The Amanda Allen Podcast

Vanessa was a ‘normal girl’ who has faced enormous physical and mental challenges. In 2014 life at she knew it was taken away by a red light, jumping car. Seven years. Seven surgeries. Multiple reconstructed body parts, and a world of ongoing pain, trauma, therapy, healing and recovery later, Vanessa, @thegirlonabike, is a living, breathing, shining example of the power of positivity, as a choice...

Nadine Shaw, is a 47 years young, married, mother of two young children, Louie (6) and Winnie (5). Nadine is an absolute trailblazer! She was one of the first women in the world to compete in the sport of CrossFit...for real! 🤙🤙🤙 @create_healthandlifestyle fell into CrossFit from wanting to be an actress and aerobics instructor, instead she found herself at ‘The Ranch’ in Aromas California, as...

Welcome to this powerful humble, wise and vulnerable conversation with Samantha Stevens, a woman who has overcome every challenge every fear, and every setback that has come her way. Sam's story is proof that we can heal evolve and know peace, no matter how far down the scale we have fallen. From depression, trauma, spirituality and alcoholism. We talk about marathons, triathlon CrossFit and coach...

Layla is a strong, resilient woman with an incredible history and much wisdom to share. She's been a firefighter for 8 years. She played rugby for Wales for 12 years at an international level playing the Six Nations. She shares the trials and tribulations of that experience. Her mother, in 2015, was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease, 4 years later, she decided to end her own life on her terms,...

Linda, Titow is a 47 year old mother of two, the creator of DivineInkd, on IG as @divineinkd she is a self confessed compulsive artist who grew up in apartheid South Africa to a Portuguese father and Africa-an, mother. She reflects on the impact of growing up, amidst generational brainwashing, and the dignified, love and generosity of spirit of African women. She has lived in Australia for 20 year...

Brace yourselves for this incredible conversation! Denae Brown is a 41 year old proud mother of one beautiful daughter, Sarah. Denae is a five times CrossFit Games athlete, a Strength and Conditioning and CrossFit coach, living in Perth, Western Australia. Denae forged a name for herself within the CrossFit and Fitness community, with her beaming energy, her glorious smile, insane abs and her gene...

Kate Duff is a creative entrepreneur. She is a 48 year old mother of two boys, and fur mom to 3 big dogs. She is a wife of 25 years. She lives in Roma, Queensland. She is a published author, poet and the creative inspiration behind her magazine audacity. Kate has a childlike adventurous spirit. She's a hyper focused and extraordinarily positive spirit! In her own words. “I get along with myself”....

Allison Johnston is a 58 year old Mother of 4. Grandmother of 2 and a fur Mum to 2 beautiful dogs. She was a nurse for 24 years, and a medic in the RAAF for a number of those years. As a single mom, she re-educated herself, doing a 4 year, full time double degree in Social Work and Human Services, at the age of 42. Allison is an strong, empathetic, understated and compassionate woman who has an pa...

Mary Williams embodies the spirit of grandmother Earth. She is a pocket rocket, who I call Minnie Mary. Mary cares for koalas horses, dogs, animals and children. She volunteers for the CFS and lives on the land in glorious Kangarilla in South Australia. She is a wife, mother, grandmother, adventurer, and true earth spirit who rode from K to K, or Kangarilla to Katmandu on her fat bike with her hus...

💛 Bella is an empathetic, intelligent, 22 year old fourth year dental student, living on the Gold Coast. She is shy. She is wise. Her unpresuming personal strengths and insights are a joy. She is a smart Snow White, who isn't going to eat the apple. She has navigated University life away from family and all support, since 18 and more recently during COVID. She talks about the power of choices, in...

Chanel Stuck is a 47 year old New Zealand born, mother of three glorious daughters. She's a CrossFit Athlete. A Keto Coach. And she has had a long journey with depression and body image. And she now has the tools and habits to hold her physical and mental health stable and radiant. She is a bionic woman with an artificial disc in her back, her journey with pain, health and finding her purpose is b...

