The Healing Life

Nine months ago, Amanda became a parent to a tween and teen overnight. What she didn't expect was how fast that would put her back in the room with a much younger version of herself, one who never got what she needed. This episode moves quickly and goes deep, through an old wound, a parts-work practice that's changed how she shows up for herself and her kids, and the realization that all o...

Amanda used to have an all-consuming relationship with a being she thought was speaking into her mind. And then she didn't. In this episode, she traces what it costs to lose that voice and the safety net it provided, as well as what it takes to find your own when you were deliberately trained not to trust it. She talks about the compass she thought she had, the divorce that arrived during a de...

Season 2 is here, and we're kicking it off with a conversation with Enneagram author and expert, Liz Orr. We explore what your type is really about beyond personality, and how it shows up as a survival strategy. We talk about all nine types, self-compassion, conflict, neurodivergence, and why growth is less about the long arc and more about the tiny needle moving day to day. Liz is a personal...

What if everything you've been told about middle age is wrong? In the Season 1 finale of The Healing Life, Amanda explores what it means to step into yourself — through her own story, through research on identity and self-transcendence, and through the radical idea that the hard stuff you've lived through was never a detour. It was always the path. For anyone who has ever wondered if they&...

Three weeks before sitting down to record this episode, Amanda found out she's autistic. She shares what that's been like — the thing she's always felt inside herself finally has a name, letting the mask come off, tending to the severe burnout in which she found herself, addressing communication issues that nearly ended her marriage, and why she's scared and okay at the same time.

Content note: This episode includes non-graphic discussion of childhood sexual assault, pelvic floor dysfunction, panic attacks, dysautonomia, and eating disorder recovery. In this episode, Amanda shares her journey toward reconnecting with her body after a childhood defined by purity culture, sexual assault, and the message that her body was a problem to be controlled. She talks about pelvic floo...

Content note: This episode includes discussion of childhood sexual abuse, suicidal ideation, and the criminal justice system. No graphic details are shared. If you or someone you know needs support, RAINN's 24/7 hotline is available at 800.656.HOPE (4673), through chat at RAINN.org/hotline , or by texting “HOPE” to 64673. April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and as a childhood sexual assau...

Content note: This episode includes some discussion of eating disorder recovery, diet culture, and body image. No graphic details are discussed. If you or someone you know is struggling with an eating disorder, the ⁠National Alliance for Eating Disorders⁠ helpline is available at 1-866-662-1235. What does it mean to make peace with your body? In this episode, Amanda sits down with Elle, the artist...

Forgiveness is one of the most loaded words in the English language. In this episode, Amanda shares why she stopped chasing it, and what she focuses on instead.

You've heard that you should love yourself. But what does that really mean, and what does it take? In this episode, Amanda traces her own long and nonlinear journey with self-love: from not knowing her own favorite color post-divorce, to losing herself again in the hardest years of a severe illness, to finding her way back through the messy work of sitting with every part of herself. She also...

Healing is often thought of as something you complete. But what if it isn't? In this first episode, Amanda introduces The Healing Life - what it is, why it exists, and what healing as a lifelong practice actually looks like. She shares her own three buckets: what she's healed, what she's working on, and what she hasn't touched yet. Join for a vulnerable, honest start to an ongoing...

What does it actually look like to keep choosing healing as life unfolds? Amanda Briggs explores that question through honest reflection, lived experience, and unhurried conversation. Each episode offers language, perspective, and companionship for the journey. This show is for people committed to healing — not as a finish line, but as a way of living.