009, she founded DailyWorth, a startup focused on women's financial independence and grew its audience and email list to 1.2M email subscribers.  I believe you'll get a lot from our conversation. But if there is one thing you gain from this episode, I hope it's this: your thoughts and feelings of powerlessness about money are not your fault. As Amanda shares in this episode, “You were socially conditioned to think that you're bad with money. That is how everyone got to continuously take advantage of you for most of your life. And honestly, how you also got rewarded and praised for being a good girl. So don't beat yourself up.” Phew. What a relief, right? Show Highlights What led Amanda to create a company that focuses on women's financial independence. (5:26) Amanda shares her own story around money, which started at the age of six. (6:43) We have collective money stories and then we have individual stories. (9:21) Amanda's thoughts on her vision for men and women during this time of change in which we are liberated from these preconceived notions of who we are supposed to be. (13:57) Busting the cultural myth that men are providers and women are caretakers. (15:00) Financial advice for women going through divorce. (16:56) Amanda created DailyWorth because she wanted to connect women's self-worth to their net worth. (18:29) A women's roadmap to financial independence. (39:17) Learn More About Amanda: Amanda's founded multiple businesses in finance, media, and politics. In 2009, she founded DailyWorth, a startup focused on women's financial independence and grew its audience and email list to 1.2M email subscribers. After DailyWorth was acquired, she moved into politics as the lead digital fundraiser for Marianne Williamson for President. Today she's the Cofounder of HigherU, a digital training company for social impact entrepreneurs. She lives in Philadelphia with her partner, 2 children, 2 stepchildren, and 2 large Maine Coon cats. Resources & Links: HigherU Amanda on Twitter Amanda on Facebook Amanda on Instagram JOIN THE SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO FACEBOOK GROUP

As Amanda battles back to consciousness, Michael's got his own fights: Kimberly reveals that she's returned early from Minnesota, she doesn't buy his stories about why Amanda's lingerie is all over the beach house, and he is officially on notice. This just convinces him to accelerate his exit plans, but then Kimberly runs into the city's insurance guy at the hospital before Michael does and takes possession of that big settlement check, forcing Michael to make nice. Meanwhile, Alison continues being a bitch to everyone at D&D except Brooke. And why not -- Brooke is actually useful, offering her dad's palatial estate as a photo shoot location when another one falls through. Having Billy on her literal home turf causes Brooke to escalate her mind games with him, flirting super-hard just before her fiancé shows up. Surprise! Brooke later ends up at the hospital when Billy goes to visit Amanda, and Amanda makes a note. After making peace with Jake, Jess decides to test it by showing up in L.A. unannounced and manipulating Jake into giving him a job and letting Jess crash at his place. Sydney threatens Jess with exposure when she catches him rifling through the files in Jake's office, but it seems as though the Hanson brothers' family ties are going to be too strong for her to break...at least for now. We hope you're LIVING for our podcast on "To Live & Die In Malibu"!Visual AidsVisual Aids S03.E24Show NotesShow notes for this episode can be viewed on this episode's page on AgainWithThisPodcast.com.Shooters logo t-shirtSupport AWT On PatreonThank you to all our supporters! You can support the podcast directly on Patreon and get access to bonus episodes of “Again With Again With This” as a thank you from us!Check out AWT’s Patreon page today.Support AWT With A Personal MessageWish your friend a happy birthday or just call them a squeef with a AWT Personal Message. It's $50 and helps keep us going.Start on our ad page now!Buy our book"A Very Special 90210 Book" (Abrams, $24.99) can be yours RIGHT NOW! Here’s ordering info via our publisher, Abrams or find it anywhere else books are sold! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Seanlai and Amanda helped 5 newbies pop their cherries in one of the most famous Swing Clubs in the world!  Trapeze, like Too Wild Orchids, is THE place to come for sex and fun.   Open relationships demand a higher degree of communication. Not being clear about your boundaries, agreements and rules is the fastest way to divorce court.    The choice to swing or not to swing is yours. As Amanda puts it, "If I'm not feelin' it, I'm not fucking it."    REGISTER NOW!  *** RAISING THE B.A.R. *** This Saturday, 24 April 2021 @ 12:30 pm EST Live Event with Seanlai and Kate from Everyday Positivity Learn how to set Boundaries, Agreements and Rules that will guide you to a path where Money, Sex and Happiness are all possible! REGISTER NOW!    Follow us:  Facebook Instagram   Want to hear more about swinging? Listen to "I love having sex with my friends..." episode!   Want to visit Trapeze? Check out this blog by one of our friends Swingers Jewelry  AND reach out to Amanda@toowildorchids.com for your own Destination LYF adventure!   #toowildorchids #swingers #lifestyle #unicorns #swingerclub #trapezeclub #datingadvice #lifestyle_miami #openrelationship #relationshipadvice #polyamory #unicornadventures #podcaster #sexadvice 

One of the key mindsets that I’ve always looked for in people is their ability to be unafraid of failure, yet unwilling to fail.And today’s guest, Amanda DoAmaral is someone who represents this idea. She is the CEO and founder of Fiveable, a social learning network that helps build confidence, content knowledge & technical skills in high school students trying to earn college credit.While Fiveable today has more than 200,000 users and looks like it is destined for continued success ...but the journey to this point was anything but easy.From living with teammates to save money, to hearing no countless times from investors, to even liquidating a retirement account to keep the company afloat, Amanda could have given up many times along the way. But she didn't’ - she kept going. While we often glamorize entrepreneurship, the fact is it’s extremely hard. And to succeed, you have to be unwilling to fail. As Amanda said in our conversation:“Failure happens. All the time. And we have to understand that even the people we admire made a lot of mistakes as well. If you have that mindset, it's easier to take risks.”

This episode is brought to you by The Rancher Meets His Match, the fourth Western romance in the Millers of Morgan Valley series by Kate Pearce.The Novel:Party Favors (So Over the Holidays #4)The Author: Erin McLellanThe Noobies:Jessica, Host of Deconstructing Damsels IG: @damselspodcastTwitter: @damselspodcastThe Synopsis:Three…Amanda Ellis knows three things: she’s tired of doing what’s expected of her, she hates her job at her family’s business, and the last thing she wants to do is attend her parents’ boring New Year’s Eve ball with a date her mother picked. A few days of fun with her online best friend is exactly what she needs to ring in the New Year on her own terms.Two…Wren Rebello is impulsive and always ready for fun. A last-minute girls’ getaway sounds like the perfect way to spend New Year’s. But even Wren isn’t prepared for the spark of attraction she feels when she meets Amanda in person for the first time. Good thing Wren loves popping Amanda’s cork.One…After days spent sharing end-of-year resolutions and the one bed in their cottage, the clock strikes midnight and the ball drops on their time together. As Amanda and Wren go their separate ways, they leave new resolutions unfulfilled. Is there enough New Year’s magic left to turn their online friendship into real-life love?Show Notes:- Sponsored promo for The Rancher Meets His Match by Kate Pearce - 2021 Themes - Get a sneak peek on Patreon- Welcoming Jessica Hannan, host of Deconstructing Damsels - Kicking off a new year with a great book!- Finding your "comfortable" in romance: historical vs. contemporary- A few (too many) words on "America's Next Top Model" (00:10:40)- Introducing Party Favors (00:17:38)- Throwback to our Stocking Stuffers episode- Non-shaming and nontraditional - Erin McLellan, Suleikha Snyder, Rebekah Weatherspoon- A short synopsis for Party Favors- Overall Impressions (00:25:04)- Friendship goals- New-old year resolutions- Any excuse to be naked- The orgy t-shirt we all need (00:38:41)- Ever-evolving body standards and plastic surgery- Ode to verbal foreplay... and Shrek's dick (00:54:10)- A few steamy sexcerpts (00:59:24)- Gimme! That! Foreplay!- Trust & Sex- Heart, Heat, & Humor Ratings (01:06:35)- Found family and friendships across genders (in historical romance): Tessa Dare and Martha Waters - Wrapping things up!Shoutouts: - Podcasts: My Worst Date, Heaving Bosoms- IG: PeaceLoveBooksxo, RemarkablyLisa, & LaceyBookLovers- YouTube: Allison Pregler (reacts to Modelland), Brad Mondo (hairdresser reacts to ANTM)Follow Boobies & Noobies on Twitter, Instagram, & Facebook @boobiespodcast and check out our blog, merch, and more on our brand new Boobies & Noobies website.*Boobies & Noobies is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts* 

We're back with season 2, Grape Friends! As Amanda's favorite holiday draws near, we come to you with some ideas for what to drink with your special someone (or alone!) this V-Day. We prove that rosé should be a year-round drink, and Anna reminds us why Burgundy has such a stellar reputation. Wines 'Bubbles Cocktail' - Lamarca Prosecco & Ciroc Brandy Take Me Away Rosé, Gahlot Family via Tin Lizzie Wineworks Antoine Lienhardt Bourgogne 2018, $30

Amanda realized at a very young age that what we are being taught in school is not really supporting us in the real world . As a blogger and financial expert she has made it her mission, to support women worldwide and show them how to change that mindset of being afraid to ask for more . As Amanda says she “ got sick of choosing between designer shoes and her retirement account” So she decide to increase her business so she could have both ! Author: Make Money your honey website :https://persuadetoprofit.com/ IG:https://www.instagram.com/amandaabella/

