I specialize in helping neurodivergent women control their thoughts & anxiety
Hey Reader, Every now and then, I manage to send an email without a link đŠ Here is the link to Ep 262: Why Being Easygoing Doesn't Make You A Better PersonThanks for your grace đAmanda On a Mountain, Kamloops, BC V2C6S9Unsubscribe ¡ Preferences
Hey Reader, Have you ever stood up for yourself and then immediately felt like a terrible person? You asked for what you neededâclearly, respectfullyâand still felt like maybe you shouldâve just let it go. Been a little easier to deal with. A little more "chill." Can you relate? YES - so painful This never happens to me This week on How to Love Yourself No Matter What, Iâm calling out the harmful messaging that tells women being âeasygoingâ makes us better people. Because spoiler alert: It...
Hey there, Reader! How many hours did you spend doing something just for you last week? Not for work. Not for your kids. Not for anyone else. Just you, your body, your heart, your nervous system. Hit reply and let me know the number. I'm asking because I want to get a sense of how the women on this list are actually living⌠not just what we should be doing, but whatâs really happening. Talk soon,Amanda đ¸ PS If your answer is close to zero, please know you're not alone. This is exactly the...
Hi Reader, Can I get real with you for a minute? Have you ever found yourself saying yes to things your body and mind know you should say no toâjust because you donât want to disappoint others? Youâre not alone. Thatâs the âgood girl narrativeâ at workâa story weâve been told since childhood that to be good, we have to put everyone else first, even at our own expense. Episode 7 Ugh GIF by The Bachelor This week on the podcast, Iâm breaking down where this narrative comes from, why it keeps so...
Hey beautiful Reader đ I know Motherâs Day can be a hard, tender day for many of us. Flower Girl Art GIF by Maryanne Chisholm - MCArtist Maybe you never got to know your mother.Maybe your mother was difficult or even harmful.Maybe she left, or maybe youâve lost her.Maybe youâre grieving the motherhood experience you wish youâd had â or the chance to be a mother yourself. If thatâs you today, I want to offer you something thatâs helped me:Motherhood isnât just a person. Itâs a presence. A...
Hey Reader, Are you the one holding everything together? The peacekeeper, the fixer, the reliable one â but inside youâre tired, overwhelmed, maybe even a little resentful? This weekâs episode of How to Love Yourself No Matter What is for you. Hereâs what we unpack:⨠Why youâre stuck here â Society, family, and culture taught us to be the âgood girl.â To take care of everyone else first. To feel worthy only when weâre fixing, managing, and smoothing things over.⨠Why itâs so damn exhausting â...
Hey Reader, Iâve got to tell you about my client "Shirley" (name changed for privacy"âbecause her story gives me full-body chills. Shirley hired me because she was having panic attacks just thinking about getting in a car or on a plane. Anxiety had such a grip on her life that even the idea of travel would send her spiraling. She felt like a prisoner to her fear. But Shirley was done living like that. So we started working together. I taught her the tools I use with all my clientsâreal,...
Hey Reader, Have you ever walked away from a conversation and thought, âDid they even hear me?âOr maybe itâs more subtleâlike shrinking your voice or second-guessing what you said because someone didnât quite âgetâ you. If youâre nodding along, I recorded this weekâs podcast just for you. In this episode, Iâm sharing a really personal story that perfectly illustrates what it feels like to be unseen and unheard, especially when youâre neurodivergent or just wired a little differently.Weâre...
Hey Reader, Have you ever felt like no one really gets you? Like youâre constantly giving but not receiving? Like youâre exhausted from trying to meet everyone elseâs needs while yours are left on the back burner? If thatâs you, I want you to knowâyouâre not alone. And more importantly, thereâs nothing wrong with you. The truth is, many of us (especially sensitive and neurodivergent women) have been taught to mask our needs, to be âeasygoing,â to go with the flowâeven when weâre drowning...
Hey Reader, I bet you didn't know that confidence is a human need. It's not just something that's "nice to have", it's something we need to feel emotions like joy and fulfillment. But hereâs the thingâconfidence isnât something you either have or donât. Itâs not a switch you flip once and never worry about again. Itâs a practice. And if youâve ever wondered why you can feel unstoppable one day and completely unsure the next, itâs because confidence is built, not found. Tomorrow, Iâm teaching...