Connect The Dots B*tch

Amy’s heated when it comes to the topic of compassion lately! She’s giving you a successful formula for being a strong and self-protected human who is able to extend kindness in the midst of others pain. She also offers insight into why compassion and empathy is more about YOU not them, tune in!

Amy’s back for an all new Season (4) of Connect The Dots B*tch and she starts off with sharing what she’s been up to since y’all last spoke. She recently interviewed her parents and boyfriend and dishes on the behind the scenes of what she was REALLY thinking, feeling, fearing, reflecting on while it all went down. Join Amy for the start of a brand new season. Hit subscribe & leave her a 5-star re...

In this final episode of Season 3, Amy takes listeners burning questions on communicating, setting and upholding BOUNDARIES! This value-packed episode covers the basics of boundary setting, contextual examples, Amy’s real life boundary examples, what respect actually means, PLUS hilarious stories & essential tips for you! Be sure to leave a 5-star review and comment on the platform of your choice...

Amy takes you on a journey through the mind-body connection and how to release emotional constipation. For those with physical ailments or recurring pain, tune in, you’ll want to hear this message about unmet needs and a life-changing coping tool!

Amy babysits her nephew for his parent’s first night out post baby and things don’t go quite as expected! She learns baby’s boundaries, raps Salt N Pepa, and finds out what works for one won’t work for all. Tune in for Auntie Amy’s rant about baby straight jackets, Mister Toad’s Wild Ride and clarification of how to uphold your boundaries!

Never failing to have a dull moment, Amy visits her gyno and leaves with hot tips on pelvic exam conversation starters! She then deep dives into an a la carte menu of anxiety and trauma induced anxiety, how anxiety is created, coping tools and much, much more!

Amy has become slightly, “sort of” Keto friendly BUT has bumped into some interesting problems (TMI warning)! She chats with you about what can happen when things in life are finally good but you’ve got past trauma triggering you. She also maps out how trauma and self-sabotage works and the key things you must remember to cope.

Amy reflects on and hilariously details the events of a sudden death she experienced recently. She shares how she navigates chaos with grace, regulates her emotional state, receives support and processes pain in real-time!

Amy divulges the differences between unleashing your internal judgments versus offering constructive criticism to others. She paints you a clear picture of what respect looks and sounds like and why you need to stop ‘typo flexing’!

Amy highlights the distinction between gossip, venting and honest conversation. She tells you how easy it is to tell someone’s emotional maturity by listening to how they speak and where you may be needing to set some boundaries in your relationships!

Amy psychoanalyzes what happens mentally and emotionally when you feel ‘out of control’ and what perfectionism, OCD and anxiety all have in common. Tune in to learn why your environment may be contributing to these types of struggles!

Amy delivers you some life-changing advice about deodorant and victim-hood. She explains why personal accountability is essential to growth and how she navigates an extremely challenging relationship in her life with someone stuck in a victim mindset.

Amy tells you about her recent visit to a city, why parallel parking shouldn’t exist and why she’s had to cut back on her law & order watching. She talks about the obnoxious patterns you silently observe in others, who aren’t asking for help, that require a silent boundary over a verbal one!

Amy shares how she navigates asking for support herself and communicating her needs. She also tells you what needs to happen when giving support to others and how to set boundaries when someone attacks, blames or uses what they’ve done for against you to manipulate you into getting their way.

Amy discusses the biggest struggles people have setting boundaries & discourages you from offering unsolicited boundary advice to others. She gives her Tupperware lady example & provides you context and personal stories about setting boundaries with neighbors, strangers, friends, ending phone conversations and in making plans. Big boundary episode, tune in!

Amy recaps her Easter holiday with family reflecting on the chaotic and confusing forms of communication, the people pleasing, lack of boundaries, appeasing and neglectful behaviors. Tune in because today she’s not just talking about the elephant in the room; she’s naming it, petting it and riding it too!

Amy thinks it’ll be a fun idea to go through her Instagram DMs and respond in a podcast episode! She puts context to a lot of topics such as why over-sharing is a boundary issue and why you need to ask when you’re confused. Other topics covered are parental role reversal, listening to too many experts, clear communication, the questions she hates getting!

Amy gets a line of questioning from her old guy neighbor that ‘could be’ in appropriate. She dishes on the whole ‘spontaneity’ pronunciation saga and explains why demanding others change in order to make you more comfortable reflects your inability to regulate and validate yourself!

Amy has an important conversation with her mother that inspires today’s episode! She shares with you her thoughts on the importance of considering others feelings while not holding yourself responsible for them, thinking beyond yourself and looking at more than what meets the eye.

We all know she loves a Brit and in this episode Amy is fired up about the Royals! She gives her expert mental health perspective on the Royal controversy while discussing various larger topics on hand. Topics such as the harmful effects of invalidating & shaming others emotions, the difference between being solution-minded versus problem-focused, control/obedience, conditional love and the import...

Amy meets her new nephew, discusses strangers on the internet bullying her and reflects on good times and reactive times with Cheryl & Jeff! She addresses the key differences in a holistic approach to health versus a medical (pathogenic) approach and why being quick to attack an alternative perspective is harmful. This episode also discusses emotional reactivity and dysregulation. Prepare yourself...

Amy shares her perspective on what happens when you leave words unspoken and how it can impact your health. She answers a few listeners questions about power struggles, disrespect, difficult people and triangulation. Tune in for a jam packed episode full of personal stories, self-analysis and for why you need to hide the mugs!

In this weeks episode Cheryl breaks her arm and Amy’s bladder gets extra attention during a 7 1/2 hour phone call. Amy shares how she went from trying to control her parents to respecting their decisions as they begin to age and divulges how to set up mental and emotional boundaries to stop taking on other people’s problems!

Amy has a stand-off with the grocery store robot this week while buying lemons that has her on the verge. She’s also divulging a fascinating conversation she had about relationship attachment and the unhealthy ways we gauge how we are liked or cared for. This convo digs into enmeshment, neglect, abandonment and codependency.

Amy explains why we shouldn’t fall in love with babies, snow removal etiquette and how she can be a bit of a dick for good reason. She also takes time to map out the importance of mindfulness and helps you better understand why you keep repeating the same patterns that hurt you (in a way you’ll never forget). You might wanna take some notes because this one’s good!