Manders Mindset

Feedback on the show? Send us a message! What happens when life strips away the identity that once defined everything? In this powerful conversation, Brian Nugent shares the remarkable journey that took him from professional football to becoming a performance coach after facing life-changing adversity. Along the way, he opens up about the hidden pressures of elite performance, navigating burnout,...

Feedback on the show? Send us a message! What happens after you begin finding your voice? In Part 2 of Amanda Russo's conversation with visibility and embodiment coach, speaker, author, and Dance to Heal podcast host Jenny C. Cohen, the conversation continues with an even deeper look into healing, resilience, and the life-changing lessons that emerged through some of Jenny's greatest cha...

Feedback on the show? Send us a message! What if the parts of your story you've spent years trying to overcome... are actually the very things that help you find your voice? In this powerful Part 1 conversation, host Amanda Russo sits down with visibility and embodiment coach, speaker, author, and Dance to Heal podcast host Jenny C. Cohen for an honest discussion about childhood trauma, ident...

Feedback on the show? Send us a message! What if the things you've spent your entire life searching for were never outside of you to begin with? In this deeply vulnerable episode of Manders Mindset, host Amanda Russo sits down with speaker, author, coach, and founder of Angel Goddess Healing, Shannon Curtis, for a powerful conversation about trauma, addiction, grief, forgiveness, healing, and...

Feedback on the show? Send us a message! What if the dream you've spent your entire life chasing is no longer the dream you're meant to live? In this episode of Manders Mindset, Amanda Russo sits down with Shannon Russell, business coach, speaker, author, and host of the Second Act Success podcast, for a conversation about career transitions, entrepreneurship, identity, and having the co...

Feedback on the show? Send us a message! What if one of the most common pieces of advice we've ever been given isn't actually true? In this thought-provoking episode of Manders Mindset, host Amanda Russo sits down with author Adam Brownlie to explore one of life's biggest questions: Can we actually choose to be happy? Drawing from years of research and the philosophy behind his book...

Feedback on the show? Send us a message! What if one of the most powerful things you could do for yourself wasn’t helping someone else… but learning how to stop abandoning yourself? In this heartfelt episode of Manders Mindset, host Amanda Russo sits down with former bodybuilding pro turned functional health and fitness coach Allie Cass for a powerful conversation about self-worth, resilience, gri...

Feedback on the show? Send us a message! What if happiness isn't something you're born with... but something you can learn? In this deeply honest and inspiring episode of Manders Mindset, Amanda sits down with author, keynote speaker, happiness coach, and former business executive Todd Patkin for a powerful conversation about mental health, perfectionism, burnout, and the habits that cre...

Feedback on the show? Send us a message! What if the biggest thing standing between you and the life you want… is the resistance to change? In this deeply insightful episode of Manders Mindset , host Amanda Russo sits down with Harvard-trained psychotherapist, mindset expert, executive coach, and bestselling author Madeline Weiss for a powerful conversation about identity, self-worth, reinvention,...

Feedback on the show? Send us a message! What if the shame carried for years wasn’t proof that something was wrong… but proof that healing had never truly been given space to begin? In this deeply vulnerable episode of Manders Mindset , host Amanda Russo sits down with Dr. Zoe Shaw, licensed psychotherapist, relationship coach, author, and podcast host for a powerful conversation about shame, secr...

Feedback on the show? Send us a message! What if rebuilding your life after trauma wasn’t about becoming who you once were… but learning how to embrace who you are now? In this deeply moving episode of Manders Mindset, host Amanda Russo sits down with author, speaker, and trauma survivor Shannon Michelle for a powerful conversation about resilience, identity, healing, and the life changing power o...

Feedback on the show? Send us a message! What happens when you’ve spent most of your life believing your voice doesn’t matter… and then you decide to use it anyway? In this milestone Episode 200 of Manders Mindset , host Amanda Russo sits down with podcast host and sustainability advocate Amy Bolduc for one of the most raw and honest conversations yet. From navigating a challenging childhood and y...

Feedback on the show? Send us a message! What happens when life pulls you so far away from who you once were… that finding your way back feels almost impossible? In this deeply personal episode of Manders Mindset, host Amanda Russo sits down with Dr. Crystal Harrell, Yale-trained public health researcher, bestselling author, and CEO to explore her journey of losing and rediscovering herself. From...