In today’s episode of Balance with Sam, I share a coaching call with one of my clients (for the sake of the podcast, we’ll call her “Amanda”). Amanda shares with me the struggles she has with persevering with her food journey when she doesn’t see or feel an immediate difference. We discuss using breathwork as a tool, being in tune with your body and how breaking the journey down into priorities can help it seem more achievable. Not seeing immediate results is something we all struggle with. As Amanda puts it, “How much longer do you need to do this work?” For example, breathwork is an amazing tool for emotional eating. It allows you to calm yourself, especially if you are in a heightened state of fear or anxiety, and consciously brings you back into your body. But it takes time to see the results of it. It’s underwhelming to begin with but it’s the continued repetition using breathwork as a practice that will teach your body to change its response. The same goes for your emotional eating journey. Top Takeaways If something brings out a fear or anxious response, the longer you avoid looking at it, the bigger and more scary it becomes. The only way out of that is to just take ownership and accept it. Do your breathwork. Tell yourself “I’m here. I am alive. I am safe”. It's acknowledging the fear that happens and then breathing your way through it. Breathwork allows you to use your body to move the emotion, instead of your head. All the steps in the journey might feel overwhelming. The working out, the eating, the breathing. The last thing you want is for it to feel like a chore. Remember, you’re creating a toolbox and you can make a conscious choice in those moments. If we aren't aware in time, our body will just default to the autopilot of “I'm going to eat or drink” unless you make the choice to think “Oh wait, I have other tools in my toolbox.” Prioritize being mindful of your calorie intake and take time to learn when your body is actually physically hungry rather than emotionally or mentally hungry. When we start getting a healthier relationship with hunger and fullness, like when to eat or when to stop, that is when we can turn back inward and listen to our body. Our body is way smarter than our head at making food decisions. Find what your non-negotiables are. It might be just doing some movement throughout the day. Or doing 2 minutes a day of breathwork. Something doable. Something is better than nothing and you lift up those around you by just being you and by taking care of you. Set boundaries and nurture yourself. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Amanda Hesser believes that food is at the center of a life well-lived, and it is that belief that led her to co-found Food52 in 2009.  Food52 is a community-centered blog and eCommerce store that reaches more than 24 million people a month. But no platform builds itself, and in the case of Food52, this massive community of users was brought together through a set of unique engagement tactics that Amanda has iterated on and refined over the decade-plus that the company has been around. It’s a strategy that any company would envy, and one that she shares with us today.  On this episode of Up Next in Commerce, Amanda explains how she and her team were able to use high- and low-touch ways to get users involved, and why that engagement created a sense of buy-in that made Food52 scalable. As Amanda explains, engaged users don’t just help with content generation, they also provide valuable insights into consumer trends and have helped inform Food52’s latest offering, an exclusive product line that is helping further boost its revenue into the tens of millions. From tips on building a community, to dropshipping products, and launching a new product line, tune in to find out all of that and more. Main Takeaways:   Building A Community: The platforms that last are those that give users a sense of ownership in the community being created. Engagement is necessary to achieve that end, but not everyone wants to engage in the same way. That’s why it’s important to create high-touch and low-touch ways to get — and keep — people involved. Getting the Feedback You Need: Your customers are full of ideas on what’s working, what’s not, and what to try instead. But tapping into those ideas is easier said than done. To access that honest feedback, you need to meet your customers where they are. Generic product surveys often go ignored. Instead, hang out on social media, ask open-ended questions, and engage with your customers in an organic way. It’s Never Easy: Whether you are creating content or building a user base, there are no infallible methods to find success. You can’t be wedded to any one idea, platform, channel or content type. Try new things, explore new strategies, and don’t fall into the trap of becoming complacent just because one thing is working right now. For an in-depth look at this episode, check out the full transcript below. Quotes have been edited for clarity and length. --- Up Next in Commerce is brought to you by Salesforce Commerce Cloud. Respond quickly to changing customer needs with flexible Ecommerce connected to marketing, sales, and service. Deliver intelligent commerce experiences your customers can trust, across every channel. Together, we’re ready for what’s next in commerce. Learn more at salesforce.com/commerce --- Transcript: Stephanie: Welcome back to another episode of Up Next in Commerce, this is your host, Stephanie Postles, co-founder of Mission.org. Today on the show, we have Amanda Hesser, the co-founder and CEO of Food52. Stephanie: Amanda, welcome! Amanda: Thank you so much for having me, hello. Stephanie: So, I was just looking through the Food52 website, and it's absolutely beautiful. I love everything about it, the theme, the concept, I mean, the design, really, really beautiful. Tell me a little bit about how you came upon starting it. What made you want to found that? Amanda: Sure. Well, my co-founder Merill Stubbs and I co-founded it together, and we did so because we were both journalists and editors and trained cooks, so we were professionals in the field, but we were professionals because it was a passion of ours. We love food, we love home, we love cooking and traveling and eating, and we just felt that a couple things were happening. One was just that food was really shifting from being this niche topic in our culture to something that was just much more ingrained in Americans' identities and lifestyles, frankly. Amanda: And there was this real sea change happening in the industry and that was really exciting to us, as people who care about food. But we also felt like as a result, what we were being served with as consumers, meaning the content that we had available to us, the products, the conversation, interaction, the community was lacking and really wasn't keeping up with the evolution of its place in our culture, and we felt like there was an opportunity to serve people better to create a very different kind of company than had existed before, one that was much more a 360-degree and also selfishly, we wanted to create this world and this hub for ourselves. You know? We felt a lot of great companies are born out of an unsatisfying consumer experience, and I think that definitely was a piece of what drove us to create Food52. Stephanie: That's awesome. So, how long has it been around? Amanda: So, we launched Food52 in September of 2009, so we are 11 years old, which is both I think on one hand, is an incredible accomplishment and is also... It is not a surprise to us that it has taken us sort of this amount of time to get where we are, because we understood going in that when you're building a brand, when you're really trying to create an emotional connection with your readers and your followers, that it takes time. It's not something you can do overnight. On the other hand, being a startup and being 11 years old, I think once you pass the three-year mark, you start entering dinosaur-hood. Stephanie: Yeah, everyone else that you started with is gone. You're like, "Oh, it's just me left." Amanda: Yeah, there is a survival feeling, which is nice. But also that it's an industry and world that is always looking for the next. So, if you've made it beyond three years, you're no longer the news. But it's actually I think in many ways, in terms of running the company, it's been so great to... Actually, I think once we hit kind of eight years, where we're really not only just more of an established company, but able to really broaden what we were covering as a media company, really ambitiously pursue our commerce business. Amanda: The business just became much more interesting, and it's a complex business, so it's not something that you can... We started focused on content because we understand the power of content to build that relationship. And also to really build brand identity and that was to us, the most important thing that we could do in the beginning. And then we methodically kind of added, layered on all the things that we do now. And I think that even if you were starting today, that is the way to do it, because you couldn't... A, you couldn't get funding to do all the things that we do now. But also, we wouldn't want to, because it's sort of... You really need to build that relationship and you can't just kind of [inaudible] press the consumer with like, books and a site and recipes and content across cooking and home, and a presence on all the social channels. There's a lot of stuff that we do that I think had to sort of slowly evolve. Stephanie: So, yeah. I want to kind of dive into the evolution of your brand, because I think I recently read that you guys reach 24 million people month, is that right? Amanda: Yes, mm-hmm (affirmative). Yeah. Stephanie: That's amazing. So, I want to kind of hear how did you all start out, and then where are you now? Amanda: Sure. So, as I mentioned earlier, we started by focusing on content, and we started very much in the kitchen. Because we felt that is the core of our premise, which is that we see food at the center of a well-lived life. And we serve people who believe in that. We felt like the kitchen and cooking was always going to be kind of our core strength, and so when we began, the vast majority of our content was focused on cooking. We did recipe contests, and we did that because it was a way to test a content model that we felt like was underused online. Which was there was lots of user-generated content, but it wasn't done in a way that really served other readers well and really celebrated the content creators. We wanted to become this platform for them, and what we provided was in some ways, you could look at it as production services, right? People could contribute their recipes, and then we would photograph, then we would test them, and then we would distribute them across a bigger platform, our platform. Amanda: And that was the way that we built community and we created lots of ways for people to get involved. So, it wasn't just for the people who were creating recipes, it was also for people who if you wanted to become a recipe tester, you could do that, or if you wanted to vote on the recipe contest. We created lots of different kind of high-touch and low-touch ways for people to have meaningful engagement and involvement in the curation of the content, and that was something that really hadn't been done well before, and we felt like it was a way to not only build community, but also create a scalable model and send the message that this is a community-driven company that cares a lot about high-quality content, and we can build this together. And we can start with recipes, and then we can build out from there. Amanda: And what we did do was through our recipe contests, we were able to identify really great home cooks who maybe they had a blog, maybe they didn't, but they didn't have a platform that was sizeable. And we were able to provide that for them, and we got them to then write articles for us, and some have done cookbooks for us and many of them have gone on to do their own cookbooks. And I think that building that sort of trust and that relationship in the early days with our community is what has allowed us to get to where we are now, which is a much bigger site, and we still have recipe contests, but fewer of them. But we have other ways for people to be really deeply involved in what we do. And so, for instance, I'll just give you kind of a smattering of examples. Amanda: We have a hotline and on our hotline, anyone can ask any cooking or home or food question, and it gets answered by the community and answers can get voted up or down in a kind of stack overflow fashion. And so that's a community resource. We do our own kind of set of social contests on Instagram. That's really how we built our Instagram community and following was through creating a hashtag called #F52Brands, where we named themes and then people would tag us with photographs relevant to that theme, and then we would repost our favorites. And so, people posted, tagged us, let their friends know, and that's how we built our following which is at 2.8 million. We have a product line called Five Two, and we have a drop ship shop where we sell hundreds of products, really thousands of SKUs at this point, and those are products that are produced by other vendors, that we drop ship through our site and our platform. Amanda: But we wanted to create our own line of products once we had gotten our sea legs in commerce. And so, when we went to do that, it made total sense for us to actually call on our community for their input on the products, and not just in a shallow way, but a really kind of deep and extensive way. We had the data on what people were shopping for, what was selling well on our site, what materials. But we really wanted to hear... and our first product, just to give you a specific example, our first product was a cutting board. Amanda: Now we already sold a lot of cutting boards, so we knew what materials sold, what price point sold, what sizes sold. But we really wanted to just go to our community and say, "What do you want?" In your ideal cutting board, what does it look like? What is it made of? What do you use it for? What features do you want? And we did a survey that was 11 questions, which goes against all rules of surveys, too long. And more than 10,000 people answered, and in great detail what they wanted. And so, we created a product that reflected their feedback, and that's how that has formed the DNA of that whole product line, is using the input of our community to create better cooking and home products than we could have otherwise come up with ourselves. Stephanie: That's amazing. Such a good evolution of the business. How are you encouraging your community to fill out those surveys or want to engage? I mean, I'm sure there's your power users who are like, "Anything Amanda does or puts out or the brand puts out, we're ready to help." But then for newer people, I'm sure there's a little bit more maybe convincing, so how do you strike that balance to get people to help decide on the product decisions or what's next? Amanda: Yeah. I mean, I think there's a couple of different ways that we do it. One is as we saw that there was great interest in having a say in the products we created, we decided to create what we call the Five Two Design Team, and it's essentially a communication channel for that group who wants to have all the latest news on what products we're thinking about, what surveys are coming up, what products are launching. They get a sneak peek. They help us test those products, we'll send them prototypes. And so, people could sign up for that. So, that's one way that people could kind of engage at whatever level they're interested in, but of course, that also attracts people who tend to want to be more engaged. The cutting board survey I think is maybe a bit of an outlier in that it's probably one of the more extensive surveys we've done. Amanda: What we tend to do is kind of lighter touch things on social. So, we'll go on Instagram and we'll ask three to five questions on an Instagram story. And you can vote right there on the story, so we give you the choices and just press a button and let us know, and then we do like to make sure that we give open-ended, sort of open field questions so that people who are extra passionate or who have detailed information they want to share, they have that opportunity. But they can do it in a medium that's right in front of them. For instance, if they're on Instagram already, we want them to be able to do it right there, not have to flick over to our site and fill something out. Amanda: And I think this is not just with our product line, I think this is with everything we do, is meet people where they are and serve them well where they are. And so, that's really the way we think about it, and we also try to frankly, just make it fun. So, it's not just these surveys to feel like we're giving a homework assignment. We want them to be presented in a fun way, and it should be entertaining, but it also should be substantive. Stephanie: Yep, I love that. So, you're getting a bunch of data from these surveys and from the community. Are there any tools or tech or are you using AI or ML or anything to kind of sort through all this data to help make decisions, whether it's for new products, or a new direction that the community wants or anything? Amanda: I would love to say yes. The answer is no. I mean, we have just found honestly that the best way to... We've created for some of the survey answers, our team will create pivot tables so they can kind of group things together. But frankly, the best ideas have come from just reading through people's answers. I think we've gotten better at structuring the questions we're asking, so that many of them can be answered through multiple choice and therefore, you have very straight up data. But the best product features, they come from those open field questions, and we want to make sure that there's space for that and that we are reading through them. And we also have a group, it's kind of VIP shoppers, called Club Sandwich. Stephanie: I like that name. Amanda: And we reach out to them and we ask them for feedback, and actually, I guess with Five Two, we do this too. And sometimes, we'll just send notes to the group and we'll say to the Five Two Design Team, "Hey, we'd love to hear your thoughts on X, Y, and Z, or if you have any product ideas, let us know." And we always say, "We read every email." And it's true. We just, we do. I mean, maybe there will be a point at which we can't do that, but we're a pretty sizable business, and I think that we created the community because we wanted people to feel like they could connect with each other. Amanda: Food is inherently social, and we wanted to create ways online that you could really feel connected to one another, but likewise, I think it's really important for our team to feel connected to our community and to what we're doing and their thoughts on what we're doing. I think when you create more of a wall, that's when you start having... That's when you can have real challenges in your comment section, and you can attract trolls. Our presence and engagement is I think just as important in terms of allowing people to feel like it's not just that they're connecting with each other, but that this hub through which they are connecting with other people has a sense of place and of people. Stephanie: Yep, yeah. That's great. I think a good reminder too about crafting survey responses in a thoughtful way, so then you can actually curate the data easily, but then also leaving the long-form answers. Stephanie: So, one thing I saw was a mention of the film Julie & Julia, and I wanted to hear about that and some opportunities that have come up while building Food52. Amanda: Sure. Well, that particular opportunity came up based on a story I wrote in the New York Times when I worked there. It was actually the sort of dawn of food blogs, and this blogger Julie wrote a very funny blog, which believe it or not, had no food photos because blogs didn't even have photos back then- Stephanie: That's great. Amanda: ... about cooking every recipe and mastering the art of French cooking. And she had an amazing writing voice, very funny. So, I wrote this story about her and it got a lot of attention, and then eventually, Nora Ephron wrote the screenplay for Julie & Julia, where she kind of took Julie's blog and then also juxtaposed it against this memoir or... I guess, yeah. It was a memoir of Julia Childs' time in France. And then created the movie script out of that. So, yeah. So, I ended up playing the part of myself interviewing Julie in her Long Island City apartment, just like I did in real life. And then that sort of story coming out, and having a big impact on her career. Stephanie: That's so fun. That sounds like just a very fun and cool experience to have now. Amanda: Yeah, yeah. I always joke that I had the perfect Hollywood career. I auditioned, which I did