Feeling Things with Amy & Kat

A listener asked us to talk about something so many women quietly carry: the weight of the household, especially the financial responsibility and the pressure that comes with it. Plus, a few of our favorite financial voices to follow on IG. We're also answering a question from a 38-year-old mom who has lots of friends but no "best friend." Is that normal? And should she have one? Kat shares a book...

Ever been in a terrible mood and couldn't figure out why? Amy was falling apart until she remembered a simple check-in she learned for her kids years ago: H.A.L.T. Are you hungry, angry, lonely, or tired? Twenty minutes and one snack later, she was a new woman. Plus, what to say instead of "it's OK" when it really isn't, the texts to send this week if you're craving more community, and five brilli...

If you’ve been doing everything you know how to do to make a change, and nothing is changing, consider this:  Maybe LESS is actually more.  Maybe making progress is less about how much you can add and more about how much you can subtract.  There is a time for trying harder and doing more. There is also a time for subtracting what no longer fits.  So today’s episode...

This week on Soul Sessions, Amanda Rieger Green teaches a powerful, practical technique for shifting the unconscious programs running beneath your conscious mind — using activities you already do every day. Brushing your teeth, showering, folding laundry, doing your skincare routine, or driving a familiar route are all low cognitive load moments where your subconscious is free to run its usu...

A listener wants to know: what's the viral eyeshadow Amy talked about a while ago? Plus, another listener pitches a Feeling Things book club, raves about The Calamity Club (and asks the big question: what would you do for your child?), and recommends My Friends. A new listener has a word choice note for us, and our skydiving listener checks back in with an emergency parachute update and what it wa...

Amy just found out her dove tattoo might actually be a hummingbird, and honestly, it might be exactly what she needed. Amy and Kat dig into what each bird symbolizes, then kick off with their feelings of the day! Plus, three simple swaps to break your over-apologizing habit (hint: "thank you" goes a long way), what to say to someone who just won't stop complaining, and the everyday words and phras...

Colleen was a pastor. She was teaching God's word, leading others, preaching identity in Christ. But behind closed doors, she felt like a hypocrite. She knew what God said about her. She could teach it. She believed it was true... for everyone else. But for her, it felt like words on a page that wouldn't land in her heart. And on top of that, she was carrying a lifetime of shame about her body. Si...

Bobby kicks off a new year-by-year series counting down the top 10 moments that defined country music in the ’90s, starting with 1990. In this episode, he looks back at Garth, Reba, Alan Jackson, Clint Black, The Highwaymen, The Chicks, Tim McGraw, Lorrie Morgan, Travis Tritt, and more — while also sharing conversations with some of the artists decades later about the songs, albums, an...

Tomorrow is the LAST DAY to join us for The River Within, the new program I’m hosting with my friend Ruthie Lindsey. In this episode, we’ll awaken your creative gifts and activate your life force! One of the ways we’ll do this is through the topic of today’s episode: aligned, messy action.  If you’re a thoughtful, deliberate, intentional person, you likely strugg...

This week on Soul Sessions, Amanda Rieger Green maps out the energetic terrain of October — a month she describes as a curious and wild ride. She opens with an oracle card pull, "Relax the Hold of Darkness and Be at Cause," setting the tone for a month that asks for courage, trust, and a loving, courageous heart leading the way.  Amanda breaks down the astrology at play: Venus retrograd...

What do you do when all the bad things are happening at once? This week, a listener shares that her husband is recovering from open heart surgery while three of her siblings have been diagnosed with serious cancers. She's always been the positive one, but now she feels numb and can't even cry. Should she force herself to feel it, push it away, or just be grateful she's okay? We talk through grief,...

In this powerful conversation, Dr. Alison Cook gets honest about something many of us don't realize: we can know all the right things about God, healing, and ourselves—and still have parts of us that don't feel safe, connected, or secure. As a psychologist of religion, licensed therapist, and bestselling author, Alison has spent decades exploring the intersection of psychology, faith, and sp...

