Holding Space with Authentically Amy

This episode is unlike any conversation I've shared before. As I prepare to host my F.L.O.W. with Life Authenticity Intensive this September, I couldn't help but smile at the timing of this conversation because, at its heart, it's about the very thing I believe authenticity requires ... trusting yourself enough to stop resisting who you already are. NOTE: This episode is longer than usual, and I e...

For many women, being the strong one begins long before they realize they have a choice. If you've ever been the one everyone turns to, the one who always has it together, or the one who finds it easier to give than receive, this conversation offers a gentle reminder that strength is not diminished by allowing yourself to be cared for. In this powerful conversation, Amy sits down with Adaku Mbagwu...

So many people are deeply lonely, not because they don’t want connection, but because being truly seen feels vulnerable, uncomfortable, and sometimes even unsafe. In this conversation with Loren Silverman, we explore why so many adults struggle to build meaningful community, why authenticity often requires us to step outside our comfort zones, and how hiding parts of ourselves can quietly keep us...

There’s a question most people don’t say out loud, but almost everyone feels at some point: Do I matter? In this conversation with Tim Tedder, we go beneath success, beneath failure, beneath the roles we’ve built our lives around, and into the space where that question actually lives. Not the version measured by followers, achievements, or impact, but the quiet, often uncomfortable version that sh...

What happens when the thing you’ve built your life around is no longer required? In this conversation with Eric Twohey, we explore what it means to have your time given back to you, whether through retirement, life transitions, or the rapid changes happening with AI, and why so many people feel lost when the structure of work is removed. The truth is, most of us have spent years defining ourselves...

In this episode of Holding Space with Authentically Amy, I sit down with Ruthie Elliott for a heartfelt conversation about love, intuition, trauma, spiritual trust, and the importance of protecting your peace without closing your heart. Together, we explore what it means to embody love in a world that can feel heavy, how to notice when someone’s energy is not aligned with yours, and why loving peo...

There comes a point in life where everything can look right on the outside, yet something inside you knows it no longer fits. Not because you failed, but because you’ve grown, and growth has a way of asking for more honesty than comfort. In this episode, I sit down with Susan Houston for a conversation that goes far beyond career changes and relationship endings, and into what it actually feels li...

What if the moments that hurt you the most didn’t have to define you forever? In this episode, I sit down with Tammy Ward, former police officer turned motivational speaker, for a conversation that is raw, real, and deeply human. What she shares will stay with you. We talk about trauma that doesn’t just go away, the kind that quietly shapes how you see the world, how you show up, and how you carry...

I did not know Blair is a professional profiler, and at the end, he shares his “take” on me! “You are very authentic and intelligent. You hold back your intelligence so you don’t look too smart, but you can usually outthink most people in any room you’re in. It’s rare for you to find people that outstrip your ability to think through an issue. Very intelligent, very quick with your ability to grab...

What if dyslexia isn’t a reading disorder at all, but a difference in how the brain organizes information? In this episode, I sit down with Russell Van Brocklen, who shares both his personal journey with severe dyslexia and the groundbreaking method he developed after discovering that traditional accommodations weren’t addressing the real issue. Russell explains the neurological differences behind...

This episode moves through meaningful and layered territory, weaving together culture, fear, embodiment, storytelling, and what it truly means to live and speak from a place of authenticity. Dr. Sarah Jefferis joins me for a conversation that begins with a cultural moment many people are quietly wrestling with and gradually unfolds into something much more personal: how fear shapes the narratives...

This episode includes vulnerable moments that may feel emotionally tender. Please listen at your own pace and take breaks if needed. So many of us were never taught how to trust ourselves-only how to perform, comply, overthink, and look outside of ourselves for answers. In this conversation, I sit down with Lynn Bunch for a deeply human, grounding discussion about intuition, self-trust, and what h...

What happens when the life you’ve built no longer fits the truth you feel inside? In this episode of Holding Space with Authentically Amy , Tara Wiskow shares her powerful transition from a 13-year career as a weight loss and mindset coach into fully embracing her calling as an intuitive healer. Together, we explore what it really means to choose authenticity when it risks judgment, misunderstandi...