actually have to audition for the part for myself. Stephanie: That's great. Amanda: And got the part, it was... Meryl Streep was in the movie. The movie was a success, and now I'm out. I don't ever have to try again. I was like, "I'm good." Amanda: But yeah, it was a fun dip into a very different world. Stephanie: That's really cool. So to shift over into your guys' product line, Five Two, I wanted to hear a little bit about when you knew it was the right time to launch your own products instead of sourcing them from other vendors. Amanda: We launched commerce in 2013, and we didn't launch Five Two until 2018. So, I would say that we took our time getting experience in the commerce space, and I say that but with a caveat, which is that commerce, and I would say especially... Well actually, retail and ecommerce have gone through such immense changes and shifts in the past decade that everyone's learning all the time, even if we've been in the business forever. When we started our drop ship business, there were so many companies who just didn't drop ship. Amanda: So there were great products out in the world that we couldn't sell because the companies were not willing to do a drop ship model. They wanted only to sell inventory, which we understand, but we were betting on the fact that the world would shift and the industry would shift, and our bet has paid off. But it did take time to really build up a strong assortment of products in our category to build relationships. I think that was sort of the big [inaudible] of learning for us, was that commerce is very much about relationships, and it's not just about people wanting to sell their products, but they want to sell them through outlets that they get along with, where you really are partnering with each other. Amanda: That takes time to evolve. So, I think the first couple of years was very much about relationship-building, really understanding logistics. We built our own commerce platform. We don't use Shopify. We didn't do Magento or any of those things. We built it from scratch because the nature of our commerce business is very different. It functions differently than the sort of larger platforms allow for. Stephanie: Yeah, there's a lot going on there. Drop shipping, your own product, blogs, community. A ton. Amanda: Yeah. Yeah. So, we had our hands full with things that we needed to both learn but also refine. We built this platform. It did what it was supposed to, but for the kind of commerce business we are today, it was simplistic, so we've had to over the years continue to develop the platform itself, improve our checkout, improve basically kind of every aspect of it too, kind of reflect the kind of business we are now. Amanda: Anyway, so the first couple of years we knew was going to be learning and then also, the other thing that we learned was what people trust us for and what do they look to us for, and what do they want to be buying from us? Once we felt like we had a real handle on that, then it was a matter of... I think everyone from probably day one wanted to create our own product line. But deciding when we're ready I think ultimately just took us saying, "We're going to do it this year," and that was 2018. You know? It was just pulling the trigger, because everyone's busy, right? In an organization like ours. And so, it's not that people don't want to take on something new and big like this, but they know that if we do, they're going to have to re-organize all their work streams and really devote new time to this. Amanda: And so, it was a matter of finally just kind of biting the bullet and saying, "We're doing it, and we're going to aim for a fall launch," and then working backwards from there therefore, to see how to make it happen. And I think similarly, our growth into retail will be a similar thing. Are you ever ready for retail? I don't know. It felt last year to us like a good time, and we'd started exploring it very seriously, and then COVID hit and so we just hit pause, but we're thinking about it again for next year. Obviously, post-COVID, knock on wood that it will be post-COVID, it may look quite different. But I think it's something that we are committed to pursuing and better understanding and figuring out what makes sense for us. Stephanie: Yep, that makes sense. So, you were just mentioning COVID and I want to hear a little bit about how has that shifted your business? Because a lot of people are home now. I'm sure maybe you have a lot more orders as well, because people are wanting to cook and trying new recipes, where maybe they didn't have time before. But what does that look like for you all now? What have you seen behind the scenes? Amanda: Yeah. It's been a tremendous year for us in terms of our audience growth and our revenue growth. Obviously not something that anyone would have wished to have spawned that growth, but it is what it is. I think what we've come away from this having learned was a couple of things. One is just it's been a real validation of what we do. I think we in our hearts have from the very beginning understood that food and home are such incredible and vital parts of one's life, and that they are worth investing time and thought into, and that's really what we've been pushing as a brand since day one. We were building this company knowing that there was kind of a growing understanding of that. I think COVID really just rapidly accelerated people's understanding, I think across our entire culture. Right? Stephanie: Mm-hmm (affirmative), yep. Amanda: Because I think suddenly people saw that having a place where you feel safe and comfortable and being able to feed yourself and your family and loved ones is just so important, and so it's been great to be a company where we feel like we can serve people in a positive fashion during a time that's really stressful, and that... and I think that we're able to see now what specifically people are interested in. We've been able to adapt with our product lines. For instance, there's a textile company that we've worked with for many years, and their main products, there was less demand for. Amanda: But they were able to make masks, and so we sold masks. We've sold tens of thousands of masks. And not just through them, but through some other vendors who also had the capabilities to make them. There are categories that have shot up that were previously doing fine, but now have become really significant. For instance, hand soap, hand sanitizer, things like that. And then obviously, our sort of traditional kitchenware and kitchen gear sales have really gone... have wildly increased because yes, more people are cooking and they're home. And they're realizing, "Oh, my saute pan isn't in such good shape, or I actually need a different size," and ideally, we're helping them out with that. Amanda: But then I also think just from a maybe more unexpected internal team benefit that we have seen is that we had some people who were working remote previously, but we had offices... We have offices on 26th Street in New York City, and that's where sort of the vast majority of our team worked. And when we had to shut down, we had to shut down our photo studios, our video studios, our test kitchen, we were really faced with a big challenge of how do we produce content without all of that support? Sometimes, not having everything really inspires creativity and I actually think that what we've learned is that we can do a ton with very little and also that people respond to it in a different way. Amanda: We're sort of known for our visual aesthetic, our photography, and kind of the sort of beauty of what we do. And that's great. I think we also pride ourselves with being accessible and relatable, and I think while we were achieving that, I think we've learned from COVID that we have so much more potential if we're actually shooting in real people's homes, not just in our pretty studio. But if we're showing kind of real life, it makes people feel much more at ease and also more open to the content and feel like they can be a part of that. And so, that's been really eye-opening and exciting, because I think for having... Our content team is 30 plus people. And having that many kind of creative minds together, I think has been really inspiring for all of us to just think differently about what we do and what we can do. Stephanie: Yeah, I've heard of quite a few brands saying the same thing of, "We maybe never would have tried this model before, because maybe we thought the way we were doing it was what everyone expected and wanted," and it's been in some ways a good shake-up to be able to see kind of, "Oh, this is actually not only just working, but it's also maybe something to keep for the long term." Amanda: Yeah. And in fact, it's a very common comment on our Instagram TV videos, is "Please don't go back to doing these videos in your office." Stephanie: Oh, wow. So are you guys going to stick with that? And/or are you going to do a mix going forward, once you can re-enter the office? Amanda: Yeah. We are. So, one piece of our office we have reopened is our photo studios, and primarily for things like our product shots in our shop. [inaudible] in a setting. We have not gone back to doing kind of our food videos and things like that. Stephanie: So I wanted to quickly talk through user acquisitions? So, I know you've talked quite a bit about Instagram, and I wanted to hear how you find new users, and what platforms are working for you or what strategies outside of the contests and Instagram stories, what else are you guys experimenting with and seeing success in? Amanda: Yeah. There's no silver bullet, and that's good. I remember the early days when everyone was just relying so heavily on Facebook to grow their traffic, and that was when social sites were really fine with referring back to sites. And I remember that we were uncomfortable with that then, and we didn't... It felt sort of too easy, right? That's one thing that I think people who have been in content for a while, it's never easy and that's okay, and that's what makes it interesting, right? Because you have to constantly be nimble and experiment and keep evolving. Amanda: And so, I think that's been really key, is not getting too wedded to any one thing that's working and seeing it as not just... that that's not a lack of efficiency, it's actually an opportunity to make sure that you're reaching people across lots of different channels. So, there are a couple of different ways we do it. One is sort of channel-specific, right? This year, we launched TikTok. We're still just early days there starting to experiment. We got into Reels, we really expanded our IGTV. We're starting to really invest more time and understanding where we should... how we can add value to Pinterest, right? And create an experience that people will be interested in. So, I think that constantly sort of making sure that you're experimenting, trying new things, and then adjusting across different channels. We just launched a podcast this week. Stephanie: Oh, nice. Congrats. [crosstalk] What's it called? Amanda: Oh, thank you. So, it's called The Genius Recipe Tapes. And it's based on Jamie's Recipes, which is our most popular column. And these are recipes that... It might be a recipe for something like meatloaf, but there's something about that meatloaf recipe that has a particular technique or an unexpected ingredient that really changes the way you cook meatloaf forever. So, it's these recipes that really are stand-outs, and a celebration of the people who have come up with them. And so- Stephanie: That's cool. Amanda: ... Genius Recipe Tapes grew out of the videos that we do where Kristin, who writes Genius Recipes, she invites the creator of the recipe onto the video to talk about how they came up with it, and just talk about their life and cooking. And there was so much good material that we realized that we could create a podcast out of it. So, that's our first podcast. We have one called Burnt Toast, which is on hiatus right now. But this is the first in a push towards building a podcast network. Amanda: So kind of expanding across channels is one way, but the other is expanding across the landscape of contributors who we work with and just really broadening it, so that we are working with people in lots of different voices, lots of different perspectives, and also lots of different expertise, so that we can go deeper on topics like bread or spirits, but we also can bring people who just have a really sort of unique perspective on cooking or home and who will have their own followings, and who we can kind of fold into our world a bit and broaden our audience by reaching theirs, and vice versa, help them build their own following by having them be on our platform. Stephanie: Yeah. Yeah, I love that. So, I want to hear a little bit about your podcast strategy, of course, that's top of mind for us. I mean, we have a lot of brands coming to us, asking to help them build a podcast or think through that, and I'd love to hear your idea around what does success look like when you're thinking about building out these podcasts, and what should maybe other ecommerce leaders think about when they're thinking, "Oh, I want to build a podcast for my brand?" How are you guys approaching that? Amanda: Well, the way we approached it was we looked at the landscape of what kinds of podcasts were in our space. And obviously, we had some sense of that based on our existing podcast, and feeling like there were... Are there unexplored topics or voices that weren't kind of getting out there, or even just concepts? Previously, we had this one podcast, and we were kind of reliant on it to kind of do everything, so to speak, in our podcast footprint. And I think that what we realized is that in topics like cooking and home, there's a lot to cover, and there are a lot of specialized interests. Amanda: And we felt like if we could create a suite of shows and we could create some in-house, but we could also again act as the sort of platform for creators by partnering with them to create shows that they would like to do but maybe wouldn't have the full source of... Oh, sorry, to give the full resources to do themselves, then we could build on this idea of a suite of podcasts that are around related topics. And then do a lot of cross-promotion between them, and then ideally monetize them collectively, as opposed to trying to just build up one show. Stephanie: Mm-hmm (affirmative). Yeah, I love that. Cool, so we don't have much time left, and I want to hop into a lightning round which is where I ask you a question and you have a minute or less to answer. Stephanie: All right, so lightning round brought to you by our friends at Salesforce Commerce Cloud. I'm going to throw a question your way, be ready. I'm actually starting with three different ones this time that I haven't asked before, but I think it'll be interesting to hear your answers to this. So, these three questions are going to be called Lessons Learned or Hiccups, and it's the first thing that comes to your mind when I ask this question of something you learned or wouldn't do again, or would tell a new founder like, "Oh, make sure you avoid this when starting this." So the first lesson learned is around drop shipping. What's a good lesson there, or what's a hiccup you made early on where you're like, "Make sure you don't repeat this?" Amanda: We launched in August, and for November, we decided to sell frozen turkeys, heritage turkeys. So it was a fresh ingredient, that can spoil if not shipped properly in an efficient fashion. And we sold 80 turkeys that year, which we felt like was a pretty big amount given that we had just launched. And 79 of them got to the homes on time, happily, everyone had their Thanksgiving- Stephanie: That's good. Amanda: ... ready to go. But you don't want to not get somebody's turkey to them for Thanksgiving. So that one person's turkey took five of us to track down and then replace and then send an apology gift basket. It took us two days. And so, the person got their turkey for Thanksgiving, but we came away knowing that we were not ready, sort of from a supply chain logistics perspective to be handling fresh foods. So, we stuck to our dry goods. Stephanie: Oh my gosh, that's a great story. I mean, the customer might not like this, but having a good social story about that of like, "Where in the world is Sharon's turkey?" And trying to figure out where it went. Amanda: Well, there's a UPS truck broken down on the side of the road in Florida, and I guess another truck came up and was like, all the packages were shipped over, but the turkey did not make it- Stephanie: Oh no! Amanda: ... in the transfer. And so, somewhere in Florida was that turkey, and pretty close to its final destination, but it just never made it there. But anyway, we learned all sorts about sourcing turkeys, finding delivery companies in Florida, and it's always... Yes, it was a race and every little triumph of figuring out one piece of the logistics was fun. But it was not the most relaxing Thanksgiving for us. Stephanie: Oh my gosh. Well, that's a pretty good lesson when it comes to drop shipping. One, be careful if you're around holidays. I like that, because a customer might actually get upset, and then yeah, the perishable thing is tricky. That's a good one. All right, the next lesson learned is around creating a new product line. What would you advise people against trying or any hiccups you had early on with that? Amanda: Well, I think the hiccup we've had with new products that we've developed is frankly, just not building production delays into our timelines. And it's hard to estimate, right? But I think when you're new and trying to get a product line launched, those launch dates have such importance, and if you can't stick to them, or you... If you can't stick to them, yeah, it causes a lot of high blood pressure. So, yeah. I think that mapping out realistically and not... and making sure that you're building in as many buffers as possible. It is best. What one of the things that we did to kind of get around this was what we did was pre-sales. Sometimes if a product was not going to be able to be released on the date that we thought, we would do a pre-sale for it, being clear about when the actual delivery date was. But it allowed us to kind of soft launch a product and let our community know about it without having a long delay between product launches. Stephanie: Mm-hmm (affirmative). Yeah, that's a good answer. All right, easier questions up next. What is a favorite recipe you're trying out right now? Amanda: Hmm. Well, let me see here. What am I going to be trying in the near future? Oh. So, Joanne Chang who has Flor Bakery in Boston is known for her egg sandwich, and it's a baked... She bakes the eggs in a water bath, and they're just so light and fluffy, they're one of the most popular... It's a really popular recipe on our site. And I've eaten them, but I haven't made them. I'm going to just follow her recipe sometime this weekend. And I like the idea of not having to fry an egg last minute before making an egg sandwich. I like the idea of it sort of getting cooked in this very sort of slow, controlled environment so you can have a great breakfast sandwich without adding stress to your morning. Stephanie: Yeah, oh, that sounds interesting. I've never heard of baking an egg in a water bath before. I've heard of poached eggs, but never baking it. So, I will have to also find that recipe. We need to get the link to that so our listeners can try it out as well. Amanda: Great. Stephanie: All right, and the last question, slightly harder. What one thing will have the biggest impact on ecommerce in the next year? Amanda: I mean, I think it's what we're seeing now. COVID has just accelerated this industry shift, where larger, more traditional retail companies were being squeezed by ecommerce and the retail landscape was shifting. Obviously, we've seen a lot of bankruptcy since COVID hit. So, it kind of sped up the process a bit. And I think that ecommerce, most ecommerce companies have benefited from people being home more and people not wanting to go out to stores. I do think that mindset of ordering online, while obviously it was well underway before COVID, I think is going to be more firmly part of the way people shop than maybe they had previously. So, I do think ecommerce is poised to have a great benefit. And I think for companies like ours, the big challenge is, if they've had this influx of new customers is, "Okay, now how do you keep them and how do you keep serving them well beyond this extraordinary and unusual time?" Stephanie: Yep, yeah. That's a great answer. Well, Amanda, this has been such a fun interview. I'm a little bit hungry now after hearing about that baked egg. But where can people find out more about you and Food52? Amanda: Oh. Well, on Food52.com and on our social channels, which are @Food52 and @Home52. And we also have a bunch of cookbooks, I hope you will check us out. Stephanie: Cool, thanks so much for joining.

