The Amanda Allen Podcast

Pain - the journey of my life time, a conversation about the many faces of pain - relational pain, nutritional pain, pain of disappointment, the pain of grief, the pain of trauma and abuse, the pain of set backs, the pain of betrayal, the pain of training, the pain of injury, the pain of competition… so many faces, so many perspectives. I hope you find this podcast empowering and profoundly inspir...

Eva Thornton is an extraordinary woman and warrior! She is an example of resilience and athleticism as a way of life! A high level gymnast in her youth, a pole vaulter, sprint kayaker and lastly a CrossFit Games Masters athlete, competing at 3 CF Games, winning the 50-54division in 2018, she has had a number of significant challenges to her health over the past few years: holding her back from rep...

Her scars were not her flaws, They were her story reminding her forever of the long journey that had made her exactly who she was! At 18 months old Sam was diagnosed with a cancerous spinal cord tumour. An extraordinary adaptive athlete, a remarkable woman & humbling life story! Sam inspired me by her athleticism, determination, courage and joy at the Torian Pro in 2024! She brought me to tears as...

Fuelling Me! The what, when, why and how of food and movement! So many people ask me what I eat, why I eat it, when I eat it…the symphony of choices carefully sequenced creates a masterpiece of energy, resilience, health, strength, fitness, recovery, healing and joy! Here I share my life’s work…my daily rituals, habits, commitment, choices and disciplines, to help you on your journey! Whispers wit...

Detoxification is quite likely the single most significant factor in reclaiming health and healing on planet earth today. Over 100,000 man made toxins, pollutants, chemical and heavy metals exist in our atmosphere today, we breathe them in, absorb then through our skin, consume them in every drink, food and substance that passes our lips. They are arguably the root cause of every disease experienc...

From my heart to yours. I wanted to share my journey with anxiety, depression and suicidal depression so that you will know that you are not alone, and that there is a light at the end of the tunnel of despair, that their is a solution (many solutions) to help you (or someone you love) retrieve yourself from the pit of despair. It is a deep, raw and honest telling of the difficulty of the walk to...

My Alcoholism journey…from drunk as a toddler at my christening, growing up in pubs, drinking my way out of high school and leaving home at 14, drinking 2 and 3 bottles of wine daily, landing in rehab at 34 and finally finding sobriety in the rooms of AA. My experience, strength and hope shared here with raw honesty to help you wherever you are on your own life/sobriety journey. Find my health and...

My Total Hip Replacement story. The what, when, why and how of the original injury, subsequent injuries to my hip, how I managed to return to CrossFit after recovering from a fractured neck of the femur in 2011, my mental game, the subsequent situations that led to me living with chronic hip pain for 3 years, before finally committing to total hip replacement surgery in March 2023, my management o...

Amanda’s reflections and insights into her own 9 Day Detox journey…from Xmas 2023 into the New Year of 2024, this gorgeous conversation is facilitated by the beautiful and wonderful Melinda Swinfield. Amanda Allen’s 9 Day Detox is a Fully Supported Liquid Nourishment Fast & Cleanse CLEAR, CLEANSE, REJUVENATE, DETOX, RESTORE, NOURISH, ALKALISE AND RESET YOUR BODY EVERY 6 MONTHS. The average weight-...

Touched by Love…domestic violence and turning crisis into a blessing! 🙏🏼Luciane inspires, educates and empowers women, bringing light & awareness about domestic violence, she believes education is the most powerful weapon that we can use now to make sure that we and our children will have more chances of successful life, health & relationships in the future. Luciane’s story is one of crisis and...

Cheryl Brost is a twelve-time qualifier and ten-time CrossFit Games athlete with Games experience across three divisions: the individual competition and the Masters Women 40-44, 45-49 and 50-54 Divisions. After starting CrossFit in 2009, the former All-American soccer player took 13th in her first Games appearance in 2010. She went on to qualify for the Games as an individual for the next two year...

Is your home secretly harbouring toxic health hazards? An extraordinary conversation with best selling author Nicole Bijlsma! After 10 miscarriages in 7 years Nicole sought deeper answers! Health and healing has defined the last 30 years of Cole’s life! Nicole — is a building biologist, bestselling author (Healthy Home Healthy Family) and founder of the Healthy Home (Building Biology) movement in...

EMILY ABBOTT Warrior Goddess on Pleasure, Power and Orgasm as Medicine. @emily.ann.abbott 🔥💥🔥 Emily is a lifelong athlete who has competed at the collegiate basketball and elite crossfit level- through this lens she delivers a unique perspective on what it means to be an athletic woman while nurturing her femininity. 🔥💥🔥 She is a womb medicine practitioner who has voraciously studied women’s...