In this episode, Amy is joined by Jon Symes, a self-described “recovering man” who helps others untangle themselves from the rigid stories of masculinity that quietly limit their humanity. Together, they explore what happens when the identities we were taught to live by (success, strength, productivity, control) stop working. Jon shares how a failed venture forced him to confront who he was beneat...

Grief doesn’t only arrive with death. It shows up anytime life asks us to let go ... of a role, a relationship, a version of ourselves, or the life we thought we were living. In this episode, Amy is joined by Angela Clement for an honest, compassionate conversation about grief as a natural and necessary process of being human. Together, they explore how grief weaves through change, illness, careta...

What if the exhaustion you’ve been living with isn’t just “part of getting older”, but a signal asking for something different? In this episode, Amy sits down with Adrienne Simmons, a vitality coach and speaker, who shares her honest journey from being the “Energizer Bunny” for decades, to quietly losing her energy, her spark, and her sense of herself, and then finding her way back. Adrienne opens...

What does it actually mean to hold space, and why does it always begin with you? In this episode, Amy pulls back the curtain on the heart of her podcast and the framework that guides her work, relationships, and healing: S.P.A.C.E. A simple but powerful way of learning how to be present with yourself and others without fixing, performing, judging, or shutting down. Amy breaks down the S.P.A.C.E. M...

What if better health didn’t require perfection, extreme diets, or a complete life overhaul? In this episode, Amy sits down with Dr. Amanda Adkins, a board-certified internal medicine and lifestyle medicine physician, to talk about what actually creates lasting health, starting with her own story. Dr. Amanda shares how being an obese teenager became the turning point that eventually led her into l...

TRIGGER WARNING!! The holidays shine brightly for many, but for others, this season brings an ache that’s hard to name. In this deeply honest conversation, Amy sits down with author and grief advocate Adriene Caldwell to explore what it means to move through the holidays while carrying loss, trauma, sobriety, and the invisible weight so many people quietly hold. Adriene opens up about lo...

TRIGGER WARNING!! In one of the most raw and human conversations to date, Amy sits down with therapist and podcast host Malisa for a deeply honest exploration of trauma, emotional reactivity, survival, and the lifelong work of coming home to yourself. Malisa shares her story with remarkable vulnerability, from a childhood marked by abuse, neglect, and loss, to a breaking point in 2023 wh...

In this episode, Amy sits down with psychotherapist and author Lisa Gray for a transformative conversation about one of the most misunderstood parts of human connection: conflict. Lisa explains why most of us were never taught how to handle conflict in a healthy way, and how that lack of skill quietly affects our relationships, workplaces, families, and friendships. Together, she and Amy explore h...

In this uplifting episode of Holding Space with Authentically Amy, Amy talks with Ethan Reis, a hypnotherapist living in Costa Rica, about the powerful link between the mind, body, and spirit. Ethan shares how multiple concussions and chronic symptoms led him on a journey of healing that revealed the deep relationship between emotional resistance and physical health. Through hypnotherapy, mindfuln...

In this deeply honest episode of Holding Space with Authentically Amy, Amy sits down with Vincent Hazenboom, a coach and podcast host helping men reconnect with their hearts, to talk about his 20-year journey through pornography addiction—and the healing that followed. Vincent shares how childhood rejection and trauma shaped his addiction, how therapy and EMDR helped him uncover its roots, and wha...

In this illuminating episode of Holding Space with Authentically Amy, Amy sits down with Raj Khedun, a spiritual teacher and creator of the 3:3 Insomnia Hack, to explore the connection between breath, consciousness, and the infinite potential within us all. Raj shares his lifelong spiritual journey—from meeting a divine avatar in India who revealed that unconditional love is th...

In this enlightening episode of Holding Space with Authentically Amy, Amy sits down with Jake Burki, who shares his remarkable journey from being 100 pounds overweight and on 13 prescription medications to reclaiming his health through natural and alternative approaches. Jake reveals the three key elements he believes are essential for the body to heal itself—hydration, alkalinity, and energy—and...