In today's episode, our host, Kit, is joined by Amanda Star Kingsley, a fellow coach. They have a lot in common, such as wisdom, warmth, kindness, and experience in helping people. Therefore, their chat is a friendly conversation about important topics like intuition, trauma, love, and so much more! Lend an ear to it and find out about the pursuit of self-love. Learn how to reflect on your choices and extract wisdom from within. Overcome the regrets and become the happiest version of yourself! As Amanda said, "The way of unlocking creativity is different for everybody", and you will find your own!

LET'S STAY IN TOUCH!Instagram: @thedirtyalchemyFacebook: http://facebook.com/thedirtyalchemyWeb: http://thedirtyalchemy.com SHOW NOTESAstrology is about so much more than just your birth chart. It’s about all the cosmic energies that influence every aspect of your daily life, including your business. What are the keys to using astrology to make your business a success? How can you plan your big business decisions so that they’ll be supported by the cosmic energy? And what actions can we all take as business owners to ensure that our business evolves with us as a powerful spiritual practice?On this week’s episode, Sam is joined by CEO and founder of Astrology Hub, Amanda ‘Pua’ Walsh, who shares her journey as an entrepreneur and a deeply spiritual person whose business changes the lives of thousands of people for the better.“The more we infuse who we are and what we stand for in our work, the more the people that resonate with that vibration are able to benefit from us.” – Amanda ‘Pua’ WalshThings We Learned From This Episode1. Sometimes, it takes a major shift to help us realize what’s truly important to us.It can be easy to get sucked into the ebb and flow of ordinary life without stopping to think about what we truly want — until a major shift happens. After a significant life change, we’re often asked to look inward and find out what’s really important to us. Where do you want to be spending your time and energy? Are you leaving behind the legacy you want to create? Big shifts bring introspection, and with that comes clarity. We become more in touch with what we actually care about and value, to find order in the chaos and meaning in what is happening in our lives.2. Spiritual businesses need a balance of energies to succeed.It’s easy to get sucked into having a business that’s either completely yin, based on intuition and flow, or completely yang, based on logic and data. To have a successful business, we need to trust in the universe to bring us what we need and have a set structure and boundaries. As Amanda explains, you first need to know what the script looks like for a successful business, and then after you’ve learned the choreography you can discover how to flow within it. 3. How to balance the energies of the planets and bring their energy to your business.Each planet is a key to unlocking new insight into yourself and your business. And whatever you want to bring more of into your life — introspection, pleasure, fire, communication — there is planetary energy to help you get there. Bring the moon into your business by taking time to be introspective. Commune with Mercury before you write an email or do a podcast to make sure your message is coming through clearly. If you need a spark of energy to get stuff done, talk to Mars for visionary focus. And of course Jupiter and Saturn, the planets of expanding and pulling back, can strike a powerful balance to ensure your best ideas are always advancing but not getting out of hand.4. How to use astrological weather in your businessThe astrological weather is all about timing. It’s basically a weather report for what energies will be present at a certain time. The universe is always moving - think of it like a celestial clock. Understanding this timing is helpful as a business owner because you can time your big decisions to coincide with the astrological weather. It’s a means of influence, another datapoint to help you understand how you can time your business decisions. And we always have a choice about how we’re going to dance with that cosmic energy. 5. What a Spiritual CEO teaches her daughters about entrepreneurshipBeing a boss is about more than just telling people what to do. It’s about showing up every day in the way you want the rest of your team to show up. Amanda takes her daughters along for the ride on every aspect of what goes on with Astrology Hub, from teaching them about launches/opens to reading them emails and showing them the numbers behind the scenes. Her daughters are always included in the conversation — and sometimes they even give their own advice!6. Advice for business owners who are just starting out Ready to take your first step toward having a successful business where you’re working less and more effectively? Amanda’s advice: Learn to play. Get in the ocean with a bougie board and ride the waves like a kid. Play board games with your kids. Put on a quick song and have a dance party! Think about what makes you feel playful now — or what made you feel playful as a kid. In those moments of rejuvenation and pleasure, your best ideas will come. And your life will become much more rich. When you bring that playfulness into your work, your audience will sense it and love you so much more.Guest BioAmanda ‘Pua’ Walsh, M.S., is the CEO and Founder of Astrology Hub, an online platform for astrological guidance and education reaching over 90,000 astrology lovers worldwide. Amanda is the host of the to-ranking Astrology Hub Podcast, featuring conversations with the best astrologers in the world today. Amanda blends her diverse background in business leadership, psychology, digital marketing, and media with her passion for astrology, spirituality and personal growth.Prior to Astrology Hub, Amanda was a co-owner of a successful technology consulting company in New York City. She left NYC and her career to embark on a more heart-centered life in Hawaii, 9 years ago. She then navigated an extremely challenging period of time in her life in which Astrology became a lifeline, inspiring her to create a platform for the wisdom of high-quality astrology to benefit the lives of many. Amanda served as the Co-Host and Co-Producer of both the Mindful Leadership Online Training Conference and the Servant Leadership Training Summit with Ken Blanchard. She graduated Magna Cum Laude with a B.S. in Psychology from the University of California, Santa Barbara and Suma Cum Laude on a full academic scholarship from San Francisco State with her Master’s Degree in Psychology. Amanda lives on the island of Maui, Hawaii where she loves swimming in the ocean and dancing hula with her two daughters. For more information, visit www.astrologyhub.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/astrologyhubInstagram: astrology.hub RESOURCES MENTIONED:Episode 3 of Business as a Magical Practice on the powerful magic of keeping your wordOther resources:Jan Spiller's New Moon AstrologyAlison Armstrong's The Queen's Code and Keys to the KingdomMichael Beckwith's AgapeAnita BriggsKryon channelling Hank Wesselman's Bowl of LightThe Art of PeaceAno Ano's The Seed: Zambucka, KristinDriftwood Maui: A Lifestyle Boutique Music: Gaena by Blue Dot Sessions is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial License.