Why is letting go of something so hard? Kat explains. Also, A guy online says women fear the "R" word: receiving and it's not attractive to men. We break down his viral matcha story and whether we agree with him. We also share "defaults" that can help you support yourself when you're overwhelmed, the Yale study that found regular readers lived nearly two years longer, and some low-effort date nigh...

Comedian & actress Heather McMahan joins Bobby to talk about building a comedy career by trusting her instincts, finding material in real life, and why her husband has become one of her best sources of inspiration. She shares the story of sending a DVD to Jeff Foxworthy, what it was like meeting her hero Joan Rivers, and how those early comedy moments helped shape the performer she is now. Hea...

Amy responds to a listener asking about her weight training and Kat shares a simple 4-minute Tabata workout you can do today, no gym or overwhelm required. We also dig into a real parenting dilemma, should kids be forced to hug relatives, or is it okay to let them say no? Plus, an important, gently delivered clarification from a pediatrician about a health organization that sounds official but isn...

Working for or with a narcissist can seriously damage your mental and physical health. Today we're breaking down what narcissism actually looks like at work, from the loud, degrading "overt" boss everyone can spot, to the sneakier "communal narcissist" who love-bombs you, plays the hero, and quietly discards you once they've gotten what they need. We talk about why these people rise to the top, ho...

In this powerful conversation, Lysa TerKeurst gets honest about something most of us don't want to admit: we all have control issues. And often, what we call "being responsible" or "planning ahead" is actually fear disguised as strength. As the founder of Proverbs 31 Ministries and a #1 New York Times bestselling author, Lysa has spent years helping women navigate boundaries, forgiveness, and fait...

I used to think celebrating myself was self-centered. Self-aggrandizing.  A waste of time at best.  An overextension of the ego at worst. If someone else wanted to celebrate me, I would let it happen. But letting it in was a whole different story. When it came to celebrating myself, it used to be a non-starter.  But I changed my mind and I want to tell you about it.  Register f...

This week on Soul Sessions, Amanda Rieger Green explores the space between what we know deep down and what we're actually willing to do about it. Why do we stay in relationships, jobs, and patterns that felt "off" from the very beginning? Amanda breaks down how fear disguises itself as pride, loyalty, people-pleasing, and rationalization — and walks through the shift many of us are feeling b...

We're answering two emails that hit close to home for a lot of listeners. First, Sarah, 32, writes in feeling like a stranger to herself after a lifetime of being whoever everyone else needed her to be, and asks how to actually start figuring out who she is. We talk through some real starting points, from noticing what energizes you to practicing choosing for yourself in small ways. Then Mary, 47,...

Amy's feeling proud, while Kat's feeling sad! We confess all the ways we've settled into getting older, from sensible shoes to loving vacuums to not wanting to go to concerts that start too late. Kat takes us through the realization that millennials are no longer "the future" (or the problem child) as Gen Z has officially taken over that title. Plus: a story about the time Amy's mom showed up at s...

In this episode of the "God Pod", Leanne invites you to redefine "surrender" and actively shift from self-reliance to God's guidance. Diving into the first ingredient AND the first "God Block", the focus is on Self-Acceptance as both an ingredient for a loving Self-Image and a potential block to receiving God's love. Consider this episode a roadmap to recognizing and addressing your own "God...

The dominant cultural narrative says that truth lies in data, rational thinking and logic.  And so when we set out to heal, we think we need to alter the thoughts, reframe the story, and get the mind under control (and for a while this may even work).  But then there comes a point where the body begins to disagree with the mind.  The body doesn’t care about “right”...

This week on Soul Sessions, Amanda Rieger-Green welcomes a very special guest: her cousin Amy Brown, co-host of The Bobby Bones Show and Feeling Things with Amy and Kat, who traveled all the way to Cuenca, Ecuador to visit her. Amanda and Amy dive deep into what it means to be truly intentional in friendship, how the loss of both of their mothers deepened their bond, and why "front-loading" your s...

We're diving into your voicemails and emails…starting with Samantha's story about how a job she "didn't get" ended up leading her to her best friend, her fiancé, and a promotion (proof that maybe you didn't get what you wanted because you deserve more). We're also unpacking a body language expert's claim that carrying two bags to work makes you look "chaotic" and unprofessional, answ...