Feedback on the show? Send us a message! What if the anxiety, overwhelm, and patterns people struggle to break aren’t random, but the result of a nervous system that has been conditioned over time? In this powerful episode of Manders Mindset, Amanda Russo sits down with Rachel Lundberg, owner of Thrive Yoga and Wellness and co-founder of Yoga Oak. With over two decades of experience in yoga and ne...

Feedback on the show? Send us a message! What if the hardest moment of your life wasn’t the end… but the beginning of your transformation? In this powerful episode of Manders Mindset , host Amanda Russo sits down with Shruti, a cancer survivor, author, and holistic health coach, to share her deeply personal journey through adversity, healing, and self-discovery. From growing up feeling misundersto...

Feedback on the show? Send us a message! What if the struggles people face in their lives, whether in relationships, finances, or personal fulfillment aren’t due to a lack of effort, but instead deeply rooted subconscious programming? In this powerful episode of Manders Mindset, host Amanda Russo sits down with Dr. Joseph, also known as Joey, a rapid growth specialist and creator of the SMT Method...

Feedback on the show? Send us a message! What if the patterns that have shaped someone’s entire life were never actually the problem but the solution waiting to be uncovered? In this deeply honest episode of Manders Mindset , host Amanda Russo sits down with boundaries coach, speaker, and author Barb Nangel, whose life transformed at 52 through 12-step recovery after decades of therapy only scratc...

Feedback on the show? Send us a message! What if the voice that’s been held back… is the very thing meant to lead? In this powerful episode of Manders Mindset, Amanda Russo sits down with speaker, author, and soulful speaking coach Lauri Smith for a conversation about leadership, authenticity, and the journey from being the “good girl” to becoming an untamed, fully expressed voice. Lauri shares a...

Feedback on the show? Send us a message! What if the smallest moment… a compliment, a conversation, an email almost deleted… could change the entire course of a life? In this deeply moving episode of Manders Mindset , host Amanda Russo sits down with motivational speaker, author, and “motivational firewood guy” Steve Gamlin for a conversation about mindset, awareness, resilience, love, and the une...

Feedback on the show? Send us a message! What if the hardest parts of someone’s past didn’t have to define their future? In this powerful episode of Manders Mindset, host Amanda Russo sits down with transformational speaker and Air Force veteran Logan, whose life story is a testament to resilience, personal responsibility, and the power of rewriting your own narrative. From growing up in a restric...

Feedback on the show? Send us a message! What if the constant mental noise, overthinking, and self-doubt many people experience isn’t something they have to live with forever? In this insightful episode of Manders Mindset, host Amanda Russo sits down with NLP practitioner, hypnotherapist, and founder of Mindful Matters LLC, Nikki Gangemi. After pivoting from a career in acting to 15 years in teach...

Feedback on the show? Send us a message! What if hitting rock bottom wasn’t the end of the story…  but the beginning of rebuilding everything? In this episode of Manders Mindset, host Amanda Russo sits down with entrepreneur and Uplift 360 founder Wes Towers to explore what happens when life completely falls apart and how those moments can become the catalyst for profound transformation. After exp...

Feedback on the show? Send us a message! What if intimacy isn’t lost because love disappears… but because anxiety takes over? In this thought-provoking episode of Manders Mindset , host Amanda Russo sits down with Bruce, a Vermont-based psychologist with over 30 years of experience working with couples, to unpack what really breaks relationships apart and what actually brings them back together. A...

Feedback on the show? Send us a message! What if the reason your relationship feels stuck… isn’t because of them but because of what you’re carrying? In this episode of Manders Mindset , host Amanda Russo sits down with marriage and mindset expert Larry Bilotta for a powerful conversation about emotional patterns, childhood programming, and why it only takes one person to begin healing a relations...

Feedback on the show? Send us a message! What if the authority you’ve been taught to look for outside of yourself has actually been within you all along? In this powerful episode of Manders Mindset, host Amanda Russo sits down with holistic doctor and former midwife Dr. Marissa Heisel for an expansive conversation on women’s health, pregnancy, midlife, and the radical act of self-trust. With more...