I recently interviewed Amanda Bolan, one of my "90 Days to $5K' students. Amanda was working in the trucking and mining industry for a while and she was also interested in Real Estate. Amanda and Kirk, her husband both were doing Fix and Flips to generate an extra income for the family. They always wanted to learn more on how they can transform their active income from flipping homes to passive income. So one day she came in contact with me (Edna Keep) and took my course 90 Days to $5K. But after going through my course, they were looking for 6-plex and 8-plex buildings in the range of $750,000. And one day through a Kijiji ad, they got this deal and by analyzing the deal, Amanda knew that this is one of those deal, you can't let get away. To learn more about Amanda and her success story, Watch the Full Interview Here. There's a lot goes in to acquiring a Multi-Family from finding a deal, analyzing the deal, finding investors, asking for Vendor Take Backs to closing the deal. As Amanda is mentioning that my 90 Days to $5K has set up the platform for her to successfully close the deal and if you're on the edge of learning the ins and outs of investing in Real Estate.... Don't wait until it's too late...especially with what is going on in the world around us...I promise you that this one will change your life and business...forever! For more information about my program 90 Days to $5K visit; https://ednakeep.com/90daysto5kwebsite OR Schedule a Free Strategy Call with me. Stop delaying success. Let's make it happen for you, too. Edna