A deep and raw conversation with Amanda Lees, Author of (just released on Amazon), ‘According to Plan’. A profound and healing journey for everyone of us, about riding the unpredictable waves of life on life terms. 15 years, 3 children and an unrelenting and traumatic onslaught of health emergencies and near death situation. Amanda‘s life has navigated at depth: autism, meningitis, folliculosis, p...

Jenny is inspiring others while living her truth, a fitness and wellness Coach, a mountain climbing, nature loving, easy living, dog owning, gym going, messy hair, barefoot, jeans and T-shirt kind of girl… her passion is inspiring, motivating and empowering others to live their fullest lives, by leading by example. Jenny was diagnosed with epilepsy at the age of eight, she became a crossfit games...

WHISPERS WITH WOMEN PODCAST S5E2 ASH DE LORENZO🌻 is a woman who has travelled a tough road with nutrition, calorie & bodyweight obsession & health & fitness. Her journey has taken her to 46 kg body weight and thinking that was too fat, to discovering Crossfit, to living with an array of health issues as a result of her eating issues… through it all she has established herself as a nutrition coach...

Conductor, Director, Fierce Mother & Lover of Humanity! Leaving a legacy of generosity and abundance everywhere she goes! Michelle Leonard is the driving passion behind Moorambilla Voices. LITTLE VOICES, BIG DREAMS. EVERY CHILD DESERVES A CHANCE TO LEARN MUSIC. The culmination of her burning desire to help bush kids, her passion for problem solving, music and community, coupled with her water-beat...

Jules Jackson is an inspiration. She always has been a hero to me, even before her significant weightloss these last 1.5 years! She has always struggled with obesity and the associated mental and physical issues. And of course she has had to deal with bullying (internal and external)! As a 10 year old she was already 100kgs. But she has always tried hard, trained harder, worked harder, turned up n...

A humbling a powerful story, I am awed by Dai Le’s resilience and achievements and grateful to her for sharing her wisdom and strength here. A few technical errors along the way do not detract from Dai Le’s story! As a young girl growing up in Saigon, I would never have imagined my life looking like it does today. Following our escape from Vietnam in 1975, my family and I spent years in refugee ca...

A not to be missed conversation! Sara is a mindset and empowerment coach…she has been through hell…and she makes it look angelic. Sara journeyed through breast cancer treatment, a double mastectomy alone, far from home and family at the onset of covid, she has grown up living with severe depression, she continues to navigate her young daughter’s extreme mental health issues, and during all of this...

Amber Rose, Founder & Director - WILD DELICIOUS. Her deep passion for fermentation and brewing started when she developed a serious autoimmune disease. At times unable to leave the house, suffering from debilitating symptoms. In a determined effort to restore her health, she started making probiotic rich foods and drinks to support her gut health and boost her immune system. After a year of consis...

Humble Athlete. Huge Smile. Massive Heart. Inspiring Woman. 3 x Commonwealth Games (2xGymnastics, 1xWeightlifting) 5 x CrossFit Games. Born in Suva, Alethea Boon, 37, has been a professional athlete since age 10, imagine such a thing! Her achievements, her smile, her humility, her resilience and her passion are legendary. Alethea generously shares her insights into her life of competing since age...

A extraordinarily fascinating and profoundly powerful conversation with this precious Angel on a Mission💙😇. Through macroscopic photography, and a groundbreaking new technique, researcher Veda Austin, allows us to view water as an intelligent force, with the power to respond to human consciousness in ways never before thought possible. Focused on the stage between liquid and ice, Veda has spent...

Kaz Staples ‘The Cereal Entrepreneur’  Mum, Entrepreneur, CrossFitter, Badass, Breast Cancer Survivor, Beautiful Soul. This is Kaz’s story from humble beginnings, strapped for cash with two babies at home in 1997, she decided to make Christmas Cakes in her home kitchen to sell at the local markets, 22 years later, a lot of struggles, 2 occurrences of breast cancer, loosing her mum to Leukaemia and...

An extraordinary conversation with a profoundly empowered woman! How to live a full and beautiful life… The power of Attention. Victim to Victorious. Mind control DeProgramming, Shaming & Blaming. Weaponising of Traumas. Reclaiming the balance of Masculine & Feminine. Exiting the Matrix. 💜💜💜. Marja (pronounced Mahrrr-ya) West is an author and a leading expert in Energy Mastery, Reality Creation...