Not a Widow...But a Goddess: Conversations on grief as a sacred gatekeeper.

In this episode, Amanda interviews Pamela Hempstead, a recent breast cancer survivor on her journey of a double mastectomy and a hysterectomy in the midst of a pandemic, and the role faith and trust in God has had for her in the process. Pam opens up on her fears, how unprocessed grief affected her, and how being intentional, fearless, and actionable can save your life. Take a breath before you mo...

The grief story can unpack many feelings, old wounds, and traumas. It can also reveal many gifts to grow and encourage our human story towards greater love. In this episode, Amanda guides her listeners to some of the gifts she has received and why giving yourself permission to walk through the process is so important. Take a breath before you move on and meet yourself gently as you continue your d...

Amanda takes you through the journey of how cleaning can extend into the emotional realm of our internal self through her own personal journey. Through journeys like grief we have an opportunity to say yes to the invitation of cleaning the traumas of the past that comes up when we experience life events that rocks our center. Everything she says is an opportunity to clean what has been left undone...

In today's episode guest Licensed Therapist Bill Wilder of Wilder Wellness Center in Mooresville, NC talks about the need for a primitive reset (connection with our ancestral roots) within humanity to bring about greater wholeness to the mind, body, and spirit.  Take a breath before you move on and meet yourself gently as you continue your day. If you'd like to stay connected, you can fi...

Grief can be like poetry. It has a cadence that flows up and down and side to side. It is not a linear process. Opening yourself to become available to the fullness of the grief experience perhaps is the key to becoming more human, to feel, express, and honor the inner ache. To feel is to be human. Listen to Amanda as she guides and leads you into an another episode with poetry from the heart. Tak...

Now more than ever self-care is of paramount importance. Amanda takes the listener through why self-care is needed now more than ever, her own story of self-care, and the different ways self-care might looks like. There are subtle acts of self care that many may not connect with such as being still, saying no, crying, choosing not to fix other people's problems for them, etc. Join Amanda as s...

Grief can be difficult to process and navigate.  It differs from person to person and there's no magic bullet that's a cure. In this episode Amanda takes the listener on her personal story of grief and also how they can honor their own grief process in a way that is right for them. Through story sharing, she guides the listeners to use the power of sharing their story as medicine for hea...

In this first inaugural episode of Talk and Tea with Esha.  Esha  introduces myself, her story, and why she has chosen to create conversations for the mind, heart, and soul centered around grief, death, dying, and starting over.  "I hope you can join me explore the deeper dimensions of our humanity together with a nice cup of hot tea." - Esha Estar Take a breath before you move on and me...