I am forever grateful for my guest this week, Amanda Johnson. Amanda is the Founder of True to Intention, a speaker, best-selling author....and the editor that encouraged me, collaborated with me, and kept me on track as I wrote and published, "I Hate Mondays, A Guide To Landing A Job That Makes You Jump Out Of Bed." So naturally, I was thrilled to reconnect over one of her favorite beverages - - A Homemade Mocha☕! [visit www.careersandcocktails.com for her favorite recipe] Amanda identifies herself as a smart-mouthed seeker, unapologetic story junkie & mindfully messy messenger. She opens up about her business and the spiritual journey and creative processes she shares with her clients. As Amanda so graciously reminded me.... the process is often more important than the end goal. A simple reminder and something to think about as so many of us hurry through nearly everything we do. Pour yourself a mocha drink, and embrace the process. Thanks for joining me Amanda! Cheers, Renee ☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕ Book a call with recruiting expert, Renee Frey: https://guide.talentq.net/schedule-your-call/ I wrote a book!! Buy it here: https://amzn.to/31LnPk2 Download the Supply Chain Leaders Hiring Guide here: https://guide.talentq.net/guide/ Come Say ‘Hi’ On Social Media:

It's the end of the year already and wow did that come fast. As Amanda has taken a break from social media in the month of December, she has been working hard to roll out some BRAND NEW services and experiences coming to you in 2020! With in-person offerings such as Tantric Temples to online courses #YoniMagick and Worship The Goddess for women and Cock Magick for men Amanda has a lot to bring you in 2020. Also check out her new project launch Tantric Institute of Integrated Intimacy: www.instituteofintegrativeintimacy.com And her updated website: www.Amandabiccum.com

As Amanda offers the Eggs back to the female raptor Grant discovers the resonating chamber billy created earlier. But luckily for the survivors its the sound of a approaching helicopter that scares the animals off and not Grants experiment.  Jurassic Pedia Featured Article Velociraptor sornaensis Ambush – Isla Sorna (S/F) http://jurassic-pedia.com/velociraptor-sornaensis-ambush-isla-sorna-sf/ www.Jurassicminutes.wordpress.com Socials: Jurassic Minutes

Welcome to Geekscape’s newest gaming podcast, Xbox Game Passengers. Every other Wednesday, host Derek and a guest will dissect and discuss just one game available on Microsoft’s Game Pass service, which was chosen for them completely at random. Whether it’s a magical or a horrible experience, they’ll force themselves through it, share their thoughts, and let you know whether or not the game is worth your time! At the end of each episode, they’ll also randomly select the game for the following show. This time around, John is back (yes, again) to discuss survival horror gem, Alien Isolation. John hates horror, and Derek has been trying to get him to play or watch numerous scary IPs over the near-decade that they've known each other. This is the first time that he's said yes. How did he react? Well, you know how to find out. Discover the true meaning of fear in Alien: Isolation, a survival horror set in an atmosphere of constant dread and mortal danger. Fifteen years after the events of Alien™, Ellen Ripley’s daughter, Amanda enters a desperate battle for survival, on a mission to unravel the truth behind her mother's disappearance. As Amanda, you will navigate through an increasingly volatile world as you find yourself confronted on all sides by a panicked, desperate population and an unpredictable, ruthless Alien. Underpowered and underprepared, you must scavenge resources, improvise solutions and use your wits, not just to succeed in your mission, but to simply stay alive. We’ve had a blast making Xbox Game Passengers so far, and we really hope that you’re enjoying it too! If you have any feedback for us, we’d love to hear it at derek@geekscape.net. Anything you listeners can do to help spread the word about the podcast would be immensely appreciated — from sharing it on social media like Facebook or Twitter, to leaving us five stars (or even a review) on Apple Podcasts, to sending it to a single friend, it can all make a massive difference! Thanks again for coming along on this ride! You can also follow us on twitter @XGPPodcast Theme Song: I Adore My C64 by Nicolai Heidlas from HookSounds.com

As Amanda prepares to take her seven-week sabbatical, join her for a reflection on the moments in our life when we really need community…and the importance of sometimes taking time away, to be with ourselves. How do we bring the wisdom of each experience to the other? Music from Josh Blinder.

My guest Amanda Testa is an expert in sex and love. She is the founder of Find Your Feminine Fire, which is a program that combines concepts from neuroscience and tantra. Utilizing her coaching experience and knowledge in the field, she aims to empower women to be more confident and sexually expressive.As Amanda states during the episode, before she was a Sex, Love, and Embodiment coach, she worked in corporate sales. But after her daughter was born, Amanda decided it was best to stay home and take care of her. Despite the neverending busyness of motherhood, Amanda was given more time to pursue her passions in health and wellness. Eventually, she became a personal trainer and spearheaded Stroller Strides classes to help new mothers stay active and confident in their skin.This was the crucial beginning that would soon unlock the potential she saw in herself, and which she knew other women deserved to unlock as well. This whole process is beautifully outlined in this episode, and it is absolutely worth your time and attention.Sexuality As a Magical Key to Unlock YourselfAfter having been a mother eighteen months or so, Amanda started to resent herself and her own sexuality. A common occurrence for mother’s, she was depressed, and was struggling with low self-esteem and that vicious cycle of negative perception. It was through sexuality that she found the empowering answers she was looking for: the magical key which unlocked that celebratory fire of femininity within her. Listen to hear her describe it in her own words!Defining Feminine FireAmanda calls it a vibrancy, a radiance, energy that all women are born with. Sadly though, modern life always finds a way to distract women from tapping into that wellspring of femininity. Women are stifled, so busy with their everyday business, professional life, and intellectual growth, that for the most part, the fire is not stoked; it barely flickers.But Amanda wants to stress that this fire is not restricted to certain genders. This energy is within all human beings, but because she works mainly with women, her focus is largely on the feminine side of the fire.Interestingly though, Amanda discusses the sentiment of the Yin and Yang, and compares that to the feminine fire, stating that just like males have a percentage of the female Yang, so too do they have the feminine aspects of the “fire” within themselves. Much more is said about this during the episode. Really fascinating stuff! You won’t want to miss it.Signs of Energy Imbalance || How to Fix ThemBeing burned out, overwhelmed, rage, aggression, not talking to your spouse, or a mixture of emotions that tend to dominate the disposition on a consistent basis are all signs that your fire is out of whack. There are ways to fix this imbalance though, as Amanda lays out in the episode.Reconnecting to your desires is one of the biggest steps towards rekindling your fire. Amanda suggests just sitting down and writing your desires out. It does not matter if your only desire in the entire world is to have a cup of coffee, as long as you are writing it down and conditioning your mind to start reconnecting with your desires, that is all that matters. She suggests that you force yourself to spend 10 minutes with this exercise on a consistent basis. You will be surprised at how tangibly your desires are fleshed out before you.Another step is to reconnect with your senses again. Amanda suggests being mindful and purposefully spending the time to pay attention and to be present. By engaging the senses, you can deepen the connection between you and your fire. She says to try it for yourself: the next time you are eating, pay attention to the taste, the sensations, and derive as much enjoyment as possible from the act. This can, of course, be applied to the bedroom as well.She goes into more detail in the episode. It is really great stuff that you won’t want to miss!Fear Can Sit in the Backseat, But it Can't Drive the CarAmanda very importantly highlights the importance of acknowledging fears. It is so crucial to analyze a fear, let it have its say, but to not let it drive the car, so to speak. Being mindful of fear, just like reconnecting with senses through mindfulness, is a very powerful exercise. If we stifle fears, they drive our actions unconsciously. We want to be aware of them, but not let them win out.Giving Yourself Permission to FeelThis is the fifth and final step in Amanda’s process for finding your inner fire. Through it, Amanda wants to reinforce the concept that no feeling is off limits. Be open to any feeling, any reaction, any thought. You can’t connect with your inner energy if you don’t allow yourself to feel the whole spectrum of sensations and emotions that arise.She reminds us that our culture often only tells us that we are able to feel good emotions. And that is a terribly lopsided approach to experience life and develop as a person. We need both the good and the bad, so don’t be afraid to feel them.Most Important Takeaway of the EpisodeAmanda reassures listeners that it is no wonder we struggle with unlocking our inner fire; we have never been taught. So that fact relieves a lot of our burden. We shouldn’t feel guilty or behind in development. The good news is that these skills are learnable skills, and with enough practice are extremely doable. You just need to start small and transform your life from the inside out.As always, there is much more said during the episode, especially about how these concepts relate to sexuality on a deeper level. Please check it out to absorb all of Amanda’s message.Key Links for Amanda TestaWebsite: https://www.amandatesta.com/Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/find-your-feminine-fire/id1358454112?mt=2More info:Book and New Course - https://sexwithoutstress.comWeb - https://www.bettersexpodcast.com/Sex Health Quiz - http://sexhealthquiz.com/If you’re enjoying the podcast and want to be a part of making sure it continues in the future, consider being a patron. With a small monthly pledge, you can support the costs of putting this show together. For as little as $2 per month, you can get advance access to each episode. For just a bit more, you will receive an advance copy of a chapter of my new book. And for $10 per month, you get all that plus an invitation to an online Q&A chat with me once a quarter. Learn more at https://www.patreon.com/bettersexpodcastBetter Sex with Jessa Zimmermanhttps://businessinnovatorsradio.com/better-sex/