Laura Sedgwick, 33. What an empowered, compassionate, badass woman... Laura was an Army Brat who grew up in country Victoria on an Ostrich Farm, she left school and home at 16, was hospitalised due to her drugs and partying lifestyle at 18, saving herself she joined the army at 19, becoming a paramedic and nurse. She immersed herself into bodybuilding for a time. And fell in love with, and was pre...

Stay positive, be calm, be mindful, leave the world a little better every day. Vulnerability, strength and self belief define this champion.. What an honour and a privilege to share a truly remarkable conversation with this humble and powerful woman Kim McKeon. Mother, sister, daughter, athlete, friend. Kim shares tales of an early gypsy life growing up in caravans and cars across Australia, she s...

An anonymous interview with ‘Artemeis’ a Mum, partner, lover, sister, daughter, aunty, frontline health worker. We discuss Vaccinations, Children, Freedom, Masks, Home Schooling, Intuition, Fear and Hope. Highly recommended documentaries ‘Vaxxed 1 & 2’, for further information on vaccines look into Sheri Tenpenny, Andrew Wakefield, Judy Markovitz. For Seven Unicorns PAIN, SKIN, SUPERFOODS & PERSON...

PAIN, PASSION PURPOSE. Date nights in lockdown, anorexia, exercise disorder, suicide, IVF, hip replacements and tipsy time! Katie is a writer, mother of three, wife and part bionic woman working to find a way to balance her various roles while living with purpose, passion and always plenty of humour. She is the mouth behind Clean Eats From a Filthy Mouth, which initially began as a way to share he...

Psychologist Naturopath CrossFit Coach and Owner of CrossFit Encircle. Katrina is one of the most quietly powerful and reassuring women I know, she shares her journey from 85kg swimmer as a teen, through Cervical Cancer in her 30s, weighing-in at 262kgs at 40 years, traversing health issues which included hyperthyroidism, endometriosis, type 2 diabetes, 4 hernias, depression, chronic pain and 3 su...

Uncut, no holds barred conversation about FIBROIDS. We delve into the what when why how of fibroids. Amanda takes us on a journey into the heart of living and dealing with fibroids, hysterectomy, women’s health, surgery, healing and creating an empowered life of meaning and vitality! Find Amanda’s health, healing, alkalising and detoxification formulas at: www.amandaallen.com.au use code WHISPERS...

A precious opportunity to discover the woman I think of as ‘The Tree of Life’. She is wise and strong, a highly accomplished athlete in 2 sports (Outrigger Canoeing and Crossfit) the mother of 3 boys, married for 30 years...a New Zealand native living in Oz and she has just turned 50! 💜🙏🏽💫 A magical and uplifting look into the life of a beautiful and humble soul! We delve into many things incl...

Finding a way through Depression. Looking at how AA first identified and came to transform her life. From Depression, alcoholism and sickness to a life of health, balance, purpose and gratitude. We delve into: Nutrition | Sugar | Exercise | Creativity | Discipline | Kindness | Medication | Mythology and so much more, more, more!

Mareike Miller has been one of Adelaide’s leading fitness coaches and for over 16 years facilitating positive change in her clients by guiding and supporting them in the process of learning how to take care of their body, mind, and spirit for the long-term, not the quick fix. Her clients are as diverse as individual dreams and goals are, coaching a broad demographic from beginners, retirees in the...

The Fires in Australia, our health journey how to help ourselves and each other; recognising the ecstatic creative potentiality inherent in any crisis or trauma; transforming emotional despair into powerful actions and solutions. Discussion about the deep work required on the inner landscape and the Australian landscape. Sprinkling a trail of energetic, love compassion, hope and unity wherever we...

Looking back at the 2010s and exploring the evolution, transformations and powerful insights of this inspiring athlete, coach, author, Unicorn Wolf Mum and all round badass. Join this weaving story as Amanda Allen and Leanne Haronga follow the threads and join dots of the athletic life of AA - world championships, resilience, surgery, drinking, doubts, balancing masculine and feminine energies, le...