Amy Thurman

Holding Space with Authentically Amy

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Holding Space with Authentically Amy isn’t a podcast you listen to for tips or takeaways. It’s a space you enter. A space where you don’t have to be okay. Where you don’t have to know what to say. Where nothing needs to be solved or explained. This is what I needed when I was unraveling. Not advice. Not noise. Just space. Space to breathe. Space to break down. Space to exist without interpretation. So I created it. This podcast is an extension of my Authentically Amy series, where we talk about the things most people avoid. The hard, tender, honest things that make us real. The things that cra...

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Amy Thurman

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Love and Responsibility 07.10.2025 47:51

In this inspiring episode of  Holding Space with Authentically Amy , Amy sits down with Dr. Helmut Love—author, humanitarian, and current candidate for Mayor of Atlanta—to explore how love and responsibility can transform not just individuals, but entire communities. Dr. Love shares his belief that true love carries both devotion and duty—the feminine energy of compassion and empath...

Authentic Connections: The Power of Vulnerability 29.09.2025 57:28

In this episode of  Holding Space with Authentically Amy , Amy is joined by David Homan, author of  Orchestrating Connection , for a conversation about what it really takes to create meaningful relationships in a world that often feels disconnected. Together, they explore how vulnerability and curiosity are the foundation of authentic connection—and why society’s definition of stren...

Breaking and Becoming: Amy Thurman's Story 22.09.2025 24:51

In this special episode of  Holding Space with Authentically Amy , host Amy Thurman does something different, she shares her own story. Until now, Amy has focused on holding space for others, but listeners often ask:  Why did you start this podcast? What’s the story behind it?  In this vulnerable conversation, Amy opens up about the life-changing moment in 2014 that altere...

Breaking the Stigma; Ending Silence, Creating Connection 11.09.2025 51:33

TRIGGER WARNING: SUICIDE AND MENTAL HEALTH In this powerful episode of  Holding Space with Authentically Amy , Amy is joined by Lisa Sugarman, mental health advocate, crisis counselor, and founder of  The Help Hub . September marks Suicide Prevention Month, and Lisa brings both her lived experience of suicide loss and her professional expertise to a conversation that is equal parts...

Success, Support, and Self 16.08.2025 41:47

In this episode of Holding Space with Authentically Amy, Amy sits down with powerhouse entrepreneur and global women’s leader Deb Drummond to unpack what happens behind the scenes of major success. Fresh from producing a 5-day event filled with summits, dinners, a fashion show (featuring her son, Ocean’s, runway debut), and awards, Deb shares both the exhilaration and the exhaustion of pulling it...

More Than My Illness 04.08.2025 39:05

In this vulnerable and empowering episode of  Holding Space with Authentically Amy , Amy sits down with mental health advocate and future therapist, Bianca, for a raw conversation about chronic illness, invisible disabilities, and the struggle to feel seen. Both Amy and Bianca live with POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome) and have faced the stigma that often comes with invisible...

The Cost of Caring 26.07.2025 37:56

In this heartfelt episode of Holding Space with Authentically Amy, Amy sits down with Tobie Spears, founder of the nonprofit Be Humanitarian, to explore the often-overlooked tension between doing meaningful work and meeting personal financial needs. Tobie shares her journey of providing meals, gardens, jobs, and security to families in Guatemala, while candidly opening up about the struggle of not...