My guest Amanda Testa is an expert in sex and love. She is the founder of Find Your Feminine Fire, which is a program that combines concepts from neuroscience and tantra. Utilizing her coaching experience and knowledge in the field, she aims to empower women to be more confident and sexually expressive.As Amanda states during the episode, before she was a Sex, Love, and Embodiment coach, she worked in corporate sales. But after her daughter was born, Amanda decided it was best to stay home and take care of her. Despite the neverending busyness of motherhood, Amanda was given more time to pursue her passions in health and wellness. Eventually, she became a personal trainer and spearheaded Stroller Strides classes to help new mothers stay active and confident in their skin.This was the crucial beginning that would soon unlock the potential she saw in herself, and which she knew other women deserved to unlock as well. This whole process is beautifully outlined in this episode, and it is absolutely worth your time and attention.Sexuality As a Magical Key to Unlock YourselfAfter having been a mother eighteen months or so, Amanda started to resent herself and her own sexuality. A common occurrence for mother’s, she was depressed, and was struggling with low self-esteem and that vicious cycle of negative perception. It was through sexuality that she found the empowering answers she was looking for: the magical key which unlocked that celebratory fire of femininity within her. Listen to hear her describe it in her own words!Defining Feminine FireAmanda calls it a vibrancy, a radiance, energy that all women are born with. Sadly though, modern life always finds a way to distract women from tapping into that wellspring of femininity. Women are stifled, so busy with their everyday business, professional life, and intellectual growth, that for the most part, the fire is not stoked; it barely flickers.But Amanda wants to stress that this fire is not restricted to certain genders. This energy is within all human beings, but because she works mainly with women, her focus is largely on the feminine side of the fire.Interestingly though, Amanda discusses the sentiment of the Yin and Yang, and compares that to the feminine fire, stating that just like males have a percentage of the female Yang, so too do they have the feminine aspects of the “fire” within themselves. Much more is said about this during the episode. Really fascinating stuff! You won’t want to miss it.Signs of Energy Imbalance || How to Fix ThemBeing burned out, overwhelmed, rage, aggression, not talking to your spouse, or a mixture of emotions that tend to dominate the disposition on a consistent basis are all signs that your fire is out of whack. There are ways to fix this imbalance though, as Amanda lays out in the episode.Reconnecting to your desires is one of the biggest steps towards rekindling your fire. Amanda suggests just sitting down and writing your desires out. It does not matter if your only desire in the entire world is to have a cup of coffee, as long as you are writing it down and conditioning your mind to start reconnecting with your desires, that is all that matters. She suggests that you force yourself to spend 10 minutes with this exercise on a consistent basis. You will be surprised at how tangibly your desires are fleshed out before you.Another step is to reconnect with your senses again. Amanda suggests being mindful and purposefully spending the time to pay attention and to be present. By engaging the senses, you can deepen the connection between you and your fire. She says to try it for yourself: the next time you are eating, pay attention to the taste, the sensations, and derive as much enjoyment as possible from the act. This can, of course, be applied to the bedroom as well.She goes into more detail in the episode. It is really great stuff that you won’t want to miss!Fear Can Sit in the Backseat, But it Can't Drive the CarAmanda very importantly highlights the importance of acknowledging fears. It is so crucial to analyze a fear, let it have its say, but to not let it drive the car, so to speak. Being mindful of fear, just like reconnecting with senses through mindfulness, is a very powerful exercise. If we stifle fears, they drive our actions unconsciously. We want to be aware of them, but not let them win out.Giving Yourself Permission to FeelThis is the fifth and final step in Amanda’s process for finding your inner fire. Through it, Amanda wants to reinforce the concept that no feeling is off limits. Be open to any feeling, any reaction, any thought. You can’t connect with your inner energy if you don’t allow yourself to feel the whole spectrum of sensations and emotions that arise.She reminds us that our culture often only tells us that we are able to feel good emotions. And that is a terribly lopsided approach to experience life and develop as a person. We need both the good and the bad, so don’t be afraid to feel them.Most Important Takeaway of the EpisodeAmanda reassures listeners that it is no wonder we struggle with unlocking our inner fire; we have never been taught. So that fact relieves a lot of our burden. We shouldn’t feel guilty or behind in development. The good news is that these skills are learnable skills, and with enough practice are extremely doable. You just need to start small and transform your life from the inside out.As always, there is much more said during the episode, especially about how these concepts relate to sexuality on a deeper level. Please check it out to absorb all of Amanda’s message.Key Links for Amanda TestaWebsite: https://www.amandatesta.com/Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/find-your-feminine-fire/id1358454112?mt=2More info:Book and New Course - https://sexwithoutstress.comWeb - https://www.bettersexpodcast.com/Sex Health Quiz - http://sexhealthquiz.com/If you’re enjoying the podcast and want to be a part of making sure it continues in the future, consider being a patron. With a small monthly pledge, you can support the costs of putting this show together. For as little as $2 per month, you can get advance access to each episode. For just a bit more, you will receive an advance copy of a chapter of my new book. And for $10 per month, you get all that plus an invitation to an online Q&A chat with me once a quarter. Learn more at https://www.patreon.com/bettersexpodcastBetter Sex with Jessa Zimmermanhttps://businessinnovatorsradio.com/better-sex/

Today I'm speaking with Amanda Mitchell owner of the Charlestown, Massachusetts boutique, Place and Gather. Amanda is a real trooper because as you'll hear in the episode, my computer died taking with it a bunch of audio that I'd recorded before my maternity leave. Not a great experience but Amanda was incredibly gracious about the whole thing. This isn't surprising though because being a brick and mortar business owner means we've got to roll with the punches, amaright? Still, I'm hugely grateful that Amanda was willing to spend another hour talking to me about her space. Amanda bootstrapped her brick and mortar, and she offers us tangible tips for saving money and making it through the startup process with less worry about the financials. She also shares the one thing that slowed her down during her early process, (hint: it has to do with financial planning) and how she overcame it. We chat a ton about reaching out to others, both to our colleagues and to our customers, and why just talking to people can level up our businesses in ways we can't imagine. She reminds us that we have control over our customer interactions in an authentic way and because of this one-on-one, we can provide services to people that big companies just can't. Amanda also explains why the "business model canvas" style plan ended up working better for her than a traditional business plan, mainly because this style is designed to allow you to evolve and adjust it quickly. As Amanda says, it feels more like a living document than a school paper. This is a value-packed episode and I'm grateful for Amanda's take. Enjoy the show. Find more from Amanda: www.placeandgather.com Instagram: @placeandgather Business Model Canvas Photos by @theshannongrant and @amodestlife Thank you again for listening and supporting Keeping Shop. If you feel so inclined, please leave me a rating/review on Apple Podcasts. Also, follow me at @keepingshoppodcast on FB and Instagram. Cheers to keeping good shop.

Jill Angelo, CEO of genneve, sat down with holistic health coach Amanda Giralmo of WellthieLife to talk about food, chronic inflammation, and how we can make better food choices to support our health.   1:11 Discovering our life’s true path often starts with fixing a problem within ourselves. For Amanda Giralmo, founder of Wellthie Life, bringing herself back to health and wholeness after a difficult divorce helped her uncover her passion for leading others to their best selves. She tells us how she found the strength to take that journey. 3:24 Did she feel she needed permission to take that journey, considering it meant taking time off and focusing on herself? We asked her how she came to that very necessary decision. 4:39 The experience brought her to where she is now, helping others as a certified holistic health coach focused on lowering inflammation. So, we asked her, what is inflammation, what causes it, and why is it so bad for us when it becomes “chronic”? Amanda explains the importance of the gut microbiome and how long-term inflammation damages the good bacteria we depend on for optimal health. (Ever heard the expression “leaky gut”?) What are the long-term consequences of inflammation? 9:22 Chronic inflammation caused by eating the wrong foods can be constant, if you consider how often we eat. Fifty million people – at least – suffer an autoimmune disease in the US. Knowing the right foods to eat for our bodies can help us avoid that fate, Amanda says. 10:26 So what are the symptoms? So many people have chronic inflammation due to eating foods they’re sensitive to, so clearly we’re not all as in-tune with our bodies as we should be. How can we know we need to change? 11:49 How does this condition start? Amanda tells us that formation of a healthy gut goes all the way back to how we’re born and our very first food. She also tells us what we do as adults that can cause inflammation besides eating the wrong foods. 14:25 As Amanda knows from her own personal story, stress is a major cause of inflammation. She talks about how stress affects us and what happens when we’re not able to “rest and digest.” 15:25 OK, so we’re chronically inflamed. If that inflammation isn’t reduced or eliminated, what can happen? The consequences can be pretty dire, Amanda warns us. Hear why you want to reduce that inflammation, like, yesterday. 16:17 What’s the difference between a food allergy and a reactivity or sensitivity? Both are signs of chronic inflammation, Amanda tells us, but allergies may be easier to detect. Because sensitivities can be slow and sneaky, we tend to just live with the discomfort for years. Amanda gives us the simple diagnostic. 17:34 Does aging have anything to do with inflammation? Yes, says Amanda, particularly in women, the lack of reproductive hormones makes chronic inflammation more apparent in women in midlife. She tells us the thinking around the intersection between inflammation and menopause. 18:34 Amanda has developed a three-phase program to help her clients eliminate harmful foods from their diet. Through the program, clients heal their bodies by identifying what causes the reactivity and learning to avoid or manage those triggers – with Amanda providing resources, guidance, and support throughout. 20:57 The program takes time to work through: Amanda gives us an idea of how long it typically takes to begin healing the chronic inflammation. And you don’t get to cheat, she warns us: eating a trigger food will set your body back to start. 21:55 It’s not an easy process, but the results can be well worth the effort. Amanda shares with us a client’s experience of losing weight, regaining energy, and generally feeling like embracing life again. 24:40 The role of “coach” gets interesting when the goals are so intensely personal. Amanda tells us about keep clients honest and their need to confess and apologize when they cheat or backslide. “I’m just here to play support and accountability,” Amanda says, “It’s all about what they need to do for themselves.” 25:09 If you need Amanda, how do you find her? The quickest way is by going to her website: wellthielife.com. (It’s a great place to find a whole lot of information, incidentally.) The initial, 50-minute consultation with Amanda is complimentary. It’s important to find a coach who’s a good “fit,” Amanda tells us, so choose your coach carefully.  

Amanda Weber is affectionately known as a Happiness Coach and recovering people-pleaser. She helps people discover their happiest, healthiest and most successful version of themselves amid the often chaotic nature of life. Through one-on-one coaching, group workshops and speaking, and through her blog and podcast called “The Full Life,” Amanda helps bring clarity, perspective and what she calls the full life to those with whom she interacts. Amanda knows from experience what it's like to arrive at a certain point in your life stressed out, unhappy, and waking up at three in the morning feeling like there must be something more to life. An inherent people-pleaser, Amanda had to embark upon a journey of self-discovery, which she sometimes had to do against her initial instincts, in order to find peace of mind and joy for herself. She tells that story with remarkable clarity and honesty in this conversation.    Some of the key points I took from my time with Amanda include: Take Care of Yourself So You Can Take Care Of Others – Listen for her story of how she recognized that, by depleting herself, it was affecting her kids, and how she describes her “3 a.m. promise” to stop being reactive them. Life Gets Away – This happens to a lot of us without us realizing it. It certainly happened to me. If you don’t stop to consider where you’re going and why, life will carry you along on its own … and it won’t always take you to where you’d like to go. As Amanda says, “I think life kind of got away on me … I got that first job, and it led to the second, and it led to the third, and the more that I people-pleased and got stuff done, the more the next-best opportunity would come. And so I think life kind of took me somewhere versus me deciding where I would go, and I’m not sure it lines up at all with that little person that I started out as.” Sound familiar? Yeah, it does for me, too. Recognizing Adversity as Opportunity – Her story of being grateful to her husband for leaving is powerful. ©2017 Kevin Bulmer Enterprises

Amanda's friendship with Jenny grows, Matthew happily begins his tutoring sessions. As Amanda returns to school and an attempt at normal life, her powers begin revealing themselves with unexpected and alarming results. And she is also about to get a bit of news that will change everything. New to Secrets, Crimes & Audiotape? Don't miss the next episode: subscribe today at https://smarturl.it/sca Thank you to our sponsors: Blue Apron - Get 3 meals free on your first order when you visit them here: www.blueapron.com/secrets Sleep Number - Save $600 on the Sleep Number I8 bed when you visit them at an authorized Sleep Number store. And don't forget to tell them that David From Secrets, Crimes & Audiotape sent you. Zip Recruiter - Try Zip Recruiter and post your jobs for free when you visit them here: www.ZipRecruiter.com/Secrets We'd like to hear from you. Find us on Twitter @SecretsCrimes or Facebook.com/SecretsCrimes, and please complete a quick survey at www.wondery.com/survey. Have a question or comment? You can always email us at secrets@wondery.com or give us a call at 424-224-5711

Injury Prevention is the best way to stay healthy As it's currently Tradies National Health Month, I thought it would be appropriate to have a guest on the show that not only deals with post trauma, but also pre trauma. It makes sense that the best way to treat an injury is not to have one in the first place, so a lot of our message this month is based around getting access to the right information and resources, in oder for you listeners to make some positive changes. Amanda is a physiotherapist and a Pilates instructor, located on the South Coast of NSW. According to the Medical Dictionary, Pilates is a series of nonimpact exercises designed by Joseph Pilates to develop strength,flexibility, balance, and inner awareness. As Amanda eludes to during this podcast, pilates is philosophy that builds strength in core muscles, stabilising muscles and the mind. The aim is to build a solid foundation so that when you need to perform everyday exercises (like lifting, reaching, crouching, running, even walking and sitting), your body mobile and strong enough in the right areas. It was interesting to hear Amanda say that it's not uncommon for patients come in that may be fit and strong, but have weak foundations. The society we live in rewards six packs, but doesn't take into consideration the relevance of that six pack being correctly supported by core and stabilising muscles.. Amanda's unique approach comes as a result of being able to apply both what she knows from being a physio and what she knows from being a pilates instructor, which results in a holistic perspective on the ecosystem that is our body. Enjoy this podcast and if you have any questions, you can comment in the show notes.  You can also reach out to Amanda at the following places: Amanda@BodyAlignPhysio.com.au BodyAlignPhysio.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As Amanda searched for relationships and fun in college, she found profound emptiness. This week, she shares her story of hope. "#136: Hope Within Us" appeared on HopeNet 360.

For World Health Day we are highlighting the work of Tesfa Association, a member of the National Network of Positive Women Ethiopians. Christian Aid communications officer, Amanda Farrant, recently visited Ethiopia to find out more about Tesfa’s work. She witnessed how Tesfa is empowering men and women living with HIV to go into their communities and show others that it is possible to live happily and live positively. As Amanda explains, it starts with a cup of coffee… #health #Ethiopia #HIV

Today’s Guest I first discovered today's guest, Amanda Berlin, when she reached out to me via email. I immediately checked her out, and discovered that I loved her story and what she does, and I couldn't wait to have her on the show. As Amanda says, "Narrative is what consumers connect with. They are literally buying your story." And that's why it's so important to create content that connects! About Amanda Berlin Amanda Berlin is totally committed to helping you tell your story, get your message out there, and connect with the people who need you. After more than a decade writing pitches for companies like Disney and Dove, Brawny and Baskin Robbins, Colgate and Campbell’s, Amanda now uses her powers for good, helping entrepreneurs position themselves as experts and create compelling stories that sell their services. She is a communications specialist and content strategist who works with coaches and mindful entrepreneurs to help them find their voice, create systems for writing great content, and connect with their target audience in a completely authentic and stress-free way. Visit her website for regular tips on creating content that connects. Sign up to receive her step-by-step guide for writing your website’s ABOUT page. It includes six key writing prompts to get you brainstorming the essential elements of your ABOUT page, guidance on best practices in copywriting, a final grab-and-go About Page Composition Worksheet that will help you put your brainstorms in order, and more. Amanda also invites you to be a part of her new course in copywriting, Create Content that Connects: The Six-Week Roadmap to Consistently Streamline Authentic Signature Content…that will help you get your name out there and get clients. Master the story of “you” so you can talk about yourself and what you do to maximum impact — online and off. What You’ll Learn Why your past is the essential factor to distinguish yourself How to mine your personal story and spin your experience (and what the heck does that mean) Why clear is better than clever How to show your reader that you know them Amanda's top tips for creating content that connects Inspiring Women in Business Marie Forleo Stacey Harris Gabrielle Bernstein Anna Goldstein Nikki Elledge Brown Laura Yamin Jill Palmer Connect With Amanda Website Twitter Facebook Pinterest Free Gifts Write Your About Page, Answer the World's Most Common Question: "What do you do?" Clear Mental Clutter Content-Writing Course: Create Content That Connects     [SHP 70] How to Create Content That Connects, with Amanda Berlin http://wp.me/p3QOiq-OM #podcast

My guest Amanda Grossman got $2800 in free products at CVS over four years. That's about $700 in free stuff every year! In this interview she teaches you how to play the CVS Drugstore Game so you can save big bucks too. We discuss how to roll your ExtraCare Bucks (ECBs) and how to use multiple coupons/ExtraCare Bucks on a single purchase and more. As Amanda says, “This is not your grandmother’s couponing. It is focused couponing.” Once you learn how to play the game it can take just a few minutes a week. I saved $22 on a purchase before I even finished her book, and learned how I could save even more. Needless to say, I am a fan! Amanda Grossman is founder of the blog FrugalConfessions.com and author of the ebook, The CVS Drugstore Game. This episode aired live November 25, 2013.

As Amanda promised earlier, she pays a great deal of attention to the Wellpreneur podcast's listeners and their feedback! Therefore, today she addresses the subject that most of you asked for in Wellpreneur Community Group - TIME MANAGEMENT! Specifically, you will learn how to focus and make the most out of the time you have. How to be smart & strategic, how to set your expectations while avoiding burnout, why you should make a list of your tasks, and much more! Furthermore, you will find out how to join Wellpreneur Community Group, a place filled with people who know how to get the best out of their time to build the businesses they want! This episode originally aired on The Wellpreneur Podcast. Get the full show notes with links: https://wellpreneur.com/?p=28842 *Connect with Wellpreneur:* * Wellpreneur Facebook ( https://www.facebook.com/Wellpreneur ) & Instagram ( https://www.instagram.com/wellpreneur/ ) * Wellpreneur Facebook Group ( https://www.facebook.com/Wellpreneur ) Copyright 2012-2021 Wellpreneur Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands